
.
18. Glue the pre-shaped balsa Leading Edge in place in the notches in the front of the wing ribs.
CAUTION: Take a close look at the end of the Leading Edge before gluing it in place! Notice that it is not
symmetrical! Hold the Leading Edge against one of the wing cross-section drawings on Plan Sheet 2, and after you
are sure that you have it matched up correctly, mark an "up" arrow on one end. Then make sure you glue it into the
wing right side up!
NOTE:
By the way, you’ve probably already noticed that the tip end of the Leading Edge is also too long, just like the Top Main
Spar & Rear Spar! Guess what? Do not cut the Leading Edge off at this time - we will do that later, after the wing tip is
installed.
19.
Remove part DRG (dihedral root gauge) from die-cut lite-ply sheet #11. Match it up to the full-size pattern (left) and mark
the correct edges as indicated - TOP, BOTTOM, DIHEDRAL ANGLE, and RIB W2.
20.
Hold DRG up against the Top & Bottom Main Spars, with the bottom edge of the
gauge down tight against the wing sheeting and the "RIB W2" edge up tight
against rib W2. Use a pencil to draw along the "DIHEDRAL ANGLE" edge onto
the Top & Bottom Main Spars. Next mark the Top & Bottom Rear Spars in the
same manner. These lines represent where the outside face of rib W1 will be
installed.
21.
Carefully slide wing rib W1 into position in the root end of the wing panel. Notice
that W1 should not be installed straight up and down like all the rest of the wing
ribs, but rather it must have its top tilted slightly towards the wing tip to provide the
finished wing with the proper amount of dihedral angle (see Wing Front View on
Plan Sheet 2). Before you glue W1 to any of the wing structure, eyeball it from
several different angles to verify that it is in the correct position. Use DRG and the
line up marks you put on the spars in the last step, as guides for getting the tilt of
W1 exactly right. To double check the alignment, look straight down on the W1 rib
from directly above to make sure its bottom edge is properly aligned with the edge
of the wing sheeting. If it is, go ahead and tack glue the bottom of W1 to the wing
sheeting with a couple small drops of Thin CA glue. Next, use DRG in the manner
shown here (notice it’s upside down compared to step 20) to keep W1 tilted at the
proper angle while you glue it to the Top Spars, the Leading Edge, and the
Trailing Edge with Thin CA. After W1 is secured into correct position, go back and
re-glue the entire bottom of the rib to the wing sheeting.
22.
Once all the glue joints are dry, you can unpin the Left Wing Panel from the
building board!
23.
Now we can add the wing tip! The only way to get the die-cut lite-ply WTP (wing
tip plate) in place is to slide it over the ends of the Top Spars, Leading Edge, and
Trailing Edge - all at the same time.
It’s a little tedious, but with a bit of careful wiggling and pushing, you should be
able to get it to slide on OK.
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