Wing – Carl Goldberg GBGA0067 User Manual

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2. Cut the plan along the dotted line.

Position the left wing plan over the right wing

plan, aligning the arrows and main spar lines,

as shown.

Pin or tape the plan to the building board and

place a sheet of waxed paper over the entire

wing plan.

START THE WING CONSTRUCTION BY FIRST

BUILDING THE RIGHT WING HALF.

3. Edge-glue two assembllies of three 5/64 x 3 x

36” balsa.

Measure 3-1/4” from each end of both assem-

blies and cut, as shown, to makeT.E. SHEETS.

NOTE: The remainder of the sheeting will be used later

for the leading edge.

4. Pin a T.E. sheet over the plan.

Align a straight-edge with the wing centerline

and trim the sheet even with the centerline.

5. Align a straight-edge with the aft spar marks on

the plan and draw lines on the sheeting to

locate the spars.

WING

MATCH ARROWS

LEFT

RIGHT

PLAN

T.E. SHEET

3-1/4"

STRAIGHT-EDGE

AFT SPAR

MARKS

SPAR MARKS

FORWARD AFT SPAR

TRIM

6. Position the 1/8 x 1/4 x 36” FORWARD AFT

SPAR on the T.E. sheet, in front of the front

line.

NOTE: Make sure the spar end is flush with the cen-

terline edge of the T.E. sheet.

Glue the spar in place.

CENTERLINE

T.E. SHEETING