twoinger

I am considering a two piece wing build for my stinger 120. Are there any suggestions out there on sucessful methods to accomplish this???

MinnFlyer

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Here's what you need:

http://www.gatorrc.com/gator/wing%20tube.htm

phread59

Yup, wing tubes. Just be sure to make the inner coupla ribs out of decent plywood. And reinforce the fuse where the reciever is. Use 3/8 hardwood dowels as anti-rotation pins near the trailing edge. Be sure to box the tube in properly between the spars. You should be fine. Good luck with the project.

Mark Shuman

Johng

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Will you cut new fuselage sides to delete the wing saddle area? That would be good. The fuse design has a weakness there.

Put the tube sockets directly between the balsa spars. If you don't get a tube that fits exactly between the spars, remove the foam between tibe & spar and fill it with balsa. That will give you direct transfer of load between the tube and spar, and you won't have to put in any load bearing ribs. Just put on a ply root rib. Then you mount the anti rotation pin to the root rib.

twoinger

Hey...thanks for the input. I had read your earlier ideas on two piece wing. I do plan to use doorskins and cut a fuse without the wing saddle... Looks like about a
1 1/2 inch tube would just fit between the spars. I will have to measure on the foam to be sure the phenolic will fit there... I will contact Gator RC for the parts.

One thread said they moved the firewall back... is this to compensate for the increased weight? Or to provide clearance for the cowl??? What does it do to the
C/G???

Thanks again...twoinger.

curt2005

box the tube in? Please expand on this a bit. thanks