Geico266
Well Known Member
Today, was a big day. no I didn't fly yet, I just fitted the wings. I know, the plans call for doing that a long time ago, but that was when it was -10F outside and my shop is 12' wide. So today was the big day.
I call my buddy cause I think this is gonna be a fight. I tell him; "This could take 10 mins, or 3 hours, bring your lunch." (I'm cheap ) Well, thanks to Van's superior engineering department (and my superior constuction techniques ) it look less than 10 mins. It took longer to smoke the celibratory cigar (thanks to my buddy) than to put wings on a brade new airplane!
They go on and off just like they should! A little grease on the pins & bushings, a little wiggle here and there, and the pins slide home snug & secure. This is a GREAY design feature for an LSA aircraft.
N912VZ is ready to fly....pending paperwork approval and installation of the rear window.... and a few other non flight critical odds & ends.
Wow! Just .....wow.
I call my buddy cause I think this is gonna be a fight. I tell him; "This could take 10 mins, or 3 hours, bring your lunch." (I'm cheap ) Well, thanks to Van's superior engineering department (and my superior constuction techniques ) it look less than 10 mins. It took longer to smoke the celibratory cigar (thanks to my buddy) than to put wings on a brade new airplane!
They go on and off just like they should! A little grease on the pins & bushings, a little wiggle here and there, and the pins slide home snug & secure. This is a GREAY design feature for an LSA aircraft.
N912VZ is ready to fly....pending paperwork approval and installation of the rear window.... and a few other non flight critical odds & ends.
Wow! Just .....wow.
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