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Old 02-15-2006 | 01:05 PM
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dkourk
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Default RE: Experienced builders needed - Help with repairing crashed Decathlon

Thanks a lot for all the answers. The more I look at it and the more I read your answers the more I think I should give it a try. I was ready to scrap the plane and get a new model.

I was a bit sceptical of epoxying things together as I do not know if they are going to hold. I am attaching some more photos for your consideration.

The firewall is broken into 3 pieces, so I guess it would be safer to try and rebuilt this. Now mounting the firewall, the fuselage is broken where the firewall was mounted as well as where the support behind the firewall is (shown in the photos) The fuselage is also broken where the landing gear mounts whith the plate detached and still attached to the landing gear.

Would just epoxying all this together, together with some supports be enough?

Sorry if I am repeating my self its just that I have no real experience in building/repairing a plane (actually I once built a pt-40 12 years ago just before exiting the hobby to go to university).

Once again thanks for all the answers, it really helps and it quickly builts up experience for us newbies!

Dimitris.
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