Hi All,
To save some space in my garage and most importantly the money in my pocket I think it would be better for me to build the fuselage before I build wings.
The question is, do I need the wins for anything while I'm building the fuselage?
Cheers,
Ken, at Van's, told me NOT to attach the tailcone until I was ready to fly. He said to wire it, plumb it, mount the landing gear and engine.
Just before flight, take a day or so and with the help of a friend or two, add the tailcone and tail feathers.
Best,
Joe,
he said that the access to the inside of the fuselage is soooo much better with the tailcone off. I have access to the fuel tank and its associated plumbing and he said to turn the cabin section on it 's side and the tunnel about waste high. I can the put in all the cables, wiring, controls and so on from a rolling stool.
Best,
We did in fact build the fuselage before the wings with Eagle's Nest One. We ordered the parts already mentioned and had no problems at all. Just don't get carried away cleaning up the wing sockets. A loose fit would be a lot of work to correct. As far as putting on the tail cone, not a big deal either way, IMHO. Do leave the top sheet metal (don't recall the number) off or just clecoed on until you are about ready for the inspection.
Bob
I had a little fore and aft movement at the wing tips. Like many others I used shims rather than oversize stubs from Vans. I installed them two years ago and they have worked fine. I used 0.025" scrap to make the shim.
I thought about doing it exactly that way but didn't see a way to account for the wing root seal strip when taking that initial measurement to get the correct length part. How did you do that?
Yeah, definitely not interested in removing the seal...The seal is soft enough so you can get a measurement. If you are not comfortable doing it that way, you could remove the seal, but that is more work, as it is stuck on pretty good.