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Djekouk
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Hi guys, need sum help here.
Got to make this spoiler. Its 3 part. 2 side panels and 1 blade ( main spoiler bit)
The side panels got to a be certain thickness to be rigid.
This needs to ne frp not carbon. So im planning to make with wovenglass and soric lantor and do a resin infusion.
My question is how i can seal the edge of the blades? They are pretty easy panels to get the molds.
Kinda confused as how to make make molds and how do i make the edges sealed and smooth?
Or any other way to make this panels?
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Here's a thread on my wing
http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/topic/108907-latest-moulding-nsfg/
I made the wing in two parts (1x200g, 3x600g) layup for the wing part. Its so rigid it needs no internal bracing but it is a little heavy (around 4kg). If you look at the two halves there's a flange on the front. I bolted the halves together and then put some 25mm carbon tape down the inside (add a weight to the end of the tape and drop it down the wing). I wet out the tape with a brush on a broom handle. I'd recommend some smaller dowel as it was a pain! Once cured the rear edge was prised open slightly and some bonding paste squeezed in before clamping it shut. The ends of the wing element are sealed in with some 10mm plywood 'sections'. I put tee-nuts into the back of the plywood to hold the end plates. My end plates are made of carbon / glass mix. I just used polyester resin for this as they aren't really load bearing. I made them by laying up on some bagging film (1x600g carbon, 3x 450g CSM, 1x 600g carbon) I put some more bagging film over the top (careful not to trap air in). I put the whole lot between two sheets of ply and put an engine on the top of it all. Bodger, me??! Makes a nice flat end plate.
Hope this helps.
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FLD (20/03/2014)
Here's a thread on my wing
http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/topic/108907-latest-moulding-nsfg/
I made the wing in two parts (1x200g, 3x600g) layup for the wing part. Its so rigid it needs no internal bracing but it is a little heavy (around 4kg). If you look at the two halves there's a flange on the front. I bolted the halves together and then put some 25mm carbon tape down the inside (add a weight to the end of the tape and drop it down the wing). I wet out the tape with a brush on a broom handle. I'd recommend some smaller dowel as it was a pain! Once cured the rear edge was prised open slightly and some bonding paste squeezed in before clamping it shut. The ends of the wing element are sealed in with some 10mm plywood 'sections'. I put tee-nuts into the back of the plywood to hold the end plates. My end plates are made of carbon / glass mix. I just used polyester resin for this as they aren't really load bearing. I made them by laying up on some bagging film (1x600g carbon, 3x 450g CSM, 1x 600g carbon) I put some more bagging film over the top (careful not to trap air in). I put the whole lot between two sheets of ply and put an engine on the top of it all. Bodger, me??! Makes a nice flat end plate.
Hope this helps.
Thanx man :-)
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Help needed to make a big spoiler side panels, how to take mold?
Djekouk
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11 Years Ago
There's 2 options when making end plates One is to stop the core material short of the edge and...
ajb100
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]ajb100 (19/03/2014)[/b][hr]There's 2 options when making end plates One is to stop the...
Djekouk
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11 Years Ago
Sorry, read blade as the end plates! Havnt got a huge amount of experience with wings, but I've...
ajb100
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]ajb100 (19/03/2014)[/b][hr]Sorry, read blade as the end plates! Havnt got a huge amount...
Djekouk
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11 Years Ago
Here's a thread on my wing http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/topic/108907-latest-moulding-nsfg/ I...
FLD
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]FLD (20/03/2014)[/b][hr]Here's a thread on my wing...
Djekouk
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11 Years Ago
It's just a small structure inside the wing to brace the two sides against each other...
ajb100
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]ajb100 (20/03/2014)[/b][hr]It's just a small structure inside the wing to brace the two...
Djekouk
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11 Years Ago
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