So far, I have been unable to detect peal-ply, invisible or not, on any of the
control surfaces supplied in my XS kit number A191. I've tried to find an edge
or something to grab to peal something off, but have not been able to locate
anything. Is this stuff that hard to see? I haven't even been able to see it
on parts where there are labels specifically warning to remove the peal-ply.
Jeff A191
Rob Housman wrote:
> Since I made the flaps, not the factory, I can't comment on how the factory
> builds flaps but I can tell you that the folks at Europa built my XS wings
> using invisible peel ply (white with no stripes) on the root rib. I
> discovered this by accident when I found a slight "imperfection" in the
> glass work just prior to adding the many layers of reinforcing glass to the
> rib-spar intersection. I understood that the factory had abandoned the
> rather dangerous practice of using invisible peel ply, a practice made even
> more dangerous by using the stuff in places requiring structural
> reinforcement where the manual gives no indication that any peel ply is
> present.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rob Housman
> A070
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ellisonair@juno.com>
> Cc: <europa@avnet.co.uk>
> Subject: Flap root peal ply?
>
> > All,
> >
> > Has anyone removed the foam from the ends of the flaps yet? I tried
> > yesterday . Easy to do but didn't find any peal-ply. From reading the
> > manual it has builders add it when laying up the flaps and then remove it
> > at this step.
> >
> > My question is ,did the factory use some clear type that can't be
> > detected easily? There sure isn't any like the type that was provided
> > with the kit on the flap I have.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
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