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Better to glue the dacron coating or stitch on the ribs?

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Can you give me any advice or suggestion based on your experience?

Better to glue the dacron coating or stitch on the ribs? 

I want to use heat shrink dacron to coat the wing and fuselage but I have so many doubts and confusion.

Thanks

Alessandro

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I would for sure glue it on, but have also done the stitching on the last two, because I had the materials already.  Of the 6 Avids and Kitfoxes I've had, none were stitched originially, and held up fine.  JImChuk

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I would agree with Jim! All the Avids(5), Sky raiders1&2s, Kit foxes, I used s/s staples on under side of rib only!

34 yr old A model Avid, 3638 hrs, rebuilt ounce, never had one fabric lift!!!

 

 

 

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You could also use fabric rivets. Basically large head aluminum pop rivets. Just drill the holes in the rib flanges slightly off-center. That is what I plan to do on my kitfox.

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