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West Wings Skylark build thread
angry_muppet:
The instructions don't tell you expressly whether it's a single or two piece wing... There's a gap ahead of the lower spar in the first 3 or 4 ribs and a small piece of ply at the correct dihedral which lead me to conclude "single piece". Not that I'll have to worry about that for about another month.
Happy Days:
Unless the instructions specifically tell you to glue the two wing halves together, you can reasonably assume that it is a two piece wing.
I’m pretty sure it is (a two piece wing) because I only have a small car and a single built up 72” wing would have had a high likelihood of getting damaged in transit to the slopes, :evil: so I would not have bought it in the first place, David.
As I remember,…..the piece of ply that is set at the dihedral angle is actually the wing joiner. It slots into place when you assemble the wing halves so as to hold them at the correct angle.
(I’ve not been able to find a copy of the plans on line :( so I’m only going by memory of when I looked at them, 12 months ago)
angry_muppet:
The ply is the dihedral brace; you are correct Keith. The plans show it fitted to the port wing but as the starboard wing is built first and the fitment will be really tight, I'll fit it there. I'll have to ensure to leave a little play when finishing the port wing for assembly on the slopes.
The progress so far is:
Tailplane and elevators complete
Stabiliser and rudder complete
Fuselage sides complete
Starboard wing about 85% complete
Port wing ribs sanded, trailing edge laid out and partially assembled.
Hopefully over this weekend and Monday I can make good progress on the port wing. After that, I will start the sanding to firm the leading and trailing edges.
The colour scheme I have in mind is a red fuselage, white wings with red tips and the tail assembly also in red. Reminiscent of the RAF Chipmunk scheme.
jumbo:
Great progress so far muppet :) will she be ready in time for the slope fest?
angry_muppet:
Depends on when the slope fest is Jumbo!
April 18/19? I'd be delighted if I could have it done for then. Somehow I don't think I would though. Watch this space!
I'll try and make it out on the Saturday anyway.
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