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12. After the epoxy has cured, measure and mark the
location of the wing plug on the top skin sheeting (that you
prepared in step 2). Cut an opening to allow the sheeting to
fit around the wing plug. When satisfied with the fit, glue the
skin in place.
Hint
: We have found that using Aliphatic Resin (wood glue)
works well for gluing
top skins.
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13. Trim the sheeting to size and sand all edges smooth.
Carefully cut two servo lead access holes in the top of the
wing panel at the location shown on the plan.
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14. Cut
one
4-3/8” length from
two
3/8”x 7/8” x 30” balsa
LE sticks
.
The remaining 25-5/8” lengths will be used for
the outer panel LE. Glue both of these short pieces to the
LE of the center panel, centered on the wing plug and flush
with the bottom edge
. With reference to the plan, shape the
LE using a razor plane, hobby knife and sanding bar to
blend it with the airfoil.
Work on a flat surface over the plan covered with wax paper or
Great Planes Plan Protector. Refer to the die-cut patterns on
pages 4 and 5 and the plan to identify and position the parts.
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1. Locate four 3/32” die-cut balsa
W-3
ribs and six 1/8”
die-cut ply
W-3A landing gear rail doublers (LGD)
. Using
thick CA, glue a doubler to both sides of only
two
ribs,
making sure the auxiliary spar notches are aligned. Glue a
doubler to the
left side
of one remaining rib and to the
right
side
of the other rib, aligning them in the same manner.
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2. Use a hobby saw to carefully cut away the balsa from
the landing gear rail notch. Test fit a
landing gear rail
in
position. It should be a snug fit. If necessary, the notch may
be enlarged with a sanding block.
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3. Trim a sheet of 1/16” x 3” x 30” balsa to 2-1/2” x
23-1/2”. Pin this sheet to the leading edge of the wing,
aligned with the rear edge of the forward auxiliary spar and
the root of the panel. The forward edge and tip end of the
sheet will be slightly oversized to allow for trimming later.
Glue a 1/4” x 1/4” x 24” balsa stick to the top of the sheet,
flush with the rear edge and flush with the root end.
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4. Locate one 1/2” x 3/8” x 27” balsa
main spar
(left
over from the center section assembly) and lay it in position
Build the Outer Panels
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Summary of Contents for SlowPoke Sport 40
Page 4: ...4 D I E C U T P L Y P A T T E R N S...
Page 5: ...5 Use this drawing or photocopy it and use the copy to design your trim scheme...
Page 29: ...B C...
Page 30: ...D A...
