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   Troy added a post in a topic Need Avid Mk4 Heavy Hauler wings!    10 Jul 2017

   Any way to get in touch with him? It's almost not right...if not using it at least let the Avid community have access somehow, right?
   

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   Troy added a post in a topic Need Avid Mk4 Heavy Hauler wings!    7 Jul 2017

   1avid...how much for the HH wings if you fixed them up?
   

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   Troy added a post in a topic Need Avid Mk4 Heavy Hauler wings!    7 Jul 2017

   What I'm leaning towards at this point, until I find some HH wings, is what akflyer and 1avidflyer suggested: repairing the wings.  I think cutting out the last two feet of spar where it's buckled, mounting the wing and gently straightening out the spar, then rebuilding the ribs.  This would save me a lot of legwork of rebuilding a full wing, and wouldn't compromise strength (the spar is bent after the strut attachment probably no more than 5 degrees, bending back I don't think would weaken the spar much if at all)  I'm not sure about how to attach the outer tip fiberglass back on to the spar, and I'm not sure about covering the wing again.  This is all new to me, but I'm as good as the next guy at figuring stuff out...I'd like to think.  
   Where I'm still at a total loss is what to about the flaperons. I guess step 1 would be getting the airfoil from an undamaged part of the existing flaperons..
    
   

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   Troy added a post in a topic Need Avid Mk4 Heavy Hauler wings!    7 Jul 2017

   I would love to know!  Would be great if Kitfox or someone got their hands on the engineering drawings and could do custom stuff to help keep people like me in the air.  I'm sure there could be some decent money in it.
   

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   Troy added a post in a topic Avid Catalina wings = Hauler wings?    7 Jul 2017

   Thank you..noticed that too. My avid's span is 29'10"...the cabin width included of course, which is 3'...I doubt the catalina is that much wider so the wings probably are not the same..
    
   

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   Troy added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar    7 Jul 2017

   Avid Catalina wings = Hauler wings?

   I have a possible lead on replacement wings for my Avid Mk4 Heavy Hauler wings...was wondering if anyone could verify whether or not the Catalina uses those same exact wings?  Thanks
    
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   Troy added a post in a topic Need Avid Mk4 Heavy Hauler wings!    6 Jul 2017

   Thanks, my concerns are that, although it's buckled at the tip, the spar is bent starting around halfway out just after the wing strut. That combined with the flaperons, I think I'm in over my head with repairing it..
   

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   Troy added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar    6 Jul 2017

   Need Avid Mk4 Heavy Hauler wings!

   I live in Maine, bought an Avid last fall, and this summer I finally got it up in the air once, then got it on Aqua floats and was driving it to the river when the right wing brace came loose, hit a pole, hammered it pretty good.  It swung back into the tail and damaged the left wing (and tail of course).  Both flaperons are toast.  The leading edge spar (144", .083) is beyond repair.  I desperately am looking for the exact same Heavy Hauler wings with nav lights, or at least a right wing.  I put an ad on barnstormers but if anyone might have any leads please let me know.  Thanks..
    
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