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Old 11-26-2002 | 03:17 AM
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Default Skinned Hinges - Minnesota Style

The last thing that needs to be done, is to cover the gap on the bottom of the wing.

I used the fiberglass sheet again, and another custom sanding block and jig to recess the sheet. I planned on a 1/2" overlay onto the wing, and left a good 1/8" gap between the rear of the sheet and the aileron. This gives you a little room to apply hinge tape after the wing is painted.

I use Hinge tape that is available at Northeast Sailplane products. This stuff is about a 1" wide and has adhesive on one half the width, and clear mylar on the other half.

After I get the wing painted, I will trim some of this tape so that the sticky part will attach to the aileron, and the clear mylar will fit under the lip that I just attached.

Thats really all there is to it. I wouldn't have gotten this far, if I hadn't just decided one day to give it a try. The first one, was a little tricky, but they have gotten much easier, and at this point are as easy, if not easier than doing the old torque rod, CA hinge routine.

I would really like to thank Mike Del Ponte, for giving me direction a couple years ago, and Pat Galerneaut locally for sharing the fiberglass sheet with me.

Here is a picture of the bottom gap sealed up. I used Thick CA for this rather than epoxy. Either would work for the bottom, but I don't think I would trust CA on the top.
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