Cut and peel the covering from the damaged site. |
In this case, there was some damage caused by the gear/gear block shifting on impact. Remove the damaged pieces. |
In cases like this, it's best to cleanly remove some of the balsa sheeting around the damaged area for easier re-sheeting. |
Remove the gear block and sand the area where it was mounted, as well as the block itself. |
Once clean, use PLENTY of 30 minute epoxy to glue the block back in place. Test fit the gear before allowing to set, then remove the gear and secure the block in place until the epoxy is hard enough to hold the block in place. Then add a small block of balsa/light ply next to the LG block for re-enforcement (not pictured). Epoxy in place with 30 minute epoxy. |
Once all of the broken pieces inside the wing have been repaired, re-sheet the area with 1/8" balsa, then repair the covering in your preferred method. This is not the best looking repair job, and can be done more professional looking by a more experienced modeler. Regardless of how it looks, this repair holds together well. The student that owns this plane soloed on it the very next day after this repair was completed.. |