Repair a wing (foam+veneer)

[Fred]

Well, just to say that I have fixed the ASW15 wing !  
Not really a how to, but if a few are interrested, I'll post a "how to"  :wink:  

Wing broken like that is normally a write off, but with a few tricks, you can have it back to the old glory !

That's how it started :



The weird thing, is that when the 2 pieces were put together, 3mm were missing to join the 2 halves !  :shock:  Not sure what happened here!


Also, I tough the aileron servo was dead... But it's not!    I saw a crack, so I guessed that was dead, but after closer inspection, that 's the glue I used for the servo that cracked. Tested the servo with a servo tester for about an hour, and all went well !
Not bad for a 10 euros servo that took the full force of the impact !

Anyway, looks like the weather is acting mad for the rest of the week, so no flying this week end (and next, not here!  :cry: ).

Good to have he '15 back !  

[Happy Days]

Yes, landing that ol’ bird was a handsome feat of flying skill Fred.

Strange that 3mm of wing was missing? But never mind. You got it fixed, well done :clap:  Er,….how about a picie of the finished work?

I haven’t been flying since Tuesday…..low cloud / rain, and it looks no better till the middle of next week at the earliest. :cry:

We should have another fly -in on the Big L soon.  I’ll keep an eye on the forecasts for next weekend.

Keith

[Fred]

:oops: Sorry, a bit late a few things these days ! (still work in my house  :!: )

Here is the finished stuff, but that look worth in real life!    :-$



I'll try to find a bit of time this week to update the website with a how I did it, that can be helpful for someone (hopefully not!)

[Happy Days]

quote   Here is the finished stuff, but that look worth in real life[/i]

Do you mean "looks worse in real life" Fred? Certainly I can see the join in the photo,..................well, may be if I look really hard I can. :lol:

K.

[Happy Days]

Here is the finished stuff, but that look worth in real life!    

Do you mean "looks worse in real life" Fred? Certainly I can't see the join in the photo,..................well, may be if I look really hard I can. :lol:

K.

[Fred]

Hey Keith,

Yeah, meant worse  :oops:

Did a quick job, as I ran out of filler (never use filler, but this time, needed some !  :!: ) so you can see a few bumps etc... Will fix that someday  :roll: