Just received this plane and it has an 80" wingspan in a 2 piece which slides over the dihedral brace and a wooden dowel. It has you to epoxy these wing halves together. Wing once slid together has a thick wooden square that locks the front to the fuse. and has 2 screws at the back of the wing. Why does it need epoxy?

Short answer: to make it stronger. Make sure you get good contact with the epoxy for the strongest possible joint, and use a 1 hour or more slow set.

Hi, I am a long time fan of all the Senior Kaydets including knockoffs such as the Super Frontier and the Nitro planes Super Senior and of course the original Sig Senior kaydets.

Apparently the Nitro planes and the Frontier versions have that same center section arraingement. Do not Omit the Epoxie. This is important their have been some failures in flight with the Super Seniors locally and the bottom line is this is not a two piece wing, it must be considered a single piece wing.

Also those two front tabs at least on the Super Seniors are rather short and it is possible to put the wing on without having the tabs in the front bulkhead so care must be used during field assembly.

John

A frequent mod to Kadet Senior ARFs is to extend the wing mount "bayonet". Several local members have lost their wing mid-flight as the wing / fuse has flexed enough to allow the bayonet to be pulled out of the notch in the fuse's front mount former. Most of the time these guys have over powered their Senior (Saito 91 and sometimes OS 91 FX) and (try to) fly aggressive maneuvers without concern for proper throttle management.

Fly it like SIG designed it and you shouldn't have any problems.

2-piece wing? Nope - 1 piece. Yea, it's tuff to tote an 80" wing around but that's how it's designed. Epoxy the root ribs together with 30 minute epoxy. Clamp the front bayonet halves together. Run the rear screws partially thru their rear wing holes and use rubber bands top and bottom. Block one tip above the table enough to ensure that the seam is tight. Then go play.

Thanks for all the info. from everyone that responded. I did epoxy the wing halves together, made the holes that held it on a bit bigger. Maiden flight was this past Wed. and this plane is a real floater. Mounted a 0S91 FS and I could'nt believe that it balanced on the money. Flies with a quarter of the throttle. Great plane for practicing landings.