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Easy Skin Graft Method for Carbon-Fiber Wing Repair

By Gordon Buckland | gordon@gatorf3b.com I have spent a lot of time after contests retrieving models in trees, swamps, and fences, and they are often damaged. We are fortunate to have an avid builder and repair expert who has taken the time to document how to repair damaged wings. Thank you, Dennis Harvey, for this fantastic contribution about the skin graft technique. Damage to the hollow wing of an older Vixen 2. The damage goes back to the spar, which is typical for hollow wings.Figure 1 shows the damage to an older Vixen 2, which is used as an example for this article. This is a…

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