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Old 09-29-2009 | 11:59 AM
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psuguru
 
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Default RE: Wing mounting challenges


ORIGINAL: KitBuilder

I don't do it this way but was trying to picture the steps anyway... at this point..
Mark wing with pencil around washers.
Remove wing, cut out holes to diameter of dowel.

How is the wing held in place is you have a big hole the diameter of the dowl in it. I know I'm not picutring this properly in my head.
I've assumed throughout that the wing is of foam core construction, otherwise it'd just be a matter of putting another piece of wood in place........

Note, skill is required for this exercise!

I don't know the size of the holes that are already there, but they will need to be of a size and location to allow the screws to go through the wing into the captive nuts.
So, the wing should be positioned and held in place by means other than the screws. Elastic bands are good.
The washers are placed over the holes and the screws put through The washers and then the wing. The screws are gently tightened down onto the wing. The holes in the washers should be just a clearance for the screws.
Mark around the washers.
Remove everything and then carefully cut out the hole for the dowels to slide through the wing.
Push the dowel into the hole that has been made and re-fit the wing. I prefer to leave the end of the dowels sqared off so that the heads of the nylon screws are not stressed by being tilted to the side by the slope of the aerofoil.
When you are satisfied that the wing fits squarely with the screws in place, glue it all up and let it set with the wing firmly held in place and the screws <u>gently</u> tightened.