Fred makes a very good point.
Make a cradle which holds the bottom half in place from Firewall to tail.
My fuse has a slight twist (one end of the tail is 1cm lower than the
other) which is the result of not supporting the tail
Put absolutely everything in with the top off including all the electrics
and the instrument panel. You could probably get the bottom half out
easier and then glue the top on somewhere else.
Do remember that the canoe is very floppy and can break easily if not
supported.
Will
XS tri 912 Turbo Airmaster Dynon Skyview 100 hours
On Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 10:31 Fred Klein <freddythek10@gmail.com wrote:
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> A watchword for building the Europa when working on the fuselage is to
> delay the bonding of the top to the canoe for absolutely as long as
> possible...thus there is a considerable amount of work which can be done
> without worrying... and when that=99s all finished, you=99ll
want to trial fit
> with clecoes, after which you can give it a go thru the window...no harm
> done.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Dec 20, 2018, at 2:27 AM, Simon <sim@4lists.simonliebold.de> wrote:
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> > Hi Gilles,
> >
> >> Am 19.12.18 um 21:57 schrieb GTH:
> >> That's plenty of room to move the fuselage through a window.
> >> It all depends of what level the window is. Ground level would be
> >> perfect.
> > Thanks. This sounds encouraging. It is ground level. Sorry, I forgot to
> > mention.
> >> Concerning the tail, do you have enough room inside to move the
> >> fuselage around so as to insert the tail first ?
> > It is not huge on the inside (4,65m x 5,01m). But without cowling it
> > should barely fit. There is a second room that belongs to it (2m x
> > 5.18m) to store smaller parts or the wings etc. The ceiling is at ca.
> > 3.30m. I may be able to store parts underneath it when not working on
> it.
> >> Or room outside to do the reverse ?
> > Yes, it is a corner room and both windows have enough room on the
> > outside. It's a former train station building.
> >> Of course, you won't install the wheels before getting the fuse
> >> through the window.
> > It's a mono wheel. I could imagine that it could even fit with the main
> > wheel installed. I remeasured the window. It is actually a bit larger
> > than initially thought. 1,40m x 1,40m.
> >>
> >> Why not print a side view of the fuselage at a definite scale and try
> >> it on a plan ?
> >> I've seen many a fuselage getting through much narrower apertures.
> >
> > Good idea. I will try that.
> >
> > I took photos of the room, if anyone wants to take a look:
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/zpurAR6q4TwX3H8C7
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Simon
> >
> >
> >
> >
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