Weight came out very low. The fiberglass canopy I was using before this one weighed 165 grams. My canopy has about 10% more area, thinner walled but about same rigidity as fg canopy, 95 grams. Very impressive. 70g weight advantage on one of these helis is pretty huge. This may very well be the first resin infused heli canopy, at least that's been documented. There is one very high end brand that does vacuum bagging, but not infusion.

clear coat added 6 grams, not bad. All in all I would say it came out pretty decent. Definately rushed with the clear coat on this one. I'll consider this the practice canopy. I ordered some chemical release for the next one so i don't have to deal with the nightmare of tacking fabric down to pva, also should be able to avoid clear coat next time. Also I used web lock weave for this one which made fraying more controllable but I think it really hindered the drapability of it around compound curves which meant I needed to cut it in a few places to get it to lay down. Ordered non web lock for the next one. 
Thanks everyone for all the advice and help. I'm pleased with the results and the next one will be better. I definately won't be buying anymore helicopter canopies. Infused carbon is the way to go. 

Nothing wrong with that! Looks good to me.


Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant