This paper discusses the problems of repair experienced by aircraft operators and some actual repairs are mentioned. The use of cold-setting adhesives is compared with the hot-setting pre-pregs recommended by the manufacturers.
A need is then shown for more mechanical and physical property data on both the original pre-preg resins and the cold-setting resins that may be used for repair when the provision of hot-curing is difficult.
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