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Old 05-30-2008, 07:05 AM
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Anybody think of any other useful tools to remove the wings other than some good advice earlier tonight:

Wire cutters
drift pins
C clamp for pulling/pushing bolts out
Wood blocks
hammer....and bigger hammer
Socket set and wrenches
bubble wrap
blackets
tie downs
wood blocks for truck bottom and nails
beer...........
You mention wire cutters, be sure have some way to label the wires as needed for reassembly.

Seems like it wouldn't hurt to have a nice big roll (or two) of duct tape either...

Good luck!
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Old 05-30-2008, 07:26 AM
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You mention wire cutters, be sure have some way to label the wires as needed for reassembly.

Seems like it wouldn't hurt to have a nice big roll (or two) of duct tape either...

Good luck!

Good call, either that or I'm going to color code the wires at the cut point with different color Sharpies. It won't be 200 mph tape..........I can go for the 70 mph stuff. Matter of fact, that will be what holds the cowl.......everything is "kinda" out of alignment.............

How bout this gang, we meet at EKX at 10 AM Saturday morning. Chance of rain, so we'll work in their big hangar.

I'll be reachable on my cell.
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Old 05-30-2008, 07:28 AM
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Dang it, I'd be there in a heart beat but #1 I'm on call at the hospital and #2 it's my sons 2nd birthday party. So I'd be fired and castrated in the same day.

I'll be there in spirit and wish you the best.

Keep posting your "help needed" threads as this rebuild progresses. I'm sure you have more than enough support at your home base as you did such a beautiful job to begin with but.......keep us posted if I/we can do anything. Can't be much more than an hour or two by -4. I just love X-C missions. Helps justify all the checks we write.
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Old 05-30-2008, 10:20 AM
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Dana,

If you have access to compressed air, the wing bolts come out very quickly with a rivet gun using a drive slightly smaller than the wing bolts. You can't get to all of them with the gun, but it sure makes short work of the the ones you can get to...about 3 to 5 seconds per bolt.

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Old 05-30-2008, 11:13 AM
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You might consider taking 4 or 8 old tires to lay the wings on when you remove them from the fuselage.

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Old 05-30-2008, 11:50 AM
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You might consider taking 4 or 8 old tires to lay the wings on when you remove them from the fuselage.

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Old 05-30-2008, 01:00 PM
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Bob, I'm heading over tomorrow and will spend the night so I'll be there earlyish Saturday. Weathermeister shows a chance of rain so be vigilant. I'll have my cell.

Anybody think of any other useful tools to remove the wings other than some good advice earlier tonight:

Wire cutters
drift pins
C clamp for pulling/pushing bolts out
Wood blocks
hammer....and bigger hammer
Socket set and wrenches
bubble wrap
blackets
tie downs
wood blocks for truck bottom and nails
beer...........
Duct tape.....

Dana,
Been following your build progress for a while on VAF. I was sick when I saw the photos the other Sat. morning. I was out in the shop working my baffles.
She'll fly again... and soon..

Chris..
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Old 05-30-2008, 05:44 PM
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Whenever I moved my wings and tail surfaces I used a couple of rolls of insulation. Cut to lengths and duct tape. Works better than blankets and it's relatively cheap. Keeps a little more space between parts.
Good luck.

Good call,

At EKX now, headed out to Wally World....but it sounds like a stop at Lowe's aviation moving department is in order.

See all, and thanks
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Old 05-30-2008, 06:19 PM
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I would also buy a few sheets of the 1/2" rigid foam insulation to put between things. I used them throughout the build. Good Luck!
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Old 06-01-2008, 01:54 PM
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Huge thanks to VAF and the following for showing up to help in dissembling Black Magic and getting her out of harms way......:

Curt & Kim Hostermon RV-7
Chuch Brietigam RV-3
Mike Coates RV-9A fuselage
Scott Tubbs RV-8 finishing
Greg Gruninger RV-8
Shad Ayers Transport, food go getter and general nice guy
Joker RV-8

As I was driving in I saw a two ship inbound and made the comment, gotta be RV's, sure enough about the time I pulled into the parking lot, up come Greg and Chuck taxiing to the ramp.........."hey guys......park waaaaayyyy over there"!!

We got started shortly before 10AM. At any one time there were four or five guys going at it on the hottest Saturday of the year. It still took us until shortly before 4 PM to get her loaded on the trailer of a commercial carrier's flatbed. I used their truck so it would be covered by their insurance during the move. The company has several semi's along with two F350 diesels with some pretty good size triple axle goosenecks, which is what I used for the move.




It takes a little longer to remove a pair of completed wing, than when you put them on for the final time. Final time..hah, so I thought


Anyway, some of the wing bolts decided to try and kick us in the......backside. An application of a rivet gun made the bolts see it our way, using air as a "bigger hammer:.

As for transport, the use of R-19 insulation and duct tape added a layer of cushion as we laid the wings flat under the fuselage flatbed trailer. We first wrapped the wings in sheets and blankets, then the insulation. Scott, I'll get the blankets, foam and your pliers back to you next weekend. Check out the insulation idea, good one Seth. Todd, we did use 1/2 blue rigid foam insulation on the bottom of the wings also, these puppies were not going to get damaged in the move.



Big thanks to you guys, thanks is not enough but thank you anyway. Kim, sorry to have kept Curt there so long, I know you were looking forward to dinner at Rough River. I tell you what, those were three beautiful RV's sitting on the ramp at EKX.

Down to the garage I go, got my pondering chair sitting in front of the airplane, fridge plugged back in and tools waiting to have the dust knocked off of them. Going to remove the prop today and start unhooking lines, sensors and such from the engine........times a wasting.

Keep pounding, I will too, these things are just too much fun to fly!!
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