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View of the underside of the right aileron. The juction of the inboard and middle aileron segments is at the right side of this image. A piece of fabric has been fractured loose (the black patch), the tape at the junction is torn, the gap sealing tape is bent and creased, and the carbon fabric of the lower surface of the inboard aileron is torn. Just above the tear is seen the tiny end of another tear that extends under the tape. The turbulator strip is intact.
July 14. 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
The underside of the right aileron. This shows the separation of the juncture and the defiormation of the carbon fabric in the areas of the tears.
July 14. 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
The underside of the right aileron, at the juncture of the inboard and middle aileron sections. The black "line" at the lower end of this jucture is the broken piece of carbon fabric hanging by a fragment of tape.
July 14. 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
A view of the lower aileron surface, with reflections arranged to show the surface deformities clearly.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
The underside of the inboard end of the middle aileron segment. The carbon fabric can be seen to have a wrinkle that terminates in a tear which extends around to the upper surface. The gap sealing tape is creased, the tape joining the aileron segmetns is torn, a piece of carbon fabric has broken out of the inboard aileron segment. The turbulator strip is intact.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image shows the whole area of trailing-edge separation, with a tape measure for scale.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
The top of the right aileron, showing the deformity of the carbon fabric of the middle aileron segment. At the top of the bend that's highlighted by the sunlight is a non-displaced tear of the fabric which extends around to the under side.
In the center, lower edge, is the impact site where the edge struck the pickup that was towing the glider. The tape measure, of course, is placed for scale.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image shows, at lower left center, the tear in the carbon fabric that continues from the lower aileron surfce to the top.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image of the right aileron shows a small deformity of the wing on the top side, wich may possibly be the imprint of the hinge in the fabric. The hinge, however, seems solid. The inboard end of the wing is on the left.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image shows a detal of the under side of the most inboard part of the middle aileron section.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image of the under side of the middle aileron section shows that the fragment of carbon fabric that was fractured out is not missing.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image shows the separation and deformity of the carbon fabric of the inboard aileron section trailing edge. There is little separation of the middle aileron section.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image shows the deformity and separation on the inboard aileron section from the inboard end.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
This image is the same as zbottom_B6.jpg but with a different plane of focus.
July 14, 2002
Copyright © 2002 Daniel L. Johnson
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View of the underside of the right aileron. The juction of the inboard and middle aileron segments is at the right side of this image. A piece of fabric has been fractured loose (the black patch), the tape at the junction is torn, the gap sealing tape is bent and creased, and the carbon fabric of the lower surface of the inboard aileron is torn. Just above the tear is seen the tiny end of another tear that extends under the tape. The turbulator strip is intact.
