Took a break today and did some grunt work.
I have been wanting to make my transport and storage cradle for the chippie.
I don't like to transport or store a panted plane siting on foam or any other surface.
So I make a cradle that fits in where the wing would and mounts the same, with the wing dowels and the wing bolts.
The only part of the plane that touches the cradle is the wing dowels and the wing bolt mounting plate.
I can attach this to the fuselage, then secure it in my trailer for storage or transport.
Then at the field I just remove the plane and cradle as a whole and assemble the plane on the bench.
I did this for the prototype of Angie and it worked very well.
I got to the wing painting jig too.
Now I can rotate from top of wing, to TE (hinge pockets) and then the bottom of the wing, or anywhere in between.
This will make painting a breeze.
I can use this on other parts too.
When I want to store the wing so it can cure overnight I can just place it in the trailer and forget about it
I have been doing stuff like mounting the igniting and switches, the fun stuff
TB