Matt's RV-8 Project



Matt Dralle's RV-8 Project
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Date:  6-21-2009
Number of Hours:  0.50
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Brief Description:  Damaged Left Wing Tip - Part 1

Well, I got the fiberglass wing tips down from storage to have a look at the fit and finish and try to gauge just how much of a hassle they were going to be to mount. But the first thing I discovered was that the left tip had what appeared to be a crushed in area on the top side right in the middle. "Oh great," I think, "I wonder when I did that...?" But then I started looking closer and I noticed that on the inside of the fiberglass tip, there was a 8"x6" fiberglass patch! It would appear that the fiberglass vendor tried to patch the wing tip when they, themselves, dropped something on it, and then did a quick patch underneath and didn't bother to resurface the top side or redo the gelcoat. Unbelievable.

So, I took some pictures and emailed them to Van's support and asked if I could get a replacement. I received a reply back from Van's and they have indicated that they are shipping me a replacement tip today. Yahoo!
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6"x8" Fiberglass "Patch"

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6"x8" Fiberglass "Patch"

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Damaged Top Surface

Damaged Top Surface

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