Mike.
I dare to disagree. On a metal wing you have no damage at all - it happened to me not only ones that someone accidentally stepped onto the wing. Unless someone dances in high heels on the wing. But then your fabric wing would be in need of getting a new expensive recover job, while the metal wing, being stronger just has a few dents. A metal wing covering is stronger in all aspects. So strong that it keeps the dents after hail. But it is also easier to repair if ever needed. Hartmut To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:17:18 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: 'Metalizing' fabric wings. As a side note on N3041H Dave Englishes aircraft, at some time in the past someone had stepped off the walkway onto the wing and there were several spots of ringworm. After passing the punch test it was a simple process to rejuvinate the butyrite and repaint the area. If these had been metal wings and the same damage had been done it would have required extensive repairs. Mike Sigman Former owner of N3041H --- In [email protected], "bigbrownpi...@..." <bigbrownpi...@...> wrote: > > Roberto, > > Having looked at a 'coupe with metallized wings and purchased one with fabric > wings, I'm glad I bought the one with fabric wings. The metal wings were > lightly hail damaged, and didn't look too bad when polished, but the fabric > wings look a lot better IMO. I also have an open hangar, so I've got > protection from direct sun, rain, and hail. But I live in Texas, so YMMV > living in the Northeast. All things being equal, I would go with fabric > unless you have specific reasons that metal will work better in your area. > > Best, > Dave English > N3041H > > --- In [email protected], "rob_waltman" <r3000@> wrote: > > > > > > Can a Ercoupe with fabric wings be converted to metalic wings? > > If the answer is yes, does anybody have a ballpark figure on the cost? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Roberto Waltman > > > > (In New Jersey, Looking for a LSA 415C or C/D) > > > _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery
