Scale Soaring UK

Not exactly a build thread but a re-build thread, for those who were at the last Middle Wallop may remember my ex- CW Slingsby Eagle was involved in a mid-air at around 900ft agl which took off the port wing tip and aileron, sort of got it under control, but at around 400-500ft the remaining part of the port wing panel came away, and it didn't end too well.

So get it home and have a look at the damage, looks like a new (or extensive rebuild) port wing, some repairs to the starboard wing and center section and a fuselage rebuild and it could fly again. Stripping the covering off the fuselage, looks like the tail section, center section and nose (should save a few church roofs) can be reused........

First off splice some new longerons into the tail boom and then replace the bracing.

Build a new nose section, splice on and add the old nose cone

Super impressed, Frank...I would most likely have binned it

As a friend and clubmate who was at Middle Wallop and helped retrieve the pieces of the Eagle after the mid-air, I can confirm it was as bad as the first photo depicts!!
I can only think that Frank's determination, love of a challenge, but more importantly, his Northern frugality, has driven the rebuild!

Nice one Frank, I am with Chris on this one and would have ALMOST binned it and had a nice excuse to buy parts for another.

a brief up progress update, first off the fuselage, new side sheeting added, canopy frames to be repaired and rubbed down ready for repainting and trail fitting before fuselage is covered, filled and painted.



Going to go with this colour scheme

Port wing wasn't too bad, cracked upper spar and sheeting



Repaired and braced the spar, cutout the damaged sheeting and replaced

Starboard wing (the one severed in the mid air) required a bit more drastic action, so has been rebuilt from the sheeted area as shown in progress here

Well done Frank. I think the yellow and white scheme will look very nice.
Brian.

Well done from me .It just show's what can be rebuilt however bad it looks. When I killed my fox and that was bad .It was ready for the bin. Simon W- Smith said put it in the loft for a while then look at it later maybe a year. Good advice I did, and now the fuselage and tail and canopy are finished just waiting for the wings. Always pick up all the bits in a bag and only bin a year or two later.

Hi Frank

There must be something about Eagles that give them a death wish. Last October our good friend Marc Dev managed to bend his Eagle to the point that the whole thing was about a 2 feet cube of stuff. He was extremely sad and was going to bin it. Somehow the bin he chose was the back of my car. It sometimes resembles a mobile dumpster anyway, so very fitting.

With the plans that he sent me I set to on a rebuild. Took a while but the challenge was to get it back to good condition.
New centre section, Canopies and extensive fuselage and wing rebuilding. Lots of recovering and painting.

I managed to repeat the original colour scheme which will please Joe Spiers who originally built it. My only regret is that I didn't have the forethought to take a "before" pic.

Top stuff guys, Ian you've been a lot quicker than me, was that Eagle bent at the same Middle Wallop meeting?

Maybe we need to get Cliff to introduce a re-build section.....................

Hi Frank

Yes, it was the October meeting of 2018.


Something happened at the top of the tow which resulted in the starboard wing departing the aircraft and fluttering down in that mesmerizing way. The rest of it was soon to create the 2 foot cube of stuff. The starboard wing was the only thing that came off lightly.

It's difficult to determine why the wing came off. The wing joining steel is of a good length and cannot disappear into the centre section. The incidence pin is also up to scratch. My only conclusion is that the centre section failed.


Ian

Cliff Evans wrote: ↑14 Feb 2019, 07:54

FrankS wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 19:49 Top stuff guys, Ian you've been a lot quicker than me, was that Eagle bent at the same Middle Wallop meeting?

Maybe we need to get Cliff to introduce a re-build section.....................

Geat idea Frank, All done. viewforum.php?f=57

Maybe you can move this across, thanks

ian davis wrote: ↑14 Feb 2019, 07:25 Hi Frank

Yes, it was the October meeting of 2018.

It's difficult to determine why the wing came off. The wing joining steel is of a good length and cannot disappear into the centre section. The incidence pin is also up to scratch. My only conclusion is that the centre section failed.

Ian

Center section on mine came off quite well and has only required some light repairs.

Hopefully some inspiration for Frank

GeeW wrote: ↑14 Feb 2019, 20:42 Hopefully some inspiration for Frank

Cracking, thanks