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Old 04-09-2006 | 07:41 PM
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Default RE: Plans or specs

Here is the lay out (templates) for the main wings. Red is the root, 16.375" chord, Tip is in Blue, 7" chord. Cores will be 29", I will add balsa tips and cut the root to match the fuse, (later)
I have the TE of the tip chord 2.3" forward of TE of root chord, this will give me the planform. Also, I have the tops of the wings flat and the dihedral is on the bottom, as stated in the previous post.
This drawing is like looking at the templates( if I had to make them) from these drawings, I need to edit them further in order to make cut files for the cnc foam cutter.

I used the naca64012, but I forgot to thin the tip profile.

Here are the questions I need answered.

For construction, do most people cut off the LE of the core, if so, how much?... put skin on, then glue a balsa LE on and sand to shape. Or is there another method, Like...Leave the LE in the foam core and try to wrap the balsa around LE.

Second, as far as a wing tube goes, what are the methods to put the hole in the cores?

This is the way I do it now, I take a block of foam, cut out a pocket on the top of the block, where the end of the wing tube will be in the wing. Put my hole cutting jig on my machine, cut out the wing tube hole, then take the jig off. put on the regular wire, then I cut the wing core.(The wing core and the shucks are cut at the same time) Im sure you dont understand this, but my point is that it takes alot of time to do it this way. Because I can zero my wires, I know that i am accurate with the locations of the holes. But, I was wondering how others do it quickly and Accurately.

EZ
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