opjose
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Joined: 11/26/2005 From: Poolesville,
MD, USA Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: damon Hi, I purchased a cessna 182 50 size from you guys. When I received it, after examining all the parts, I noticed a crack along the base of the vertical tail on the fuselage. The vertical tail is also slightly leaning to that side by 1/8". What can you do for me? I haven't started building my kit because of this problem. A replacement fuse would be appreciated. thanks, Damon A. Peterson The "Lean" is to scale. The real Cessna's have this too to combat P-factor effects. This threw me too, until I saw that both the .52 and the larger 1.20 both were identically made, and someone else here referred to the real Cessna's specs. If the crack is hairline, you could merely apply a little CA to prevent the crack from growing, as it is probably just superficial. This happens often with Gel coated fiberglass fuses and I've flown many like this w/o any problems. If it is big ( a wide crack ) and unsightly however it may need replacement.
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