"The Diamond" - installing the R/C gear
All the R/C gear goes inside the wing. So after you cover the wing (leave the center section uncovered), you put the R/C gear inside. Then finally you glue the wing inside the fuselage, add the ailerons, and cover up the center section. I just cover it up "permanently" with iron-on covering. You could make a hatch. If I ever need access at the field. I just cut open the covering and tape it temporarily. I can recover it at home.
Note: I am using a pull-pull for the rudder, one aileron servo, and a push-pull rod to the elevator. I use 9 lb Kevlar fishing line for the rudder pull-pull. You need to put a one-inch wide balsa "cap-strip" down the center rib to give a place to attach covering after the wing is installed.
These pictures show the underside of the wing. The switch is installed so that is on the top of the wing. Servos are (from left to right): Throttle (mini), rudder, aileron, elevator.
The first picture is before the wing is glued. You want to do as much as possible before these two pieces are glued together. I have hinged one aileron (the left) and installed the switch. The right wing will be inserted through the fuselage, so you cannot install the right aileron until after it is glued.
I glue the wing and horizontal stab to the fuselage using polyurethane glue.
Last edited by dmcquinn; 12-24-2007 at 04:48 PM.
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