California Smelly...yak 2

[Mosquito]

Settle down Michael.......

[ARUP]

Oh yeah...baby!

[MarnochS]

Starting to look presentable.....

[MarnochS]

Foam shaping to fit the winglet.....

[MarnochS]

Thanks Gunny,

Winglet fun....going to make a plug/mold for the winglets from blue foam so Hotwire templates ( Formica ) were made and stuff was cut.



Using PSU 94-097 winglet airfoil





Since I was over zealous sanding the cut ridges and sanded off the top trailing edge, fiberglassing it so I won't put too many dents in it.

[gunny11]

Whoo that's a nice looking wing. Love the flap extension.

[MarnochS]

Plugging away .....Horizon....definitely a... maybe.....

Flaps - bottom hinged, top actuated and 55 degrees. Outer flap goes to Rib 7. Estes 1/2" rocket tubes for servo wire containers.

[ARUP]

+1 I hope it is ready for Horizon!

[BryanB]

Looking awesome Obi Wan!

[MarnochS]

Mockup Winglet to check sizing and shape. The TL90 digital pitch gauge makes it easy to get the right angles.



Using construction paper and 1/8" sq balsa to reinforce.

[MarnochS]

Outer Flaps and Aileron. Staying with the bottom hinge setup on the outter flap . Drilling the hinge holes I thought was going to be a bit challenging , but turned out not to be a big deal.
Using the handle end of the 3/16 round file ( sharpened up a little ) does a great job of drilling matched holes.



Built the flap and aileron against trailing edge of the wing for a better match, using 0.060 shims in between the surfaces for spacers. And a jig at the wing tip for a matched aileron tip for minimal sanding.



Top hinging the aileron for a smoother look



Time to work on the Winglets........

[MarnochS]

And more clamps.......Was a bit paranoid about inducing any twist into the wing while attaching the lower D-box skin so I decided on the "gravity method again.......small wedges on each rib to push the skin up.

Attaching the Trailing edge stock.....I'm running the flaps to Rib#7 ( 2 more bays ) to give the wing a 60/40 split ( flap/aileron ) and since I'm going to have winglets the ailerons will be more effective at the tip ( at least that's what I'm telling myself )

[MarnochS]

Getting closer to the wing tips.....clamp-O-rama

[MarnochS]

No Adjustments,.....in for a penny ... in for a pound ....as the saying goes. the wheels should be just behind the leading edge of the the wing ....which should be pretty stable

Finishing up on the right center section.

[ARUP]

Do you have a way to adjust the gear in case it wants to nose-over too readily?