1960 Piper Pacer left Wing recover Part 1

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After I returned from 2022 Sun & Fun I removed the left wing of my Pacer. I have been chasing cracks in the paint for the last years and it is not getting any better. The Pacer was last covered in 1986, so I figured it's time to pull the wing, take the fabric off, fix anything that needs to be fixed and recover and paint it.
I will only do the left wing right now. After it's done I will fly the Pacer for a while before I pull the other wing.

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@viridimontes 11 месяцев назад

Juergen, you are everywhere!

@pacer42z 11 месяцев назад

there are still many places on my list.

@JMOUC265 2 года назад

Great video, Juergen! Thank you for taking the time to do it. I look forward to more of the same. I enjoy seeing the work and the results. It is amazing to see how well it has held up. I am very interested to see how the auxiliary wing tank is reconditioned.

@pacer42z 2 года назад

My mechanic(s) examined the tank and determined that it was just surface corrosion. I used a wire brush on a hand drill to clean it up. Then I painted it with Zinc Chromate, epoxy primer and a top coat. I didn't video tape this part since I don't want to have overspray on my cameras. I will mention it in hte next video.

@martinabud5735 2 года назад

I am in the process to rebuil a PA22/20 1953. Looking fwd to see the video.

@pacer42z 2 года назад

Good luck with your project

@Lt_Tragg 2 года назад

Nice presentation Juergen. Love the rotisserie - would love to see the detail on how built. Your exacting approach to restoring/maintaining your Pacer one segment at a time over time rather than all at once at one time is smart and as you say minimizes maintenance downtime and helps ensure maximum operating/flight time.

@pacer42z 2 года назад

I didn’t build the rotisserie, it belongs to our local EAA chapter. I will include some footage about it in the next video.

@dannol 2 года назад

I loved this - thanks. I just bought a PA-22/20 last year and it’s fascinating to see what’s inside the wing of my plane. Mine was rebuilt in 1992 so I’m hoping it’s good on the inside.

@pacer42z 2 года назад

It should be. There are more episodes to come.

@Joe_Not_A_Fed 2 года назад

This is interesting. Those are very beefy looking spars and a very beefy looking wing structure overall. If anything smaller than an elephant got in the way...I would bet on the wing. Will you be putting a coat of something on the wood wingtip rib? Thanks for sharing.

@pacer42z 2 года назад

The wooden end rib was covered with fabric on the outside. I’m thinking about brushing a fresh coat of varnish on it.

@Joe_Not_A_Fed 2 года назад

@@pacer42z Couldn't hurt. Have you considered replacing the wing fabric with aluminum or is there not enough advantage to bother?

@pacer42z 2 года назад

@@Joe_Not_A_Fed There was an STC to "metalize" the PA-22, but I'm not sure if it's available anymore. However, I like the looks of a fabric covered airplane much better and I believe it is also much lighter to keep it fabric covered.

@Joe_Not_A_Fed 2 года назад

@@pacer42z Makes sense. Thanks.

@pacer42z 2 года назад

@@Joe_Not_A_Fed Your welcome

@petermelillo6524 2 года назад

Very interesting, thanks for posting. Looking forward to part 2. As a side note my 0-300 was sent to Winchester for repair. Been 5 years and running like a top. Anyway thanks again!

@pacer42z 2 года назад

Tom Schweiz at OKV does a good job. He did my engine too.