SLINGSBY GULL 3: 1:3.25 scale

[chris williams]

Time to think about the fitting the top sheeting on the wings...

[Jus Gordon]

Great work Chris..Looking really good.

How many hours does it take you to complete a build of this size?

[chris williams]

I never keep track of the hours, but this is my fifth project this year...

With the top sheeting added, the wings are now fixed in their final shape...(gulp!)

[chris williams]

Now we pay attention to the rear incidence pin set up...

[Martynk]

Do you make the incidence adjustable Chris?

[chris williams]

No, the incidence is fixed at 1.5-2 degrees positive to the tailplane, and then the wing root fairings are made up to match

[Barry_Cole]

He has done variable dihedral before. It did not end well. It went, Anhedral, Dihedral, Bang...

BC

[chris williams]

Getting close the difficult bit now...fitting the wings to the fuselage. In the interests of Full Disclosure, and to avoid the sensibilities of Inspector Flewseau, the wings will not be attached to the fuselage in the same manner as the full size...

Meanwhile, it's time to face off the wing roots and make up identical root facings for the fuselage... The best way (IMHO) is to make up ply blanks, cut out the joiner slot and incidence peg hole, offer up to the wing, draw around and cut out.

[chris williams]

Mk 2 joiner box, followed by Mk 3...

[chris williams]

The first wing is set up relative to the tailplane, then the wings checked to ensure they are parallel to the tailplane. Removing part of the ply on the fuselage proved to be the simplest way to get the wing joiner box in position...