Ultraviolet (UV) Protection for your ultralight aircraft!
Ultraviolet protection for your ultralight aircraft!
UltralightNews.com
The last test I was able to do on the Stits coated panel was in February 1988 when the fabric tested to 53 lbs. (Since
then my mother- in- law thinking it was scrap through the panel in the
garbage, thus destroying my chances of a Pulitzer prize for R & D into
the life expectancy of 3.9 oz dacron in the ultralight environment.)
Question: Where is this product obtainable?
Answer: The Stits coating can be obtained from most of the leading
ultralight aircraft mail order houses.
Question: Can it be applied on older fabric and still work?
Answer: Yes if the fabric in question still tests to a limit that you in your own mind would be happy with then it
can be applied, and should maintain the fabric in that state for considerably longer than if it weren't protected.
Question: How much does it cost?
Answer: That depends on how much of your aircraft you are going to cover and how many coats you apply. Many
owners only do the top surfaces of the wing, and tail section on aircraft like the MX.
Other owners flying Buccaneers with double surfaced wings and
fuselage do the entire aircraft, including wings (upper and lower)
body sock, and tail surfaces.
The cost for an MX style aircraft, to put on FOUR , good coats is about
$350.00 US. The cost for aircraft with double surfaced wings and
enclosed dacron covered enclosures is about $500 US.
Ultraviolet (UV) Protection for your ultralight aircraft.
