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Bill Strahan

Joined: 20 Aug 2008
Posts: 145

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:33 pm Post subject: Storing wings vertically?

It's going to be a while until I get to the wings, and I'm short on space in the hanger.  I've googled but have found nothing on anyone building a stand to hold the wings vertically.



Obviously I can't work on them that way, but until I start work on them it would sure free up some space.  Any thoughts on a vertical wing stand?  Anyone seen it done already?

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Phil White

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 45
Location: Downers Grove, IL

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Storing wings vertically?

Bill:    The attached photo shows my wing cradle (sorry for the clutter in front; a challenge of building in a garage).  It was made from wood scraps.  Plywood cut to leading-edge curves, with the two wings bottom out, and a slot in the center for the horizontal stab.  Cutouts lined with felt strips.  (Some have made carpet slings instead of using plywood.)  Another ply piece at the bottom to keep things squared up, with casters underneath.  Then joined by a 2 x 4 to put them about 8' apart, plus a diagonal brace to keep the vertical ply straight up.

  With the 4" casters, it has been rolled two blocks away to another garage for storage when I was moving.  Also made it easy to roll up onto a trailer for moving.



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Bill Strahan

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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Storing wings vertically?

Thanks Phil. Those are a lot like my stands. I realize now i wasn't clear. I meant vertically in the longest dimension, so standing up on the spar join end to minimize floor space.

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Bob Turner

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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Storing wings vertically?

As an alternative, I hung mine (still horizontal) from the ceiling to get them out of the way.

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johngoodman

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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Storing wings vertically?

I don't see why you couldn't, but you're going to need a 12' ceiling, or more. Hanging them (although they weigh a lot) would be more practical. Perhaps you could hang them from a very strong set of bolts in the rafters?

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Kelly McMullen

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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject: Storing wings vertically?

You would want to use extreme caution. Both to protect the spar ends, and to protect the inner end of the fuel tank from damage. Remember you need those parts to fit into the fuselage precisely. Have you compared ceiling height in storage area with wing length? You are going to need a pretty high ceiling.

 

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Bill Strahan

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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Storing wings vertically?

Thanks all for the good feedback.  I've got room vertically in the hanger, but perhaps I'll just hang them from the ceiling.  That would totally eliminate the floor space issue and I wouldn't be worried about destroying the wings accidentally.



All this goes away once I have the money and can extend my hanger.    Just need another 10 feet on each end.  You can never have too much work space.

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