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Originally Posted by Electictracer
Luckily I have been fortunate enough to have seen a home built aircraft built using this technique. This is probably the reason I'm going the route I am.
Sheeting can be expensive, I have not priced it but I'm planing on using 2024-t4.
I have priced a windshield from Tod's and its outside of my budget. This means I'm making my own.... Any information anyone has on this topic would be helpful.
Over the next two weeks I have a bunch of time off. I plan on having the bike on wheels at the end of this time period.
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What I have done is make a simple curve of aluminium sheet as a form and then cut a peace of lexan or plexeglas, put them both in an oven at a specified temp and wait until the plasic softens into the shape of the aluminium form and then remove it from the oven to cool into the shape of the form. There are website that discribe how to... I don't remember the address, should be easy to search.
