Leading Edge Protection

[Craig Walls]

A friend was helping us turn our wing and asked whether anyone fills the L E
void in front of the spar with low expanding foam. It seems this would help
a little in an area that is susceptible to dent and dings. Anyone thought
of this? Done it? CW





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[kpierson]

I can think of three reasons not to fill them with foam
#1 unless you know the exact expansion rate of the foam
you could easily bend things out of shape.
#2 This really would not prevent denting because the foam
would give behind the aluminum.
#3 Foam will absorb water.
Keith










On 4/5/2008 9:27 AM, snowyrvr@mtaonline.net wrote to rebel-builders:

-> A friend was helping us turn our wing and asked whether anyone fills the L
E
-> void in front of the spar with low expanding foam. It seems this would help
-> a little in an area that is susceptible to dent and dings. Anyone thought
-> of this? Done it? CW
->
->




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