KR> fuselage damage

2009-05-04 Thread Dene Collett
Hi guys Havn't checked mail for a few days. Thanks to those who responded to my post re the hole punched through the bottom of my fuselage. What I neglected to say was that the hole was big enough to put my foor through. I am ready to scarf in the replacement bay ply and will be making the scar

KR> fuselage damage

2009-04-29 Thread Dan Heath
Too bad you did not ask before you cut. All you had to do is cut out the small area, put in a piece of backing which could just be some ply, and glue in the replacement piece. It would be just like you were making an inspection hole, only sealing it up. Then when you finished it off, you would n

KR> fuselage damage

2009-04-28 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 11:13 PM 4/27/2009, you wrote: >It fell on top of the retract gear that I had been storing on the >floor under the plane which punched a hole through the bottom of the >fuselge just ahead of the rear spar. There is no damage to the >longerons or any of the cross members. >Dene Collett +++

KR> fuselage damage

2009-04-28 Thread airgu...@comcast.net
which punched a hole through the bottom of the fuselge just ahead of the rear spar. There is no damage to the longerons or any of the cross members. This is the place where many have a hole for the belly flap actuator. I beleive that your "patch" will be more aerodynamic than structural.

KR> fuselage damage

2009-04-27 Thread Willie van der Walt
Hi Dene If you are going to leave a 2.5mm step. Oil and dirt will collect on it and that will irritate you in time to come. Can you not nail or staple it down to cure? You don't have to remove the staples or nails. That is what I did on my VP2. Regards Willie 0835805703

KR> fuselage damage

2009-04-27 Thread Dene Collett
Hi people The other day while moving a customers revmaster motor I managed to bump my KR fuselage boat off its stands. It fell on top of the retract gear that I had been storing on the floor under the plane which punched a hole through the bottom of the fuselge just ahead of the rear spar. Ther