2″ wide tapes were added to the bulkheads. There are two plys of BID for the front seat, back seat and Instrument Panel (IP). They are layed up first on silver foil with the sizes marked. When wetted out the marks show through and the pieces cut out with a rotary hand cutter to precise shapes.

As the glass is on foil it is easily moved while retaining its shape. I did the I.P. first, both sides and let the foil sit for 30 minutes before removing. It stiffens a little and is less likely to move. After squeeging out any air the edges are peel plied.

The back of the front seat I first added some micro into the join and left it an hour before adding the tapes. I’ll treat around the black straw later with some micro and small tapes.

F22 (front bulkhead) has wider tapes matching the stiffener on the bulkhead in width and uses 4 ply’s. I was very careful to ensure all the air was out doing this layup as two lots of two ply. Again the edges were peel plyed to prevent any chance of delaminating if the edges are knocked in the future. This area carries some of the canard loads so is important.

F22

Instrument Panel (IP) and F22

Front seat (this is the view of the rear of the seat)