Joshua's RV-9A Project

Hit the major goal for this weekend with a short work session: the wings are attached for the first time.  I was able to use a rolling chair with the back removed as a fixture to handle the wings for joining them to the fuselage; along with a sawhorse and a 2×4, it went pretty easily.  I ground the threads down on my four hardware-store bolts to use as drift pins, tapping them in with a rubber mallet when the holes were closely aligned.  After the first fitting, I had to remove the wings to file a bit off the rear spar stubs to remove a touch of forward sweep.  On the second fitting, the forward sweep has been reduced to less than 1/16″ per side…I could call that good, or choose to pull them again and file the stubs some more.  I’ll also read through Van’s wing attach guide document once more to be sure of what happens next.

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