Bet this technology finds the body shop of the future
This could really be a handy tool as more aluminum vehicles show up. Bet somebody is already working on a line of tools. I've seen it work on a Citation that was hit by a tug. link
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IAMICHABOD and BenK,
A McD field team came and pulled some 6" diameter dents out of the lower wing skin on a Citation Encore that had a tug go underneath the leading edge and also some dents from the leading edge proper. It would have been a pain to patch manually as they were in a wet bay forward of the spar that had some small oval access panels a distance away from the damage.
My pals who watched did not mention any dies so it might have been a variation on the original theme not needing them.
As everything airplane is generally low quantity production and grossly overpriced accordingly, some manufacturer could probably make one for auto use at a price affordable to body shops IMHO, especially given the F150 is probably the tip of the aluminum iceberg.
A McD field team came and pulled some 6" diameter dents out of the lower wing skin on a Citation Encore that had a tug go underneath the leading edge and also some dents from the leading edge proper. It would have been a pain to patch manually as they were in a wet bay forward of the spar that had some small oval access panels a distance away from the damage.
My pals who watched did not mention any dies so it might have been a variation on the original theme not needing them.
As everything airplane is generally low quantity production and grossly overpriced accordingly, some manufacturer could probably make one for auto use at a price affordable to body shops IMHO, especially given the F150 is probably the tip of the aluminum iceberg.
