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Old 08-24-2011 | 08:02 AM
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billberry189
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Default RE: SIMLA BUILD THREAD

Well I think I have finally decided how I will fit the wing root to the fuselage. First, let me point out that I sanded so much on the fuse sides that the area between the wing leading edge and trailing edge is no longer flat( big Oops). Soooooo, I am going to make a soft rib W1 to go between the wing root ply rib and the fuselage. Then I can carefully sand it down accordingly to close any gaps. I am having to do this because my root rib W1 was already glued solid before I checked the fit( another big Oops). But no problem I really enjoy the build. After I have the root rib fit the way I want it, I will lay the sheeting on the wing while it is attached to the fuselage and fit it to the fuselage and then glue it to the wing frame. BTW I went ahead and installed the .3150 CF tubes in the wings at a total cost of 5.6 ozs. but  that should be more than off set by the contest balsa sheeting I ordered this morning and carving out the wing tip blocks.

PS- This is the first time that I have built a two piece shoulder mounted wing, so a few errors are helping to add to my learning curve