<div>It was Jim....</div> <div> </div> <div>The front of the Smargd (sp?) was totally busted like an eggshell. He went back to the hotel room and got after it. A bottle of thin CA and some Heineken combined with the liner from the bottom of the box spring and it was ready to fly the next day. I also understand that a bedspread was also sacrificed in the process The repair held up until the last landing in the last round on Sunday when the plane collapsed in a heap on rollout.</div> <div> </div> <div>Mark Hunt and I recieved the carcass the next day and went to work on it. We carefully reassembled all of the eggshell parts and then lined the entire front inside with a sandwich of 1/64 plywood and thin foam sheets soaked with polyurethane glue. We also added some formers and a new LG plate. When all was said and done, the plane still would have made weight without wheel
pants.</div> <div> </div> <div>As far as I know the plane is still living peacfully in the collection of a local flier with a 140 sport in it.</div> <div> </div> <div>Richard<BR><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Are you sure it wasn't Galligan? It sure sounds like something he'd <BR>do. We need some investigative reporting on this.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR>On May 8, 2008, at 9:31 PM, Nat Penton wrote:<BR><BR>> I am told it was Jim Sheffield, not Galligan. The way I remember <BR>> it, on<BR>> Friday eve preceeding the contest, he landed abruptly short due to <BR>> an engine<BR>> out and broke the entire nose off - then shows up Friday morn RTF.<BR>><BR>> Since Jim doesen't monitor the list we may never learn the details.<BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Ron Van Putte"
<VANPUTTE@COX.NET><BR>> To: "General pattern discussion" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:03 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] SYMPHONY PICS<BR>><BR>><BR>>> OK. We've GOT to hear about that escapade.<BR>>><BR>>> Ron Van Putte<BR>>><BR>>> On May 8, 2008, at 5:12 PM, Nat Penton wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>> When it comes to FG repair don't we all need to defer to Galligan.<BR>>>> Wasn't it Galligan that did the monster repair with the motel room<BR>>>> drapery liner and CA ?<BR>>>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>>>> From: Wayne Galligan<BR>>>> To: General pattern discussion<BR>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:47 PM<BR>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] SYMPHONY PICS<BR>>>><BR>>>> Thats OK Gray.... I needed to know that you were still with<BR>>>> us...
;-)'<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> WG<BR>>>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>>>> From: Gray E Fowler<BR>>>> To: General pattern discussion<BR>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:50 PM<BR>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] SYMPHONY PICS<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> Sorry-did not mean to send that repair procedure to the entire<BR>>>> pattern world......<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> Gray Fowler<BR>>>> Senior Principal Chemical Engineer<BR>>>> Radomes and Specialty Apertures<BR>>>> Technical Staff Composites Engineering<BR>>>> Raytheon<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> _______________________________________________<BR>>>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>>>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>>>>
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