Fokker
Dr.1
46.7”
1/6
Scale
Page
14
Copyright©
2007
‐
11
M.K.
Bengtson
All
Rights
Reserved
Rev
07/11
Construction
of
the
upper
wing
has
started.
At
this
stage,you
start
to
get
a
real
sense
that
this
is
a
large
airplane
in
three
dimensions.
My
building
board
is
a
48
ʺ
ceiling
tile,
and
with
a
47.5
ʺ
wingspan,
it
fills
the
board
from
end
to
end.
The
cabane
mounts
are
at
their
scale
location.
They
consist
of
ply
with
blind
nuts.
I
used
slow
set
epoxy
to
make
sure
this
all
important
joint
doesn
ʹ
t
fail.
The
wing
gets
bolted
to
the
cabanes
using
nylon
landing
gear
struts
and
4
‐
40
bolts.
Ailerons
are
built
up
from
balsa
and
ply.
The
ribs
are
1/16
ʺ
ply
for
strength.
The
sheeting
around
the
middle
wing
and
its
mounting
plate
looks
a
bit
tricky,
but
it
ʹ
s
not
that
bad.
There
is
some
nice
scrap
balsa
from
some
of
the
laser
cut
part
sheets
that
is
perfect
for
the
job.
To
make
sure
everything
will
look
good
when
I
ʹ
m
done,
I
put
the
wing
in
position
on
the
fuselage,
and
put
some
plastic
wrap
between
the
fuselage
and
the
back
of
the
middle
wing
to
make
sure
they
didn
ʹ
t
become
permanently
attached.
With
some
trial
and
error,
I
cut
a
piece
of
balsa
as
wide
as
I
could
so
that
it
would
sit
on
top
of
the
mid
wing
sheeting,
and
also
bend
down
along
the
formers.
After
soaking
the
sheeting,
it
became
very
pliable,
and
using
pins
and
glue,
it
was
nailed
into
place.
It
ʹ
s
pretty
amazing
the
contortions
that
the
correct
type
of
balsa
will
twist
into
The
portions
near
the
leading
edge
I
will
finish
off
with
gluing
in
some
scrap
soft
balsa,
and
then
using
filler.
I
ʹ
m
not
one
for
making
templates
to
try
and
get
it
right.
I
tend
to
sheet
first
and
ask
questions
later
By
the
way,
the
square
block
beside
the
hole
is
the
rear
cabane
mounting
block.
The
hole
is
there
for
the
servo
wire
