Hipec covering system

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

Sounds like what I do with the WW-I designs I mess with. Design the cockpit first, then scale to fit the engine (if it is larger), then scale for the minimum wing area to make it fly. When I did that on the Bullet I had to grow the airframe so much to fit my lard butt I was lot BIGGER than the original plane! I should have just scaled teh cockpit up more than the rest like you did and I wouldn't have abandoned the idea.
Funny you put a 23012 airfoil on. So did I!
Any idea where any old Cassutt parts might be available? My welder really wants one.
Hank

We probably need to go off group with all this. Doesn't have a lot to do with Iron Temps!

[Howard Wilson]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

Start a new thread about redoing these old designs. It's interesting to me! :-) h

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

How about someone who knows how, transfer the posts to "Hangar Mates". My replica will be a hangar mate to MY 41 T. ;-)
Hank

[taylorcraftbc65]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

I don't know, Hank, Robert Leesgave us our own thread so that wouldn't interfere with the iron temps discussion. I just wish that someone here knew something about the Hipec system.
I got my Cassutt back in 1985, so I'm not going to be much help for your welder.
Brie

[Robert Lees]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

Brie, can you tell me where Hipec comes from?

Incidentally, the Shuttleworth Collection Hawker Sygnet is covered in Diatex (because there are no "stamps" on the fabric) and then doped with Nitrate (one coat) and multiple Butyrate coats, tinted to look like old linen.

You can't tell it's not linen from more than 6" away.

[Dick Smith]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

Rob, the Hipec process was developed in Canada: see these links...

http://members.shaw.ca/falconark/HIPEC/hipec.htm

http://www.falconaravia.com/

Dick

[Robert Lees]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

Canada, OK, I was worried it is a covering system from Brasil. A friend of mine came across it last year (used on their quite prolific GA fleet) and it's aparently not as good as the "western" systems.

Stand down!

[taylorcraftbc65]

Re: Covering... stabilizing the iron temp?

I will order the Hipec system from Falconar, and report back as to how the covering of the aircraft went.
Standing Down, Brie