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- Page 1 Alexander Schleicher ASK13 1 / 2 . 8 ( 3 5 . 7 % ) s c a l e R C 1 S t . B A T C H W I N G P H O T O B U I L D I N G M A N U A L...
- Page 2 NOTE: This pictures are of the prototype. We have made improvements in the production version. STRAIGHT BAR CLAMPED ON THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING BOARD USE HIGH STRENGTH WHITE GLUE OR EPOXY BUILDING BOARD, MINIMUM DIMENSIONS 280 X 50 CM USE TWO M3 SCREWS TO ALIGN THE PARTS NOTE:...
- Page 3 MAKE SURE THAT THE SPARS ARE PRESSED ON THE RIBS AND THAT THE RIBS ARE COMPLETELY INSERTED IN THE SLOTS USE TWO STRAIGHT BARS TO ALIGN THE RIBS AND GLUE THE LEADING EDGE STRIP WITH CYANO FOLLOW THE DRAWING FOR CORRECT POSITIONING OF THE RIB REINFORCING (IN SERIES PRODUCTION...
- Page 4 MARK WITH A PENCIL THE RIB NOSES, SAND THE LEADING EDGE STRIP UNTIL THE PENCIL MARK IS GONE, NOT MORE! 3 MM BALSA STRIP MOUNT AND GLUE THE T-NUTS FOR AIRBRAKE FIXING, GLUE THE FIBER WASHERS ON THE OTHER SIDE. USE EPOXY...
- Page 5 IT IS BETTER TO GLUE THIS PLYWOOD WEBBING NOW, IT IS EASIER TO CLAMP ON THE SPAR. USE MOUNT THESE TWO M3 SCREWS TO ALIGN. SUPPORTS UNDER THE RIBS NR. 13, 22, NOTE: 31, 40 AND 49 THE WEBBING IS LONGER IN SERIES PRODUCTION AND IS INCLUDING THE HOLES FOR THE AIRBRAKE.
- Page 6 CHECK THE COVERING SHEET: THE SHEET EDGE MUST BE ON THE MIDDLE OF THE TRIPLE RIB SPREAD THE WITHE GLUE ON THE RIBS AND ON THE SPAR LOCK THE LEADING EDGE WITH SOME DROP OF CYANO FIX TEMPORARILY WITH RUBBER BANDS...
- Page 7 LOCK DEFINIVELY WITH TIE- DISMANTLE THE SUPPORT WRAPS AND CLAMPS. NEAR THE SHEET JUST PLACE A TIE-WRAP ON EACH RIB, GLUED DON’T PLACE TIE-WRAP BETWEEN THE RIBS! USE TWO TIE-WRAP ON EACH RIBS AS IN THE DRAWING, PLACE THE JOINT ON THE CORNERS TO NOT DAMAGE THE SPARS, IF POSSIBLE USE SPECIFIC TOOL TO TIGHTEN THE TIE-WRAP.
- Page 8 PLACE THE OTHER PLYWOOD SHEETS AS DESCRIBED FROM PAGE 9 TO PAGE 13, NOW THE D-BOX IS LOCKED, NOW YOU CAN TEMPORARY MOUNT THE SPAR IS UNDEFORMABLE. THE WINGS AND CHECK THE ASSEMBLING PLACE SOME LOAD TO LOCK THE WING PLACE A PLYWOOD SUPPORT UNDER EACH COVERING JOINT...
- Page 9 USE THE PLYWOOD JIG TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT ANGLE BETWEEN THE RIBS AND THE SPAR, SOME DROP OF CYANO IS ENOUGH TO GLUE THE RIB IN THE SLOT PLYWOOD JIG...
- Page 10 ADHESIVE TAPE BAKING SODA...
- Page 11 ADD CYANO GUSSET...
- Page 12 LINDEN BLOCK EPOXY BALSA GUSSET SAND RIB NR 2 UNTIL ALIGNED WITH RIBS NR 1 AND 3...
- Page 13 BALSA BLOCK APPLY THE FIRST PLYWOOD CAPSTRIPS AND PLYWOOD TRAILING EDGE NOTE: CLAMP WITH A STRIGHT BAR WHEN GLUING PLYWOOD STRIPS OF THE TRAILIG EDGE TAPERED EDGE CUT THE PEGS, SAND DOWN AND COVER AS ON TOP SIDE...
- Page 14 ... AND COVER WITH PLYWOOD ASSEMBLE THE AIRBRAKE (SEE DRAWING) ALIGN RIB NR. 2...
- Page 15 NOTE: THE UPPER AIRBRAKE IS IDENTIFIED WITH ONE HOLE IN THE CENTER, BALSA STRIPS THE LOWER ONE WITH TWO HOLES FIX WITH COUNTERSUNK TAPPING SCREWS + EPOXY...
- Page 16 0,5 MM APPROX. DON’T GLUE! MARK POSITION AND DIMENSIONS OF THE AIRBRAKE STRIP ON THE PLYWOOD COVERING SAND WITH CARE, CONNECT THE SERVO AND CHECK THE TRAVEL OF THE AIRBRAKE; IT MUST MOVE FREELY WITHOUT ANY PLAY...
- Page 18 REPEAT ON THE BOTTOM SIDE INCLUDING THE ALUMINIUM HANDHOLES BE SURE THAT THE HINGES ARE COMPLETELY INSERTED AND PRESSED ON THE SPARS...
- Page 19 NOTE: THE NOSE RIBS ARE NOT SYMMETRICAL, IDENTIFY EACH RIB WITH CARE...
- Page 22 SAND THE NOSES OF THE RIBS WITH GREAT CARE, DO NOT DAMAGE THE RIBS. ATTACH AN ADHESIVE STRIP TO THE SAND- ING BAR...
- Page 23 REVERSE AND FIX THE AILERON, THEN APPLY THE GLUE ON THE RIBS AND ON THE OTHER SPAR PLACE A TIE-WRAP ON EACH RIB...
- Page 24 MOUNT THE AILERON USING THE 3 MM TUBE, THEN APPLY THE 0,8 MM VERTICAL GRAIN PLYWOOD TO CLOSE THE D-BOX ADD THE 10 MM BALSA STRIPS AS IN THE DRAWING NOTE: ADD THE REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS PLACE A STRAIGHT BAR UNDER WHEN GLUING THE PLYWOOD STRIP TRAILING EDGE TO THE RIBS...
- Page 25 PLACE A STRIGHT BAR AND APPLY AN INCLINATED PLYWOOD STRIP AS REINFORCEMENT MOVE UP THE AILERON 30° HINGE PIN GLUED WITH EPOXY AND PLACE THE PLYWOOD STRIP TO OBTAIN A 1.5 TO 2 MM WIDE GAP ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF THE AILERON, 1,5/2 mm REPEAT ON BOTTOM SIDE WITH THE AILERON - 15°...
- Page 26 SLOT FOR AILERON HORN Now the wing is almost ready to cover, check the travel of airbrake and aileron and add some filler if needed but remember that the ASK 13 wing is a wood wing, and as in the real one it is normal to see some small “defect”. This also helps to make the aircraft more true and faithful.
- Page 27 APPLY THE PINKED TAPE COVER THE BOTTOM SIDE FIRST, THEN RIB STITCH THE COVERING TO THE CONCAVE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIBS...