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Sean Blair



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:20 am    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

I'm getting in the neighborhood of joining the fuselage to the tailcone and would like to put the plane on its gear. Does anyone have any creative ideas for placing weight on the engine mount until I get my engine bolted on? It will be awhile before I get to the engine, so I need a fairly long-term solution.

I'm not a big fan of bracing the tail of the plane as a primary plan, only if needed. It seems with any movement, a tail brace could slip and/or cause damage.

Lead shot bags? Any other ideas? About how much weight would be good to place replicating the engine and enough that I don't cause it to nose up getting in and out? Considerations also for working in the backseat area too.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Sean
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:54 am    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

I put a saw horse underneath one of the frames/bulkheads in the tailcone. I had foam padding on top�of the saw horse to spread the load out a bit. Even with the engine in place, I keep it there when I am crawling in the tailcone.

Keep it simple...

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I'm getting in the neighborhood of joining the fuselage to the tailcone and would like to put the plane on its gear. Does anyone have any creative ideas for placing weight on the engine mount until I get my engine bolted on?� It will be awhile before I get to the engine, so I need a fairly long-term solution.

I'm not a big fan of bracing the tail of the plane as a primary plan, only if needed.� It seems with any movement, a tail brace could slip and/or cause damage.

Lead shot bags?� Any other ideas?� About how much weight would be good to place replicating the engine and enough that I don't cause it to nose up getting in and out?� Considerations also for working in the backseat area too.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Sean
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:23 am    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

We took one of the boxes, I think from the wing kit, and put legs on it at
different lengths so they support the tail at a normal angle the entire
length. That works really really well to hold the tail and support the
fuse. We have the main gear legs on, without wheels, and have those
strapped onto wooden blocks and sitting on the floor. That makes it really
nice to work on without having it want to roll around on you.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:41 am    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

To temporarily move it around on wheels without an engine, I
put about 75lbs of lead shot on the engine mount using SCUBA
weight belts. When crawling around inside, I had a 5 gallon
pail filled with concrete with a T-shaped tail stand that fit right
under the tail to support it...with foam on top of the stand.

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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seanblair(at)adelphia.net wrote:
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I'm getting in the neighborhood of joining the fuselage to the
tailcone and would like to put the plane on its gear. Does anyone
have any creative ideas for placing weight on the engine mount until
I get my engine bolted on? It will be awhile before I get to the
engine, so I need a fairly long-term solution.

I'm not a big fan of bracing the tail of the plane as a primary plan,
only if needed. It seems with any movement, a tail brace could slip
and/or cause damage.

Lead shot bags? Any other ideas? About how much weight would be
good to place replicating the engine and enough that I don't cause it
to nose up getting in and out? Considerations also for working in
the backseat area too.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Sean #40225

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:53 am    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

FWIW...I had my -6A tail up on a large homemade sawhorse for years and I wasn't worried about it slipping after I danced around it gingerly for a while - then bumped in to it accidently a couple of times and had it knock me over.....YMMV

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:00 pm    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

I used a couple of full 6 gallon gas cans with a cargo strap around the mount at first and it worked well.� I also went a different route and put a strap under the longerons in the tail and attached them to the workshop rafter, it has also worked very well and I continue to use that as an extra safety margin even with the engine mounted while I’m working in the tailcone.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:22 pm    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

We put ours on a temporary gear. It was great to have
everything at the lower height while we did everything
from fuel lines, panel, interior, cabin cover, doors,
and windows. We just put it on the gear and I can't
imagine the amount of extra time and work it would be
to have done everything with it on the gear.

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seanblair(at)adelphia.net

I'm getting in the neighborhood of joining the
fuselage to the tailcone and would like to put the
plane on its gear. Does anyone have any creative
ideas for placing weight on the engine mount until I
get my engine bolted on? It will be awhile before I
get to the engine, so I need a fairly long-term
solution.

I'm not a big fan of bracing the tail of the plane
as a primary plan, only if needed. It seems with
any movement, a tail brace could slip and/or cause
damage.

Lead shot bags? Any other ideas? About how much
weight would be good to place replicating the engine
and enough that I don't cause it to nose up getting
in and out? Considerations also for working in the
backseat area too.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Sean
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:44 pm    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

Here's a pic. It really works well this way and isn't in the way. Also a
great place to put the water picture and cups.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:44 pm    Post subject: Weight in the front Reply with quote

Sean,

Keeping the plane off the gear and lower is a great option after you mount the tailcone. I used temporary gear until it was almost time to mount the engine. In the front I used a piece of plywood bolted to the wing spar to mount a piece of steel with swivel rollers on them. In the back I used a steel pipe through the step holes and supported it with a 2x4 stand. Not very good explanations, but here are pictures of what I'm talking about.

And yes, based on my extensive testing pictured here, the back seats ARE very comfortable.

Jim
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We put ours on a temporary gear.� It was great to have
everything at the lower height while we did everything
from fuel lines, panel, interior, cabin cover, doors,
and windows.� We just put it on the gear and I can't
imagine the amount of extra time and work it would be
to have done everything with it on the gear.

--- seanblair(at)adelphia.net wrote:

Quote:
--> RV10-List message posted by:
seanblair(at)adelphia.net

I'm getting in the neighborhood of joining the
fuselage to the tailcone and would like to put the
plane on its gear. Does anyone have any creative
ideas for placing weight on the engine mount until I
get my engine bolted on?� It will be awhile before I
get to the engine, so I need a fairly long-term
solution.

I'm not a big fan of bracing the tail of the plane
as a primary plan, only if needed.� It seems with
any movement, a tail brace could slip and/or cause
damage.

Lead shot bags?� Any other ideas?� About how much
weight would be good to place replicating the engine
and enough that I don't cause it to nose up getting
in and out?� Considerations also for working in the
backseat area too.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Sean
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