Paul Saccani

Male

Perth, Western Australia

Australia

Profile Information:

Aircraft Model
STOL CH 701, STOL CH 750
Project Status
Flying
Building From
Partial kit
Engine installed (or plan to install)
Subaru
Building Experience
Have worked on airplanes before
Flying Experience
Private Pilot, Sport Pilot (or Ultralight)
Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
Lecturer, Engineering/Polytechnic West/
Reliability Engineer, Qantas Group/
Technical Services Engineer, Qantas Group
Home Airport (ie. KMYJ)
YNRG

Comment Wall:

  • Chumphol Sirinavin

    Sawaddee Krub.

    Here you are, Paul.
    I use 20 mm plywood with car inner tube as liner where the wing leading edges will stay in the cradle.. First mistake is to cut the slot too tigh for the wing. Second is to cut the slot DOWN too much, causing the wing tip lights to push on the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer

    I've towed my plane on a trailer for less than 2km to the airport, with a strap to keep both wing roots close to fuselage. On longer trip, I probably need a few more straps around the trailing edges and keep the flaperons from flapping.

    If you need more than this, just let me know.

    Happy Landings,

    Champ

    Jun 2, 2010

  • Chumphol Sirinavin

    WING CRADLE
    Re: photos and drawings on wing fold in both Open Forum and CH 701 Forum.

    With wing folding kit installed, after loosening nuts holding wings& wing struts and placing the wing cradle over the rear fuselage (straddling the dorsal fin), pull wing out toward wing tip, turning the LE down, and fold wing backward, placing each wing tip in the cradle.

    To cut both slots left and right of cradle.
    First, you trace the first 25 cm of wing outline, from LE toward TE on a piece of cardboard, or by using wire from wire coat-hanger. Then trace it on the plywood and cut to shape.

    Now, if you have not installed the wing folding kit, you can take both wings off and place them on the inverted T wing cradle. Using 2X3 or 2 by 4 or 3 by 4 wood to make the cradle frame and finish it with seat belt like straps.

    . This way, you take the wings on one trip and the rest of the plane on another.
    Kor hai choke dee krub.

    Champ

    Jun 2, 2010

  • Chumphol Sirinavin

    Paul,

    An after thought.

    Even without wing fold kit, you can make it in one trip if you make another plywood wing cradle straddling the cockpit. The part straddling fuselage will be wider, but the outside part where you put the wing, LE down, will be the same. Make sure that you tie down your rig well and move at safe speed.

    Champ

    Jun 2, 2010

  • Chumphol Sirinavin

    The front cradle around cabin must some how be quite firm to keep the wing roots from jumping off it.

    I am up-grading my plane to 701 SP standard, except for landing gears. Fuselage is mostly done, while new wings remaining. I tore up the two old wings for rebuilding, only to find out that it could be easier and nicer to build them anew, with longer wings. There were times when I could almost see the completion date, before something got in the way.

    I was OK with the light weight version, after beefing up a few areas. Then I had to open up wings to check fuel leak. After putting the wing tanks back in with new fuel lines, instead of installing the wing skins, I decided to build them anew. The old wings will be used for air flow experiment on ground only.

    If you do not want to stop flying for the whole work, I suggest that you build wings to new standard. Then you can up grade the fuselage in steps. I have done it without splitting it apart. When you have the new and stronger main landing gear and big wheels, then it's time to stop flying to beef up the cockpit frame, re-work the nose gear and replace the main gear for the new weight limits.

    Sawaddee Krub.

    Champ

    Jun 3, 2010

  • Kevin McCune

    I am still building ( and will be for a long time if the economy does not turn around) But I do have some pics of various door/window set ups. I'll try to find them.

    Kevin

     

    Feb 6, 2011

  • zihad mahmud

    Hi Paul,

    nice to meet you here in this ZA dedicated website for builder. Oh, you knew capt siva? i guess, he is definitely a popular pilot through out the world. i only knew him  past one year because EAA Malaysia that is led by him is our advisor on our building of ch750.

    Yes, this ch750 building is sponsored by our university through research grant. I am just assisting the leader of the grant to build the airframe. so, we are building it part time, as you know, we have to do other works such as labs and admins stuff. We are also assisted by our students to build the airframe.

    about the crashed of 9M-EEL, i havent heard about it crashing to a pole. capt siva only told me that the a/c is blown away by a gust from a sikorsky that resulting and upside down of the a/c. but the pilot is fine and still the a/c is still flying now. 

    how about you paul? did you buy the kit by yourself?

    anyway, if you have free time, you can visit our dedicated website for this a/c, aerospace.eng.usm.my/CH750/.

    Apr 16, 2012

  • Claus Nybroe

    Thanks Paul, I have a CH 701, serial no. 7-9619. Do not know if thw latter helps it is a Czech Aircraft Works built plane

    Apr 2, 2013