Top Wing Panels:
As received in the kit, both of the top wing panels have the ailerons
and flaps in place with the appropriate hinges. Note that these
hinges are NOT glued in place. In the following steps, you will be
required to test the movement of the aileron and flap servos with
your radio system.
So now is a good time to place both the
airborne battery pack and the transmitter on charge in order to use
them later.
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1) The flaps are hinged first. Begin by removing the flap and
its four point hinges and the aileron and its CA hinges from both of
the wing panels. Set the ailerons aside for now.
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2) Use a toothpick or sharpened dowel to apply a small
amount of Vasoline
®
to the center pivot point of each point hinge,
making sure this area is well coated - do not get Vasoline
®
on the
outer hinge arms. The Vasoline
®
helps to protect the hinge pivot
point from epoxy glue. Using 30-minute epoxy, glue all four hinges
in place into the pre-drilled holes in the flap.
Each exposed hinge leg should be oriented 90
O
to the flap. Use
alcohol and a paper towel to carefully remove any excess or
oozing glue from the center hinge point and let the glue cure.
Repeat this process with the opposite wing panel and its flap.
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3) The flaps are now mounted in place to their appropriate
wing panels. Trial fit the flaps first to make sure that they line-up
with the top and bottom surfaces of the wing panel.
Make
adjustments as needed in the mounting holes to achieve a good fit.
Again using 30-minute epoxy, apply glue in the hinge holes and to
the exposed flap hinge legs. Press the four hinge legs into the
holes in the wing panel. Use a piece of tape on the top of the panel
to hoId the flap in place. A little alcohol and a paper towel will
remove any excess or oozing glue from the hinge points. Repeat
this procedure with the remaining flap on the opposite wing panel.
Allow the glue to cure.
ASSEMBLY:
WINGS:
Bottom Wing:
The bottom wing has been completely built and covered at the
factory with no further structural steps required.
However, in
preparation for final assembly later, now is an excellent time to
prepare the bottom wings for assembly to the airframe.
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1) From the kit contents locate Bag #12 containing the
N-struts and related strut hardware items. Open the small bag
containing the eight (8) pre-painted N-strut mounting brackets. The
bottom wing N-strut brackets have been pre-bent with open angles
- select these four brackets for this step (the four remaining
painted N-strut mounts, with the pre-bent closed angles, will be
installed into the top wing panels shortly).
From the remaining small bag, select four of the 4-40 x 13 mm
bracket mounting bolts. Use a 2 mm Allen head hex wrench to now
install the four N-strut brackets in place into the recesses in the top
of the wing. We suggest using thread locking compound on the
bolt threads and tightening the bolts firmly.
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2) The top surface of bottom wing has four (4) small holes on
each wing panel.
These have been opened at the factory to
identify their locations. These holes are the screw locations for the
rigging brackets, used to anchor the flying wires. Beneath these
holes are hardwood mounting blocks. Because the bottom wing is
easy to work with at this point, we suggest pre-threading these
holes now, in preparation for installing the rigging brackets later. To
do this, locate Bag #22 and remove one of the T2.6 x 8 mm PWA
Mounting Screws. Use a Phillips screwdriver to thread this screw
fully into each of the eight holes, pre-threading them. Set the
bottom wing aside for later final assembly in this manual.
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