I know there has been a lot of questions about what Oratex actually costs so I thought I would share. The Bearhawk takes 30 meters of Fabric at 71 inches wide for a 4 place. Along with all the glues and tapes and threads the cost came in right at 4500 dollars. They offer a grade 1 or 2 on the fabric. Grade 1 being flawless and grade 2 having very minor imperfections. They claim most are invisible and do not lessen the performance and strength. They also say that only 1 flaw is allowed per meter. Since I plan on putting decals over my fabric on 50% of the plane I wasnt worried. The cost was 2k more for grade 1 fabric. They reserve 4 weeks for shipping but said it could arrive in half that time. I happen to already have 6 meters so we will begin covering this weekend and I will update after.
Little math for ya..... 30 meters of fabric is 582.79 sqft. Im thinking there will be about 10% cut off waste so 524 sqft go on the plane.Cost per sqft for Oratex is 8.60.
Little math for ya..... 30 meters of fabric is 582.79 sqft. Im thinking there will be about 10% cut off waste so 524 sqft go on the plane.Cost per sqft for Oratex is 8.60.
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