Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: Pat on March 08, 2013, 09:38:35 PM
Title: Removable gear for an I beam wing.
Post by: Pat on March 08, 2013, 09:38:35 PM
Some folks have recomended putting a removable gear on the next I beam wing I build. Can anyone give me an idea of how to do this? If I put a gear block on the spar (I beam) won't that interfear with the placement of the ribs and half ribs?
Pat
Title: Re: Removable gear for an I beam wing.
Post by: RC Storick on April 07, 2013, 07:31:58 AM
Some folks have recomended putting a removable gear on the next I beam wing I build. Can anyone give me an idea of how to do this? If I put a gear block on the spar (I beam) won't that interfear with the placement of the ribs and half ribs?
Pat
Pat, See the pictures of my Collussus. It has removable gear.
The gear blocks are epoxied to the I-beam and encased in 3/16 balsa with a removable top that holds the gear in place (balsa over plywood) by means of 4 4-40 cap screws into blind nuts on the back side of the gear blocks. The ribs are then simply glued to the balsa part of the gear blocks.