---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 07/04/09: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:20 AM - Re: Trial Wing Mounting... (Matt Dralle) 2. 08:16 AM - Re: Re: Trial Wing Mounting... (Don Owens) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:20:48 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV7-List: Re: Trial Wing Mounting... At 05:12 PM 7/1/2009 Wednesday, Matt Dralle wrote: >Dear Listers, > >I'm planning on trial mounting the wings on the RV-8 this weekend. I want to get the flaps and ailerons rigged as well as get the rear spar drilled. Once that's done, however, I want to take the wings back off for storage. > >How hard is this going to be? Will I ever be able to get the bolts back out again after I get them in? > >I've heard of people using hardware store bolts for trial fitting. Is this a good idea? > >What's the minimum number of bolts I should put in to assure the wings will stay on unsupported and rigid enough to set the incidence? > >Realistically, how hard (and how much damage) will taking the bolts back out be? > >Thanks for any insight you can lend. > >Matt Dralle >RV-8 #82880 N998RV >Finishing Up Right Wing Tip, Left Tip Done I want to thank everyone for the help on mounting the wings. The mounting went without a hitch today. The hardware store bolts just slipped right in with no problem. Highly recommend. I would say that they will be very useful in the initial alignment prior to inserting the close-tolerance bolts too. Once the wings were on, I just had to put all the other stuff on the plane to get an idea of what it looked like. Awesome! I thought I'd share a couple of pictures... Yahoo! Thanks again! Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV Control Rigging And Wing Fairings... ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:16:29 AM PST US From: "Don Owens" Subject: RE: RV7-List: Re: Trial Wing Mounting... Matt, Nice job - it's beginning to look like a real airplane. I have to admire a guy that has a choice of engines setting in his shop.:) Don Owens RV-7 Being baffled! At 05:12 PM 7/1/2009 Wednesday, Matt Dralle wrote: >Dear Listers, > >I'm planning on trial mounting the wings on the RV-8 this weekend. I want to get the flaps and ailerons rigged as well as get the rear spar drilled. Once that's done, however, I want to take the wings back off for storage. > >How hard is this going to be? Will I ever be able to get the bolts back out again after I get them in? > >I've heard of people using hardware store bolts for trial fitting. Is this a good idea? > >What's the minimum number of bolts I should put in to assure the wings will stay on unsupported and rigid enough to set the incidence? > >Realistically, how hard (and how much damage) will taking the bolts back out be? > >Thanks for any insight you can lend. > >Matt Dralle >RV-8 #82880 N998RV >Finishing Up Right Wing Tip, Left Tip Done I want to thank everyone for the help on mounting the wings. The mounting went without a hitch today. The hardware store bolts just slipped right in with no problem. Highly recommend. I would say that they will be very useful in the initial alignment prior to inserting the close-tolerance bolts too. Once the wings were on, I just had to put all the other stuff on the plane to get an idea of what it looked like. Awesome! I thought I'd share a couple of pictures... Yahoo! Thanks again! Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV Control Rigging And Wing Fairings... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv7-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV7-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv7-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv7-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.