Tag: fiberglass
Making Cowl Bumps
When the GlaStar is equipped with an O-360 engine (which is slightly wider than the O-320) its cowl needs a blister for clearance from...
Sportsman Service Bulletin #74 – Fuselage Tail Cone Damage
Glasair Aviation published a service bulletin to address crushed or delaminated portions of the tail cone near the aft tailwheel bracket. The SB is...
Why is White so Sacred?
Energy absorption and color in fiberglass
Article by John P. Greene, published in 1975 in Soaring magazine.
GlaStar Baggage Door Retrofit Instructions (Ted Setzer)
These instructions outline the procedures for installing a Sportsman-size baggage door to the GlaStar fuselage. Tooling for this baggage door was formed off of...