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Old 09-25-2006 | 04:25 PM
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Default RE: Wing Attachment Method - Seeking Advice

Just the outer pannels, which will make for fairly simple plug in wings.

The nose will come off, just infront of the wing. However the molds for the fuse are in one piece, and the separation formers for that joint will be glassed in while it is still in the mold. That way, when the plane comes out of the mold, the nose will be cut off, and the alighnment is already build in for it's bolting back on for routine use.

That will leave the aft section as a solid unit, that contains the main landing gear, 2 engines and mounts, fuel system, 2 nacelles, 2 vertical fins, drag chute. That signifigantly simplifies former layout and keeps the meat of the gear as one strong piece.

Lance