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Step 10: Positioning the Wing and Ailerons
Next, you are going to put the wing through the fuselage. It’s really starting to look like
a plane now…
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Positioning the wing and attaching the ailerons
1.
Measure the distance between the wing ribs where the aileron servo will go, and then
mark the midpoints. This is so that later, when you are installing the servo and
screwing it down, it'll be centered.
2.
Carefully slide the wing through the fuselage using the wing slots, making sure that
it’s centered.
To make sure that the wings are centered, measure from the outside rear
corner of the wing tip to the bottom of the fuselage on both sides. The
values should be equal.
3.
Flow thin CA around the wing and fuselage joints.
Do not use thick CA on this joint. You want it to be strong, but you also want
some give if a plane-ground joining should occur.
4.
Attach the ailerons to the wing with 3/4” packing tape.
Make sure that you pay attention to which is the left and
right aileron when you are attaching them to the wings. The aileron control horn needs
to face towards the nose of the plane.