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TOP WING ASSEMBLY:
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1) The top wing has no dihedral or servo wells. First you will
need to identify the bottom surface of the wing.
The bottom
surface has 6 holes for the attach fittings to thread into. Before
removing the ailerons, identify them with a felt tip pen as shown,
for left and right on the bottom. Also mark the trailing edges of the
ailerons for the nylon inter-connect horns. This location is on a line
through the strut attachment holes to the trailing edge of the
aileron, as shown. Remove the ailerons from wing and using the
hole locator template to locate the holes, drill two 5/64 dia. holes.
Mount the nylon inter-connect horns to the bottoms of the ailerons,
with 2 - M2 x 15mm bolts and backing plates. Before mounting the
horn, remove the pen marks with a little debonder.
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2) The ailerons are now permanently hinged to the top wing.
Note that three aileron hinges have been factory-installed in each
aileron, but are not yet glued. Remove all the hinges from the
ailerons and wing. Note that the supplied hinges have a die cut
slot in the center that can be used to accurately place and center
the hinge equally into both the wing panel and the aileron. To do
this, cut an old business card into wedges that will fit halfway
through the slot.
Press the three hinges into the wing panel up to the center slot.
Place one of the card wedges into each hinge and press the
aileron in place onto each exposed hinge half. Position the aileron
so there is about 1/32" gap between the end of the aileron and the
wing and push the aileron to the wing until the paper wedges are
snug between the surfaces. Flex the aileron downward to expose
the hinges between the wing and aileron. Hold the ailerons in this
position with a piece of masking tape. The hinges are now in
position to be glued in place.
Remove the card wedge from one of the hinges and carefully apply
four (4) small drops of thin CA glue to the left and right side of the
exposed hinge. Repeat on the other two hinges. Remove the
masking tape, flex aileron in opposite direction, and again use tape
to hold it in this position. Turn wing over and apply four drops of
thin CA glue to each exposed edge of each hinge exactly as
before. Remove the tape and return the aileron to its centered
position. Because it takes a little time for the CA glue to fully wick
through the surface of the hinge and the surrounding wood, allow
at least 10 minutes before flexing the aileron. Repeat this process
on the opposite aileron. Apply four (4) small drops of thin CA glue
to each of the six holes for the attach fittings. Clean up any excess
glue drops, runs, or smears on the covering with SIG CA
DEBONDER and a paper towel.
BOTTOM WING ASSEMBLY:
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3) The bottom surface of the lower wing has the openings for
the aileron servos. Again, identify the left and right ailerons with
your marker pen and also mark the position for the control horns,
as shown. Remove the ailerons and using the marks just made,
install the control horns on the bottom surfaces of each aileron,
using the marks just made. Temporarily re-install the ailerons back
in place to the wing.
Turn the wing over and mark the tops of each aileron for the nylon
inter-connect horn locations, as previously shown on the top wing.
Drill 5/64" dia. mounting holes for attachment of the nylon
inter-aileron control horns, as shown for the top wing. Using the
Interplane Strut Mount Holes
Centerline Of Aileron Inner-link
Use Template For Hole Location
IMPORTANT NOTE:
When installing CA type hinges, more
is not better! Applying excess thin CA glue to this type of
hinge does nothing more than stiffen it, potentially causing the
hinge to break. If you have followed these instructions, each
hinge will have a total of 8 small drops of thin CA glue on each
side. This is the correct amount of adhesive.
4-7/8”
Use Template To Locate Drilled Holes