Kitfox 7 Apex Build Episode 74 Carbon Fiber Turtle Deck For the Kitfox

[@JM-iy6wm]

GREAT videos no nothing about planes but enjoy your work habits. You have the patience of JOB. I am0 72 yrs old and am glad to see someone of your age showing younger people what hard work and frustration is a good learning tool. Also love your flight videos. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. JIM

[@CraigVanSickleAK]

Fantastic content. It takes a great deal of time to build, record, and share here. Appreciate the videos and the detailed thoughts on what you are doing.

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

Wow! Constantly learning. Would love to see more occasional helicopter content.✌️♥️👍

[@ec-norsemanzero-drake7031]

Ok that looks amazing Brian!

[@michaelguy7168]

Great to see videos of learning new skills, best way to learn. Giving me some ideas for my plane. I Appreciate the time and effort of making these videos.

[@rustywestoutdoors]

Always good to see another video from ya, thanks buddy. -Rusty

[@youtuberAstar]

Bryan, when you lay the peel ply, make sure it is ALL wet. It should NOT look "patchy". It is the final covering of the "layup". It needs to look all wet on the mould, otherwise when it is removed, you will have that "patchy" look - as you can see for yourself. You did not require that many layers of carbon. What it needed was a 3mm "hard foam" layed up between two layers of cloth. It would come out totally stiff and probably two and a quater pounds. The "slot" for the turtle deck only needs to be a "cut line" in the carbon fibre, as it will bend around the beam for the flaps. Thanks for sharing from New Zealand. :)

[@marlondelgadillo7444]

Great job! Thanks for sharing

[@martins_t_n_t]

Nice work - looking beautiful. What is the finished weight of the 2 parts ? Thanks for sharing.

[@StuPierce77]

Very functional upgrade. Turned out pretty sweet! The cockpit to wing fairings look great too. Are you planning on making any CF lift strut to upper attachment point fairings?

[@markstoll9636]

Very nice but carbon fiber is mildly opaque to electrical current which could interfere with radio transmission.

[@BowenAero]

No issues

[@Grand.Kanyan]

What was the finished weight?

[@BowenAero]

Could have been much lighter without adding the top layer, but ended up at 6.5 lbs.

[@theroman21]

What resin system are you using for these parts?

[@BowenAero]

Epoxy

[@tenlittleindians]

Nice but labor intense and costly.