04 July 2010
Dakota Wing Repair
04/07/10 15:43
DAKOTA WING – REPAIR DIARY
Accidental damage occurred to the Dakota wing just over a year ago and recently a huge effort has been made to repair the last areas of damage. WOII E. Gibson & CPO M. Corcoran from RAF Cosford have been working on straightening and repairing the wing flap on the Dakota. Eight frames were significantly damaged and the aim now is to correct the profile, plate the end of the flap and dress the damage.
ACAM - Aircraft construction & maintenance – based at RAF Cosford have had the wingtip in their care over recent weeks. The first job performed by our Trust Engineers & ACAM was to remove the wingtip and assess the damage to the skeleton. Significant progress has been made on the Dakota wingtip since the 29th April 2010. ACAM have made an impressive move forward with re-skinning the wingtip alongside knocking out the various dents and strengthening areas that need attention high impact damage.
See the images below which show the progress that has been made over recent weeks.
Accidental damage occurred to the Dakota wing just over a year ago and recently a huge effort has been made to repair the last areas of damage. WOII E. Gibson & CPO M. Corcoran from RAF Cosford have been working on straightening and repairing the wing flap on the Dakota. Eight frames were significantly damaged and the aim now is to correct the profile, plate the end of the flap and dress the damage.
ACAM - Aircraft construction & maintenance – based at RAF Cosford have had the wingtip in their care over recent weeks. The first job performed by our Trust Engineers & ACAM was to remove the wingtip and assess the damage to the skeleton. Significant progress has been made on the Dakota wingtip since the 29th April 2010. ACAM have made an impressive move forward with re-skinning the wingtip alongside knocking out the various dents and strengthening areas that need attention high impact damage.
See the images below which show the progress that has been made over recent weeks.
Here are some photographs showing the extent of the wingtip damage.
The photograph above shows the resin cast that has been made by our Dak Engineer. This cast will be fixed onto the damaged wingtip and reinforced with carbon fibre as a method of creating a suitable leading edge curve.
Above and Below: The wingtip after repair.
