as the subject says.i cant find the hard points in the wing at all.manual says measure out 10 inches from root on the tube to find the point.its not there-or 3 inches around the area either.this was on the top side of the wing-tried looking for it on the bottom and nothing there either.any suggestions would be a big help-

Mike, i'll bet they're there. I've got a Lanier Extra ARF. I can see mine (slightly darker, thru dark blue covering). Run your thumb kind of hard over the area and it shuold make a round (mine are hardwood dowels) impression in the covering.

Hey if that dont work, call or e-mail lanier.

You got to have those! Very important.

i have this plane believe me they are there just look for them they ARE there so im guessing you havent flown it yet? what are you gonna use for power? i have a Fox 3.2 and its plenty with a mejzlik 22X8 prop thats my favorite combo right now.



David

rcairmike, Your wings may have been built w/o any support at the far end of the tube! A friend at our field has one and I noticed his wings were very sloppy ( You could move the wing tip up & down approximately 2 inches each way, with a squeaking sound, Like something rubbing against foam.) I suggested he stop flying till he called Lanier. Thank goodness he did as the wing was about to come off in air (17 lbs.-I think- with a Brison 3.2) Needless to say that would've ruined his day!
Lanier's fix was to drill several holes on the bottom of the wing on the LE and TE side of the wing tube and then dump in a bunch of probond glue (The polyurethane glue that expands to fill the voids.)
This is what we were going to do until I came up with the bright idea of drilling holes at the root and bore holes along the full length of the tube and then fill these with the probond glue. To my friends credit he took this one step farther he bored the holes and put in the glue then pushed in dowls to fill the void. This seems to have worked well as now there is no slack in the wings/tube area.
As of this time he has yet to fly it, I'll let you know if it worked.

The plane is a rocket with the 3.2 with unlimited verticle. Great looking and flying plane I'm just very , very surprized at the lack of wing integrity!!!

P.S. Lanier did NOT offer new wings, only to do the suggested repair if he sent them the wings. This is on an airframe with possibly 10 flights and not even a hard landing. Personally even thou the plane is a great flyer I'm steering clear of Lanier ARF's. This one makes their old plastic jobs look good in the airworthy area. Just my 2cents. Mark

P.P.S. My friend called Lanier before assembling the kit and asked if they would go with a Brison2.4. According to my friend they suggested the 3.2 for unlimited performance.

P.P.P.S. The wing fix as described worked well. Several hard flights and no problems.

yeah i talked to bubba at lanier and he reccomended me the same engine that i bought and i am happy with it now that you said that about your friends wings im wondering if mine are like that i noticed a little slop last time i flew it but i didn't think anything of it maybe i better check it out anyways i gotta run so i'll talk to you guys later!



David

3dkid, In my humble opinion if you got slop where there should be no slop then you have problems! Personally, if I had one of these planes it wouldn't leave the ground till I built new wings or repaired/modified the present set of wings. Should a wing part company while in the air you'll lose more than a $400 airframe! That's hoping you don't hit something or someone on the way down. Just ain't worth it, In my opinion. Mark

(But it is a nice looking plane? )

P.S. Maybe we should start a new organization "The Strong Wing Society."

well i still havent checked them but i will soon i hope there ok but if they arent im gonna make a call to Lanier and see whats up



David

well i found the hard points after i made the post.instead of 10 inches off the root,they were 5.5 and 5.75.took the wing outside in better light and found them.was pinching away and could only find balsa at the 10 inch area.thank yopu all for ur help.im using a fox 3.2 in this cap.a buddy at the field has a g62 in his..says he needed the wieght.ill stick with the 3.2 anyone have to add wieght to the nose.just wanted to know where the radio eqiupment and batts should go.at least so i can be close on the first try on c.g.----thanx agian all

if you use the rudder servo on pull pull cable's right under the canopy then you can move the RX battery aroung where you want it i have the ignition battery right under the engine box along with the ignition battery i could possibly get come pics for you if i can i will post them on here well good luck with the cap!



David