Quickie Q2 Lite, Construction Manual

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Q2 Plans - Chapter 12 - Page 12-02
MOUNTING THE CANARD
..... After mounting the main wing, you should find the canard easy.
The canard fits forward against the aft face of the firewall with the
leading edge area fairing into the lower part of the firewall. The aft
section of the canard is allowed to end up wherever necessary, as long
as it is above the bottom fuselage line at the shear web. The part of
the lower forward fuselage shell that is removed to fit the canard, is
discarded.
..... Begin by removing part of the lower forward fuselage shell and
trial fitting the canard. Expect to consume several hours of cutting,
fitting and re-trimming before you have achieved a good fit. Check and
recheck skew, and the fuselage and canard level lines. Use the water
level system to check the lateral level of the canard. (It is suggested
that you use the axle holes as the reference.) Verify that the
centerline of the canard is at BLOO.
..... Be careful that you do not remove a part of your main fuel tank
while clearancing the canard! You should end up with about 1/2"
clearance between the aft edge of the phenolic bearings and the forward
face of the main fuel tank.
..... If the level board on the main wing is still installed, verify
that the main wing is level prior to mixing up the flox for the canard.
..... Attach the canard to the fuselage as shown in the illustrations.
Be sure that you provide sufficient flox for good squeeze out
everywhere. The flox should be allowed to cure prior to installing the
BID tapes inside and out. Recheck the level lines and skew before
leaving the canard alone to cure.
..... Later, you will construct fairings for the inboard elevators,
ailerons, and for the lower part of the canard, in order to make your
Q2 aerodynamically cleaner. For now, stand back and admire your Q2
setting on the landing gear; your over 50% completed at this point.