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One wing balance?

rjcthree

rjcthree

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Will a -9A sit on the gear (engine hung and plumbed) with one wing (no FG) without tipping over? Doing the math in my head, I think yes, but somebody (everybody flying) must have been there/done that.

RIck
 
Mono Wing RV

Did it one wing at a time with the fuselage setting flat on my construction platform. It does get a little tipsy but will work. If the RV is on the gear it should work even better that setting flat on a platfrom because the gear footprint is wider.
 
I rigged my wings one at a time ...

... and propped each wing at the tip ever so slightly, just enough to prevent it from going down if I jostled the fuse the wrong way. Never had a problem though.
 
You can always stick a sawhorse or some other prop under it for stability. Yes, it will sit there without it.
 
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