Sand the
Wing Boxing
pieces to smooth and round off
the leading and trailing edges.
The wing covering sheet is made from heat shrinkable
plastic. Cut the sleeve in half to make 2 sleeves. Next
slide one sleeve over one of the wings. Glue it to the
wood at the wing root using a foam safe glue. Make sure
you leave the excess film protruding from the end of the
wing. When you heat this film to shrink it the part left
over on the end will shrink down leaving a small amount
to be trimmed off later.
Use a hair dryer to gently and evenly heat the covering all
over. Start with the hair dryer about 30cm away and
move closer as needed to allow the covering to shrink.
Work a little on one side and then turn over and work on
the other side alternating to tighten both sides
simultaneously. The finished product should look like this.
After shrinking and trimming the film, use foam safe glue
to attach the end pieces to the
Wing Tips Capping.
Foam safe glue is used because of it’s tackiness which
helps it adhere to the film. We recommend using
. As an alternative you could
use a craft glue stick. Pull the film tight (but not over
tight) and allow it to dry.
Next start work on the fuselage.
Measure back 110mm from the front of the
Main Body
Former
and glue in place the
Wing Mounts
on
either side.
110mm
