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Great Planes Gee Bee Profile 40 Kit - GPMA0485 User Manual

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D 1. Sand the LE and TE, LE and TE sheeting, spars and
capstrips flush with rib #3 at both ends of the wing.

DD 2. Glue the die-cut 1/8" plywood wing tip
perpendicular to rib #3.

DD 6. Sand the forward and aft tip blocks to shape.

D 7. Go back to step 2 and install the other wing tip.

DD 3. Glue three die-cut 1/8" balsa wing tip braces to

the top and three to the bottom of the plywood wing tip
and rib #3.

DD 4. Sand the top of the wing tip braces flush with the
capstrips on rib #3.

D 1. Glue together the pairs of die-cut 1/8" balsa aileron
tips
to make 1/4" thick parts. Sand them to shape as
shown on the plan.

DD 2. With the waxed paper or Plan Protector still
positioned over the plan, pin an aileron tip in position. Cut
the aileron outer frame from 1/4" x 1/4" x 30" and 1/4" x
3/8" x 30" balsa sticks. Glue the outer frame and aileron

tips together and pin it in position over the plan. Make sure
the aileron LE is straight as you glue and pin it in position.

DD 5. Glue the die-cut 1/8" balsa aft tip blocks on the

top and bottom of the aft edge of the plywood wing tip.

From a 1/2" x 1/2" x 6" balsa stick, cut and glue forward tip

blocks on the top and bottom of the forward edge of
wing tip.

DD 3. From the 1/4" x 1/4" x 30" balsa stick, cut and glue
the aileron ribs to the aileron frame.

DD 4. From the 1/4" x 3/8" x 30" balsa stick, cut and glue

the two gussets and the control horn base to the

aileron frame.

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