Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
07-20-2009, 08:16 AM
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Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
Hey guys. I had a crash over the weekend that tore the wing mouns out of the body, and I'm not sure on the best way to repair this. Can I just use an insulation Foam to rebuild the void and re-insert the mounts back into the body? Is there a better, cleaner way to fix things like this?
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07-20-2009, 09:41 AM
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RE: Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
No pics. At work right now.
What happened was I got hit by a crosswind landing, and the wings took the impact, and ripped off the screw mount (front) and the 2 pilot hole mount (back) for the wings to be mounted to the body.
I've got it back in with CA, but I haven't attempted another flight yet to see how it is holding.
What happened was I got hit by a crosswind landing, and the wings took the impact, and ripped off the screw mount (front) and the 2 pilot hole mount (back) for the wings to be mounted to the body.
I've got it back in with CA, but I haven't attempted another flight yet to see how it is holding.
07-20-2009, 12:04 PM
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RE: Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
A good thing to use for that is gorilla glue because it will foam up and fill all the gaps in the foam. When I had a Trojan, I mostly used CA or hot glue to fix things and it worked fine, so you are probably good for now. If it happens again, think about the gorilla glue.
07-20-2009, 01:16 PM
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RE: Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
ORIGINAL: BigSting23
No pics. At work right now.
What happened was I got hit by a crosswind landing, and the wings took the impact, and ripped off the screw mount (front) and the 2 pilot hole mount (back) for the wings to be mounted to the body.
I've got it back in with CA, but I haven't attempted another flight yet to see how it is holding.
No pics. At work right now.
What happened was I got hit by a crosswind landing, and the wings took the impact, and ripped off the screw mount (front) and the 2 pilot hole mount (back) for the wings to be mounted to the body.
I've got it back in with CA, but I haven't attempted another flight yet to see how it is holding.
07-20-2009, 01:55 PM
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RE: Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
What I would do is get the parts that have to get screwed in and place them to see how they look. Shred some fiber glassup and put in or around mounting parts then mix some 6 min epoxy upand put on top of glass use a toth pick to force the epoxy between fiber glass pieces. When dry sand it an this will be strong. To finish it get a sponn full of light weight spackle and a few drops of water base polyurethane and use that as a filler. This will work and depends how the mix is made to make it more stonger. Buy some cheap water base paint from a craft store to match. It will look pretty once again.
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RE: Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
ORIGINAL: BigSting23
No pics. At work right now.
What happened was I got hit by a crosswind landing, and the wings took the impact, and ripped off the screw mount (front) and the 2 pilot hole mount (back) for the wings to be mounted to the body.
I've got it back in with CA, but I haven't attempted another flight yet to see how it is holding.
No pics. At work right now.
What happened was I got hit by a crosswind landing, and the wings took the impact, and ripped off the screw mount (front) and the 2 pilot hole mount (back) for the wings to be mounted to the body.
I've got it back in with CA, but I haven't attempted another flight yet to see how it is holding.
07-20-2009, 02:06 PM
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RE: Trojan T-28 Foam Repair
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What I would do is get the parts that have to get screwed in and place them to see how they look. Shred some fiber glassup and put in or around mounting parts then mix some 6 min epoxy upand put on top of glass use a toth pick to force the epoxy between fiber glass pieces. When dry sand it an this will be strong. To finish it get a sponn full of light weight spackle and a few drops of water base polyurethane and use that as a filler. This will work and depends how the mix is made to make it more stonger. Buy some cheap water base paint from a craft store to match. It will look pretty once again.
What I would do is get the parts that have to get screwed in and place them to see how they look. Shred some fiber glassup and put in or around mounting parts then mix some 6 min epoxy upand put on top of glass use a toth pick to force the epoxy between fiber glass pieces. When dry sand it an this will be strong. To finish it get a sponn full of light weight spackle and a few drops of water base polyurethane and use that as a filler. This will work and depends how the mix is made to make it more stonger. Buy some cheap water base paint from a craft store to match. It will look pretty once again.
