Works to restore the Floater Jet to flying condition have commenced, with encouraging progress having already been made.
The tape holding the nose together has been removed revealing a heavily distorted shape with a multitude of rips and gaps in the foam. Also the pushrods to the tail have been bent to a degree I thought was beyond repair. However, having focussed some attention on these, I have managed to straighten them and repair a split in one of the sleeves.
Testing the servos has shown one of the tail servos appears to have stripped a gear, so that will need to be replaced too, however that is a fairly minor matter.
The main problem I had was the drying of the super glue - without accelerator it would sometimes take a day or two for repairs in some of the heavily damaged areas to dry, making the reconstruction painfully slow. Having repaired most of the nose I abandoned the prospect of a quick return to the skies the project for a few days and was rewarded with a fully cured and reasonably straight fuselage when I next checked.
The repair of the severed tail had similar issues, however patience was rewarded by a nicely bonded fracture, strong enough for the demands of flight.
As before I smoothed over the skin with tape for a cleaner look and additional strength - all ready to give the
As before I smoothed over the skin with tape for a cleaner look and additional strength - all ready to give the Floater a test flight...
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