Hi gang, its been a while since I last posted. I have finally made time available to get a couple planes airworthy again, and decided to use this opportunity to fix my favorite Cardinal. This arf is about 4 years old, had maybe slightly more than two hundred flights on it, and several crashes.
I have just replaced the leadouts. There was no wear on the bellcrank, I just dont trust crimps. (lost more than one plane to a failed crimp). I am happy to replace the original covering. the edges were lifting badly as of its last flights. The film was a nightmare to remove. There is still pigmented goo in the corners, its hard to remove.
But my questions are,
1, what is the fues made of? its really sorta heavy. Sturdy, but heavy. it seems harder than hard balsa and softer than plywood. If I remember right, my arf weighed 50oz with a LA40 installed. And
2, will the remaing glue from the original covering make it impossible to apply new film? I have had no luck removing the old stuff with MEK, acetone or even dope thinner. Any thoughts, anyone been down this road before?
It sure is good to be back at my workbench again. After this I will be finishing a plane I started three years ago
Greg