Join The Top Wing Panels; Join The Bottom Wing Panels - GREAT PLANES P-6E HAWK Instruction Manual

Join the Top Wing Panels

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1. Cut away the covering from the servo bay in the
bottom of the right top wing panel.
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2. A string is taped inside the servo bay. Carefully
remove the string from the servo bay and tape it to the outside
of the wing to prevent it from dropping back into the wing. The
other end of the string is under the hole towards the root of the
wing. Remove the covering from over the hole and thread the
string through the small hole and tape it to the wing.
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3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the left top wing panel.
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4. Locate two 1/8" [3mm] and one 1/16" [1.5mm] thick by
1-1/8" [28.6mm] wide plywood wing joiners. Using 6-minute
epoxy, glue the three joiners together to form one 5/16"
[7.5mm] thick wing joiner. Make sure that all three wing
joiners are aligned.
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5. After the glue has cured, test fit the wing joiner into the
top wing panels. Note that the wing joiner has a larger angle
on one edge. The larger angle goes toward the bottom of the
wing. Also insert the larger hardwood trailing edge wing joiner.
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6. To check that the joiners are properly installed, position
the top wing upside-down on your flat building surface. The
wing should lay flat. If it does not, remove the forward wing
joiner, flip it over and reinstall it in the wing panels.
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7. When you are satisfied with the fit of the joiners, glue
the forward and aft wing joiners into the top wing panels with
30-minute epoxy. Be sure that the forward wing joiner is
installed properly. When gluing the wing panels together be
sure to get glue into the joiner pockets in the wing. This can
be done by applying the glue into the pockets with a small
stick. Apply glue to the pockets, the joiners and the root ribs
of the wing panels.
Before the glue cures, set the wing upside-down on your flat
building surface. Put small weights on the wing to keep it
lying flat while the glue cures.
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8. Hold the wing together with masking tape while the
glue is curing. Before the epoxy cures, the excess epoxy can
be removed with denatured alcohol and a paper towel.

Join the Bottom Wing Panels

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1. Locate three 1/8" [3mm] and one 1/16" [1.5mm] thick
by 7/8" [22mm] wide plywood wing joiners. Using 6-minute
epoxy, glue the three joiners together to form one 5/16"
[7.5mm] thick wing joiner. Make sure that all three wing
joiners are aligned.
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