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Tail Impact Damage

TDL Aero is the Cirrus repair arm of Gateway Air Center. These are the slides from a powerpoint presentation on Tail Impact Damage. We also repair Skin / Core Damage (146 KB), and Bird Strike Damage (425 KB).

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Damaged tail, Cirrus aircraft

Evaluating the tail damage (1)
Evaluating the tail damage (1)
Evaluating the tail damage (2)
Evaluating the tail damage (2)
Skin removed, spar damage exposed

Damage removal and skin blending

Fiberglass lay-up spar

Baking the tail of a Cirrus aircraft (1)
Baking the tail in our custom oven (1)
Baking the tail of a Cirrus aircraft (2)
Baking the tail in our custom oven (2)
First vertical fin skin lay-up

Inspecting the spar lay-up

Final skin lay-up and bake

Final lay-up complete; ready for EMM

EMM and doubler installation

Fill and body work completed

Primer completed

Painted and polished - good as new




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