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Wing Construction of my Rans S6S
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Final assembly & engine install
If you don't have it this is an invaluable book for aircraft mechanics and homebuilders. Aircraft Inspection Repair and Alterations AC 43.13-1B AC 43.13-2A
3-28-06
1.5 hrs
3-29-06
2.5 hrs
3-31-06
2.5 hrs
4-2-06
2.0 hrs
4-3-06
2.5 hrs
4-4-06
1.25 hrs
4-5-06
1.5 hrs
4-6-06
2.5. hrs
4-9-06
Began getting parts together for right wing. Rearranged shop to allow room for both wings. Relocated fuselage to the basement.
1.0 hrs
4-10-06
1.0 hrs
PIC 1....It's hard to tell, but if you draw a pencil line on the rear spar down the center line of the predrilled holes extended to the end and draw a center line on the spar extension down the center line of the predrilled hinge holes to the inboard edge when you slide the tow together all you have to do is rotate the tube until the holes are lined up, drill and rivet.
PIC 2....Drill the lift strut attach holes 3/8" with a sharp bit and the compression tube are too tight. I ran the deburr tool one turn at a time around the holes until I had a snug press fit.
PIC 2....I couldn't figure out what the second hole in the flap compression tube was for. I was talking to Mike Gordon today and he told me there was a jury strut modification mid 2003. It seems the was a possibility of vibration of the aft lift strut with the triangular jury strut setup. This is ironic as I was having a dicussion with a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago about that very possibility. Thanks Mike!
If I understand the new setup the jury struts come from the from spar attach point, down to the front strut, across to the rear strut, up to the attach point at the mysterious second hole in the flap compression tube. If this is correct without any diagonal bracing thus sets the possibility of fore and aft resonance in the lift struts from the irregular propwash creating premature wear of the lift strut attach points and possible failure of same. I'm going to make my first call to Ed at Rans to get more info.
Note: This is my builder log and website take my ramblings with a grain of salt just notes to myself and I may not have understand the entire setup!
Entry 4-25-06: After several discussions on this subject it has become my conclusion the force vectors do no equate to the theory proposed above. I have still not talked to Rans, just several friends. Simply put I think I was wrong!
4-12-06
2.5 hrs
4-16-06
6.0 hrs
4-25-06
2.5 hrs
