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    Wing rack design needed for two wings

    I have completed the two wings for my Wag 2+2 and now I need a rack to store them on while I finish up the fuselage. Does anyone have a good design? I would like to mount both on the rack and have wheels so I can move it around the shop as needed. I have seen some with slings; any ideas? I have attached a picture of my wings so you can see what I need to store. Thanks.

    Marty

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    I built racks for the wings of my biplane that allowed the weight of the wings to rest on the main spars. There are wheels so it can be rolled around.
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    Wing Holder with wheels

    One of the bigger furniture moving carts like you have in the picture...

    I made a square tube frame that bolted onto one of those...

    A wing was placed on each side... and it rolled...

    Later... I was even able to put ANOTHER set of wings on it ( 4 WINGS )

    You can barely see the Tubing above the center area of the wings...

    With two sets of wings on it... I needed to secure them to the center tubing...
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    It handy to be able to move them...
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    Gotta Fly...

    PS Not the greatest pictures... I wasn't actually taking the picture of the wing rack... Maybe I should so day...
    I might add... When the wings are off... The rack doesn't take up much room...
    It's a furniture dolly...
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    Marty,

    Here's a simple one that I borrowed but would be easy to build. Uses carpet strips as slings to hold the wings, leading edge down. As an added bonus, you can see what actual Sportsman 2+2 wings look like in it. The halves are not connected, nor are they on wheels, both both would be simple to add.

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    I don't have any pictures of mine for the Stinson wings, as they are buried in the warehouse right now. Essentially like the ones in Jeff's picture, but built as an "L" shape only. That way, they fit almost any wings that I deal with and store easy. Also allows me to nestle a pair of wings in less space than the inverted "T" design. Built mine from some 2x6's, a little plywood and carpet scraps. I did not put mine on wheels due to not a lot of stability with them being only about 7" wide at the base and not interconnected.

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    Hey Jeff, nice wings! That's exactly what I needed to see. I'll be doing some building next week to get the wings off the saw horse and out of the rotators. Looks like you are doing a great job; how's the rest of the project?
    Thanks,
    Marty

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    I found another picture angle of that Furniture cart Wing RackName:  Root Ribs 004.jpg
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    I noticed I also screwed on a large dowel on the outside edge to keep the trailing edge from slipping off....
    I put wax paper on the carpet to keep it from sticking to the epoxy varnish...

    This is the same cart I had 4 wings on it...

    Plus... I store plywood . Sheets of Aluminum... and a 4X8 sheet of Lexan
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    Wing Rack

    Transporting would be a Different matter...Name:  z Moving BC North (1).jpg
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    These were Moving Pictures...

    I had to move North 200 miles... Everything arrived without damage...

    I didn't use the Wing rack... I needed more support...

    Old cushions came in Handy
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    There *is* the "official" EAA set of plans for a wing rack. Of course, the search function on eaa.org can't find them now, so I'm at a loss to provide a link for them. Very simple to build. Basically the same thing Jeff Point showed above.

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    The ones I have are similar to the ones in Jeff's pic's too. I set the height of the center posts so the rear spars rest against the posts. I'd rather the spars be against the center post than against something fragile like an aluminum trailing edge or an aileron bay detail.

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