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Old 05-08-2006 | 03:15 PM
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I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this problem, and how you fixed it? The last time I had it at the field, I noticed it had up and down play on the leading edge while bolted to the fuse. Come to find out the bulkhead is eating at the lock.

I was just thinking of taking a piece of aluminum and wrapping the entire wing lock.






Old 05-10-2006 | 07:21 AM
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Anyone else experience this problem?
Old 05-10-2006 | 08:11 AM
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I installed two wooden dowls in mine -> no play.

You want to add 1/16" or 3/32" ply to the bottom of the wing hold down tongue to prevent the wing from moving down.
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Old 05-10-2006 | 08:30 AM
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Wing dowels = no play. I do this to all my ARF's.

Without the dowels, the weight of the fuse bears down on top of the wing, crushing it.
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Old 05-11-2006 | 01:28 PM
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Thanks for the help!

Hopefully I can get the time before this weekend to do the work so I can fly

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