I don't doubt that anything can be repaired, but it this case, how could you get it repaired and back in the shape that it is supposed to be. Those short pieces of repair wood will not bend like the long pieces.
However, if I were in your place, I would want to know WHY did it snap. In all the years that I have been associated with the KR, up until the past few weeks, I have never even heard of a concern about the fuse breaking, let alone one doing so, in such a drastic manner. I would suspect two things, the wood, and what is being done when bending the wood. Is it being bent beyond what the plans call for? If it were mine, after determining the cause, I would build that side over again, having changed what it was, that caused this to happen. You can also buy a fuse that is already built, there are plenty of projects out there, going to waste. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2007 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -------Original Message------- You may have to use a new piece of longeron in place of the original, but a shorter one. As for the ply, If possible, I would replace it. -----Original Message----- I was bending my fuselage today and one of the longerons snapped, really good, all the way through, breaking the plywood skin with it.
