Heres a new thread for things not in the build manual. I thought i was done with my wings and now i have to add the rib stiffeners that currently are not in the build manual yet. Here’s what the factory said: “We are working on getting this into the manual. The stiffeners go inboard on top and bottom of rib#9 *Inboard on bottom of rib # 1 and out board on top of rib#2. this last one is trimmed as with the pic.”...I just realized this a few days ago myself after I saw pics on Chris Wallen’s Facebook build pics. I’ll attach the pics the factory sent me with that reply.
Anyone else have anything that is not in the build manual ?
Another for me was filing the bottom wing attach points to get the wing to attach...once the spar doublers are added the wing wont go on until you file the bottom attach point(i was told by the factory to file the bottom not the top)
SuperStol Kit Updates
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SuperStol Kit Updates
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The SS kits sent out now come with 1/8” cable for the rudder instead of 3/32”, due to the high wear area. I found this out after noticing larger cable in a pic and then I confirmed it with factory. I found this out the day after I installed my 3/32” Rudder cables, I will upsize them to 1/8”.
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Re: SuperStol Kit Updates
Large washers on hiem joint attachements
Larger shocks for the XL
Return spring on Beringer park brake
Larger cable for the tail brace wires on XL
3/8” fuel hose for lycoming style engines
Cut 1 1/2” off flap springs
New tail support rods for folded wing
Airfoil tail
New flap handle and ratchet (2 different ones)
Elevator control rod UNDER THE FLOOR (mod)
And more
Larger shocks for the XL
Return spring on Beringer park brake
Larger cable for the tail brace wires on XL
3/8” fuel hose for lycoming style engines
Cut 1 1/2” off flap springs
New tail support rods for folded wing
Airfoil tail
New flap handle and ratchet (2 different ones)
Elevator control rod UNDER THE FLOOR (mod)
And more
SuperStol XL Alaskan With Titan 340
N331AK. Shawn Taplin
Wing extensions,Symetrical Airfoil tail ribs (NACA 21)
Mods in progress: Heavier struts, Double slotted flaps
Goal: 15mph no wind
N331AK. Shawn Taplin
Wing extensions,Symetrical Airfoil tail ribs (NACA 21)
Mods in progress: Heavier struts, Double slotted flaps
Goal: 15mph no wind
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Re: SuperStol Kit Updates
.CanadianSheepHunter wrote:Heres a new thread for things not in the build manual. I thought i was done with my wings and now i have to add the rib stiffeners that currently are not in the build manual yet. Here’s what the factory said: “We are working on getting this into the manual. The stiffeners go inboard on top and bottom of rib#9 *Inboard on bottom of rib # 1 and out board on top of rib#2. this last one is trimmed as with the pic.”...I just realized this a few days ago myself after I saw pics on Chris Wallen’s Facebook build pics. I’ll attach the pics the factory sent me with that reply.
Any better pics of this? I'm not sure what I'm looking at in those pics? Don't know if I have the stiffeners or not? When were they added to kits? My wings were built at the factory (stage 3) in 2017.
Thanks1
Clark
Building SuperSTOL Kit 512
Cave Creek, AZ
Cave Creek, AZ
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Re: SuperStol Kit Updates
Marked with red circle. I don’t know when they added the stiffeners. I may not have circled all of them in the pics as the pics are a bit blurry, there is a couple on opposite side that are hard to circle. I will be adding mine any day to my wings.Clark in AZ wrote:.CanadianSheepHunter wrote:Heres a new thread for things not in the build manual. I thought i was done with my wings and now i have to add the rib stiffeners that currently are not in the build manual yet. Here’s what the factory said: “We are working on getting this into the manual. The stiffeners go inboard on top and bottom of rib#9 *Inboard on bottom of rib # 1 and out board on top of rib#2. this last one is trimmed as with the pic.”...I just realized this a few days ago myself after I saw pics on Chris Wallen’s Facebook build pics. I’ll attach the pics the factory sent me with that reply.
Any better pics of this? I'm not sure what I'm looking at in those pics? Don't know if I have the stiffeners or not? When were they added to kits? My wings were built at the factory (stage 3) in 2017.
Thanks1
Clark
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Re: SuperStol Kit Updates
Ok, thanks Ken! My wing has those, so they were adding them in 2017 when my wing was built at the factory.
Clark
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Building SuperSTOL Kit 512
Cave Creek, AZ
Cave Creek, AZ