silver.kiwi
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Joined: 9/12/2006
From: Saint Augustine,
FL, USA
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ORIGINAL: dgliderguy
Not meaning to seem critical on this design, but.... how are you guys managing the wing removal on this one?
The two upper wing panels pull off the wing joiner blade by sliding outward, the one-piece lower wing comes off downward, and the upper and lower wings are attached with interplane struts and flying wires. Seems to me you have to remove a) the flying wires at both ends, b) the interplane struts at both upper and lower wing joints, c) the retention bolts for upper and lower wings.
That's a whole lotta bolts and nuts and screws. Do you guys really go through this every time you set up and break down your Waco SRE, or are you just leaving the wings on all the time? I asked this question once before, early in this thread, but now you guys are buying and flying these in quantity, so maybe I can get a consensus from the group of field users.
TIA,
dgliderguy
I think I've got it down to a science now. My wife refuses to let me use her Yukon to haul my "stinking" airplanes, so that means the wings have to come off to fit in my ancient Toyota. First, with the plane on it's back, the "N" struts (4 bolts) are loosened from the upper wing. Then the flying wires (4 screws) are loosened from the upper wing. Next remove the lower wing with the "N" struts and flying wires attached and place in truck of the car. Turn the plane over and remove the two top wing panels (2 bolts)and place behind the driver seat on floor boards. Finally place the fuselage lengthwise across the rear seat. Reverse the process to assemble at the field. Takes about 15 minutes. Leaving the struts and wires attached to the lower wing is the key for me. It all goes toward a fun day at the field with a bunch of nice guys that always admire the looks of this beautiful plane. I think it's worth it!
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