Welcome! This site
was created to chronicle my lifelong model aviation hobby, and to provide some valuable resources for visitors.
- Kirt Blattenberger
AMA 92498

My Models:
Airplanes, Boats,
Helicopters, Rockets
Airplanes and Rockets
Modeling in Erie, PA
 
Airplanes & Rockets
Modeling Forums
©1996-2012
Kirt Blattenberger with E-flight Taylorcraft on Snow Skis - Airplanes and Rockets
Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) | Int'l RC Helicopter Association (IRCHA)
League of Silent Flight (LSF) | National Association of Rocketry (NAR) | National Free Flight Society (NFFS) | Society of Antique Modelers (SAM)

Model Aircraft Covering Weight Comparison

When deciding which type of covering to apply to a model airplane structure, it would be helpful to have a table of properties that lists those properties side-by-side. Here is such a table.

NameDensity
Brand
(oz/ft2)(oz/yd2)
Monokote*0.201.8TopFlite
Econokote0.201.8
CoverLite0.100.89Coverite
MicroLite0.070.60
21st Century Fabric0.343.1
21st Century Film  
Black Baron0.252.25
MicaFilm0.141.25
TowerKote0.201.8Tower Hobbies
LighTex0.201.8World Models
ToughLon0.272.43

* Opaque, transparent, pearl, metallic