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Offline Jim Pollock

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Sometimes there's a simpler way!
« on: April 12, 2006, 12:33:17 PM »
Simpler way to what?

Put you wing into your full fuselage airplane.  On my last few full fuselage airplanes I have been able to insert the wing into the fuselage without cutting out the entire bottom.  My technique was to cut a triangle shaped notch into the top inboard side of the fuselage (to clear the pushrod/horn) and slots into the fuselage side to allow the horn arms to slide through.  Then just slide the wing in (before you add the flaps) glue the slots and triangle back into place, align the wing then glue it into place. Try it, you may like it!

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Re: Sometimes there's a simpler way!
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2006, 02:00:09 PM »
Jim, there is an even easier way, cut a slot about 1/2 in by 1/8 in at the trailing edge of the wing, cut a slot in line with the push rod ,without the clevis or balljoint,push the pushrod forward to shorten the slot.
This slot will be about 3/16 in by 1 1/2 in long.

Put the horn in the wing slot and slide it back to the rear of the slot at the trailing edge,then slide the wing into the fuse,align and glue.
The horn and its parts can now be slid forward and inserted into the rear of the wing and reinforced with a fiberglass wrap.

The fillets will cover the slots at the trailing edge and you only have the patch the slot for the push rod.
Marshall Busby

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Re: Sometimes there's a simpler way!
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2006, 04:20:33 PM »
Yup  been doing that for 30 years  now :-)

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Re: Sometimes there's a simpler way!
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2006, 02:55:26 PM »
Build the fuselage in two sections, a front section which slips over the wing from the front, and a rear section which slips over from the rear.  If you think about it, the structure and function of the front and rear of the fuselage are rather different and no reason to make the whole fuselage in one piece.

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Re: Sometimes there's a simpler way!
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2006, 12:32:20 PM »
That appears to be the thought process of Tom Morris as well.
Building it in two parts also makes it easy to do as free flight style , i/16 in sides with a warren truss of 1/8in sq glued to the sides and perimeter,jig it up and connect the sides with 1./8in sq also in a warren truss.EXTREMELY STIFF and no banana shape. No formers to dodge with the push rods.
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Re: Sometimes there's a simpler way!
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2006, 01:35:04 PM »
Build the fuselage in two sections, a front section which slips over the wing from the front, and a rear section which slips over from the rear.  If you think about it, the structure and function of the front and rear of the fuselage are rather different and no reason to make the whole fuselage in one piece.

The main  reason to make  and  keep the fuse in 1  piece  is  for  alignment. When you make  a  2  piece  fuse  it can get glued together at an off angle. and  many times  does.

It is  just much more bullet proof  to keep it 1 piece.
Todays  laser cutting  would help a  lot  but you still have  a better chance to get one half off a little


Randy


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