Finishing The Fuselage; Assembling The Wings - Opitec Wasp Quick Start Manual

Use a block and glasspaper to sand and shape the edges of the tail fin and tailplane (With the exception of
the edges where the T fin and T plane will be glued in place)
To do this lay the parts on a table top and only sand the appropriate parts
Glue the tail fin, at 90 degrees, in the middle of the tailplane , in flight direction (Use a set square to check for
a right angle ) Use PVA white glue and hold in place with pins until dry
Finally glue the tailplane/ fin together on to the fuselage tube so that it stands 50mm over the end (See page
9)

5.3 Finishing the fuselage

Mount the fuselage tube boom (8) on to the nose part and adjust it so that the tailplane are is parallel
The tube must be set at an angle of 2 degrees as shown in the plans. This is very important and will effect the
flight characteristics. Without this 2 degree angle between the bottom of the wings and the tailplane there will
not be enough lift
( See the side view on page 9)

5.4 Assembling the wings

Take the hard foam sheets 3x 250x500mm and cut them in half ( 3 x 125 x 500mm )
Lay the under part of the wings flat on the building board )9)
Then place the wood strip (10) upright along the wing 43 mm from the front edge (See daiagram 1V)
Take the second sheet and cut a 2mm line along as shown in diagram 1V with a sharp knife
NOTE:
DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WING –ONLY SCORE IT 2MM!
Finally bend it carefully over the wood strip on the under wing so that it " Knicks"to shape
Glue the wood strip in place on the lower wing, and before its dry, glue the top of the wing in place and hold in
place with pins
Once dry sand the front edge ( leading) to 90 degrees and glue the nose strip(11) along the front of the wing.
Leave to dry and then round off
Carry out the same procedure with the second wing .
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