Great Planes F-14 60 Kit - GPMA0435 - Manual (Page 17)

D 13. Test fit the triangle sheeting into place and sand
it if necessary to achieve a good fit. It should go half
way back on the m i d d l e spar. G l u e it in place by
applying thick or slow curing CA to the ribs and spars
and holding the sheeting in place while the glue cures.
D 16. I n s t a l l the r e m a i n i n g 1/16" l e a d i n g edge
sheeting, the strake sheeting and the center triangle sheet
using the same procedure outlined in steps 2 - 1 3 .
D 14. Flip the wing over and carefully trim off the jig
tabs on the bottom of the wing (the side opposite the side
you just sheeted). Use a sanding block with a fine grit
sandpaper to touch up where the tabs were and to blend
the ribs i n t o the TE. Be careful not to change the
shape of the ribs during this step.
D 17. Trim one of the 1/16" x 3" x 18" balsa rear
wing sheeting (F146W21) pieces to fit in place behind
the triangle center sheet. An easy way to do this is to
tape it in place behind the triangle center sheet and lay a
straight edge along the front edge of the 1" TE sheeting.
Mark where both sides of the TE sheeting continue under
the rear sheeting. Remove the rear sheeting and cut out
the triangle formed by the lines you marked. Cut another
of the rear sheeting pieces in half lengthwise and glue
one half to the rear edge of the piece you just trimmed to
fit.
Tape the sheeting back into place and mark where the TE
sheeting intersects the outside edges. Cut the aft piece of
sheeting to fit and glue the rear sheeting in place with
thick or slow CA.
D 15. Add the remaining two 1/16" x 1" x 30" balsa
TE sheets just as you did earlier on the top surface. Do
one panel at a time and keep the panel flat on the work
surface until the glue cures. Note: Due to the taper of
the wing, the jig tabs on the top surface of the wing will
only keep one panel flat at a time.
D 18. Cut a semicircle out of the sheeting between ribs
W4 and W5 as shown in the next photo.
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