Elastic flying wires for a GP Tiger Moth
10-30-2008, 10:54 AM
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Elastic flying wires for a GP Tiger Moth
I bought a pre-owned GP Tiger Moth from a friend.
He's presently trying to locate the flying wires and 2 of the wing brackets.
In the meanwhile, I was reading thru some Tiger Moth threads and noticed that the pre-flight assembly and dis-assembly is a common pain among owners/pilots. Some guys have to take off the landing gear and the prop and slip the wings forward. Some guys unbolt the wires fron the main struts and slip it over the rear.
I found a way around all of this by using 4 of the eyelet clevises from a deceased World Models Cub, some elastic thread from a local Arts and Crafts store and 3 screw eyelets from a local picture frame shop to my own flying wires.
The upper and lower wings can now stay totally assembled with the 440 strut bolts and flying wires attached. I unscrew the two nylon 1/4 20's from the fuselage and slip the assembled wing over the rear tail feathers and tail wheel while the wires stretch comfortably out of the way.
He's presently trying to locate the flying wires and 2 of the wing brackets.
In the meanwhile, I was reading thru some Tiger Moth threads and noticed that the pre-flight assembly and dis-assembly is a common pain among owners/pilots. Some guys have to take off the landing gear and the prop and slip the wings forward. Some guys unbolt the wires fron the main struts and slip it over the rear.
I found a way around all of this by using 4 of the eyelet clevises from a deceased World Models Cub, some elastic thread from a local Arts and Crafts store and 3 screw eyelets from a local picture frame shop to my own flying wires.
The upper and lower wings can now stay totally assembled with the 440 strut bolts and flying wires attached. I unscrew the two nylon 1/4 20's from the fuselage and slip the assembled wing over the rear tail feathers and tail wheel while the wires stretch comfortably out of the way.
