AJ Slick repair

[Kevin Rochon]

Well I guess it my calling to do repairs. Did a stall on landing and maybe because it was in the grass side of the runway it had a lot of resistance to the landing gear.

So I took apart the broken pieces. I started tracing a new gear plate it will be done with a 1/16 and 1/8 ply sandwich together. There is also the back former I will have to do in 1/8. There is 2 carbon rods that go through the 3 formers and the carbon channel, I will have to find replacements.

[Kevin Rochon]

Tonight I made some part to replace the missing pieces in former #3 I will also splice or sandwich those with thin ply to re-enforce it. Started making a template for the missing side pieces.

I also decided to keep the landing gear support since the parts fitted almost perfectly, so I glued it.

[Kevin Rochon]

Ok fingers full of epoxy and trying to fit in all the clamps it is ready to set up overnight. I used wood dowel to replace the carbon ones; about the same weight.

From working on this plane I can see that to save weight they used very light plywood which un-sandwhich very easily. No wonder it broke so easily. But it flies great:cool:

[Sempai-mj]

That's a lot of clamps,

If you some carbon fiber cloth I have a big sheet of it.

[mitea_dan]

Toutes les problèmes sont a cause de propulsion électrique.

[Burning Head]

:D That could happen with any kind of electric ignition too...;)

[Kevin Rochon]

Toutes les problèmes sont a cause de propulsion électrique.


Non non c'était le vent ou la radio......ah OK ....c'est juste des dum thumbs (pouces stupides) du début de saison:rolleyes:

I couldn't put as many clamps as I wanted too, not enough room :angry:


Thanks for the offer Michael but I have some too, remember I have to do a lot of repairs;)

[Kevin Rochon]

Finished the sheeting tonight. Will do the final sanding and the covering tomorrow.

[Sempai-mj]

Nice work, how do you blend in the new covering with the existing one.

[Kevin Rochon]

Nice work, how do you blend in the new covering with the existing one.


That's on the next episode;)

[Kevin Rochon]

Installed the covering, of course it's not as nice as a new installation. In the back the new one overlaps the old one and in the sides the old one overlaps the new one. Also installed the landing gear and fiber-glassed the cracks in the wheel pants. Now just have to reassemble the wheels the cowl and the new prop.

[Sempai-mj]

Cool trick of the trade, looks like it will be back in the air soon.

[Kevin Rochon]

Most probably next W-E, should end this thread tonight, happy Albert:D

[Kevin Rochon]

Ok it's completed, that's must my shortest repair thread.

Got some insulation bubble material this week to make some wing bags.

[Sempai-mj]

You extend the thread showing how you're going to make the wing bags. :)

[beto9]

You extend the thread showing how you're going to make the wing bags. :)

Sure! Encourage him!

[Kevin Rochon]

Sure! Encourage him!

You extend the thread showing how you're going to make the wing bags. :)


Don't worry I will start a new thread for those bags:D

[Kevin Rochon]

When I did the re-maiden when I pulled on the velcro straps for the lipo part of the floor where the strap goes through got broken so I fixed that tonight. So it will be ready for tomorrow.

[Sempai-mj]

Luckily you found that out on the ground, wouldn't want that battery flopping around inside the fuselage.:eek:

[mdauth]

Had the same problem with mine, when you pull on those strap to secure the battery the wood brakes. I guess when you want something light you need to sacrifice somewhere.