RCU Forums - View Single Post - Not another 4* 40...
View Single Post
Old 09-12-2006 | 06:41 PM
  #3  
ChuckW's Avatar
ChuckW
Senior Member
 
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,165
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
From: Clovis, CA
Default RE: Not another 4* 40...

I'm going to reduce the dihedral angle by about 1/2 so I won't be using the stock ply wing joiner. I put shear webs on both sides of the spars between the first 2 ribs on the root end and cut an opening between the spars on the first rib. This creates a pocket for a wing joiner that is the full width of the spars. I'm not sure if I'm going to make the joiner from solid hardwood or laminate so light ply; we'll see.

I got home alittle early this afternoon so I finished the right wing. I built some wing tips and constructed the aileron from sticks. This aileron is 1/4" wider than stock, hopefully this will be an improvement rather than a problem.
Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version

Name:	Qo39442.jpg
Views:	23
Size:	44.0 KB
ID:	523088