Desert Center Wing Repair - 1/26/2007
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Being an off Friday, I headed down to Scaled to work on my wing around 9:30
AM. Although there was a lot of activity (folks getting overtime), I was able to
commandeer a table, haul my wing out, and continue repairs.
First I sanded down the foam on the bottom wing skin and aileron, including the
bottom of the fishtail area. I also pulled out my hidden rudder belhorn and cut
away foam and glass where needed to ensure full motion of the belhorn should I
ever install it. I made sure that the conduit had room to move within the
wingtip.
I then cut out the 7 plies of UNI I would use to patch the hole in the
wing/winglet joint layup, as well as 2 plies for the lower wing skin/aileron
skin.
Next, I micro'd the exposed foam and applied all the glass (using Pro-Set with
the slow hardener). I peel-plied everything EXCEPT where the lower winglet would
attach. I then micro'd the lower winglet in place over the 7 ply UNI patch and
held it in place with taped mixing sticks.
I put a heat lamp over the layups and left for the day - 5 more hours of work,
and I think I've only got one more day of layups to go. I might be done by the
end of the weekend if I'm lucky......
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I've sanded the foam to match the countour of the lower wing skin, including the fishtail bottom
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The 7 UNI structural layup is in place over the hole, and the micro has been applied to the bare foam
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The lower skin is glassed and the peel ply applied everywhere except over the lower winglet core join area
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The lower winglet core is micro'd in place - from the inside
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The lower winglet core is micro'd in place - from the outside
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February 17, 2007
