Wing rotation jigs

[efwd]

I think nearly everyone builds these. It makes the wing work a whole bunch easier. Unfortunately I don't have a clear photo of one. Someone will certainly post one for you. I used small wheels that resemble a computer mouse ball. Use larger wheels. Rolling mine around is a bit of a pain when the wheel falls into the joint in the concrete floor of the garage.
Eddie

[Delta Whisky]

Flyboy - you and I are in about the same stage (ordered mine just a week or so ago) and have/had the same question. Anyhow, Linda's husband (I can't find his name on the forum right now) posted drawings of his rotisserie on his website here: http://tropicaltuba.com/Kitfox%20Pro...g%20Rotisserie. Others I've talked to say to look into a PVC pipe solution but I haven't found one ......yet. Good luck.

[aviator79]

Congratulations on the order!

It's funny there has not emerged a "standard" way of building the wing rotisseries. Here are mine. The spacing on the spars is 27.5". I built them before the kit arrived, and they work beautifully.

[DesertFox4]

Congrats Steve and Darrell on your recent purchases. Enjoy your builds.

[jiott]

aviator79 those are beautiful. I notice quite a sophisticated clamp mechanism at the pivot points on the vertical uprights. Just a suggestion to really simplify this area: just use a 1/4" or so carriage bolt with a large fender washer and a wing nut for this pivot joint. Loosen the wing nut to rotate and tighten it to clamp in place.

[Av8r3400]

I used a couple of cheap engine stands from Harbor Freight. Used them for the fuselage too...

[aviator79]

Just a suggestion to really simplify this area: just use a 1/4" or so carriage bolt with a large fender washer and a wing nut for this pivot joint.

It's really not that sophisticated, and when you're waiting for a kit, there is time to over-engineer. I thought about the carriage bolt you describe. I wasn't sure how well it would resist torque when drilling and what not. Maybe I thought too hard.

[Flyboy66]

Congratulations on the order!

It's funny there has not emerged a "standard" way of building the wing rotisseries. Here are mine. The spacing on the spars is 27.5". I built them before the kit arrived, and they work beautifully.

Is the spacing from hole center to hole center, or between the spars?

[jiott]

It is center to center.

[efwd]

some people build an airframe rotisserie. I just used the method depicted in the manual. 2X4s bolted to the firewall.. Its very simple to tip it onto its side and upside down. The flipping of the frame is needed far less frequently than the wings.
Eddie