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Tiger Moth
5) Fit and glue all of the remaining ribs making sure
that they are upright and properly located in the
lower spar, leading and trailing edges and rib R4
is fitted in the correct position .
6) Glue W4 in position on top of the bottom spar
and up to the outer rib.
7) Fit a stiff 1.6mm square strip as the upper spar,
noting that it runs from the notch of the outer
rib and extends out from the inner rib as shown
on the plan.
8) Glue the corner gusset pieces W8L and W9L
in position along with the parts R4A and R4B
to both sides of the R4 rib as shown. These
parts bridge the slots where inter-planar struts
will fit later so make sure that no glue goes into
the slots otherwise the mating parts may not fit
together properly later on.
9) Repeat for the right hand wing panel. Leave
both panels to set before removing them from
the building board.
10) For both wings, round off the leading edges and
taper the trailing edges as shown on the plan.
Carefully give the entire structure a light sanding
to smooth the joints, remove lumps and bumps
and the burnt edges of the laser parts.
DECALAGE JIGS.
Bi-planes are somewhat more complicated to
construct than a monoplane. This is due to the fact
that not do the wings and tail plane need to align
properly, but each set of wings has to align too. This
is made even more complicated on the Tiger Moth
as the wings are unevenly swept and have different
dihedral angles.
VMC have designed ‘decalage jigs’ to help ensure
that the wings are correctly set to each other.
Although these jigs will not form part of the model
and take to the air, their careful construction will
mean that the important parts that do fly (the
wings!) will align properly. It is very important that
the jigs are built accurately, so take your time .
1) Identify and remove all of the parts on the laser
cut sheets: WD1 (4 off) .
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