Would have loved to speak one year ago having just completed my long wings.
Like Dave I have removed the aileron quick connects to fit countersunk bolts and
skim the edges otherwise although tight they fit, just.
Alan
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> On 9 Feb 2014, at 14:03, "David DeFord" <deford.dave@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Ron,
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> We did switch back and forth between short and long wings, accumulating 90
> hours on the long wings, before we heard about the Mod 78 structural
> problems and quit using them.
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> The long wings would not fit into the fuselage of N135TD with the taller
> spar tangs of Mod 78. Building according to the current instructions 15
> years ago (modified shortly thereafter), our tank is set low enough that the
> "shelf" at the top front interfered with the short wing spar tangs. I
> heated the tank locally to deform it enough to pass the starboard tang, and
> then had to do it again for the slightly taller long wing spars. We would
> have to cut open the cockpit module and replace the tank in order to gain
> enough clearance for the modified spars, which we are not prepared to do.
> Since the long wings are of no use to us, we would be happy to sell them at
> just about any price to someone who could use them (after applying Mod 78,
> of course).
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> Dave DeFord
> N135TD
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>> It sounds like you switch back and forth between short and long wings
>> on your XS Mono.
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>> Did you do Mod 78? If so how did you get your flap push-rod to clear
>> post mod 78 spars, airbrake cable and pitch cross tube?
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>> Ron Parigoris
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