Ultraviolet (UV) Protection for your ultralight aircraft!
Ultraviolet protection for your ultralight aircraft!
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Pilots first noticed the fading when they compared the underside coloring of the wing to that of the top side. Since
little was known about the life expectancy of the fabric, and no other
signs were evident to warn the pilot of fabric weakening, many pilots
just kept on flying their planes. Unaware of the potential for disaster.
On visiting a flying sight in Florida a friend asked me if I would like to fly
his ultralight. The craft in question was less than a year old, but the
fabric was badly faded on the top side.
While doing a preflight I tripped and fell, in an attempt to prevent the
fall, I grabbed the leading edge of the wing. MY FINGERS WENT RIGHT
THROUGH THE FABRIC, In fact I able to run my baby finger along the
fabric and tear it, with out any discomfort at all. In fact I able to run my baby finger along the fabric and tear it,
with out any discomfort at all. In fact I able to run my baby finger along the fabric and tear it, with out any
discomfort at all. In fact I able to run my baby finger along the fabric and tear it, with out any discomfort at all.
Later tests showed the fabric strength to be less than 15 lbs! According to sources in the industry this same dacron
fabric when new, should test out at between 95 and 110 lbs. Maule instrument test information indicates that a
minimum of 46 lbs is the strength requirement for fabric on " light" aircraft.
Question: What product works?
Ladies and gentlemen, I am not a mechanical engineer, nor do I have
an aeronautical engineering degree. The only way I have of knowing
whether something works or doesn't work is to try it, or test it along
side other products, or rely on information that I can obtain from
people in the industry that I trust.
Ultraviolet (UV) Protection for your ultralight aircraft.
