Ren Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks Phil. I've done both - Took a little more off the heavier wing and added about 1 gram of lead to the lighter wing so that they are both the same weight and both balance at the same point along the wing. Looking at the ailerons, is there any good reason why the torque rods could not be extended so that they enter through the bottom of the fuselage? That way the wing would look a lot neater without the wire rods etc showing and no holes in the side of the fuselage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Posted by Ren on 28/01/2013 09:16:32: Looking at the ailerons, is there any good reason why the torque rods could not be extended so that they enter through the bottom of the fuselage? That way the wing would look a lot neater without the wire rods etc showing and no holes in the side of the fuselage? Not sure what you mean here Ren as far as I can see from the plans and build article the torque rods run inside the wing and only stick up through the wing inside the fuselage ! Certainly thats the way they run on my removable wing mod Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Wheatley Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 The torque rods are fitted into a channel cut into the wing then you hide them with a balsa infill Ren. Thats how i read the plan anyways. Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Posted by Del Wheatley on 28/01/2013 17:29:11: The torque rods are fitted into a channel cut into the wing then you hide them with a balsa infill Ren. Thats how i read the plan anyways. Del Me too Del and its exactly how its described in the build article though to be fair I will be hiding a plastic tube in that chanel for the torque rod to run through Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 It's me - I was misreading the plans!! There was 1/2 an inch of blank paper between the two halves of the wing on the plans - when I measured betweenv them it appeared that horns just outside the fuselage rather than inside it............silly me!!! You are all spot on - I'm making a groove in the wing and covering it with scrap balsa. Just shows - read measure - check, measure and repeat before you cut - lol Many thanks to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 No Worries Ren And your so right about measuring twice cutting once especially in these days of rising material prices Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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