Installing Poly Fiber fabric on the 2016 Alaska Airmen Super Cub raffle plane. As simple as it may seem, poly fiber fabric is 100% polyester. Total fabric and coating weight is about 60 pounds. There are just six basic steps: Glue on the fabric with our Poly-Tak fabric cement; tighten it with the heat of […]
A silver UV protection coat is sprayed then requires 5 days to gas off. Aerothane Polar Grey is sprayed over the entire surface of the wings, tail feathers, flaps and ailerons, and left to cure for 24 hours. The stripes are taped off and covered in paper layers. Ag Cat Grey is sprayed and left […]
Keeping in mind our goal of having a lightweight super cub, we decided to install a Poly Fiber interior. Not many people have seen Poly Fiber interiors. It takes a little bit of extra time to work in the intricacies of this installation, so we have made this video a bit longer than the […]
What is the best way to increase your payload? Carbon Fiber! We have several carbon fiber mods that we are equipping the Alaska Airmen 2016 Super Cub raffle plane with! A big ‘Thank You!’ to Carbon Concepts http://www.carbonconceptsak.com/ for their sponsorship and providing the bulk carbon fiber layups! Alaska Airmen Association 2016 Super Cub Rebuild
What does the painting process entail? There are six basic steps: Glue on the fabric with Poly-Tak fabric cement; tighten it with the heat of a calibrated iron. Brush on a coat of Poly-Brush fabric sealer. Riblace, then apply gussets and finishing tapes with more Poly-Brush. Spray on two more coats of Poly-Brush. Spray on […]
What does it take to fabricate a customized instrument panel? Watch this week’s time lapse to find out! Instruments and avionics for the Alaska Airmen 2016 Super Cub raffle plane are being donated by the following sponsors: Alaska Airmen Association 2016 Super Cub Rebuild
In this video of the Alaska Airmen 2016 Super Cub Raffle Plane: 1. Applying Poly-Brush, which acts as a sealer for the Poly-Fiber materials. 2. Applying reinforcing tapes and rib-stitching with Poly Fiber thread. This secures the Poly Fiber fabric to the wing. 3. Applying ‘finishing tapes’ to give the wing a tidy appearance, and […]
A big ‘THANKS’ to Poly Fiber http://polyfiber.com/ for their donation! The 2016 Alaska Airmen Super Cub raffle plane will have 2 baggage compartment doors. One for easy access behind the backseat, and a second into the extended baggage compartment. For more information on the Super Cub build project, visit our webpage at https://abovealaska.com/supercub-raffle/. Alaska Airmen […]
The wings have been covered with Poly-Fiber, and now we are on to the flaps, ailerons, and tail feathers. A big thanks to Poly-Fiber for their donation! Next up for the Alaska Airmen 2016 Super Cub raffle plane is poly-brush, rib stitching, and laying tapes on the wings. Alaska Airmen Association 2016 Super Cub Rebuild
Installing Poly-Fiber fabric on the wings of the Alaska Airmen 2016 Super Cub. A special thank you to Poly-Fiber for their donation! For more information on Poly-Fiber products and process, visit Poly-Fiber at http://www.polyfiber.com/, or visit our website at https://abovealaska.com/alaska-aircraft-maintenance/ Alaska Airmen Association 2016 Super Cub Rebuild
