Remove the tape holding the aileron in the downward flexed
position. Flex the aileron in the opposite, upward position and use
a piece of masking tape to hold it in place. Turn the wing panel
over and repeat the above gluing process - four drops of glue
to each side of the hinge slot - on all four hinges. Remove the
masking tape, returning the aileron to its centered position.
Because it takes some time for the CA glue to fully "wick" its way
through the hinge surface and the surrounding wood, allow about
10 minutes before flexing the aileron. Any excess glue on the
surrounding covering can be quickly removed with SIG Debonder.
After sufficient time has passed, flex the hinged aileron firmly up
and down on the panel to create free and easy movement. We
also suggest pulling on each aileron, at each hinge location,
making sure they are each firmly in place.
Repeat this same
procedure with the opposite wing panel and aileron.
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5) The aileron servos are now installed in each wing panel.
Note that these two servos will be oriented in the wing panels with
their output arms facing outwards towards the wingtips, with the
head of the servo toward the leading edge.
Prepare the two aileron servos by installing a 12” servo extension
onto each servo connector. We suggest that you make these
connections secure by using a short length of heat shrink tubing,
shrunk around the servo and extension connections. Now install
the rubber grommets and eyelets that came with your servos into
the servo mounting lugs.
Using the string found in the aileron servo opening, tie it to the
servo extension lead. At the root rib, pull the servo extension
through the wing panel and out through the opening. Use a piece
of tape to hold the connector against the root rib. The servo can
now be seated into the servo opening in the wing panel. Use a pin
vise and a small diameter drill bit to make four screw "pilot" holes
through the hardwood mounts. Using the screws that came with
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After the epoxy cures, flex each flap to free up their movement. We
used a small amount of gun oil on the hinge points to further free
up their movement.
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4) The ailerons are now hinged in place to each wing panel.
The supplied hinges are the CA type. Note that the installation
procedure for these hinges is the same for the elevators and
rudders and will not be repeated in those related steps.
The supplied hinges have a die-cut center slot that can be used to
accurately place and center the hinges equally into both the wing
panel and the aileron. To do this, use a business card and pair of
scissors to cut four "wedges". These should be cut wide enough at
the top so as to not pass through the slot in the center of the hinge.
Press the hinges into place into the pre-cut slots in the wing panel,
up to the center slot. Place a card "wedge" into each of the hinge
slots.
Now fit the aileron carefully onto each exposed hinge half, up to the
card wedges. Align the outer tip of the aileron with the wing tip, by
sliding the aileron left or right as needed. Next, make sure that
when the aileron is in its correct position, there is a reasonable
clearance between the inboard end of the aileron and the outboard
end of the flap. We used a business card as the spacer between
these two surfaces. With everything checked, the hinges can now
be permanently glued in place using thin CA, preferably with a
small applicator tip on the bottle.
Flex the aileron downward, exposing both sides of the hinges,
between the wing panel and the aileron. Use a piece of masking
tape to hold the aileron in this position. Remove the card "wedge"
from one of the hinges and apply four (4) small drops of glue to
each side of the hinge slot. Remove the card "wedge" from the
next hinge and again apply four (4) small drops of glue to each side
of the hinge slot. Repeat this process with the remaining hinges.