Shark XV Build Thread
This will be a build thread for a scaled up version of my Sure Shark .049 design. The specs are: 40" span; 31.75" length and a .15 for power. We'll have to wait and see how much it weighs.
I always start with the wing; don't ask me why. After removing the ribs from their sheet and sorting them, I pinned down the bottom, Main Spar.
Then I glued the full length ribs to the spar. I needed to place a 3/32" shim under the building tab of the root rib (something I can correct in the laser-cut file, but, it's no big deal).
Next, I glued on the Trailing Edge. It is flush with the top surface of the ribs and does not rest on the board. The first two ribs are 3/32" smaller to accommodate the center-section sheeting and they are centered against the Trailing Edge to allow for the sheeting.
The top Main Spar was glued in next, followed by the false ribs and the top Front Spar. The spars sit up 3/32" above the two center ribs and the sheeting butts against the spars (see photo).
All of this took less than ten minutes.
The next step is to glue on the Leading Edge and add the top center sheeting. Then, the wing can be removed from the board and the bottom Front Spar and bottom center sheeting can be added.
More to come...
David