Adam Poultney Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 It appears that part of one of the control surfaces on XM603 has been damaged by the storm today Hopefully this will be fixed soon, they take very good care of her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WV908 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) '603 Doesn't have control surfaces to speak of any more. When she was fixed up a few years ago, the ailerons / elevators were de-skinned and re-skinned over in a couple of solid patches, with the former hinge lines painted on. Cost effective at the time considering she doesn't need the use of her control surfaces, but it shows that maybe they should have been done properly first time around. This is not a criticism of the museum though as the alternative was bean tins; just my two-pence worth. Cheers, WV908 Edited February 10, 2020 by WV908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Will she be repaired? Is it a big job, ie expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Will she be repaired? Is it a big job, ie expensive? From what I've heard it is not going to be a terribly difficult repair, just a little expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Meh BDR /Speed tape and some pop rivets she'll be rite in no time👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Would be a good project for battle damage repair training. The powers to be wouldn't go along with that I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, busnproplinerfan said: Would be a good project for battle damage repair training. The powers to be wouldn't go along with that I guess? You have to remember that battle damage repairs were a cold war expedient to get the aircraft back in the air for possibly a last mission, it would not be pretty and not designed to be lasting. Edited February 11, 2020 by Retired Bob missing word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Retired Bob said: You have to remember that battle damage repairs were a cold war expedient to get the aircraft back in the air for possibly a last mission, it would not be pretty and not designed to be lasting. yes, but for a static plane, may by ok. I'm not there so I can't say much, hopefully it gets repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 10 hours ago, busnproplinerfan said: yes, but for a static plane, may by ok. I'm not there so I can't say much, hopefully it gets repaired. Maybe, but I have memories of pop rivets and araldite all covered with speed tape. And now there is storm Dennis about to hit this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Retired Bob said: Maybe, but I have memories of pop rivets and araldite all covered with speed tape. And now there is storm Dennis about to hit this weekend. You know what's correct when you see it and the shoddy repairs will stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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