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Old 07-23-2005 | 04:44 PM
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Default RE: Cold Duck - Build

Sorry, things have been moving along so quickly I missed getting an image of the wing leading edge installation. The image below shows the ¼” balsa edge installed and shaped.

The wing was measured and marked for the landing gear blocks. Can’t believe I’m not installing retracts in this beast! The wing balsa was cut away and a hot wire was used to cut out the foam. An aluminum tube was used to cut out the space for the gear block dowel and then epoxy used to glue the blocks in place. The top of the gear block is flush with the wing surface and is glued to the edge of the wing skin and the foam core. Masking tape was used around the cutout to keep the epoxy off the wing skin surface.
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