Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By:>> Michael D Cuy
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Fwd: Re: Fw: Dacron>>>>> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 13:23:30 -0400>> To: "Earl Myers"

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Group-Dacron is dacron is dacron. They call it poly this and Superflight that,and Razorback this, but after talking with them all, it ALL comes fromone mill and gets stamped by whoever buys it and re-sells it to you.I personally purchased the uncertified dacron 1.7 oz from Superflightbecause it came in 72" wide rolls and that way I could 'overlap' mywing top and bottom instead of sewing and envelope. Same stuffas the certified, just not stamped as such. Osh is a very neat placeto ask these vendors all your questions. I just walked from one to thenext, to the next and was surprised at some answers. Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "David B. Schober"
Just to set the record streight, Razorback (Hog Cloth) is fiberglass, notdacron and is extremely heavy. I wouldn't suggest using it on a Piet.Michael D Cuy wrote:> Group->> Dacron is dacron is dacron. They call it poly this and Superflight that,> and Razorback this, but after talking with them all, it ALL comes from> one mill and gets stamped by whoever buys it and re-sells it to you.> I personally purchased the uncertified dacron 1.7 oz from Superflight> because it came in 72" wide rolls and that way I could 'overlap' my> wing top and bottom instead of sewing and envelope. Same stuff> as the certified, just not stamped as such. Osh is a very neat place> to ask these vendors all your questions. I just walked from one to the> next, to the next and was surprised at some answers.> Mike C.--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By:> Michael D Cuy
>> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 13:23:30 -0400> To: "Earl Myers"

Original Posted By: bwm
if it helps any,,the following is taken from "Aircraft Dope & Fabric" 2ndEdition;Razorback is a pre-treated fibreglass cloth finished out with butyratedope..Stitts is a square weave Dacron finished with resin compounds especiallydeveloped for use on Dacron..Ceconite is a Dacron cloth finished with nitrate andbutyrate dope...Eonnex is a pre-treated Dacron that is finished with only threecoates of specially developed water-based emulsions..regardsJoeCZion, Illinois"David B. Schober" wrote:> Just to set the record streight, Razorback (Hog Cloth) is fiberglass, not> dacron and is extremely heavy. I wouldn't suggest using it on a Piet.>> Michael D Cuy wrote:>> > Group-> >> > Dacron is dacron is dacron. They call it poly this and Superflight that,> > and Razorback this, but after talking with them all, it ALL comes from> > one mill and gets stamped by whoever buys it and re-sells it to you.> > I personally purchased the uncertified dacron 1.7 oz from Superflight> > because it came in 72" wide rolls and that way I could 'overlap' my> > wing top and bottom instead of sewing and envelope. Same stuff> > as the certified, just not stamped as such. Osh is a very neat place> > to ask these vendors all your questions. I just walked from one to the> > next, to the next and was surprised at some answers.> > Mike C.>> -->>> David B.Schober, CPE> Instructor, Aviation Maintenance> Fairmont State College> National Aerospace Education Center> 1050 East Benedum Industrial Drive> Bridgeport, WV 26330-9503> (304) 842-8300>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By:> >> Michael D Cuy
> Subject: Fwd: Re: Fw: Dacron> > >> >>> >> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 13:23:30 -0400> >> To: "Earl Myers"