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Dry fit the wing side of the flap offset
hinges and the hinge posts of the
ailerons all together. Once you are
sure that the alignment of the 6 flaps
and 2 ailerons is correct, glue the flap-
side hinges into the flaps according to
drawing and photos. Do take only a
reasonable amount of 30 min epoxy,
because too much could heat up
inside the flap and could distort the
fiberglass surface. Let the epoxy cure
well. Then dry fit the wing-side of the
flap offset hinges and the hinge posts
of the ailerons all together. Glue in the
hinge posts and front parts of the
offset hinges.
You should not use a resin too fast for
the job. It can take quite some time to
align all surfaces properly. 5 minute
epoxy is definitely NOT suited, and
30 minute epoxy can still be too fast.
Finish one wing first, and then start
with the opposite wing. Do not
attempt to glue all 8 surfaces at the
same time. Use the straight edge again
if you need to make sure that the
trailing edge is straight.
When all is glued and freely moving,
take the hinges apart and take all
controls off. Use resin filled with
microballon to create nice fillets
around the flap hinges.
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