Originally Posted by
vertical grimmace
I like what is going on with this wing. The stick on the leading edge gives a good straight reference.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-w...l#post11937513
Building this wing was not hard, but getting it straight was. I think that some of the tabs are the wrong size. No way to know that though until you lift it off the board.
Another thing to watch, which may not matter since this one is not flying, are the angles of the maple retract rails. Mine are about 1/8" out. So, this causes the axles to not sit parallel with the ground. Also, the wheels go too far into the wing. A fairly easy fix, but something else to do.
The fuselage isnt flying, but the wings are. My retracts use a different mounting method than what is shown on the plans, so the vast majority if the structure forward if the spar and inboard of rib W7 will be removed for scale wheel well detailing.
Im also going to remove the wing dowels on the leading edge and use a ply tongue and receiver setup between the center section spars with some bolts that go through this into a pair of bulkheads in the fuse. This will essentially have four bolts holding it on instead of two and a pair of dowels in an area that has little structure to it.
As far as thd rib tabs, i agree, i believe some of them are off in size.
Once this one is built, i plan to go back and remove all of the tabs on the bottom of the wing and extend the upper ones while adding some to the leading edges as well. This will allow the wing to be built right side up and the entire top being able to be sheeted as well. If that is able to be done, then the wing will be pretty strong at that point and sheeting it and it remaining straight should be easier.