For those of you that have built the World Models P-82 ...
The instructions clearly show the outer panels being epoxied to the center section to create a 70" one piece wing. Yet there are blind nuts and screws through tabs to also hold them in place. I guess you go two ways -
One would be to set up both fuses,the center section and the horizontal stab semi-permanently, and be able to remove the outer panels. You would go to the field with the center assembly and two outer wing panels.
Another way is to join the whole wing together, thus requiring you to pull both fuses off the wing, and disengage the horizontal stab from the fuses and the elevator linkage in disass'y. You go to the field with a wing, two fuses, and a horizontal stab.

Anyone have experience with the first method? Sure seems easier to release some screws and unplug two aileron servos than aligning the entire model each time.

Perhap two maybe three years ago I set up one of those for my pylon team mate to race in the old SWRA pylon racing format primarily because there was a substancial handicap advantage for racing a multi. Because of this use it was desireable keep the wing a single piece plus some added reinforcement at the outboards. So here is how the transport problem was solved. A simple box like cradle was built with form fitting notchs and padding for both fuse's on the top of the assembled airplane. This frame was deep enough that the airplane could be turned over and set flat clearing the tails. After it was turned bottom up the wing was removed (the box frame held the fuse's in position and a quarter inch thick board bolted accross the fuse's bolted to a wing bolt hole. this just extended beyond the fusealge on each side and was wing nutted to the bottom frame. the result was both fuselage' and stab along with frame was one unit and the stab was never removed. This worked out well and reasonably convienent way to transport a difficult airframe.

John

Very good!! So you never have to compromise the tail, AND you get a transportable main section. Very good. Another plus with this is that all you have to disconnect is the aileron (one connector), flaps and LG ... three connectors. Not bad - thank you sir!!
Any other info on the plane ... things I ought to incorporate in the set up?

I got two of the Great Planes Folding Airplane Stands and tied them together with 3/4" x 1/16" thick aluminum angle. I chose not to use the folding feature of the stand and just screwed into the center braces from the end pieces. The parts that cradle the fuselage are foam padded and each are adjustable left and right to enable different fuselage widths as well as a range of center to center distances of the fuselages. I also cut down the height of one set of end to allow clearance for the wing on the OV-10.

Bill




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