Re: wing interchangeability question and wings for sale ?

vampsqu · Post by **vampsqu** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:54 pm

'Can yall tell me if the wing structure is the same on an f-24
between a 34/35 and a 1938 model? (ignoring the differences
due to flap/no flap and fuel tank differences ) Did the wood
structure remain basicly the same ????????

Also are there any good wings out there for sale ???????

Thank you,
Tim B.'

Tom Downey · Post by **Tom Downey** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:23 am

'There is a letter from the factory in this web board (someplace) stating all wings in the 24 series are the same. I donated it from my aircraft's history records to the club. last I knew Dan Casali had the file.

dcasali@cox.net

> Can yall tell me if the wing structure is the same on an f-24
> between a 34/35 and a 1938 model? (ignoring the differences
> due to flap/no flap and fuel tank differences ) Did the wood
> structure remain basicly the same ????????
>
> Also are there any good wings out there for sale ???????
>
> Thank you,
> Tim B.
>

'

Tom Downey · Post by **Tom Downey** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:24 am

'There is a letter from the factory in this web board (someplace) stating all wings in the 24 series are the same. I donated it from my aircraft's history records to the club. last I knew Dan Casali had the file.

dcasali@cox.net

> Can yall tell me if the wing structure is the same on an f-24
> between a 34/35 and a 1938 model? (ignoring the differences
> due to flap/no flap and fuel tank differences ) Did the wood
> structure remain basicly the same ????????
>
> Also are there any good wings out there for sale ???????
>
> Thank you,
> Tim B.
>

'

Tom Downey · Post by **Tom Downey** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:28 am

'Also are there any good wings out there for sale ???????
Thank you,
Tim B.

Yes I have a set, they come with 4 jury struts, wired for stroes, and wing tip lights, including the fuselage and tail groupe, with warner 165 attached, all flying and looking great.

I can deliver the whole thing for $75K'

vampsqu · Post by **vampsqu** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:27 pm

'--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Downey" wrote:

>
> There is a letter from the factory in this web board (someplace) stating all wings in the 24 series are the same. I donated it from my aircraft's history records to the club. last I knew Dan Casali had the file.
>
> dcasali@...
>
>
> > Can yall tell me if the wing structure is the same on an f-24
> > between a 34/35 and a 1938 model? (ignoring the differences
> > due to flap/no flap and fuel tank differences ) Did the wood
> > structure remain basicly the same ????????
> >
> > Also are there any good wings out there for sale ???????
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Tim B.
> >
>We have compared a 34 and 38 wing up close. The only difference

I can see is that the earlier aerolons come out to the end of the
wing on the 34 (and come to a point) and the 38 aerolon has a squarish end which stops about 2 feet short of the wingtip.

What would you take for a rudder ?

Thanks, I'll search for the factory letter !

Tim'

Bob Etter · Post by **Bob Etter** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:06 pm

'I could probably agree that F-24 wings are interchangable, but they are not identical. My 1946 F-24, due to accident repairs, had one left ex-military wing, and a right Pre-War civilian wing. If I wanted to drive people nuts, I should have put the right Nav light on the leading edge, and the left Nav light on the tip, even after I rebuilt both. The civilian wing didn't have some of the braces that the military wing did. There was several pieces of 1" X 1" spruce that was inserted, in the aileron area, from the top and bottom of the front spar, directly aft to the rear spar. (Reason: to eliminate torque from being applied to the spars/ribs?) They are still uncovered, if someone has specific questions. I am winging this right off the top of my head, and it is stuff that I did over 10 years ago. The only other fact that I remember was the fabric pull-up strip located in the flap area was much more stout than on the pre-war version. The only other thing that I found to be nicer, was the bushings in the military wing, and I assume the Post-War wings, all were anodized. Pre-war wing bushings, as noted during tear-down, showed any where from slight to considerable corrosion. Bolts and other hardware were corroded. The compression struts and brackets, not so much.
Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: vampsqu
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:27 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: wing interchangeability question and wings for sale ?

--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Downey" wrote:
>
> There is a letter from the factory in this web board (someplace) stating all wings in the 24 series are the same. I donated it from my aircraft's history records to the club. last I knew Dan Casali had the file.
>
> dcasali@...
>
>
> > Can yall tell me if the wing structure is the same on an f-24
> > between a 34/35 and a 1938 model? (ignoring the differences
> > due to flap/no flap and fuel tank differences ) Did the wood
> > structure remain basicly the same ????????
> >
> > Also are there any good wings out there for sale ???????
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Tim B.
> >
>We have compared a 34 and 38 wing up close. The only difference
I can see is that the earlier aerolons come out to the end of the
wing on the 34 (and come to a point) and the 38 aerolon has a squarish end which stops about 2 feet short of the wingtip.

What would you take for a rudder ?

Thanks, I'll search for the factory letter !

Tim

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