7DeltaLima
Well Known Member
So winter weather has arrived in the Midwest and I haven't fitted the wings to the fuselage. Can't easily fit them in the garage and the fuselage is begging to be painted.
I have a local painter ready to help me begin painting the fuselage (and it would be great to have access to the garage for the winter weather). My plan is to move the fuselage to the paint shop - then the wings - then all to the airport hangar for assembly.
Plan seems viable except for not getting the wings mounted the first time. It appears from the plans that fitting the -10 wings is even more straight forward than with the -7A. There is no setting incidence, etc, just mount the wings, clamp them, drill out the hole.... (seems easy enough huh).
Appears to me the biggest challenge will be with fitting the wing root fairing and maybe having to paint it later???? after fitting the wings.
Any thoughts or other "gotcha's" that come to mind of painting before initally fitting the wings (other than the obvious to be careful and not scratch the paint ) ?
Thanks,
Doug - wishing for warmer weather....
I have a local painter ready to help me begin painting the fuselage (and it would be great to have access to the garage for the winter weather). My plan is to move the fuselage to the paint shop - then the wings - then all to the airport hangar for assembly.
Plan seems viable except for not getting the wings mounted the first time. It appears from the plans that fitting the -10 wings is even more straight forward than with the -7A. There is no setting incidence, etc, just mount the wings, clamp them, drill out the hole.... (seems easy enough huh).
Appears to me the biggest challenge will be with fitting the wing root fairing and maybe having to paint it later???? after fitting the wings.
Any thoughts or other "gotcha's" that come to mind of painting before initally fitting the wings (other than the obvious to be careful and not scratch the paint ) ?
Thanks,
Doug - wishing for warmer weather....