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Old 08-08-2012 | 04:03 AM
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Default RE: Repairing an RTF wing - my Hobbistar 60 trainer

I mentioned a post or two ago that I cut the ribs in the wrong grain. My solution was to make stiffeners out of 3/32" balsa, 1/2" wide. Cut in the correct grain this time. Luckily, they don't weigh too much.



One went on each side of each rib. Now they're much more rigid.