Repairing Twist Tail Section, Suggestions??
 

Hey there. I've been involved with this hobby for a few years now. Ive scratch built and arf'd. I have a problem though and I'm looking for any suggestions out there.

I have a Hanger 9 Twist 40 size. I have a Rossi 40 & 45 I use on it. It has robart hinges at the rear.

So heres the scoop.

At the rudder and the elevator hinge points, the wood has split along the length of the wood from one end to the other. Along the rudder and along the elevator. I haven't been able to figure out an easy way to fix this. I pumped in some glue at the widest gaps and I put in a few screws (#2) where I could. Usually when I have something thats broken, its broken. Cut it out, glue in a new piece. This though is a real pain. When you consider a whole new plane is only around a $100, what do you do with this?

I'd appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.:D

RE: Repairing Twist Tail Section, Suggestions??
 

Drill holes and CA glue a round toothpick about every 1/4" or so. You would essentially be riveting the wood on either side of the cracks.

Don

RE: Repairing Twist Tail Section, Suggestions??
 

or small lengths of dowel. but then again, weight does add up this way.

RE: Repairing Twist Tail Section, Suggestions??
 

try caoting it out in some two ton, slow setting epoxy. coat all of the wood evenly and make shure the gap is full. you might try laying a little bit of thin balsa over it as quasi sheeting(mainly on the bottom to keep the epoxy in and smooth).

thats what i did on my horizontal stab, and it has held up well. especialy considering my instructor took it out and intentionaly tried to break it to mak shure it was gonna hold.

RE: Repairing Twist Tail Section, Suggestions??
 

Hi!
Can you show us a picture of it?
JK