wing rack/jigs for 9 wings

[price@heartland-mfg.com]

Getting close to starting on my -9 wings and need to know what I need to build for jigs/fixture/stand or whatever etc?

Can someone point me toward some plans that will cover all the bases?

Thanks

[wirejock]

It depends on your shop. If you can drill the floor, these are pretty awesome.
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ead.php?t=5058

If you want or need to stick with wood, there are lots of options. A friend of mine built his from 4"x4". Basically a big frame. The only thing fixed is the vertical joists are glued to the floor.

As far as a stand, the Vans design works fine but there are lots of options there too. I used the Vans plan and it works. Pics in my blog.

[N941WR]

I know of one -9A that had its wings built on sawhorses with no ill effects.

When I built mine in my basement, the floor joists above were exposed so I secured the tops to the joists and made some simple "feet" to keep the bottoms from moving.

Also, I did not use 4x4's but rather screwed 2x4's back-to-back to help prevent warping.

There is more detail here.

I found that the pre-punched kits are so well engineered it would be very difficult to rivet a twist into the wing. Still, when it came to match drilling and riveting, I started in the middle of each panel and worked outward.