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95.
Use wood screws to attach wing-wire anchors (#1 in the diagram shown below) near the fuselage at the leading edges of
both lower wing panels. Apply
thin CA adhesive to harden the
holes for these wing-wire anchor
screws. Point the free end of these
wing wire anchors toward the
nearest wing strut as you secure
the wood screws.
96.
This model uses Maxlok pins to
attach the top wing panels to the
top wing‟s center section and the
lower wing panels to the fuselage.
Please choose between either of
the following 2 wing-attachment options:
a)
Install wing-wire anchors with springs in front of the landing gear on
each side of the nose as pictured above. You will attach the wing-
wires‟ clevises to these fuselage-attached anchor points during setup at
the field. (NOTE: An optional small piece of wood may be glued inside
the nose to reinforce where these screws attach these anchor points.)
b)
If you value speed and convenience
during setup, combine anchor points #1
and #5 as pictured below. During setup
you will use only the 4 Maxlok pins to
secure the wing panels.
97.
Slide a crimp tube onto a wing wire. Guide the wire through the free opening in the anchor point near the leading edge of
the left-side‟s lower wing panel (#1 in the diagram below). Bring the wire back into and through the crimp tube, then
firmly crimp the tube onto the wire as pictured at the right.
98.
Repeat the above step to attach a wing wire to the anchor point near the leading edge of the right side‟s lower wing panel.
99.
Guide the wing wire(s) between anchor points 1 through 5 on the left side of your PT-17‟s upper & lower wing panels as
shown below. (Note: This picture is for illustration only – not drawn to scale.)
Warning:
As you guide the wing wires between the numbered anchor points, adjust
the tension on each segment of the wire to ensure the wing panels do not become
warped. Although these wing wires are only cosmetic, uneven tension on the
wing wires could warp the wings, causing the airplane to not be safely
controllable in flight.
100.
When the wire reaches anchor point 5: Pull the wire snug with even pressure between all anchor points;
slide a crimp tube onto the wire; guide the wire through anchor point 5; guide the wire back through the
crimp tube; apply gentle tension to the wing wire; firmly crimp the tube onto the wire; and cut the wire
close to the crimp tube.
#8
Anchor
point
3 & 7
#1 and #5
2
#3
and
#7
#4
#6
Wing wire’s clevis connects at
end of spring at anchor point #5
(NOTE: This diagram
illustrates the option to
attach all wires to anchor
points on the wing.)
