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vernon.franklin(at)gmail.
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:10 am Post subject: Attaching the Wings

I am attaching the wings here in a week or so.Â  Are there any tips, tricks, advice you guys can give on getting everything lined up just right?Â  Anything I should look out for?



How many people should I recruit to pull this off?



I am assuming when I get the first wing attached, I will have to support that side while attaching the other side, so the plane doesn't tip over.Â  Or does it stay on all 3?

Thanks,



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Vernon Franklin

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Lew Gallagher

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:26 am Post subject: Attaching the Wings

Hey Vernon,

 Short answer: two people, doesnâ€™t tip over, expect the bolts to be very  tight (for trial fit use regular bolts).  We balanced the wing on a support  so that one guy on the end could easily lift or lower the tip, while the other  guided bolts in.  Youâ€™ll get lots of ideas about final bolts on dry ice to  easier insert, etc.  We found that on ours, there was a tiny misalignment  of the outer layer of the main spar that prevented the final bolts going in  smoothly.  Not really a big deal â€“ have at it!

  

 Later, â€“ Lew

    

  From: Vernon Franklin (vernon.franklin(at)gmail.com) 

 Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:09 PM

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  I am attaching the wings here in a week or so.  Are there any  tips, tricks, advice you guys can give on getting everything lined up just  right?  Anything I should look out for?   

 How many people should I recruit to pull this off?   

 I am assuming when I get the first wing attached, I will have to support  that side while attaching the other side, so the plane doesn't tip over.   Or does it stay on all 3?

  

 Thanks,  

-- 

 Vernon  Franklin

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jeff(at)westcottpress.com
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:30 am Post subject: Attaching the Wings

Other than getting help putting the wings up on to saw horses I was able to do it myself. Just take your time and be sure to make and use the drift pins that are mentioned in the plans.



Jeff Carpenter

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On Jun 15, 2016, at 12:09 PM, Vernon Franklin wrote:



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		   I am attaching the wings here in a week or so.  Are there any tips, tricks, advice you guys can give on getting everything lined up just right?  Anything I should look out for?

 

 How many people should I recruit to pull this off?

 

 I am assuming when I get the first wing attached, I will have to support that side while attaching the other side, so the plane doesn't tip over.  Or does it stay on all 3?

 

 Thanks,

 

 -- 

 Vernon Franklin


	


Westcott Press

1121 Isabel Street

Burbank, CA 91506

jeff(at)westcottpress.com

818-861-7300

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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:41 am Post subject: Attaching the Wings

I like doing it with 4 people, one to hold the wingtip, one on the trailing edge, one on the leading edge and one to put the bolts in. The guy on the wingtip will need to move up, down, forward and aft to get the holes lined up. The guy on he trailing edge will need to spread the rear spar attach points to get the rear spar in (don't pin the rear spar until the main spar bolts are in). It will sit on the wheels with one wing on. No support needed as long as there is no fuel in it.  



If you can find some old bolts the right size for the larger or smaller main holes, cut off the head and make a bullet out of it and drive that through and follow it with the bolt with the shaft greased. 



Be careful with the outboard bolts where they can hit the fuel tank fittings. 



Two bolts (one top and one bottom) will hold the wing so you can move to the other side and cut your helpers loose. 



Jesse Saint

Saint Aviation, Inc.

352-427-0285

jesse(at)saintaviation.com



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		   On Jun 15, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Vernon Franklin <vernon.franklin(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 I am attaching the wings here in a week or so.  Are there any tips, tricks, advice you guys can give on getting everything lined up just right?  Anything I should look out for?

 

 How many people should I recruit to pull this off?

 

 I am assuming when I get the first wing attached, I will have to support that side while attaching the other side, so the plane doesn't tip over.  Or does it stay on all 3?

 

 Thanks,

 

 -- 

 Vernon Franklin

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Kelly McMullen

Joined: 16 Apr 2008
Posts: 1188
Location: Sun Lakes AZ

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:35 pm Post subject: Attaching the Wings

I used saw horses that I could move back and forth to align. Moveable cart might have been easier. I had misalignment of spar web, thanks to quick build, I guess. Had to talk to Vans on how to correct without affecting the hole in main spar. Used ordinary bolts with threads ground off for pilot alignment. Used plenty of LPS 3 to make things go together. Installed the close tolerance bolts after soak in dry ice, and lube. Still snug.



-sent from the microchip implanted in my forearm

 

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 12:25 PM,  <lewgall(at)charter.net (lewgall(at)charter.net)> wrote:

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		      Hey Vernon,

 Short answer: two people, doesnâ€™t tip over, expect the bolts to be very  tight (for trial fit use regular bolts).Â  We balanced the wing on a support  so that one guy on the end could easily lift or lower the tip, while the other  guided bolts in.Â  Youâ€™ll get lots of ideas about final bolts on dry ice to  easier insert, etc.Â  We found that on ours, there was a tiny misalignment  of the outer layer of the main spar that prevented the final bolts going in  smoothly.Â  Not really a big deal â€“ have at it!

 Â 

 Later, â€“ Lew

   Â 

  From: Vernon Franklin (vernon.franklin(at)gmail.com) 

 Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:09 PM

 To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com) 

 Subject: Attaching the Wings

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  I am attaching the wings here in a week or so.Â  Are there any  tips, tricks, advice you guys can give on getting everything lined up just  right?Â  Anything I should look out for?  Â 

 How many people should I recruit to pull this off?  Â 

 I am assuming when I get the first wing attached, I will have to support  that side while attaching the other side, so the plane doesn't tip over.Â   Or does it stay on all 3?

 Â 

 Thanks, Â 

-- 

 Vernon  Franklin

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:47 pm Post subject: Attaching the Wings

Take the fuel tanks off, and dry ice the bolts for 6 hrs.



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On Jun 15, 2016, at 12:25 PM, <lewgall(at)charter.net (lewgall(at)charter.net)> <lewgall(at)charter.net (lewgall(at)charter.net)> wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		      Hey Vernon,

 Short answer: two people, doesnâ€™t tip over, expect the bolts to be very  tight (for trial fit use regular bolts).  We balanced the wing on a support  so that one guy on the end could easily lift or lower the tip, while the other  guided bolts in.  Youâ€™ll get lots of ideas about final bolts on dry ice to  easier insert, etc.  We found that on ours, there was a tiny misalignment  of the outer layer of the main spar that prevented the final bolts going in  smoothly.  Not really a big deal â€“ have at it!

  

 Later, â€“ Lew

    

  From: Vernon Franklin (vernon.franklin(at)gmail.com) 

 Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:09 PM

 To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com) 

 Subject: Attaching the Wings

  



  I am attaching the wings here in a week or so.  Are there any  tips, tricks, advice you guys can give on getting everything lined up just  right?  Anything I should look out for?   

 How many people should I recruit to pull this off?   

 I am assuming when I get the first wing attached, I will have to support  that side while attaching the other side, so the plane doesn't tip over.   Or does it stay on all 3?

  

 Thanks,  

-- 

 Vernon  Franklin



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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Attaching the Wings

Not sure why you would take the fuel tanks off. "Follow the directions" is the best advice I have seen on this forum.

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