by ronpenrose » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:59 pm
I am recovering my wings. Numerous dents in lower wing leading edge so deciding to replace. The current covering is .030 (pretty stiff). My local aircraft supply has .016 and .020 they regularly sell for leading edge. Aircraft spruce sells .016
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/m ... 330800.php. Looking for opinions on which thickness to use. I think the current is overkill but given it is dented, concerned about replacing with less thickness. I do not have original plans so not aware of what was original design.
I am recovering my wings. Numerous dents in lower wing leading edge so deciding to replace. The current covering is .030 (pretty stiff). My local aircraft supply has .016 and .020 they regularly sell for leading edge. Aircraft spruce sells .016 http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/mepages/0330800.php. Looking for opinions on which thickness to use. I think the current is overkill but given it is dented, concerned about replacing with less thickness. I do not have original plans so not aware of what was original design.