Tony, I wouldn't even contemplate taking the whole upper
wing surface off. If there is any question of opening the
wing up then a small local patch could , I guess be cut
out and subsequently repaired, probably best from both
cosmetic and aerodynamic views, on the undersurface. It is
very difficult to do any heat produced modifications on
any sizeable area. Getting a spar pin socket out of the
seat back works nicely if you blow a heat gun down the
hole, but I would hesitate to try anything bigger. But
what you really need is an inspector with fibreglass
skills, and ideally someone who is a professional glider
repairer. I assume there must be one or more such persons
in Oz as glider pilots not infrequently get it wrong and
make a bit of a mess of their plane, and very extensive
damage can be repaired to as new standards. But there are
strict principles for maintaining the strength of the
structures. Alternatively, speaking as a retired
gynaecologist, I suspect it might be possible to put
modified recess bits in through the hole in the close out
possibly by say cutting in two vertically and patching
over the join line.
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
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> Hello all,
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> I just joined this forum today - I live in Sydney
>Australia and have recently got possession of a partially
>built Europa XS (tailwheel) from the USA.
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> While taking stock of the equipment I noted that the
>aileron mass balance reassesses that should have been
>installed prior to wing close-out are missing.
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> Point here is that the wings are definitely closed - so
>before I even begin, I need to sort out this problem. Has
>anyone come across this before. Will I need to open the
>wind again (if that is possible) or can I install the
>reassesses at this late stage.
>
> Regards,
> Tony Vaccarella
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> Mascot NSW 2020
> Sydney Australia
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