RE: Ziroli Panther
More progress...
I decided to secure the wings to the fuse in a different manner than the plans show. I cut out a small section of sheeting on the bottom of the wing at the root rib and drilled a hole in the root rib of the wing and the root rib of the fuse. A blind nut was added to a piece of 1/4 inch aircraft plywood and it was hysoled to the inside of the root rib on the wing. A screw goes through the rib in the fuse and screws into the blind nut, securing the wing to the fuse and acting as a rear anti rotation pin. I used one of the 1/8 inch ribs that came with the lazer cut kit to fill in the void between the fuse and the wing. This and new way of securing the wing mates the wing to the fuse with no slop or play. (1st, 2nd, & 3rdphotos).
The leading edge was glued on the wing and sanded to shape. Carbon fiber was added in the aileron and flap servo bays.The flap hinge holes are close to the bottom of the wing so stripes of carbon fiber was added over the holes to strength the area. (4th photo).
The rudders were built, shaped and fitted, and hinged (5th photo).
Hard balsa was used to make the intake lips and they were hysoled to the fuse. The right side intake lip has been sanded to shape. (6th& 7th photos).
Kirk