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Composite Cowling

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fasilpereira

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Araraquara, SP / Brazil
Dear friends,

I’ll build a composite cowling for an O-360 powered aircraft and I’d like to know what is the common layup schedule for a part like that.

I’ll be using glass (7781) at 45 deg, epoxy resin and maybe some core on the flat areas, but most of the area will be a solid laminate.

How many layers are typically used for a part like this? I was considering 3 to 4 layers and some extra reinforcements where needed. Does it sounds reasonable?

Thank you,

Fabricio
 
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