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Old 09-18-2015, 04:20 AM
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At this point the model was given to Dudu Ifrah for repair. He and His Son Omri are both UAV composite builders here in Israel and with the help of Sharon Azulay (also UAV composite builder), they commensed work on the fuselage.

first stage was to expose the fiberglass around the main crack in the fuse - the fuse was split open!
Then it was first glue time. - Fuselage was held against the wing and the crack was held in place with aluminum tape from the outside (there was about 1mm gap in the crack), and structural glue was wicked into the slot, followed by 3 layers of stepped carbon fiber cloth, and then peel ply.
After this was dry another layer of glass was laid on the outer part of the crack with peel ply, dried and sanded smooth.
final touch was "stone" spray inside the fuse to give back the original interior look.
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