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2) With the airplane setting in the stand,
attach an incidence meter to the horizontal sta-
bilizer. Adjust the airplane in the stand until the
incidence meter reads 0º. See photo # 8 below.
Photo # 8
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3) Use rubber bands or weights to hold
the airplane in position in the stand. It needs
to be secured so it cannot be moved during
the next few steps. After you are satisfied it
has been secured properly, recheck the stabi-
lizer incidence to ensure it is still at 0º.
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4) Remove the incidence meter from the
stabilizer and attach it to the bottom wing. The
incidence meter should read 0º as well.
If the incidence meter does not read 0º
then recheck the incidence of the stabi-
lizer to ensure it has not moved. If you are
certain it hasn't, recheck the incidence of the
bottom wing. You should make small adjust-
ments to the wing saddle until the incidence
meter reads 0º on the bottom wing.
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5) Working with the top wing, first iden-
tify the bottom surface of it. If you look
closely, two ribs in from each tip, there is a
precut slot that is 2” long and accepts the outer
interplane struts. This is the bottom of the
wing. Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering from over these two slots. See photo
# 9 below.
Photo # 9
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6) Locate and remove the covering from
over the two predrilled wing hold down holes
in the top wing. These holes are located down
the centerline of the wing. The forward hole
is located 7” in front of the trailing edge and
the rear hole is located 3-5/8” in front of the
trailing edge. Remove the covering from both
the top and bottom of the holes.
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7) Mount the top wing to the aluminum
cabane struts using the 3mm x 50mm machine
screw in the front, the 3mm x 35mm machine
screw in the rear. Use four 3mm washers and
two 3mm lock nuts to secure the wing in place.
If the holes in the wing do not align with
the holes in the cabane struts loosen the
strut screws further to allow the metal parts to
adjust to the wing. The screws will be com-
pletely tightened after the wing alignment has
been set. See photo # 10 below.
Photo # 10
INSTALLING THE INTERPLANE STRUTS
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8) Locate the two outer interplane struts.
There is a top and bottom to the struts. There
are two predrilled holes in one end of each strut.
Where these two holes are located is the bot-
tom of the strut. Using a modeling knife, re-
move the covering from over these holes on
both sides of each strut. See figure # 6 below.
Figure # 6
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9) On the top side of the bottom wing there
are two slots for the struts similar to those in the
top wing . These two slots are located just to the
outside of the strut mounting blocks in the top
side of the bottom wing. Using a modeling knife,
remove the covering from over the two slots.
REMOVE
COVERING
FRONT
SCREWS
BOTTOM OF
STRUT
APPROXIMATE
HOLE
LOCATIONS