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Neptune V2
8.
Cut away any excess Mylar covering material from each wing panel’s root rib to maximize its gluing-surface.
9.
Apply 30 minute epoxy to one end of the carbon fiber wing rod, and insert the wing rod midway into the right wing panel.
10.
Apply 30 minute epoxy to the projecting end of the carbon fiber wing rod and to both wing panel’s root ribs. Keeping the wing
rod centered, slide the root ribs of
the two wing panels together.
Carefully line up the leading and
trailing edges of the wing panels.
(NOTE: When you have the wing
panels correctly aligned, you may
notice some slight but unavoidable
misalignment of the blue and white
Mylar trim on the top-side of the
wing. Do NOT attach the tip floats
at this time.)
11.
Apply masking tape to hold both wing panel’s leading and trailing edges in alignment; secure the two carbon fiber ‘pins’ in the
leading edge of the wing with 5-minute epoxy; and set the wing assembly aside to allow the epoxy at least 3 hours to fully cure.
12.
Connect two(2) of your servos to a Y-connector and the Y-connector to your radio’s aileron channel, power ON the radio, and
‘center’ the aileron servos. Disconnect the aileron servos and set aside your radio system. (NOTE: To help ensure the security of
your servo wire to Y-cable connections, during flight we recommend you use an optional “servo extension safety clip” at each
of the servo wire to Y-cable connections.)
13.
Route the aileron servos’ leads through the precut openings in the wing. Position each aileron
servo in its opening and use your servo manufacturer’s hardware to mount each aileron servo
in the wing. (NOTE: If necessary, adjust the aileron servos’ openings to fit your servos
by adding wooden spacers or by routing-out the wing’s aileron servo openings.)
14.
Attach a supplied quick-connector to each of the
servo arms, and secure each quick-connector onto
its servo arm with a dab of thick CA adhesive
on the exposed threads at the bottom of each nut.
Use the hardware supplied with your servos to
attach the aileron servo arms to the aileron servos.
15.
Twist a supplied nylon horn bracket onto the
threads at the the end of each aileron control rod.
16.
Position and temporarily hold the ailerons in a
‘neutral’ position by applying a small piece of
masking tape between each aileron and the
trailing edge of its wing.
17.
Twist a clevis onto one end of each supplied
aileron pushrod. Insert the pushrod’s other end
into the opening on each quick-connector, and
attach each aileron pushrod’s clevis to its nylon
horn bracket.
18.
Use the quick-connectors to secure each aileron pushrod to its servo’s output arm. Bend each pushrod to minimize any possible
binding at the servos’ control-arms, then cut off the excess length from each aileron pushrod and remove the piece of masking
tape you applied in ‘16’ above. (NOTE: Some flying-boat fans report they like to include a bit of aileron differential by using
and setting up their computer radio with separate servos and channels for each aileron; others report they simply set up each
aileron pushrod with some forward-offset where each aileron pushrod attaches to its aileron servo’s control arm.)
19.
Attach the tip floats to the bottom of each wing panel near to (and parallel with) the tip ribs as shown in the photo at the top of
this page. (NOTE: Adhesive-backed hook and loop materials are generally most popular, but some flying-boat fans report they
prefer to permanently attach their tip floats with Shoe Goo, ZAP A-DAP-A GOO II, or with some double-sided foam tape.)
