I hope all went well with the tank inspection and it’s fixings . I must admit my back was aching just watching the contortions you both found yourself in . This is the last time I’ll be viewing your weekly videos in my night time , next week I’ll be viewing in “ proper “ time in deepest Worcestershire , at least for a few weeks . I hope the reinstall goes or went well . Thanks Tim for sharing this very informative video .
A bit of Friday joy as always! Hope all went well with the work being done on the 18… always find it fascinating watching aircraft being worked on, irrespective of the aircraft, amazes me how a wing stays on…. Four bolts…
The Extra has a big spar that is inserted from the top into the fuselage and secured by two big bolts either side, amazingly two people can left and insert the wing . You can easily inspect the bolts before each flight . Thanks for sharing 👍
Very interesting Tim. I’m half way through building an RV12 and am working on the fuselage including attaching and removing the wings and looking at the fuel tank. It’s fascinating to see how other planes go together. Thanks for the video really enjoyed it.
Whether it is a 747 or D18 I always find it amazing at what connects a wing to a fuselage it never seems adequate but it is! I suppose it does make for "easy" maintenance if not a lot of work for a fuel tank! Just hope you don't have 1 screw left over when it all goes back! Thanks Tim and Duncan.
Interesting, thanks. I hope the plane will be flying soon, sad to see them disassembled in a corner of a hanger. looking forward to part 2, putting it back together.
All that laying on your back you both did, made my middle aged body ache in sympathy. I mowed the lawnd & did weeding and that was exertion enough. On the one hand it seems a faff to get the tannk out that way but on the other, the construction seems pretty simple. Simple enough for it to be just a two man job. It was good of Duncan to let you film it all like that. Let him know your viewers appreciated it and found it interesting. Hope he gets his aircraft back to gether and in the air soon.
Hello, one of my friends have a D18 too, a bit different because the engine is a Rotax and it's a ultra-light plane. We often use it to land on the mountains of the French Alps
Interesting video as normal Tim. The bolts don't need to be too big as the wing will be holding itself on to the fuselage as long as you have +g (so could use gaffer tape). I was supprised that the fuselage was being moved with the canopy open, I was worried that the weight so high might be a problem as well as it hitting something.
Well done you's two!! Always better when there's two of you I think? Did Duncan find out what was clattering? This rubbish NE wind is still stopping me from flying Tim but we are hopeful for next Wednesday the 4th ....
Thanks Tim. What a palaver, but very interesting. How many other aircraft are based at Naylands? We see the usual suspects but the two behind you in todays video I don't think we've seen up close before, or if we have then it was a long while ago.
I haven’t talked much about Gary’s yellow Cub but I did do a video on the Emeraude in the corner as it used to be mine and I had two engine failures in it!
Very interesting Tim. Sometimes it’s good to know the wings aren’t THAT easy to remove! 😂 The D18 looks very nice and appears to give an excellent performance 👌👍👏👏
Thank you. I liked Algy’s comment when he said that as long as it was flown with +g gaffer tape would hold it on! This combination works well for the D18 and performance is good.
Really interesting to see, Tim. Thanks for uploading. She will definitely come down more easily now on the approach, and any tendency to float on landing will be completely eliminated. ;-)
Perhaps not now an option for G-WIBB but, on future builds of the type, could tank access/removal be made from the top through the "parcel shelf" to avoid having to remove the wing?
