High Quality Plan Sets and Laser Cut Partial Kits for Radio Control
Aircraft
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Carl Goldberg's 1938 Comet Clipper
The
spars are mated and glued together. The leading and trailing edges
are being installed.
The
main and rear spar joints were reinforced with carbon fiber tow, top and
bottom.
The
ply
joiner plates are installed at the center section. Epoxy used
here. Be sure to get the doublers centered well as the #2 ribs
rest against the #1 and #3 spar doublers.
Installing
the
ply plates on the first and third tip spars. Note the shape cut on
the outer leading edge front plate and that the inner front plate runs
past the center of rib #11.
Leading
edge clamping. Titebond III was used for this join.
The
center
leading edge 1/8" balsa doubler. When making the one piece wing
only one center #1 rib is used. If the panels are joined with the
tips elevated as done here, the foot from the #1 rib is removed before
installation of the rib.
Shaping the trailing edge at the
tip. The polyhedral section is held flat on the table with the
section of trailing edge being sanded is on the edge of the work
surface.
