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WING ASSEMBLY
The wings are designed as a 2-piece system, with separate right and left
wing panels joined by an aluminum tube wing joiner and a hardwood
locating pin at the rear. Due to the high strength of the wing joiner
tube, the wing panels do not need to be permanently glued together.
Gluing them permanently together is optional – it’s your call. The
obvious benefit to leaving the wing panels separate is the fact that they
can be easily transported or stored, requiring a minimum of space.
To help protect your wings during the following steps we recommend
that you cover your work surface with a soft cloth or piece of foam.
INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS
For the following steps you will need:
(1) Right Wing Panel
(1) Left Wing Panel
(1) Aluminum Tube Wing Joiner
(2) Servos with Mounting Screws (not furnished)
(2) 12”-18” Servo Extension Wires (not furnished)
(1) Servo Y- Harness (not furnished)
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1) Mount the aileron servos in the bottom of each wing panel.
a)
The servo bays are precut for you but you’ll want to double
check the covering around the cutout to make sure it is sealed
down tight.
b)
Install the rubber grommets and brass eyelets (supplied you’re
your radio system) into each aileron servo.
c)
Install the control arms on the two aileron servos. The arms
should be at 90 degrees to the servo when the aileron control stick
on the transmitter is in neutral and the transmitter trims are in
neutral as well.
d)
Before installing the aileron servos in the wing panels you must
attach a servo extension cord to the aileron servo wire. The typical
combined length required is approximately 24”. A 12-18”
extension wire will usually provide sufficient length. Plug the
servo plug into the extension cord and tape the plugs together for
added security.
e)
A servo wire pull string has been pre-installed in the wing at the
factory. Attach the string to the end of your servo extension wire,
and carefully pull the servo extension wire through the wing.
Once you’ve got the plug to the end rib, direct it through the round
hole in the bottom surface of the wing panel. By that time, the
servo itself should be next to the servo mount cutout and ready
for mounting.
f)
Fit the servo into the servo mount in the wing panel, (note that
the servo is positioned so that the servo arm is at the forward end
toward the wing leading edge). Take up any slack in the servo wire
as you insert the servo in the mount. Use a pin vise and a small
drill bit to drill small pilot holes in the servo mount for the servo
mounting screws. Use the screws supplied with your radio system
to mount the servo in place on the servo mount. Repeat this
procedure to mount the servo in the opposite wing panel.
HINGING THE AILERONS
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2) Note that the CA Hinges are installed, but not yet glued, in the
ailerons and wing panels. The installation process for the hinges
is the same for all of the control surfaces on this model.
a)
If you removed the ailerons and hinges from the wing panels when
you tightened the covering material, reinstall them now. First
insert the four CA Hinges into the slots in the aileron. Put two pins
in the center of each hinge, up against the leading edge of the
aileron, to keep the hinges centered during the next step.
b)
Now carefully insert the exposed portion of the four hinges into
the trailing edge of the wing. You will find it easiest to slide the
hinges into the slots at angle, one hinge at a time, instead of trying
to push in straight onto all the hinges at once.
c)
Adjust the aileron so that the tip of the aileron is flush with the
wing tip. The ailerons should be tight against the pins in the hinges
to minimize the gap between the wing and the aileron. The aileron
is now in the proper position for permanently gluing them in place
with thin CA glue.
d)
Flex the aileron down and hold it in this position. Remove the pins
from one hinge and then carefully apply 3-4 drops of thin CA glue
directly onto the hinge in the gap. You will notice that the glue is
quickly wicked into the slot as it penetrates both the wood and
the hinge. We suggest using a fine tipped applicator on the glue
bottle to better control the flow of glue.
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