Fuselage recover

[waltermrich]

I probably will be recovering my BC12D fuselage this next year as the tubing rust need to be addressed , Im planning on using the Poly fiber sheets that are 72 inches wide has anyone have any good advice as to where to put the seams .

[Ragwing nut]

glue to the longerons. don't use a sock

[N96337]

Read the manual...it spells it all out.

[Robert Lees]

https://www.taylorcraft.org.uk/Brey_rebuild-Fuselage-fabric.htm#Exterior%20fabric

[waltermrich]

That is great, Thank you Rob !

[Jim Herpst]

glue to the longerons. don't use a sock

Yes I have heard and seen the same thing in results. I have though in the last few years heard the Preferred Airparts in Ohio has some good socks..They have Mennonite women doing the sewing to a tighter tolerance...That said I just in the past 6 months used the blanket method LOL

[N96337]

If you use the blanket method, you'll wind up having to sew the seam at the tail transition with any of the systems except Stewart. Years ago, I had a couple envelopes made for Polyfiber system without the bottom in them. That worked out pretty well.
John

[Ragwing nut]

If you use the blanket method, you'll wind up having to sew the seam at the tail transition with any of the systems except Stewart. Years ago, I had a couple envelopes made for Polyfiber system without the bottom in them. That worked out pretty well.
John

Airtech allows glue seams

[N96337]

Airtech allows glue seams

Legal over an open span?

[Ragwing nut]

Legal over an open span?

yes, 4" overlap. Others used to but removed it.

[N96337]

I'd like to see where it approves that in the manual....

[EXPlanes]

Here are a few pics that may be interesting. Up here on Champs and Tcraft we overlap and glue the tail to fuselage transition. No AI rejections that I know of. I agree on the blanket vs the sock approach. Better results.

[EXPlanes]

Couple more pics. Make sure you pull the fabric slightly tighter by the tail transition so when you final shrink it comes out tighter. If you shrink evenly on both sides of the vertical tail it will come out straight.

[Ragwing nut]

I'd like to see where it approves that in the manual....

It is allowed in the Airtech manual, which is what I use mostly.

[Scott]

In the whole scheme of things... of all the time involved in a recover/restoration, and given the huge downside of a seem letting go on a finished aircraft, I simply can't imagine not taking the relatively short time to stitch the joint.

Then relax with the piece of mind you've enabled.

Nothing really sticks to polyester, we're basically relying on the mechanical grip of the weave. This is adaquate in shear, but when there's no structure the potential for other than shear forces increases.

S