KenyaCub
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Kenya, Africa
We covered our latest wings on the DoubleEnder prototype with Oratex fabric. I was simply amazed at how simple and quick the fabric went on. In two days we had both wings covered and flying, minus the tapes. I love the fact that it seems so simple to patch. Something that would really come in handy in places like Africa where fabric knowledge is limited and matching paints is a big challenge. Putting a patch on this is as easy as ironing on a pre-glued, pre-painted piece of fabric. The only downsides i could say would be that the finish is not as shiny as what I am used to with the previous methods and it seems that avgas will permanently stain it if it remains in contact for extended periods of time (such as a leaky fuel drain). We did weigh it compared to the stits process and it is about half the weight. It seems that you would save an honest 20 -25 lbs on a cub. It also seemed quite durable, but time will tell how it really holds up. I gave it a few smacks with some bushes while landing and it seemed to hold up just fine. Good stuff and I would use it again. The speed, simplicity and weight is what is most attractive to me.
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