Wing Bags

[recon]

I think this year I should try to avoid hangar rash as much as possible. Instead of buying a wing bag, I think I could make one that would be just as good, if not better than a comercially available one, and it would be customized to my plane. I want to make one for my gp .40 extra 300. Im just wondering what materials would be good? I am thinking of a fleece inside with a nylon outside and a over laping flap at the trailing edge that would fold over and attach with velcro. How does that sound?

Also, I was thinking if this turns out good, I could make custom wing bags for club members with procedes going to my club. What would make them better is if I can find someone with an embroidery machine, hehe.

[scaleguy]

Sew.... who is going to do the sewing? You would need an industrial machine I would think if you are talkinfg about the kind of nylon that hey make hockey bags out of.

Great idea though.... good luck.

[AJCoholic]

My mom is a seamstress, and has her own heavy duty sewing machine for leather jackets, industrial mining bags, etc. I got her to make me some cheaper wing bags for two of my big planes a few years ago. I got some 1/2" foam from the local upholsterer for next to nothing, and I had a large roll of 6 ounce canvas. She sewed up some really nice bags for me and they work great. Not as nice as the nylon one I got from Dean W for my AV8R however... but the nylon probably costs a lot more.

Oh yeah, the handles are just nylon webbing, that you also buy on a roll.

Good luck!

[lomcevak]

Hey guys, here is the cheapest wingbag available. Go to Wallmart or any rebate store and buy on sale children sleeping bags. Sometimes, you find them below 20$. Just put the wing on the bag, trace around, sew and cut the overhang. Use Velcro to hold it closed. You can also sew a handle to carry with some nylon strap like safety belts in cars but smaller. Easy, cheapo and effective.

[gbjets]

Hi Recon

A little while ago, I wrote an article on making your own wing covers on the JPO website, they might not look very sophisticated but they work real well, I've had mine for 7 or eight years and they are still in perfect condition.
http://www.jetpilots.org/Tips_Techniques.htm

Gaston B.

[recon]

Sew.... who is going to do the sewing?

I think I will be able to handle the sewing, I won an award from the home ed class in grade 7. :oops: Haha!

You would need an industrial machine I would think if you are talkinfg about the kind of nylon that hey make hockey bags out of.

I was thinking of the kind of nylon that spring jackets are made of. That with the fleece lining inside ought to be enough protection for little bumps. Im going to pick up some materials today and see how it turns out.

[2thelmt]

I was thinking of the kind of nylon that spring jackets are made of. That with the fleece lining inside ought to be enough protection for little bumps. Im going to pick up some materials today and see how it turns out.[/quote]

I have seen this for sale at a store called Frabric Land. Our local one closed down so I don't know where they are located.
Ian

[SpaceCowboy]

Hey guys, here is the cheapest wingbag available. Go to Wallmart or any rebate store and buy on sale children sleeping bags. Sometimes, you find them below 20$. Just put the wing on the bag, trace around, sew and cut the overhang. Use Velcro to hold it closed. You can also sew a handle to carry with some nylon strap like safety belts in cars but smaller. Easy, cheapo and effective.

That is a great idea lomcevak. Thanks for that tip.

I spent about $80 on material for my wind bags. The 1/2 inch foam was the biggest cost. I bought a square metre of medium nylon (outside) and a sq. metre of broad cloth (inside).

The biggest expence was the heavy duty metal head sewing machine from SEARS. It was on sale though. :lol:

Still trying to figure out how to use it. :?

Those things are high tech now. :roll:

[SpaceCowboy]

I was thinking of the kind of nylon that spring jackets are made of. That with the fleece lining inside ought to be enough protection for little bumps. Im going to pick up some materials today and see how it turns out.

I have seen this for sale at a store called Frabric Land. Our local one closed down so I don't know where they are located.
Ian[/quote]


Hey Ian are you puting the fleece on the outside :?:

I read somewhere that if the fleece is on the inside it catches on control arms etc.

Your better to have a smooth fabric on the inside that doesn't snag your controls.

I went to Fabric Land too.

[Hughes500E]

My wife made a set for me for Patty. She used truck winter front material. Don't know what it's called but it's vinyl on both sides with foam in the center with diamond shaped stitching.
Here's a picture!
Works great and does not snag a thing!
PS
They were stitched by hand :shock:

[2thelmt]

What I saw at Fabricland was nylon both sides filled with fleece or stuffing of some sort. Looked like coat material.
Ian

[SpaceCowboy]

That sounds like something that would work.

:oops: I wish I had seen that when I was there.

[Hughes500E]

The material my wife used was 22.50 a yard and it's 54 inches wide. She said 2 yards was plenty for the 1/4 scale plane wings!
total weight of the bag per wing is under 2 Lbs
Quilted vinyl she says!
Fleece/Terry cloth/nylon etc etc would get caught on the linkage for sure and rip in time :)
Just my 2 cents!

[Peter Gordon]

A note on the truck front material, just make sure you don't leave them out in the sunlight, that black could go into the wing covering and do some nifty things.

Also, a note on the sleeping bags (by lomcevak). I made mine for my edge out of a childrens sleeping bag. It cost me $4 from Goodwill! I just stitched a thick flannel sheet down the middle and I put both wings in the one bag (with the nylon web handle). Servos to the outside so that they don't ding the wing.

Peter

[Hughes500E]

Thanks for the tip. The bags have been in temperatures up to 32 so far with no adverse affects! but it is Monokote that has been tightened 20 times so far LOL
Good point though!

[voyager_663rd]

came across another:

mattress pads. you know, what you put on your bed as a "drip catcher" if you know what I mean :oops:

cut to size, attach velcro in relevant areas and there ya go.

[Nuker]

I ended up getting an actual "Wing Tote" Gotta admit this thing will hold any of my plane wings (you can easily fold if the wing is smaller. I got a great deal and my wife advised that she couldn't make it that cheap.

Gonna be a great summer!