Therapy

[1938BF50]

Needed a dose of therapy this last weekend so pulled out the fuselage to run the engine. Mag off, 8 blades, one shot on the primer, mag on......first flip! Ahhhh. 15 minutes at 800 was just what the good doc ordered! Neighbors love me!

[crispy critter]

Re: Therapy

Why do you have her apart????

[1938BF50]

Re: Therapy

Kevin,

Wings failed the fabric this spring (Grade A cotton/1977). Maule test was all over the place(42-60) so I made up a fixture (earlier post) and we pull tested a one inch wide strip cut from the top of the wing....... failed at 32# in the exact place the maule had it at 45. Now rebuilding/recovering the wings and tail surfaces. It turned into a lot more of a project than I had hoped for. Lots of rib damage on the "newer" 1941 wing. The original 1938 is nearly perfect!

[crispy critter]

Re: Therapy

I feel your pain...I do a lot of fabric ,recover, and restore jobs.

[mulwyk]

Re: Therapy

That's a fine looking fuselage, Mike. I feel better already!

And I like seeing that "NC" number in there.

Bob Gustafson

[flylo]

Re: Therapy

Mike,if the pain gets too intense,come on over & we'll go flying in NC20426. After all they are very close sister ships!