1964-M20E Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 http://www.aigaviation.com/aviationsalvage/salvagedetail.aspx?SalvageId=1462 For what it is worth I just saw this F model on the Chartis Salvae site. The plane is located in Englewood Colorado. Maybe somone nearby that wants to get into an F model and is not worried about looks. It has a lot of hail damage but at the right price I guess it is flyable and over time you could start repalcing parts to minizmie the looks of the hail damage. I'd hate to see it disassembled, parted out and the remainder crushed but that may be its fate. Quote
richardheitzman Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 that is a sad, abandoned little M20F. That is very bad damage (from what I can see in the picts) and at a minimum all flight controls will need to be replaced / reskinned. Wing skins, cabin skins, fuel tank reseal, and the list goes on. I hate to say it, probably better to salvage it out. Even if you got it for free, the repairs would far out weigh the value of the aircraft. Quote
N601RX Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 I hope it was tied down and not flying when it happened. My wife and I was trapped in a car on the road a few years ago durring the hail storm. We just set in the car while it was totaled out. The front window was caved in and the others were busted out. It lasted at least 5 minutes. Quote
rbridges Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 I hope it was tied down and not flying when it happened. My wife and I was trapped in a car on the road a few years ago durring the hail storm. We just set in the car while it was totaled out. The front window was caved in and the others were busted out. It lasted at least 5 minutes. wow. I bet that was a scary 5 minutes. Quote
rbridges Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 btw, I'd love to get the 430W and 340 out of that plane. Quote
BigTex Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 Living in Texas, we deal with hail damage all the time. We have companies that can remove dents in cars pretty easily. Wonder if that process would work in this situation? Quote
Skywarrior Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 But what about the "Titleist" effect? It *should* fly longer and flatter... Quote
BigTex Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 You might fly flatter and straighter... For me, I'd be looking at a duck hook. Not a good thing in a plane! Quote
rbridges Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 Living in Texas, we deal with hail damage all the time. We have companies that can remove dents in cars pretty easily. Wonder if that process would work in this situation? I asked that before, and someone on here said it had to do with the metal. Steel can have dents removed, but aluminum doesn't work well that way. Quote
Alan Fox Posted October 25, 2012 Report Posted October 25, 2012 Believe it or not , that plane will do 20 K on the salvage bid.. The engine alone will do 9 the prop will do 4 the 430 will do 4 the rest of the avionics will do 2 or three , and thats for quick money , you get the rest of the plane for free....Someone will buy it and fly with the dings , although they look substantial in the pics , imagine how bad they will look in person... Quote
richardheitzman Posted November 3, 2012 Report Posted November 3, 2012 Aluminum is compressed by this type of damage, and "work hardened". If you try and pull out a dent, you end up with an area of harder aluminum then the surrounding area, which creates a stress area and cracks will happen. Pulling dents out of aluminum (hail damage) is not an approved reair technique. Quote
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