| | Mylar Covering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Five micron mylar is VERY thin (not as thin of course as the 2.5 micron we use on some indoor R/C models, but thin enough), picks up static, sticks to everything and is generally a brute to handle. |
 | | Don't expect the mylar to impart any rigidity to the wing at this stage, it won't, as even when tight it is "soft"; rigidity is the job of the tissue, the mylar is to give the tissue puncture resistance. |
 | | It is comforting to note how the tissue and mylar bond beautifully during the doping process - using 5 micron mylar under the lightest superfine Esaki tissue (both from Mike Woodhouse) the result is VERY light, yet imparts great rigidity to the wing. |
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