Papakeith
Active Member
Lately, I've been trying to gather as much information as I can about the Vision airplane. The design appeals to me. If it can perform as promised in the literature it actually seems like a decent fit for me mission wise right now. Of course the Bearhawk fit my mission when I started that build.
I liked the Vision enough that I even ordered up the demo plans to see what I could glean from them. I found them well laid out even with the omissions. From what I can tell, it looks like a very doable project for someone as long as they are willing to put the time in.
I have thumbed through the composite links in the sticky thread a couple of times and read what I could as time allowed. But I have no points of reference; so much of it is lost on me.
The Foam chart has lots of numbers, but overall I can't really tell whether one would be better than another. There are threads here regarding Last-a-foam and how it isn't a good match for airplane building, yet the designer stands by the stuff? I can read the banter back and forth, but unless I get a firmer understanding of the subject matter and actually work with the medium I doubt that I'll "really" understand.
[FONT="]I’ll keep reading and trying to get a better understanding of the medium. But, apart from just ponying up the money and getting the plans and diving in; where does someone start when they want to learn how to properly work with fiberglass?
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I liked the Vision enough that I even ordered up the demo plans to see what I could glean from them. I found them well laid out even with the omissions. From what I can tell, it looks like a very doable project for someone as long as they are willing to put the time in.
I have thumbed through the composite links in the sticky thread a couple of times and read what I could as time allowed. But I have no points of reference; so much of it is lost on me.
The Foam chart has lots of numbers, but overall I can't really tell whether one would be better than another. There are threads here regarding Last-a-foam and how it isn't a good match for airplane building, yet the designer stands by the stuff? I can read the banter back and forth, but unless I get a firmer understanding of the subject matter and actually work with the medium I doubt that I'll "really" understand.
[FONT="]I’ll keep reading and trying to get a better understanding of the medium. But, apart from just ponying up the money and getting the plans and diving in; where does someone start when they want to learn how to properly work with fiberglass?
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