Minimax 1100r Wood Aircraft Build Ep 117 - Attaching Wings

In Minimax 1100r Wood Aircraft Build Ep 115 - Attaching Wings is a long anticipated moment. It's such a huge day when you finally get to this step and it was great to share it with my boys.
This is tedious work that has a lot of details in it and the best advice I can give is to keep walking through it until you understand fully each step along the way.
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[@Allen46u5k]

Isn't building an airplane fun!. You guys are doing a great job.

[@DTMinimax]

Allen, it’s so rewarding!

[@brushitoff503]

Looking SWEET!!!! Awesome stuff Dennis & Parker!

[@DTMinimax]

Thanks Leo! Long way to go but there a lot of road behind

[@brushitoff503]

@@DTMinimax The road ahead is all that matters. So many words in my head right now. I'll refrain from writing yet another poem cheers!

[@jedwig61]

Thanks for sharing this major milestone Dennis, and to have your Parker with you too is one of the special Dad/Son moments that are awesome. When the wing attached I started making aeroplane noises in my head.

[@DTMinimax]

Hey Jed! It was so funny to see him upside down in the cockpit drilling those back holes

[@SuzWhat]

Wow! I wasn’t expecting the wing to be so big for some reason. Amazing progress. The new shop location gives you more room. I’m glad you won’t have to tear down each time now. The train is fast! That is quite the maneuver he did to drill! 😅Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💚

[@DTMinimax]

It was so funny to see him upside down in there! There is a lot of wing area on this plane! I have a cool picture of us laughing about it I’ll see if I can message it to you.

[@wef1956]

Exciting time!

[@DTMinimax]

That was a fun time!

[@chris-nlfpv6980]

Oooooo yeah thats what I'm thinking about love the wing looks beautiful on there. And the new work space is much bigger😎

[@DTMinimax]

The work space is going to be perfect for the remainder of the build. This is a really fun part of the build.

[@gyrojeffro2263]

I remember trying to get those spar pins to line up, I had to remove the wings multiple times and file on the slots before they fit just right, I can't image someone removing the wings on and off just to go fly, that would be some real dedication lol

[@DTMinimax]

Man I can’t either. It took us about 7 hours to get that one on

[@mmichaeldonavon]

Dennis. The dihedral was a question, when building the EROS. Seems to me the 3 degrees was in the plans, however, Larry Israel (Mr. Minimax) said it should be 2.5 and not 3 degrees. Something about the landings (flare) being better at 2.5 than 3 degrees). Just a remembrance. The actual setting of the dihedral, for my EROS, was established when installing the front strut and drilling "all in place." Wasn't an easy task as I recall.

[@DTMinimax]

I had heard that before about the dihedral. That front strut on that side is next.

[@mmichaeldonavon]

Dennis, I was ahead of myself with the dihedral comment, vs you working on the angle of incidence. Yes, the angle of incidence is the angle of the chord line of the wing to the centerline of the fuselage. And, yes, the dihedral is the angle of the wing from its "flat" position. It was somewhat of a chore to get that 2.5 or 3 degree angle. Was scary "drilling it all in place," as that axel was difficult to cut through, as was the chromoly front strut on the EROS. Really looks nice, Dennis. p.s. Speaking of dihedral, how about the "anhedral" of the old F-4 Phantom fighter's tail section? I read where it corrected directional stability problems caused by a shortened Vert Stab required on aircraft carriers. Interesting.

[@charlessmotherson2131]

Good build. Looking good. What kind of facility are you working out of?

[@DTMinimax]

The factory I work at has allowed me to use a little space to build. Glad you’re enjoying the build.

[@joekane1872]

Things are going great at Tyson Aviation! Love the new HQ! Thanks for bringing us all along. Any updates on how the engine is coming along? Any artist renderings of the finished plane?

[@DTMinimax]

You know I should do some renderings of my paint plan. Scott says December for the engine. I look forward to driving over there and picking it up

[@graemebrown8851]

Enjoying your build Dennis. You are so thorough and precise with your build. I can not wait to see your videos every couple of days. Do you have a background in woodworking or carpentry? Regards Graeme from Sydney, Australia

[@DTMinimax]

Thank you Graeme! I just picked all of this up a number of years ago and taught myself. It’s so much easier now that KZbin university is available for all of us to learn from. I watch people build all kinds of things out of wood and learn from all of them.

[@riedjacobsen8620]

Nice shop space! What building is this attachedto?

[@DTMinimax]

This was an unused paint room at the factory I was working at

[@carlb5451]

The video was a little over 35 minutes, how long did you guys actually take to do all that work?

[@DTMinimax]

Hey Carl, it took us 7 hours

[@carlb5451]

@@DTMinimax That was a good days work.

[@robertripley1000]

Dennis why did you g.ue the top front panel on ( under the instrument panel ) before you drilled the wing carry thru holes , that made it difficult to drill as you found out ! Ripley

[@DTMinimax]

Robert that’s a great observation. I was just following the build sequence but you are right, if there was a way to hold off on a portion of that until this step is done, it would have been a whole lot easier!

[@flyingkub]

Look almost like a full plane so that means you only have 80% of the build to go if the saying is right 80% done 80% to go :-)

[@DTMinimax]

That is the truest statement ever! There’s still a long way to go!

[@edmondthompson1523]

Chock your wheels, mate. You made me wince!

[@DTMinimax]

I did the same thing when I was editing the video…yikes

[@DanielGonzalez-zq1oq]

Hi, Dennis Congratulations on your work, I would like to find support from home and work with you or a sponsorship, I have knowledge about construction, my father built a mini max, you can see it on KZbin as a tec-50 project, a pleasure, Ing, González

[@DTMinimax]

I saw that video, it’s the blue and white one, right? Where was that filmed, which country?

[@DanielGonzalez-zq1oq]

@@DTMinimax If that's the case, it was filmed at the Cuernavaca airport in Mexico City in the year '94.

[@DTMinimax]

It looked like a really nice airplane

[@DTMinimax]

I’m happy to answer any questions you may have

[@DanielGonzalez-zq1oq]

@@DTMinimax Thank's ! I only got the idea of ​​forming a builders club here, unfortunately there is no dissemination and interest, that's why I would like to go to your country,