Excuse me if this gets a little long winded.

I just purchased a Hangar 9 Sport Cap 232 .40-.58 from my LHS and would like to converse with someone who has also built one of these. After opening the box, I noticed right away that the covering had many sags and bubbles, This seemed acceptable to me becuase god only knows how long it sat on the shelf at the Hobby Shop, or what kind of atmospheric conditions it endured since it was built, and it was rather easy to tighten up and fix the wrinkles in the covering. However, my real issues with this kit is the wing saddle.

I found that the wing was about 1/8 inch too narrow to completely fill the wing saddle (front to back), and that the fit was rather sloppy. Maybe I'm just over reacting, but I made the following modifications.

1.) Added 3/32-1/8 inch of spruce sheeting to the LE of the wing where the "Retaining" block goes into its slot in the wing saddle.

Still not satisifed with the structure.

2.) Added 2 5/16" dowels to assist the stock block of wood in holding the wing in place.

Still not satisfied with the structure

3.) Added 2 3/32" peices of spruce about 1" square to the inside of each wing panel that extends past the wing saddle over the fuselage to ensure that there would be no "Side to Side" slop.

Still not satisfied with the structure!!!

The only thing left that I really dont like is how the wing gets bolted onto the fuse. Since the Cap wing has a little dihedral, and the block where the blind nut goes is recessed below the saddle walls about 1/4 inch, there is about ~ 1/2" of space between the wing and the block that it screws into. Does this sound right to you??


This is the first arf I've built in about 8 years (the "TRAINER" arfs). I guess I was expecting a little more from the H9 Kits that this.

Also, I dont like the idea of a single control rod that splits into 2 for each elevator half, I would also like to go pull pull on the rudder.



Am I just being dumb?