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Well, we have now installed the wings for the first time, and I’m a pretty happy guy! After many weeks of worry (as usual) we have spent the day at the hanger and we have passed a BIG benchmark: Wings on!
Last Saturday, I invited a bunch of family and friends to meet Tom and me at the hanger for a good old fashion wing raising. What is a wing hanging? Well, one BIG step in building is to set the wing incidence and drill the attach bolt for the rear spar.
Fuse ready for Wings
So, Tom and I arrive at the hanger real early and move all the stuff out of the way. we roll out the wings in the wing stand and center the fuselage in the hanger. We then level the entire fuse left and right and front to back. We install temp legs on the fuse stand to be sure it stays that way. We then laid out the wings and waited for folks to show up.
We did not have to wait long and all the folks were ready to insert the wings, level them, set the sweep and clamp the wings in place. After double checking everything, we are ready to drill the read spar. Volia! Wings set.
Wings Installed
So, what do you do after all that? Well, you REMOVE them off course. The wings will not be installed for the last time until after the plane moves to Camarillo. Here is how you remove wings: