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Old 04-24-2012 | 03:50 PM
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Default Removing Hinges?

Hi,

I recently acquired a jet that looks great, and is well built, but has an issue I can't abide. When you bolt the wings on, the trailing edges of the control surfaces don't line up at all. The hinges were glued in while the wing was off of the plane, and the flaps and ailerons aren't centered very well at all along the wing trailing edge. Aside from it being a trim issue, the bird is a high-speed bird and stuff like this robs speed.

Question is, have you ever had to remove control surfaces hinged with Robart hinge-points? What's the best method? These are glued into a sheeted foam wing.

Thanks in advance.