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WING

CHECK THE COVERING SHEET:
THE SHEET EDGE MUST BE ON 

THE MIDDLE OF THE TRIPLE RIB

LOCK THE LEADING EDGE WITH 

SOME DROP OF CYANO

SPREAD THE WITHE GLUE ON 

THE RIBS AND ON THE SPAR

FIX TEMPORARILY WITH 

RUBBER BANDS

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Summary of Contents for Alexander Schleicher ASK 13

Page 1: ...Alexander Schleicher ASK13 1 2 8 3 5 7 s c a l e R C 1 S t B A T C H W I N G P H O T O B U I L D I N G M A N U A L ...

Page 2: ...ion version USE HIGH STRENGTH WHITE GLUE OR EPOXY STRAIGHT BAR CLAMPED ON THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING BOARD BUILDING BOARD MINIMUM DIMENSIONS 280 X 50 CM 3 2 USE TWO M3 SCREWS TO ALIGN THE PARTS NOTE IN SERIAL PRODUCTION THIS PLYWOOD WEBBING IS LONGER USE SOME RIB TO SPACE CORRECTLY THE SPARS ...

Page 3: ...E TWO STRAIGHT BARS TO ALIGN THE RIBS AND GLUE THE LEADING EDGE STRIP WITH CYANO BE SURE THAT THE RIBS ARE COPMLETELY INSEARED IN THE SLOTS FOLLOW THE DRAWING FOR CORRECT POSITIONING OF THE RIB REINFORCING IN SERIES PRODUCTION THE RIBS HAVE BEEN RENUMBERED THIS IS RIB NO 12 THE REINFORCED RIBS ARE NR 12 21 30 39 AND 48 ...

Page 4: ... STRIP MOUNT AND GLUE THE T NUTS FOR AIRBRAKE FIXING GLUE THE FIBER WASHERS ON THE OTHER SIDE USE EPOXY MARK WITH A PENCIL THE RIB NOSES SAND THE LEADING EDGE STRIP UNTIL THE PENCIL MARK IS GONE NOT MORE 7 6 BALSA FILLER ...

Page 5: ...S EASIER TO CLAMP ON THE SPAR USE TWO M3 SCREWS TO ALIGN NOTE THE WEBBING IS LONGER IN SERIES PRODUCTION AND IS INCLUDING THE HOLES FOR THE AIRBRAKE APPLY THE FIRST PLYWOOD WING SHEETING USING THE ALUMINIUM ANGLE SECTION 9 8 MOUNT THESE SUPPORTS UNDER THE RIBS NR 13 22 31 40 AND 49 NOTE BEFORE COVERING INSERT THE AILERON ELECTRIC WIRE ...

Page 6: ...CK THE COVERING SHEET THE SHEET EDGE MUST BE ON THE MIDDLE OF THE TRIPLE RIB LOCK THE LEADING EDGE WITH SOME DROP OF CYANO SPREAD THE WITHE GLUE ON THE RIBS AND ON THE SPAR FIX TEMPORARILY WITH RUBBER BANDS 11 10 ...

Page 7: ... GLUED USE TWO TIE WRAP ON EACH RIBS AS IN THE DRAWING PLACE THE JOINT ON THE CORNERS TO NOT DAMAGE THE SPARS IF POSSIBLE USE SPECIFIC TOOL TO TIGHTEN THE TIE WRAP 13 12 LOCK DEFINIVELY WITH TIE WRAPS AND CLAMPS PLACE A TIE WRAP ON EACH RIB DON T PLACE TIE WRAP BETWEEN THE RIBS ...

Page 8: ... SHEETS AS DESCRIBED FROM PAGE 9 TO PAGE 13 NOW THE D BOX IS LOCKED THE SPAR IS UNDEFORMABLE NOW YOU CAN TEMPORARY MOUNT THE WINGS AND CHECK THE ASSEMBLING PLACE A PLYWOOD SUPPORT UNDER EACH COVERING JOINT PLACE SOME LOAD TO LOCK THE WING ...

Page 9: ...W I N G USE THE PLYWOOD JIG TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT ANGLE BETWEEN THE RIBS AND THE SPAR SOME DROP OF CYANO IS ENOUGH TO GLUE THE RIB IN THE SLOT 17 16 PLYWOOD JIG ...

Page 10: ...W I N G ADHESIVE TAPE 19 18 BAKING SODA ...

Page 11: ...W I N G 21 20 ADD CYANO GUSSET ...

Page 12: ...23 22 W I N G LINDEN BLOCK SAND RIB NR 2 UNTIL ALIGNED WITH RIBS NR 1 AND 3 EPOXY BALSA GUSSET ...

Page 13: ... G CUT THE PEGS SAND DOWN AND COVER AS ON TOP SIDE APPLY THE FIRST PLYWOOD CAPSTRIPS AND PLYWOOD TRAILING EDGE NOTE CLAMP WITH A STRIGHT BAR WHEN GLUING PLYWOOD STRIPS OF THE TRAILIG EDGE TAPERED EDGE BALSA BLOCK ...

Page 14: ...27 26 W I N G ASSEMBLE THE AIRBRAKE SEE DRAWING ALIGN RIB NR 2 AND COVER WITH PLYWOOD ...

Page 15: ...29 28 W I N G NOTE THE UPPER AIRBRAKE IS IDENTIFIED WITH ONE HOLE IN THE CENTER THE LOWER ONE WITH TWO HOLES FIX WITH COUNTERSUNK TAPPING SCREWS EPOXY BALSA STRIPS ...

Page 16: ... MM APPROX DON T GLUE W I N G SAND WITH CARE CONNECT THE SERVO AND CHECK THE TRAVEL OF THE AIRBRAKE IT MUST MOVE FREELY WITHOUT ANY PLAY MARK POSITION AND DIMENSIONS OF THE AIRBRAKE STRIP ON THE PLYWOOD COVERING ...

Page 17: ...33 32 W I N G ...

Page 18: ...35 34 W I N G REPEAT ON THE BOTTOM SIDE INCLUDING THE ALUMINIUM HANDHOLES BE SURE THAT THE HINGES ARE COMPLETELY INSERTED AND PRESSED ON THE SPARS ...

Page 19: ...37 36 W I N G NOTE THE NOSE RIBS ARE NOT SYMMETRICAL IDENTIFY EACH RIB WITH CARE ...

Page 20: ...39 38 W I N G ...

Page 21: ...41 40 W I N G ...

Page 22: ...43 42 W I N G SAND THE NOSES OF THE RIBS WITH GREAT CARE DO NOT DAMAGE THE RIBS ATTACH AN ADHESIVE STRIP TO THE SAND ING BAR ...

Page 23: ...45 44 W I N G REVERSE AND FIX THE AILERON THEN APPLY THE GLUE ON THE RIBS AND ON THE OTHER SPAR PLACE A TIE WRAP ON EACH RIB ...

Page 24: ...THE 3 MM TUBE THEN APPLY THE 0 8 MM VERTICAL GRAIN PLYWOOD TO CLOSE THE D BOX ADD THE 10 MM BALSA STRIPS AS IN THE DRAWING NOTE PLACE A STRAIGHT BAR UNDER WHEN GLUING THE PLYWOOD STRIP TRAILING EDGE TO THE RIBS ADD THE REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS ...

Page 25: ... PLYWOOD STRIP TO OBTAIN A 1 5 TO 2 MM WIDE GAP ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF THE AILERON REPEAT ON BOTTOM SIDE WITH THE AILERON 15 DOWN PLACE A STRIGHT BAR AND APPLY AN INCLINATED PLYWOOD STRIP AS REINFORCEMENT SLOT TO REMOVE THE AILERON HINGE PIN GLUED WITH EPOXY ...

Page 26: ...on and add some filler if needed but remember that the ASK 13 wing is a wood wing and as in the real one it is normal to see some small defect This also helps to make the aircraft more true and faithful Before covering build the fuselage and check the wing fit to the fuselage perfectly 51 50 W I N G ...

Page 27: ...53 52 W I N G APPLY THE PINKED TAPE COVER THE BOTTOM SIDE FIRST THEN RIB STITCH THE COVERING TO THE CONCAVE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIBS ...

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