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Old 05-25-2011 | 05:12 PM
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Default RE: Senior telemaster

As far as converting the Telemaster to wing bolts, it takes a little bit of engineering. Because the wing sits on top of the fuselage formers there is no way to put dowels in the front of the wing in order to insert it into the front former. The wing bolts at the back of the wing are easy, but it's the dowels at the front of the wing that are the issue. Here is how Idid my wing to take care of this. Icut 3 ply pieces that are epoxied into the leading edge, the spar plates, and a piece in between the two to keep the dowels stable. Ithen used three dowels that will insert into the former in the fuselage. Idon't have any pictures of the former in the plane, but Istrengthened that up by epoxying a piece of 1/8" ply so that it hold the wing. This setup is a bit beefy, but Ineeded it for my Senior Telemaster. Iuse the plane to carry gliders up to altitude and lanuch them. The gliders are carried on a cradle on the wings so I wanted the wing mounting to be strong enough to take the extra force involved.

Hope this helps

Ken
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