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4 weeks after our bird strike our 320 took to the air once again.
Yesterday we drove the wing down to Chesapeak airport, installed it on our plane and flew it home. I tested it to redline and to sustained 4 g loads. That hysol's pretty sticky stuff!
Today, the wing comes off again. Still have to do final body work and paint. Maybe another week or so till it's completely back to normal.
Here are some photos of the repair.
1. the culprit
2. initial view of damage, upper
3. initial view of damage, lower
4. all damage and delamination cut away
5. new inner skin.
6. new core and rib reinforcements
7. Angier Ames made a mold of his wing in his Massachusetts shop. Thanks Angier!!
8. Angier's mold in our shop in Virginia
9. laying up carbon inside the mold
10. new carbon skin
11. added foam core and layup to new skin
12. hysoled onto wing
13. body work
14. attach wing
15. fly away
Bill & Sue Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 is back!
N6ZQ IV now it time to get working on this one again
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