Simple wing retention

[Brian Young]

My trick for memory loss, I never hook up the aileron
servos until the wing is secured. Has saved me a
couple of times, but of course you have to remember to
do a preflight and wiggle the surfaces....


--- Terry Terrenoire <amad2terry at juno.com> wrote:
> When I had a plane with retracts and a plug in wing,
> I made it a point to
> never extend the gear until the retainers were in
> place.  With today's
> fixed gear, I have gone to a one piece wing. Hard to
> forget the four
> bolts in the bottom of the wing before attaching the
> belly pan!
> 
> Terry T.
> 
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:27:59 -0600 "Wayne Galligan"
> <wgalligan at goodsonacura.com> writes:
> > Don't tell Dave that...  he will get a real
> complex and then think I 
> > am
> > threatening him by moving into his class.  heh!
> heh!
> > 
> > I need to rename this Aries the "Phoenix."
> > 
> > WG
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Keith Black" <tkeithb at comcast.net>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 4:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: Simple wing retention
> > 
> > 
> > > Wayne, sounds like it must be Dolzine's fault!
> > >
> > > Since you're flying advanced this year, I'm not
> sure the plane 
> > gods will
> > be
> > > so understanding with the reverse snaps.
> > >
> > > Keith Black
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Dave Dolzine" <Dave.Dolzine at dalsemi.com>
> > > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:49 PM
> > > Subject: RE: Simple wing retention
> > >
> > >
> > > > Wayne, it must be all that good livin' you are
> doing.  I believe 
> > I have
> > > been
> > > > with you at least 3 of the 4 time and witness
> this.  The first 
> > one was
> > > "man,
> > > > I just got away with one", the second was, "I
> can't believe I 
> > did this
> > > > again", the third was "you ain't going to
> believe this", after 
> > the
> > fourth
> > > > time I concluded that the plane gods still
> believe that Aries is 
> > dead
> > and
> > > > fail to recognize that you brought it back to
> life after Hot 
> > Springs the
> > > > year before (when they were not as merciful).
> > > >
> > > > -DD
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > > > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf
> Of Wayne Galligan
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:09 PM
> > > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > > Subject: Re: Simple wing retention
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This thread stirs me....   This is a hard one
> to admit but last 
> > year
> > alone
> > > I
> > > > forgot to put the Jesus bolt in my Aries 4
> times and it survived 
> > (4 free
> > > > airplanes in a year has got to be a record). 
> Thank goodness I 
> > wasn't
> > > doing
> > > > a gazillion snaps.  My newest ship is done
> exactly as Eric 
> > described but
> > > > with one extra.  I put a red triangle shaped
> warning sticker 
> > over the
> > > > J-bolt.  I talk to no-one while I setup my
> plane now.
> > > >
> > > > WG
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Henderson,Eric"
> <Eric.Henderson at gartner.com>
> > > > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:30 AM
> > > > Subject: RE: Simple wing retention
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I copied Chip's method of one 4-40 on the top
> and one on the 
> > bottom. You
> > > > leave the bottom one in all of the time. With
> fixed gear you 
> > almost
> > always
> > > > put the wings on with the plane sitting on the
> ground. In the 
> > event of
> > an
> > > > "inverted" wing removal you have the option to
> remove the lower 
> > bolt
> > > > instead.
> > > >
> > > > In bigger planes, and also seen on a Pappas
> creation, I use 1/4 
> > x 20
> > nylon
> > > > screws into the wing tube.
> > > >
> > > > Lamar Blair and Jerry Stebbins sell a very
> nice nylon insert 
> > that grabs
> > > the
> > > > 4-40 very well indeed. A very neat homemade
> option is to use 
> > plastic
> > water
> > > > pipe. One that has too big a diameter. What
> you do is cut off a 
> > 1/2"
> > wide
> > > > piece. Then cut out enough of the "ring" so
> that it can be 
> > compressed
> > and
> > > > pushed into the wing tube. A touch of CA and
> you have a section 
> > that can
> > > be
> > > > threaded and will "grab" your $4000 screw.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Eric.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > > > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf
> Of Dean Pappas
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:50 AM
> > > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > > Subject: RE: Simple wing hold down
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yo, Anthony ...
> > > > That idea makes so much sense, that it hurts!
> > > > As the old addage goes, "If you can't hide it,
> scream it".
> > > > Put some sort of trim around it: make it look
> like a gas-cap,
> > > > after all, it's in about the right spot.
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Dean P.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Anthony Romano
> [mailto:anthonyr105 at hotmail.com]
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:28 AM
> > > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > > Subject: Simple wing hold down
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The last four planes have all relied on the
> $4000 bolt. The 
> > latest has a
> > > > great innovation. The bolts are on the top of
> the wing. I always
> > > complained
> > > > it is aesthetically unpleasing but pretty
> simple. Leave the tube 
> 
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