Date: November 15, 2007

A bit of work completed tonight. My task tonight is to continue with wing building. First, I added 1/16" plywood sheer webbing to the first three bays. It took some time to make sure each web piece fit snuggly against the spars as wells as the joiner tube holders. (Picture 1 and 2)

After the plywood pieces were glued and clamped, the work got easier. The rest of the sheer webbing would be balsa. And all of the pieces will be identical. I set up the bandsaw to cut the correct width, then cut a dozen pieces the appropriate width. Each piece needed a little tweaking to get it to fit. Then I glued and clamped them into place. (Picture 3 and 4)

But I could only do one wing. I ran out of clamps. (sigh)

Next, the same work on the other wing half. On this wing, install paper tubing for servo wires. Build servo mount for aileron servo.

Some additional news. I was looking on the web, and the camera I wish to buy has a new version out. The new version has the capacity to be activated with a servo. So my plan is to build a second servo bay further out on each wing, just past the strut mount. At that point, I can build a blank cover, or a camera mount plate, or even a bomb or smoke mount. I can then switch the plates for whatever I want to do that day. It should be fun! The camera won't be available until December. I'll order a couple as soon as they are available.

Rhetorical Question of the day: Can anyone ever have too many clamps?

Picture 1: Plywood sheer webbing glued and clamped into place.
Picture 2: Plywood sheer webbing glued and clamped into place.
Picture 3: Balsa sheer webbing glued and clamped into bays 4 thru 9.
Picture 4: Balsa sheer webbing glued and clamped into bays 4 thru 9.