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Hangar Flying / Hello and VE wing attach fittings
« on: March 21, 2012, 10:03:27 PM »
Hi all I'm new to forum here and wanted to say hello.
I'm in the process of reassembling a Verieze (S/N 43) and see that my wing attach fittings are different than the plans. Basically instead of the four tapered cups with two bolts passing through, mine has four shorter bolts that screw into nut plates. The aircraft has about 120hrs TT. My question is, should I try to retrofit to the plan specs or would any issues with this setup be apparent by now, ie. it would have failed by now?
My first instinct is to correct it to plans specs, but it's got 120hrs.... Also, anyone know where I could get my hands on a set of the tapered cups?
Micah DeLeeuw
Zeeland, MI
PS I can post some photos if that would help.
I'm in the process of reassembling a Verieze (S/N 43) and see that my wing attach fittings are different than the plans. Basically instead of the four tapered cups with two bolts passing through, mine has four shorter bolts that screw into nut plates. The aircraft has about 120hrs TT. My question is, should I try to retrofit to the plan specs or would any issues with this setup be apparent by now, ie. it would have failed by now?
My first instinct is to correct it to plans specs, but it's got 120hrs.... Also, anyone know where I could get my hands on a set of the tapered cups?
Micah DeLeeuw
Zeeland, MI
PS I can post some photos if that would help.