RCRCM Hornet Motor Glider, Build Manual

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Due to CG concerns I replaced the supplied 4mm control rods with square 3mm ones to save
weight in the rear. These rods have all the carbon aligned longitudinally and have little crush
strength. I fitted shrink wrap material to the rod ends to stop them from splitting. The rudder
clevis edges had to be ground off to clear the rudder horn fairing.
Horizontal Stabiliser
These fully flying elevators are very effective but pose a problem in setting up the initial position.
My eye-o-meter thought the wing section looked like it would need around 0.75 deg angle of attack,
certainly no more than 1 deg. Having lent my incidence meter I set the glider up on a flat bench