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Old 08-26-2011 | 04:04 AM
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kingaltair
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Default RE: SIMLA BUILD THREAD

THAT'S SOME CLAMP YOU'VE GOT THERE!! If I were building another, I'd be sure the fit was better. Being this was the first, and the first time I had ever built-up plug-in wings, I just built the thing, used the spacer and hoped for the best, assuming it would fit. It DID fit, but it was Kevin's fuselage.

I see you glued in the spacer pieces provided by Jeff to get the right angle, (hopefully) between W-1 and the fuslage. It's funny the difference in how people think...it NEVER occurred to me to glue those pieces in, (though it makes perfect sense to do so...why not)?? I simply used them as spacers only. Go figure!!

I thought about possible ways to close the gap, even considering wing saddle tape, in the end I sanded as best I could to close the gap...then just moved on. While I would have liked a perfect joint, let me assure everyone that the plane flies just fine with a space there.

Duane