FAQ regarding adjustments:
Fitting:
How do I adjust
the elastic string?
How do I make holes for Pitot Tubes and tie downs, etc?
Are the wing-covers suitable for shorter tips?
How do I repair small tears?
Design and measurements:
How do I make the covers fit round probes, aerials and antennas?
How do I make design for (special) tips/winglets?
How do I measure
up for window for solar panel?
Adjust the elast
strings
The purpose of the elastic string is to maintain the
cover in the right position in windy conditions.
- Tie the cover underneath the body using the elastic
string and the plastic hooks.
- On some plane types, it may be necessary to cross the loops and hooks underneath the
wing.
- Adjust the tension on the cover by moving the knot at
the hook end of the elastic string. The tension should be light. Once fitted, tighten
the knot and cut away the excess string at least 1 centimetre from the knot and
burn the end lightly.
Making holes for
Pitot Tube and tie downs, etc.
- Cut the patch of stick-on material to size so that it is at least 3 centimetres bigger
than the hole you need to make - all the way round the hole.
- Make sure that any corners are rounded off.
- Peel off the protection paper.
- Place,
and stick on, the patch where the hole needs to be.
- Place a piece of cotton / linen material over the patch and iron with a fairly hot iron
(not quite as hot as for cotton) for approx. 10 seconds.
- Cut the hole to size preferably using a sharp scalpel
Wing
covers suitable for shorter tips
Fold the ends into the cover underneath the wing, when they using
the shorter tips. A
Quick and cheap solution!
Repair of tears - Using stick-on material
Cut a piece of the repair material
(stick-on material/self-adhesive cloth), big
enough to cover the tear – approx. 3 centimetres at all sides – and round all
the corners before removing the paper and sticking it on. Having placed it very accurately
you cover it with a linen cloth - a tea towel for instance - and press it with a hot iron
(not quite as hot as for cotton) for approx. 10 seconds.
Making ther
covers
fit round probes, aerials and antennas
As probes, aerials and antennas mostly vary in type and placement, we need some
photos or a sketch on which you mark in centimetres all distances for these relative to
the edge of the windscreen. We must state
that only if we get these specification from you will we be able to make the covers fit
round the probes and aerials. Of course if you find it easier to have it made locally we
will send all necessary material.
Making design for
special
tips / winglets
Make a pattern. Place a piece of
paper or plastic on the upper side of the winglets and draw a line along the edge. The
pattern will give us the correct angle and size. The best is
if the pattern is as big as the complete winglet so that
we can make the joint
in the right place.
Measuring window for
solar panel
Inform size and the distance following the glider’s
shape
along
the centreline from the front of the nose to where
the solar panel starts.
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