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85-13/16"
51-9/16"
1/16" PLY FRONT AND BACK OF SPAR
TYP. ALL HINGE LOCATIONS.
16-15/16" 1-3/4" TYP.
5-1/4" 1/16" PLY 1/4" x1/4"
TRIANGULAR
CAP SPARS WITH SPRUCE
NOSE RIB TYP. SEE
4"
FULL RIB SEE
6-1/2" SPRUCE BLOCKING GLUED
STRIPS BETWEEN RIBS TO
PATTERN AT RIGHT
PATTERN BELOW 7-1/2"
VERTICAL. BLOCKING
BRING SPAR UP TO SAME
SHOULD EXTEND TO TOP
LEVEL AS TOP AND BOTTOM
3/8" X 3/8" SPRUCE BOTH
LIGHTENING
AND BOTTOM OF SPAR CAPS
PARTIAL RIB SEE
OF RIB CAP STRIPS TIP AND ROOT RIB. BRACE
HOLES TYP. ALL LOCATIONS SHOWN.
PATTERN AT RIGHT
FITS INTO GUSSET "F" FULL SIZE PATTERN WILL NEED TO BEMADE BY BUILDER
1-1/4" Ø7/8" TO MATCH CURVED SECTION TO WING TIP. CURVED SECTION
1/16"
HAS SAME CROSS SECTION AS END OF RIB WITH LIGHTENING
PLY HOLES. COVERED IN 1/16" PLY. SEEMS IN THE 1/16" PLY ON
TRAILING EDGE SHOULD NOT BE DIRECTLY OVER GLUE JOINTS
9" BETWEEN SOLID SPRUCE AND RIBS.
SPARS ARE CAPED WITH SPRUCE BETWEEN
29-1/4"
RIBS TO BRING TOP OF SPRUCE LEVEL WITH
40-3/4"
RIB CAP STRIPS 1/4" X 1/4" SPRUCE CAP STRIPS
63-7/8"
USED FOR BUILDING ALL
RIBS. TYPICAL
75" WOOD RIB BUILDING TECHNIQUES ARE USED.
A GUSSETS ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF ALL RIBS EXCEPT
ROOT AND TIP RIBS.
TRAILING EDGE IS SPRUCE CUT TO END PROFILE OF RIBS WITH HOLES TO REDUCE WEIGHT AND COVERED WITH 1/16" PLY. LEADING EDGE
SOLID SPRUCE LEADING EDGE
IS COVERED IN 1/16" PLY USING TWO PIECES. NOSE OF AILERON IS SOLID SPRUCE SHAPED TO THE PROFILE OF THE NOSE OF THE AILERON.
C 1/4" X 1/4" FILLER STRIP
FULL LENGTH. LEADING EDGE 1/16"
D
ALL 1/4", 3/8" AND SPAR MATERIAL IS AIRCRAFT GRADE SITKA SPRUCE. PLY ENDS IN MIDDLE OF SOLID EDGE
SPAR 1/2" THICK SPRUCE.
BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES. BOTTOM ANGLE 84 DEG.
B
E
NOSE RIB PATTERN
FULL RIB. SHEET OUTSIDE OF END RIB ONLY WITH 1/16" BIRCH OR MAHOGANY PLY ALL OTHER FULL RIBS REMAIL OPEN. THE SPAR
IS 1/2" THICK AND SHOULD BE CUT TO FIT INSIDE THE COMPLETED RIB. LEAVE 1/4" X 1/4" FILLER AND GUSSET OFF RIB UNTIL GLUED TO
ALL DIMENSIONS FOR THE AILERON OR FLAPS ARE TAKEN FROM THE
FOR FULL RIB
SPAR IF BUILDING WITH 3/8" WASHOUT. IF BUILDING AILERON FLAT FILLER AND GUSSET CAN BE GLUED INPLACE ON ALL RIBS.
DRAWINGS SUPPLIED FOR THE METAL SURFACES. CHECK ALL
1/4"
MEASUREMENTS AND LOCATION OF HINGES BEFORE STARTING
BIRCH PLY
CONSTRUCTION. FLAPS CAN BE BUILT USING MEASUREMENTS
FROM METAL FLAP DRAWINGS. THESE DRWINGS ARE NOT ENGINEERED
AND IT IS UP TO THE BUILDER TO DETERMINE AIRWORTHINESS AND APPLICATION.
NOSE RIB USED BETWEEN
FULL RIBS 1/4" BIRCH PLY
PLY PLATE AT HINGE LOCATIONS
FULL SIZE PATTERN. 1/16" PLY.
NOTCH FOR AILERON HORN C
D
1/4" X 1/4" FILLER STRIP
A
.050 4130
.050 4130
2 REQUIRED 6 REQUIRED
C D
HNGE PATERNS ARE TAKEN FROM METAL AILERON AND
HOLES 1-3/16"
1/4" X 1/4" FILLER STRIP
FLAP DRAWINGS. HINGES BOLTED TO WOOD
0 1" 2" 3"
SPAR WITH AN3 BOLTS. O.C. TO FIT AN3 B F
FLAP SPAR HINGE INNER
1/2" 2-1/2"
.050 4130 2 REQUIRED
1/4" X 1/4" FILLER AND GUSSET ADDED AFTER RIBS ARE GLUED TO SPAR. THIS WILL ALLOW THE RIB TO BE ADJUSTED
CHECK THIS SCALE WITH YOUR
FOR 3/8" WASHOUT BUILT INTO AILERON. GUSSET "C" AND "D" GLUED TO BOTH SIDES OF ALL RIBS EXCEPT THE END RIBS.
RULLER FOR PRINTING ACCURACY
IF BUILDING WITH WASHOUT, THE END OF THE TIP RIB SHOULD BE 3/8" HIGHER THAN THE END OF THE ROOT RIB. ALL RIBS
SIZE OF PLATE TO FIT
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