vertical fin/rudder (cont)
Same procedure as with the stab/elevators; epoxied all the parts together to insure strength and no warpage.
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Wings:
The two wing plans just fit on my table. The left is a mirror image of the right so all the writing is backwards.
The pre-cut width TE sheeting was pinned to the plans.
The LE lower spars and the center lower spars are raised 3/32" off the plans using some scrap balsa and also pinned to the plans.
An aluminum L angle was used to insure the spars are straight (although the paper plans are also perfectly straight).
Some 3/32" thick balsa sheeting is cut grain wise to connect the first two inner wing ribs.
While removing the ribs from the sheeting, they sometimes need an extra small cut with an xacto blade to free them. Overall, the die cut ribs are very accurate and easy to remove from the sheeting.
Presently, all the parts are dry fitted.
I drew outlines of the ribs on the wing plans for future use in case I damage a wing.
Interesting: a ply rib is sistered with a balsa rib and the balsa goes on the outside of the wing. Plans and instructions say the same: seems like the outside balsa rib would get crushed and damaged!
One minor error in the instructions have ribs W-2/3 as lower wing for die 53 versus actually the two outer wing tip ribs for the upper wing.