Hi Jon,
It takes a little time but I have rigged and derigged my plane many
times by myself with the help of the following items. (However, 2
persons does make it easier.)
1. A factory monowheel trailer.
2. A simple movable rack on castors which holds the 2 wings. The wings
are supported by fabric straps on each side of a frame; leading edge
down . Photo below.
3. 2 home made saw horses, 33 inches tall, with padded tops.
It is necessary to offload each wing from the rack onto the saw horses
which are pre-positioned near the fuselage. I move the spar end first
and clamp the spar to the saw horse until I am ready to rotate the wing
---From the vertical to the horizontal. Then the spar is swung into the
fuselage and the wing is progressively slid into place.
Cheers, John
N262WF, mono XS, 912S.
Mooresville, North Carolina
> Subject: Europa-List: Monowheel Wing Rigging Jig for Solo rigging -
> suggestions???
> From: "italianjon"<jon.catilli@gmail.com>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Some of you know in the community that I'm moving house and moving quite far,
as
> a result I'm going not going to have my "Workshop Buddy" who helps me rig and
> de-rig the aircraft during maintenance close-by anymore. So, I'll be rigging,
> de-rigging and working on the aircraft alone.
>
> I'm looking for a solution to assist me rigging and de-rigging the wings
> alone,
> and I know there are loads and loads of different solutions out there.
>
> Can anyone help with suggestions for, and possibly sources to purchase, a rig
for
> the Europa Monowheel, which could be used while the aircraft is on the
> trailer.
> The trailer is a standard Europa Aircraft open trailer, with no modifications.
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Jon
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