Port Flaperon Covering

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ksatter26
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Port Flaperon Covering

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Another change of pace while waiting for my roll of FIXING tape to arrive from Anchorage.

Fooled by the local weather forecast for colder weather, I moved the port flaperon covering process into a spare bedroom. Right on cue the weather stayed relatively mild with mid 60s forecast (?) for into next week. I'll be moving the process back to the shop (and the nice long project table) for covering the starboard flaperon.

With excellent hindsight, I should have started the Oratex application learning process with the flaperons. Although dealing with a strip of 104" x 24" Oratex, the flaperons are nice long, straight structures. They are slightly unwieldy but are a manageable single person covering project. No extreme curves to frustrate the builder with kinks in the leading edges.

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The aluminum frame with the strip of Oratex is a sample to test the glue on the white anti-shafe tape that I used in areas where I might have a sharp edge that could fray the Oratex fabric.

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