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Old 10-17-2008 | 08:35 PM
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Default RE: Vertigo II Build Thread

Back to the shop for some fun. Trimmed the sheeting flush wih the cores. Leading and trailing edge pieces bonded using wood glue, secured with masking tape, allowed to dry overnight.
Leading and trailing edges sanded flush with the skins.
Leading edge radius carefully rounded off. Radius marked onto wing using photocopies of the plan cut into templates. Getting the leading edge radius correct will make or break a wing. I have seen more poor performing aircraft due to this being sloppily done than I can count. The leading edge radius directly affects the stall characteristics of the wing. Having one wing different from the other, or sharper at the tip then the root, and you can count on that tip falling out at exactly the wrong moment.
A pic with all of the bits so far. Sort of resembles an airplane.
The final pic- the list is getting shorter.

-Robert
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