> > To those of you who have flown a Photon II:
> >
> > How did you attach the outer panels to the center section, tape, glue?
Thanks to all those who replied to my question above.
We flew my friend's Photon II today with taped joints and saw no indication
of tearing of the tape or separation of the joint.
We first placed 3M Satin tape on all the areas we wanted to apply tape to
retain the wing - the upper surface from the flap hinge line forward and
slightly around the leading edge. I've found that this sticks to most any
finish quite well, but with the satin surface it allows the 3M Crystal Clear
used as the actual retaining tape to release cleanly, provides a good
surface for the CC to adhere to while preventing lifting of anything under
the Satin tape. As always when removing tape from any surface it's best to
fold the tape back on itself and pull parallel to the surface rather than a
vertical pull.
regards,
Jim Porter
Johnston Iowa USA
"The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall."
Orville Wright
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