Chapter 14 – One big layup!

I started off today by mounting two long 2×4’s to the middle of the 5″ x 14″ oval access panel.

Chap 14 - Mounted glassing base

I used 3″ long drywall screws & the nice part is that it’s drilled to glass that will simply get removed and chucked.

Chap 14 - Big layup #6

Chap 14 - Big layup #6

I laid out the plies of UNI & cut plastic for the pre-preg.

Chap 14 - Big layup #6Chap 14 - Big layup #6

I micro’d the foam with both dry micro & microslurry.  I then wet out the pre-pregged UNI.

Chap 14 - Big layup #6Chap 14 - Big layup #6

I then laid up the pre-pregged UNI glass onto 3 sides of the spar: top, aft & bottom.  This is the plan’s Layup #6.

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I cut the edges on each side close to the 1/2″ x 1″ wedge cutouts on the front corners of the spar.

I then floxed 2 each LWA3 aluminum extrusions & 2 each LWA3 aluminum extrusions on top of the existing Inboard & Outboard extrusions.  I covered the LWAs with the UNI & BID plies that I cut on 24 Sep.

I then peel plied the entire layup & weighed down the Inboard extrusions.

Chap 14 - Big layup #6Chap 14 - Big layup #6Chap 14 - Big layup #6

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