Wizard 2x V-Tail Reinforcement

I started this page to show the repair of the V-Tail on my white/red glass Wizard I have christened Gandalph. The tail cracked open one day after over 100 hours on the plane. I can only guess that it was weakened from a lifetime of landings. Fortunately, this Wizard was never stressed under high speed flutter conditions.

In addition to repairing the crack, I decided to apply external reinforcements as suggested by Craig Toutolmin in case I ever do DS this Wizard. The process from beginning to end is described and depicted below. 

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V-Tail LE
Reinforcement Mockup 1		V-Tail LE
Reinforcement Mockup 2
V-Tail LE
Reinforcement Mockup 3		V-Tail TE
Reinforcement Mockup
Reinforcements TemplatesReinforcements Cut
Fuse/Tail Crack 1Fuse/Tail Crack 2
Fuse/Tail Crack 3Marking LE 1
Marking LE 2LE Reinforcements Marked
Marking TETE Reinforcements Marked
Fuse MaskedRemoving Paint
Paint RemovedScuffed and Cleaned
Thickened EpoxyInternal Splooge
TE Reinforcement 1
Applied		TE Reinforcement 2
Applied
LE Reinforcement 1
Applied		LE Reinforcement 2
Applied
LE Reinforcement 3
Applied		Plastic Tape
Inside OutTE Tensioning
TE TensionedLE Tensioned
Compressed and HeatedDone View 1
Done View 2Done View 3
Assembled
Contact: osborn@upandrunningit.com    Last Update: Sun 04/13/2003