MFA Mistral 2500 wing covering material ?

[Bruno 59]

Hi !

I finally got my first thermal sailplane MFA Mistral 2500 (wing span 2,5 meters) wing area 4305 sg cm.

I have a guestion of wing covering material, what is the best solution ?
Wing is balsa covered foam , tailplane and aeleron& elevator, rudder are balsa , fuselage is glassfiber .

should i use covering mateial for all parts as well or only wings, and some other for other parts ?

What is the best paint for fuselage it is all ready painted white and instruction says use primer after rubbing

Thanks

B59 :)

[Ollie]

Oracover will work well over all the balsa surfaces. Automotive acrylic enamels will work well on the fuselage.

[fledge]

oracover is prefered by me and i would be sure to use it onthe wings tail etc, paint the fuse with enamel


my only other comment; dont use monocoat [topflight] on the foamcovered wings ,monocoat requires more heat than most and the foam doesnt cover well ,even under the balsa,it still creates a problem [bubbles] oracover works great! fledge

[teresasnelson]

have been given anew 2500 mistral never made a plane in my life would like to sell or swap for something a bit simpler can anyone advise me on this.or is it not as hard to build as it looks.

[lincoln]

I am not familiar with this glider so I can't tell you if it's an easy one to fly or not. I have seen gliders of this sort that ARE easy to fly, but learning to fly can definitely be a challenge. Suggest you get a simulator such as CRRCsim (see the Yahoo group) or FMS (I think that's the name). Both are free, I like the first a lot more.

My favorite trainer is the Oly 2, but you have to build it. Available from skybench.com