A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:01 pm
I am about to dive into WWII aircraft fabric recovering, something I've always wanted to learn. I have a non-airworthy Piper L-4 rudder I am going to practice on (for display only). Looking at restoration photos...does the rudder get lacing through the fabric? If it does, how far apart are each of the stitches?
Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:42 pm
Quest Master wrote:I am about to dive into WWII aircraft fabric recovering, something I've always wanted to learn. I have a non-airworthy Piper L-4 rudder I am going to practice on (for display only). Looking at restoration photos...does the rudder get lacing through the fabric? If it does, how far apart are each of the stitches?
https://pdfslide.net/documents/amach03- ... ngpdf.htmlShouldn't be hard to find a book, but you usually decide which system and fabric to use as there can be differences.
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:37 am
You could join this Cub Forum, I don't think there's any cost and ask your questions there.
https://www.j3-cub.com/Here's some additional info.
https://www.piperflyer.org/maintenance- ... lanes.html
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:47 am
Unless you've already done this, I'd suggest that one of the best ways to eliminate much of the guesswork is to connect with a local EAA chapter. One of the primary goals of chapters is to share aircraft construction and restoration experiences, so you'll be connecting with people that want you to succeed.
https://www.eaa.org/eaa/eaa-chapters/fi ... aa-chapter
Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:58 am
Download a copy of AC43-13
https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/med ... w-chg1.pdfIt's the FAA's "acceptable practices" guide, drawn for the most part from WWII vintage manuals and such.
Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:04 pm
Either the factory drawings or the more generic AC43-13 instructions. Make sure you use the correct glues and dopes for the covering system you are using. There are also STC processes like Stits you can use as well as some water-based solutions.
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