Another Ultra Flash Repair Thread
09-27-2016, 02:30 AM
#54
Wing is now on David's table.
first step was to look at the inner parts of the wing with an endoscope camera.
since we saw some internal damage we decided to open a few access hatches in the wing to asses the damages.
once these were opened we found the trailing edge airex spar is broken, together with the CF wovings, that is structural damage and therefore, although repairable, we decided to disqualify the wing due to structural safety.
first step was to look at the inner parts of the wing with an endoscope camera.
since we saw some internal damage we decided to open a few access hatches in the wing to asses the damages.
once these were opened we found the trailing edge airex spar is broken, together with the CF wovings, that is structural damage and therefore, although repairable, we decided to disqualify the wing due to structural safety.
09-27-2016, 02:33 AM
#55
My friend had an old spare Flash wing at home, so i picked it up and David will be making modifications to it and fitting it to the UF fuselage.
modifications would also include removing of the (damaged) tip tanks and fabricating new wing tips similar to Ultra Flash design.
Pics of wing as we got it attached.
modifications would also include removing of the (damaged) tip tanks and fabricating new wing tips similar to Ultra Flash design.
Pics of wing as we got it attached.
01-30-2017, 06:50 AM
#67
David has stripped the fiberglass skin close to the wing tips, down to the Airex foam, in order to tie the new foam wingtips to the wing, and not have a height step on the connection.
then added a CF strip along the edge for stiffness of the tip, andfirst layer of glass over all of it.
then added a CF strip along the edge for stiffness of the tip, andfirst layer of glass over all of it.
03-12-2017, 12:30 PM
#73
Remember the Before pics?
Here is how she looks today after David "The Magician" Ifrah, and this is why they call him "The Magician" - he takes something old and wrecked, and brings it back new and better than before!!
David - you are a master of the craft.
Here is how she looks today after David "The Magician" Ifrah, and this is why they call him "The Magician" - he takes something old and wrecked, and brings it back new and better than before!!
David - you are a master of the craft.
08-04-2017, 01:13 AM
#75
David is back to the Ultra Flash, we got anoher wing which has both wing tips ripped off, and we'll see what the magician can make out of it.
structurally this wing is fine and David has the old broken wing to salvage parts / molds from if needed.
structurally this wing is fine and David has the old broken wing to salvage parts / molds from if needed.