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Old 10-25-2014, 02:08 PM
Rhrjr64 Rhrjr64 is offline
 
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Default Will I be able to Remove my wings Solo ?

My plan is to trailer home from A very close Grass Strip, saving Hanger costs and not having to carry cherry cans past the fuel truck , I understand the 912 prefers auto fuel over 100LL, the FBO guys won't like it though.Without being at least A fuel customer Ill be trying to get my wings off by myself
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Old 10-25-2014, 03:27 PM
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Can't do it by yourself unless you can devise a dolly like used on a glider wing.
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Old 10-25-2014, 04:18 PM
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Can't do it by yourself unless you can devise a dolly like used on a glided wing.
And the problem after that is getting it into a cradle or storage fixture.

Sad to say, it is a two person job unless you're OK walking a tightrope every time where one slip and...
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Old 10-25-2014, 04:30 PM
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Even if possible, not practical. If you can't afford a hangar, just tie it down.
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Old 10-25-2014, 04:56 PM
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Here is an untried idea. Attach heavy duty drawer slides to the trailer. Park the RV-12 near the trailer so that the wing tip is under an extended drawer slide. Pull the wing out 3 feet from the fuselage and tie the wing tip hand hold to the drawer slide with rope. Walk to the wing root and pull the wing out the rest of the way. Rotate the wing 90 degrees and carry the heavy end to the trailer and set into a wing rack. Someone can probably come up with a better idea. I know that Don Schwanke made a dolly for his wings.
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Old 10-25-2014, 05:04 PM
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Even if easily trailerable, you will soon get tired of spending a half hour or more removing or installing wings, unless you get really good at it. Van's employees can remove and replace the wings in 4 minutes. It takes me 40 minutes just to put them back on.
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Old 10-25-2014, 05:53 PM
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I have had mine on and off twice all by myself. The glider people do it all the time, and I borrowed a dolly idea from them. If you want to go back in my kitlog, you can see photos of how it works. Since I was all alone, photos are not as many as I would have liked to have.
I agree with others though, taking them off and on routinely would not be what I would wish for.
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Old 10-25-2014, 07:36 PM
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Yes you can remove the wings solo. I got the system from a regular poster on this forum. It takes a bit longer say 10 minutes by yourself. It is such a good system and is safer when combined with a second person who is unfamiliar. To reinstall the wing bolt get a tube expander and you will cut the job down to a few minutes.
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Old 10-25-2014, 09:23 PM
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Default Tube expander

Julian
What is a tube expander please? I only put the wings on once. Should I take them off annually and spray with silicone where they slide in? Had a hard time. And what is a tube expander ?
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Old 10-26-2014, 06:39 AM
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Julian
What is a tube expander please? I only put the wings on once. Should I take them off annually and spray with silicone where they slide in? Had a hard time. And what is a tube expander ?
Tim
This will work very well:

http://www.harborfreight.com/small-t...9550-9156.html
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