Thursday, November 19, 2015

Wing kit and empennage #2 kit arrives - 7 hours

Well after a short wait the wing kit (and the second empennage kit) has arrived. Both Vans and the trucking company that vans arranged are incredibly easy to deal with and they know their stuff. The wing kit consists of 2 crates (one was the 15' long) and the empennage came in a second crate. To total shipping weight was just under 600lbs, but I found that two guys can handle each crate just fine. After taking the crates apart. The packing is exceptional, and much of the weight is in the well constructed crates. Inventory went very smooth and took about 7 hours for both kits. The only annoyance is one of the rivet bags had mixed rivet sizes and I didn't catch it before I dumped it in the bin. Two most impressive pieces in the kit...the spars of course as they are a work of art, and I was blown away by the size of the wingtips. Did not expect them to be so big. 
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