Christen Eagle II Biplane Upper Wing using Poly Fiber Covering System

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I was hired to install the fabric covering on a Christen Eagle II restoration out of California. I covered the plane using Poly-Fiber covering products.
This video is a time-lapse of the upper wing only. You can find additional pieces of this plane being covered on my channel.
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@carycosgrove6982 6 лет назад

After watching way to many videos by super opinionated homebuilders this is just what I needed, solid work that speaks for itself. I could watch these all day, fantastic work!

@raylarkin5004 5 лет назад

This is the 2nd video I have seen of yours. And you are the first person I watched do this. I am really enjoying it. The whole video premise is totally a Zen like experience. The music, your time laps recording and the actual work being done are collectively just great! 👍

@justinbenscoter2052 5 лет назад

So cool. The detail she puts into some of that stuff is incredible. A true master of her trade.

@Randy_Cox 5 лет назад

You do good work. Not many people willing to show how they do this because of the difficulty of doing it well.

@rsallen13 6 лет назад

You do great work. Your attention to detail is very impressive. It is refreshing to see that you are carrying on a very unique trade. Who ever taught you should be very proud.

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

Thank you for the compliments, I do enjoy my work!

@patrickreid2767 6 лет назад

You definitely know what your doing! I enjoy watching your procedure.

@dedexyz8475 5 лет назад

Amazing to watch the intricacies, SKILL required for this type fabrication. It's watching history....and a beautiful practitioner.

@robertlafnear4865 5 лет назад

The work looks EXCELLENT !

@petercrowhurst 5 лет назад

lovely work again . beautiful product

@e-rj8984 5 лет назад

IMPRESSING! Norhing less to say! You are a TRUE specialist Dear Lady 💖

@Lehmann108 5 лет назад

Her work is stunning.

@TRabbit1970 5 лет назад

If you do that for the rest of your Christen Eagle II, it’ll be one beautiful aircraft. Very nicely done. Very nicely done.

@jeremielecocq6377 5 лет назад

Fantastic work, Thanks for this sharing

@dennisschwandt2633 6 лет назад

excellent work!

@madsbruun8423 5 лет назад

Wow awesome craftsmanship! Well done from Denmark

@a.flowers8737 5 лет назад

I am ready to be taught by you...sublime work.

@nathan-qj3xj 4 года назад

the attention to detail is off the charts impressive ... I hope your charging people just for breathing the same air as you.

@georgemanthe65 5 лет назад

Simply beautiful.

@CooganBear 4 года назад

Wow!! You are very talented. Really enjoyed watching.

@GREGSGUNSONLINE 5 лет назад

I think your work is Beautiful-

@keithralfs5190 5 лет назад

Honey you make it look so easy

@garykusnierz983 4 года назад

As always great work thank you !!!!!

@MrGrendel65 5 лет назад

I would like to see this in real time, awesome work .

@markdulaney356 5 лет назад

Wow Great job!!!

@jongrafious007 5 лет назад

Beautiful!!

@gunsaway1 5 лет назад

Super good work

@dieselrotor 4 года назад

Wow, that was so amazingly cool, I was mesmerized by Her skill. By no means close to any comparison but I have two old Greatplanes CE II 1/3 scale 50cc gas models I have crashed a few times over the years and have lovingly rebuilt and recovered over the years so this is neat watching the real thing. EDIT: I just subscribed !!!!!!!!

@Iowarail 4 года назад

I remember having to answer dope and fabric questions and doing a few stitches for my Airframes practical at Wheeless Airport in Dothan, Alabama back in 1988.

@marceltimmers1290 5 лет назад

Hi mate. Just stunning work my dear!!

@hadjnabil4811 4 года назад

Thank you vey much,lovely leady about thid super video, god bless you and your family.

@robertlafnear4865 5 лет назад

I like your work,.. I'll sure use you on my next project if possible.

@thomascleymans4845 5 лет назад

nice job

@pandunga 4 года назад

Awesome!

@edpaine7982 5 лет назад

If your ever swinging through upstate NY, I got a job for ya! Great video, a pleasure to watch you work

@bartgoins1782 6 лет назад

Very impressive work. With your attention to detail, I can definitely see why your customers would rather have you do the job, than them go through the pain staking processes that you do. When a customer brings you a restoration job, have they already removed the old fabric, or do they leave that for you to do as well. Great videos, thanks for sharing.

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

The customer can choose to do either. I can complete any pre-cover stripping, fabrication or prep at an additional rate. I have received planes in various levels of build or restoration.

@AeroworksProductions 5 лет назад

True craftsmanship! How long does it take to do a typical bush plane fuselage and wings?

@iapplyufly 5 лет назад

Thank you! As a general rule, I typically reserve 2 months for a basic covering job.

@toddb930 4 года назад

Very impressive! Thanks for sharing. How did you learn how to do this? Should you wear a respirator all the time?

@dinnyconway695 5 лет назад

Awsome👌👌👌👌👌👌

@wolfmane8839 4 года назад

I have seen Ribbstiches done many times but your methods are the fastest. It must be half as long to do

@o365andazure5 5 лет назад

Nice work! I would love to see the complete plane. How did you get interested in this, what was your inspiration?

@hobbyisfun 5 лет назад

good content, i like you video😉 and i wish your video have a lot viewer and subscriber

@AhmedAlshameri 5 лет назад

Amazing! 😎💖 May I ask what type of fabric that you use, and is it okay to use regular polestar that is sold in the fiber glass stores

@mswhitherspoon121 5 лет назад

Great video! How long did that 1 wing take you?

@gvet47 4 года назад

This is the second video I have watch you work. Do you have to have any type of certification to do this type of work? Surprised to see you use the same type iron I use on RC aircraft builds. You work fast.🤭

@avflyguy 5 лет назад

Simply put - Masterful work. Would you do my Cub?

@matthewmcwilliams8018 5 лет назад

you are obviously a master craftsperson at this. do you teach or ever allow apprenticeship to work with you?

@modelleg 5 лет назад

There's a lot of material science in what we're seeing here. You couldn't do a job like this 50 years ago.

@sansdecorum4600 5 лет назад

Never having built an aircraft, I had no idea as to how much time, effort, skill and attention to detail went into a project like that. I was floored when I read that you reserved 2 months to complete a covering. Wow! Here I was thinking a couple of weekends or so. Excellent work. Do you paint the aircraft as well?

@iapplyufly 5 лет назад

Thank you! I offer primer application in some cases but no color coats.

@DumbledoreMcCracken 5 лет назад

Does the polyfiber carry any significant part of the bending load? I imagine it is took stretchy, has too low of a modulus of elasticity.

@psgflier 6 лет назад

From the additional cloths you kept adding I'll assume it got kind of chilly. How was the poly brush to handle? Good job!

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

Yes, it got quite cold there toward the end! Poly brush doesn’t give me much trouble. I wear a paint respirator so I never have to smell it and so long as you have the right reducer for your temp range it’s easy to manage. Thanks!

@jimjenkins673 5 лет назад

Where did you learn to do this so well? Did you surrender school for it or some other way?

@oldschoolamerican714 5 лет назад

Wow

@1967250s 6 лет назад

Really like watching you work! Kind of hard to follow the procedure when it goes so quickly. Can you slow it down a bit? I would like to understand why you are doing each step. Is there a set sequence? And does every glue edge get double cloth? Thanks. Mesmerized.

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

There are a set of general rules to follow but each model has a sequence that will give you the best results and they are all a little different. The videos are made this way so that I can squeeze work that is completed over several days or weeks into a few minutes. Thanks for watching!

@9pacokitty 4 года назад

Glue fabric to ribs before shrinking? Result in bowed ribs when you shrink, no?

@tlcasey1002000 5 лет назад

WHAT KIND OF SEWING WERE YOU DOING ON THE WING?

@Paiadakine 5 лет назад

How did you learn this skill?

@Thcastle89 6 лет назад

Awesome videos , What are you using to glue the fabric to the centre section and leading edges ?

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

Poly-tak

@Thcastle89 6 лет назад

iapplyufly thinned with?

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

Acetone

@Thcastle89 6 лет назад

iapplyufly thanks, why do you choose to glue the fabric to the ribs?

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

Personal preference

@williampugh6699 4 года назад

How long does it take to do this wing?

@rb3baize482 5 лет назад

Thanks for responding to my Text by phone enjoyed visit. And will check on wings and let you know.

@vilmar262 4 года назад

I would love for you to twist the wings of my Fox kit here in Brazil.

@PDZ1122 6 лет назад

Very nice but why not use bias tape on the center section cutout? Works well and you get a continous tape edge.

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

Thanks for asking. Short answer is that the owner is painting the entire plane black. Due to this I had to use pre-shrunk tapes on the plane and bias is not offered pre-shrunk. I have personally repaired a plane that was painted black, parked in the sun and all the tapes shrunk and pulled back. It was a nightmare.

@PDZ1122 6 лет назад

iapplyufly Good point. Where do you buy your pre- shrunk tapes?

@iapplyufly 6 лет назад

I buy my tapes from Superflite. I'd only recommend using pre-shrunk when absolutely necessary, they are a pain to make look nice.

@oldschoolamerican714 5 лет назад

What does it cost?