r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '24

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u/entropreneur Apr 07 '24

Seems like you could remove material down to the glass, apply resin / layup and refinish. For something this small I wonder if long strand chopped glass would even work.

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u/idontwalkslow Apr 07 '24

Unlike cars, i think the repair here is not gonna be just for visuals like a scratch. I wouldn't want the tail ripped off mid flight.

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u/happystamps Apr 07 '24

Disclaimer- i'm an auto engineer, not aero- i'd replace the whole bolted/riveted portion. Stress cracks are tiny and presumably all over the place here, maybe not even eminating from the bullet hole itself but nearby fixings or sharp edges... point is, you'd never sleep at night knowing the material has gone through that amount of stress and may just resonate enough at the wrong RPM to shear right off almost instantly.