The International Cessna 170 Association

c170b53 wrote:Well how would you know which wing you have on your plane ? Have you ever seen a data plate anywhere or on anything (Cessna) other than the one on the rear door post?
What about your ailerons ? Other than balance weight differences, they pretty much are all the same between many models. Do you know whether your plane has the originals? Flaps?

I don't think there is a way to tell other then checking where the routing on the flaps and tanks are from what I've read?

Having a bird dog flap system on a 170 would be interesting .wow 60 deg of flap ... great speed brakes . Which brings me to this, in a northern town of Alaska, there was a 170A with 3 ins of extra flap surface riveted on the trailing edge . The trailing edge of the flap had been split and this flat plate had been riveted in place They had painted the extra Matt black [why????] . I was admiring the handy work When a voice said “like what you see”. He walked out of the mist. “err interesting “ , I replied. He then went on about when he deployed them the aircraft really stood on its nose . Your not FAA are you? Was the next question. Nah, just a interested Aussie , I replied . It was time to leave .

What is the approximate weight of one wing without flight control surfaces?

brian.olson wrote:There is a listing on Barnstormers for two 170B wings for sale.

I checked and didn't see them, although I did see the one in Manitoba. Trucking prices to Fairbanks aren't as obscene as I pictured.

Don’t forget, You’ll have to protect them, which will add to the Cost. Truckers can sometimes be rough on contents and the road tough on truckers.

alaskan9974 wrote:Had some damage to one side wing, short story it needs replacement, rest of the plane is ok.

Can the L-19 wings be installed, or what other wings are compatible with a 170B? Up in Alaska and cringing at shipping charges.

Before you buy some unknown wings, check with Gray Morris at Birchwood, 907-688-3900, about rebuilding your damaged wing. Gray is a craftsman who does beautiful work with the proper jigs.

hilltop170 wrote:

alaskan9974 wrote:Had some damage to one side wing, short story it needs replacement, rest of the plane is ok.

Can the L-19 wings be installed, or what other wings are compatible with a 170B? Up in Alaska and cringing at shipping charges.

Before you buy some unknown wings, check with Gray Morris at Birchwood, 907-688-3900, about rebuilding your damaged wing. Gray is a craftsman who does beautiful work with the proper jigs.

I was under the assumption that repair of wings is typically more expensive then just outright buying another set.

Could be, I don't know. Gray has been doing this a long time. Check with him. He might be able to give you a ballpark estimate if you send him some pictures. At least you know your wings, buying used ones could be a pig-in-a-poke. And you mention only one needs repair. Plus much less transportation costs. If I can help any way, let me know. I don't know if Gray is tech-savvy or not. I'll be glad to get pictures to him if that's an issue. I live 5 miles from Birchwood.

Anyone have a recent 2015+ copy of a 337 on 175 wings on a 170b? I found the copy in the tech archive plus one from 2014? Just seeing if there is anything more recent I can combine with a digital fuel gauge.