Mount The Wing - GREAT PLANES Rapture 40 Instruction Manual

11. Glue both wing bolt plate mounts to both sides of
the fuselage. The bottom of the plates should align with the
bottom of the wing saddles. Glue both wing bolt plates
together, then securely glue them into position.
12. Test fit, then glue the aft fuselage bottom into position.
13. Place the wing on the fuselage. Taking accurate
measurements, center the centerline of the wing (the glue
joint between the two joining halves) in the fuselage. Place
weights on top of the wing to hold it down.
14. Using the dowel holes in F2 as a guide, drill the holes
in the leading edge of the wing with a 1/4" [6.4mm] drill or a
1/4" [6.4mm] brass tube sharpened on the end. As the
fuselage sides have not been glued to the fuselage top
forward of F2, the sides can be spread apart if necessary to
accommodate the drill.
15. Use 30-minute epoxy and a few clamps to securely
glue the firewall into position. Be certain the top of the firewall
is fully contacting the fuselage top. Also note that the right
side of the firewall should be all the way back in the notch in
the fuselage side and the left side of the firewall should be all
the way forward in the notch in the fuselage side.
16. After the epoxy from the previous step has hardened
remove the clamps. Test fit, then glue the forward fuselage
bottom into position. Also glue the fuselage sides to the
fuselage top forward of F2.
17. The fuselage may now be removed from the building
board. Use a bar sander with 80-grit sandpaper to sand the
fuselage sides and top and bottom flat and even.

Mount the Wing

1. If the wing hasn't yet been final sanded, go ahead and at
least sand the area around the dowel holes. The rest of the
wing can be final sanded later, but it will be easier to sand
around the dowel holes before the dowels have been installed.
2. Cut two 1-1/8" [29mm] wing dowels from the 1/4" x 6"
[6.4 x 150mm] hardwood dowel. Round one end of the
wing dowels.
3. Use 30-minute epoxy to glue the dowels into the front
of the wing with the rounded ends out. Be certain
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