Shaun Evans

Hi,

Been making steady progress now that the wings finally came in off of back-order. The wings really slowed this project down because you need them present in order to line everything else up. The wings are built, sanded, glassed and now primed. They've got the blade spars installed and the missile rails mounted. Instead of gluing them on, I made them removable with screws. I've also got the rudder torque rods installed with brass sleeves and a plywood base. I've got the hinges glued into all of the control surfaces, too. I use hysol with the mixing nozzle. I put a drop of oil on the hinge center point, then stick the tip of the nozzle in the hole and squeeze a little glue in there. Then insert the hinge to the proper depth, being careful to make sure they all line up, then come back the next day and do it again on the other side. So easy, I can't remember how I ever did it any other way. I'll leave it to the customer to decide whether he wants to do the two rudder servos back there or one rudder servo up front. I've done it both ways.