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Aircraft Repair

Written by Mark Wilkins Giving a Pup a second chance Feature As seen in the March 2017 issue of Model Aviation. Using a sharp paring chisel, carefully carve away the old balsa longerons. Take care to scrape away old glue because it will compromise the new joint. All that was salvageable from the author’s old Pup fuselage was the nose section, which held together well. It happens. We’ve all been there, flying blissfully around our field, hotdogging and doing every stunt in the book. The…

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