Hi! Tony
I achieved this by including a tapered guide tube within the flap close out
extension. The flap is allowed to fall into fully down position and the
flap drive tube is also fully down .This tube receives the flap drive tube
and guides it to be exactly in line with the flap drive pin so that it
engages when you push the wing home into the spar socket. This can be
applied to both flap close outs. For each wing.
I also have welded metal RAMP extensions to the spar starboard socket which
guide the port spar home into place as you push the port wing into place,
this ensures the port spa is guided into the socket on the other side of the
aircraft for single person rigging.
I did publish photos of both of these items many eons ago . You may be able
to search and still find them somewhere in the Europa Cyberspace.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tony Renshaw
Sent: 20 November 2011 10:40
Subject: Europa-List: Flap up method for single handed rigging
Gidday,
I am about to set up my wings to the fuselage for the first time and see a
problem for single handed rigging. I am wondering if there is a design of a
portable, light system of a strap setup or similar that clips onto the
leading edge of the wing, and then goes up over a block setup that sits just
above the flap closeout on the top of the wing, and then clips onto the
trailing edge of the flap, consequently allowing the flap to "not fall
forward on its hinges when the wing is rotated to the horizontal. I have a
mod in my wingtips from Chuck Popenoe where I can rotisserie the wings and
move them around single handed, with the tip supported by an inverted T
section on castors. Once the wing is located it would be nice to be able to
push it home from the wingtip, but the flap will need supporting. Any
suggestions on how this can be done would be much appreciated.
Reg
Tony Renshaw
Sydney Aussie.
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