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Old 03-06-2011 | 05:39 AM
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Default RE: Lightning Build

I have been making quite a bit of progress (yes Arch, I consider this progress). It is really looking like and airplane now!

The leading corners at the tips are cut off and replaced with balsa to account for the curve of the tip. The leading and trailing edges are then glued on. The leading edges are 1/4" balsa and the trailing edges are 3/32" balsa. I use Gorilla Glue, applied with a foam brush to glue them on. I use hard 1/4" by 1/2" balsa sticks stacked on top of the leading and trailing edges to ensure they lay flat against the wing. The stack is then held on with blue tape.

The wing tips are hollowed out and added after the leading and trailing edges.

I then cut the control surfaces free. I stack the wings and stabs back in their respective shucks and use my band saw to roughly cut them out. I use 1/4" balsa for both leading and trailing edges of the control surfaces. I reinforce the wing trailing edge at the junction of the aileron inner tip and the trailing edge of the wing with carbon fiber.

I have also included another picture of the stab socket to help clarify the previous post on how I installed it.
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