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I'm liking those landing lights.
I’m gonna try that on my own scratch build (JU-288) there is a small wooden spar, so should I make a small plywood plate on the fuselage to attach that to? I think im gonna di the nut and bolt idea because I need to be able to transport this thingLooking great!
For attaching the wings to the fuselage, put a screw or two through the spar. There are several ways of installing the screws:
-Drill a pilot hole just smaller than the threads, have the bolt tap into the wood (does not require a nut)
-Drill a hole just as large as the threads and secure it with a nut at the other end (the nut can also be placed into a notch into the bottom wood piece, so that it is flush with the bottom piece and doesn't spin)
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But the most important part is to drill the holes with the wings installed and in the right place. This will line all of the holes up perfectly and eliminate the need for measuring and guesswork.
The screw head can rest in a hole just below the surface of the foam to hide it.
I’m gonna try that on my own scratch build (JU-288) there is a small wooden spar, so should I make a small plywood plate on the fuselage to attach that to? I think im gonna di the nut and bolt idea because I need to be able to transport this thing
So add some bits of plywood to increase area (to decrease the pressure to lighten the force on the foam) then put the screws through that?That could work yeah. Upon further reflection I'd advise against putting the screws directly through the spar and instead opt for putting them through a tab or two on the wing - that'll keep the main spar as strong as possible.
So add some bits of plywood to increase area (to decrease the pressure to lighten the force on the foam) then put the screws through that?
Hm, good idea, I will try something like this, I need to get some hobby plywood first. I’m going to make it an entire sheet on the fuselage for max strength because the fuselage is very skinny on the 288Something like this - the tab holds the wing on without compromising the main spar, and, if placed close enough to the leading/trailing edge, can also serve as an anti-rotation tab (keeping the wing from twisting around the main spar). Ofc this is probably way overkill for smaller planes (these pics are from a quad-EDF delta that's nearly 10 feet long) but the concept can be scaled down to suit.
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How thick of wood should I go?Something like this - the tab holds the wing on without compromising the main spar, and, if placed close enough to the leading/trailing edge, can also serve as an anti-rotation tab (keeping the wing from twisting around the main spar). Ofc this is probably way overkill for smaller planes (these pics are from a quad-EDF delta that's nearly 10 feet long) but the concept can be scaled down to suit.
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