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Airframes => Single Seaters => XL => Topic started by: Apotter on August 11, 2017, 08:31:35 AM

Title: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: Apotter on August 11, 2017, 08:31:35 AM: Just received my plans yesterday for G-43. I won't be able to build my bench until I have a few garage sales!
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: Bob Wood on August 11, 2017, 01:39:47 PM: Congrats, Alan,

I have just 30 hours on mine now most fun I have had in years. Keep it light !! Stay to the plans & the documented mods on the forum..

Have fun,

I am thinking about building another one, it was so much fun to build.!!

Bob
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: Apotter on August 11, 2017, 04:33:20 PM: Thanks for the advise Bob I appreciate it and I'm glad to hear of your enjoyment. I've had a ton of fun already surfing the internet, YouTube, and now the plans.
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: 914pete on August 14, 2017, 06:31:44 AM: Alan, search building the work table too. You'll find some good suggestions. One thing that I did just by luck was leave a 1.5" lip around the whole work table. Great for clamping things to. Pete
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: Bob Wood on August 14, 2017, 07:25:58 AM: Yes good idea on the clamping room. I ended up building 2 8 footers to push together to use in other ways when done, Build wide enough to have working room
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: Apotter on August 14, 2017, 09:45:09 AM: Pete and Bob,

Thanks for the tips guys, I was planning on building a 2' x 16' table with a lip based on a few YouTube videos I saw. I was thinking it would be big enough but maybe not? I know it would work for the fuse and ribs but not sure about the wing. I need to look deeper into the size I'll need a little more I guess.
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: 914pete on August 14, 2017, 10:04:51 AM: Quote from: Apotter on August 14, 2017, 09:45:09 AM
Pete and Bob,

Thanks for the tips guys, I was planning on building a 2' x 16' table with a lip based on a few YouTube videos I saw. I was thinking it would be big enough but maybe not? I know it would work for the fuse and ribs but not sure about the wing. I need to look deeper into the size I'll need a little more I guess.
Consider building the table wider then 24". The XL longerons at station 2&3 are 24" apart center to center. I built mine 30" which allowed plenty of room to block/brace the longerons to the table.
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: Apotter on August 14, 2017, 03:22:43 PM: Yes your right Pete will 30" be wide enough to build your wing on it?
Title: Re: Alan's XL-G-43
Post by: 914pete on August 15, 2017, 07:20:38 AM: Quote from: Apotter on August 14, 2017, 03:22:43 PM
Yes your right Pete will 30" be wide enough to build your wing on it?
I haven't started the wing yet but I built my table for an LE then switched to the wider XL. So most of my table is 24" wide. I had to make it wider from station 3 forward. It will need to be wider. I will reconfigure it when I start the wing.

I built my table using 2 engineered trusses resting on cider blocks. I just need to unscrew the ply, slide the cinder blocks/trusses wider and screw new ply down.