Craig
Well Known Member
I almost overlooked these bolts that are supposed to go in the main spar. There is nothing in the textual instructions or the drawings in the manual that refer to them, as far as I can tell.
I was just about to install the wings for the final time, and I was going through all of my related parts bins. There was one bin with a note from Van's labeled something like "tail wheel conversion bolts". Since I had ordered a quick build tailwheel model, I didn't see any need to convert anything, so I had forgotten about them.
It appears that the quick build wing spar is made to use with either the nosewheel airplanes or the tailwheel airplanes. If you have a tailwheel airplane, you must install 12 of these bolts. They are located on the front side of the center section spar, six on top - six on the bottom. Out of sight - out of mind.
My concern is that others might have missed this too, so here is a picture of some of the bolts. You can see three of them in this picture. They are the ones with the nylon lock nuts installed.
I was just about to install the wings for the final time, and I was going through all of my related parts bins. There was one bin with a note from Van's labeled something like "tail wheel conversion bolts". Since I had ordered a quick build tailwheel model, I didn't see any need to convert anything, so I had forgotten about them.
It appears that the quick build wing spar is made to use with either the nosewheel airplanes or the tailwheel airplanes. If you have a tailwheel airplane, you must install 12 of these bolts. They are located on the front side of the center section spar, six on top - six on the bottom. Out of sight - out of mind.
My concern is that others might have missed this too, so here is a picture of some of the bolts. You can see three of them in this picture. They are the ones with the nylon lock nuts installed.