I recently bought an Xair Falcon with skins in need of replacement. As it was based 250 miles away the wings were removed and put on a trailer. It was a two hour job for two people who had never done it before, but had watched Michael Coates excellent Xair
build video on youtube. That video is a must for Xair enthusiasts.
The aeroplane is currently de skinned and is being fitted with BMAA approved xlam skins from Topflight Sails in Tredegar, Wales. Nigel Sandercroft is the owner and very helpful. I will post some photos on the Facebook page to illustrate the project progress.
Glyn
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On 16 Jul 2023, at 20:30, Michael Coates <mcoates@...> wrote:
? Your research is correct the standard X-Air and the flap model X-Air with the high mounted engine as you mention do not have folding wings. Even if they did have folding wings you still run need? to remove the exact same number of bolts as
you need to take the wing off. Much better just taking the wings off to? be honest, much less chance of damage. Thank you Michael
Rol wrote on 16/07/2023 12:38 pm:
My research leads me to believe the X-Air standard with the high mounted engine does not have wings that fold, but can only be removed.? Could someone verify that?
Thanks,
??? Rol
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