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Build the ailerons – Great Planes Extra 300S 60 Kit - GPMA0236 User Manual

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21. Sand the LE to the airfoil shape shown on the plans.

22. Using the plans as a reference, cut the servo wire

holes in the top of the wing.

23. Cut two 6-1/4" long pieces from the 1/4" x 2" x 24"

balsa sheet for the wing tip caps. Cut two more 2-1/4"
long pieces for the root rib caps.

24. Glue the 6-1/4" long tip caps to the wing tips. Glue

the 2-1/4" long root caps to the root ribs.

25. Sand the root caps and tip caps to match the shape

of the wing.

26. Slightly round one end of both of the 1/4" x 2-1/2"

wing dowels.

27. Test fit the dowels into the wing. When satisfied with

the fit, use 6-minute epoxy to glue the dowels in place.

1. Remove the fourteen die-cut 3/32" balsa aileron ribs,

labeling each of them as you do so. Cut 2" off the end of a
3/8" x 3/8" x 24" balsa stick to be used for the control horn
doubler in the aileron.

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