User Manual

❏ 1. Test fit the wing joiner in one, then the other
wing half. The plywood side goes forward. Test join the wings with the joiner. Make any necessary adjustments so the wings fit together well.
❏ 2. Gather everything required for gluing the wings
together including 30-minute epoxy, mixing sticks, epoxy brushes, a 12" [300mm] piece of wire or a small dowel (for spreading epoxy), small paper towel squares, denatured alcohol (for epoxy clean up), masking tape, #64 rubber bands and mixing cups.
❏ 3. Mix up 2 oz. of 30-minute epoxy. Working
quickly, pour a generous amount into one wing half where the joiner goes. Use your wire or dowel to thoroughly distribute the epoxy, coating all surfaces inside the wing. Coat the end of the wing and the half of the joiner that goes in the wing with the epoxy, then insert the joiner. Proceed immediately to the next step.
❏ 4. Coat the other side of the joiner and the inside
of the other wing the same way. Join the wings, then stand the wing on-end with one of the tips resting on the floor (use a piece of R/C foam or something similar to cushion and stabilize the wing tip so it won’t slide around).
❏ 5. With the wing resting on end, use paper towel
squares to wipe up excess epoxy as it squeezes out. Wrap #64 rubber bands around the trailing edges of the
wing inboard of the flaps and around the wing dowels. A clamp could be used at the wheel wells also. Add several strips of masking tape to tightly hold the wings together as you continue to wipe away excess epoxy as it squeezes out. Be certain the leading and trailing edges of the wing accurately align. Do not disturb the wing until the epoxy has fully hardened. Perform step R6 only if you have installed retracts.
❏ R6. Join the matching air lines from each wing
half with a couple of T-fittings that came with the air control kit. Cut two 10" [250mm] pieces of air line (also from the air control kit) and fit each line to the “T” fittings. Connect one quick-connector with an O-ring to one of the lines and one quick connector without an O-ring to the other line. This will prevent improper connection to the quick-connectors on the air valve when mounting the wing to the fuselage.
Note: When joining critical components such as the wing, it is imperative to coat all joining parts with epoxy. In other words, don’t coat only one of the contacting end ribs. Coat the end ribs of both wing panels. Similarly, don’t just coat the joiner. Also coat the insides of the wing where the joiners go.
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