Well I am attempting to puzzle out top alignment.


So here is what I have done so far.


I put the wing building rods back in both wings to have a common reference point. I had to buy 2 more rods. I also had to cut the rods in halve that go into the bottom wing. The ply plates for the front wing bolts interfered, so cut resolved that issue.


I bolted the bottom wing on the fuse, and then set the wing rods on the rod holders. That took a bit of playing with. I had to move the rod holders way in as the wing (bottom) would twist to easily. Next thing was getting the aluminum rods clamped down good. Rubber bans proved the easiest way, just looped them over the wing rods.


I then cut some foam board into sort of struts. They set on the bottom wing building rods. I had to notch for the spars. I then pinned the foam struts to a couple of ribs and set the top wing on. Now I will try to get both wings in exact alignment.


Oh and the top wing is set forward of the bottom wing 1.75" There is also a full root chord of separation between the 2 wings.


I will instal small ply pads where the real struts will attach.


So what I have done is just to kind of wrap my handful of brain cells around mounting and alignment.


A disclaimer at this point.


Not even the tiniest drop of glue has been harmed at this point of alignment and mounting. A dry run.


Ken

The first 2 pics are duplicates but I can't remove them.