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Great Planes Super Chipmunk ARF - GPMA1303 User Manual

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Did you know…Between 1969 and 1985 Art Scholl
performed in a total of 1,345 airshows in the U.S.A., Canada
and Japan!

1. Before beginning this step be sure you have plenty of

clamps to assure that the plywood is securely bonded to the
aluminum. Locate the aluminum wing joiner and two 1/8"
[3mm] plywood wing joiners. Using 30-minute epoxy, glue
the plywood to both sides of the aluminum to form the wing
joiner using denatured alcohol and a paper towel, clean any
excess epoxy from the joiner before the glue hardens. After
the glue fully hardens, test fit the joiner into each wing and
the wing center-section. Sand the joiners as needed for a
good fit between the wing halves and the joiner.

2. Center the joiner in the wing center-section.

3. Slide both wing halves onto the joiner, pushing the

wings tight against the wing center-section. Locate two
1/4-20 wing bolts with the knurled head and screw them into
the wing and the wing center-section. Do this for both wings.

4. Once you are satisfied with the fit of the wings to the

wing center-section, glue a 1/4" x 1/2" x 1-1/2" [6 x 13 x 38mm]
hardwood block to the joiner and the wing center-section at
both sides of the center-section.

5. Using 6-minute epoxy, glue the remaining nylon wing

dowel into the leading edge of the wing center-section. The
dowel should extend approximately 1/2" [13mm] from the
front of the wing center.

The method we have designed for the wing assembly gives
you the flexibility of leaving the wing together as a one piece

Assemble the Wing Center-Section

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