Re: Scratch built Slingsby King Kite 1/4
Posted: 19 Mar 2021, 18:51
The assembly of the left wing went without a hitch and I could fit both wings on the fuselage. Then I discovered a huge mistake!!! In a kind of having a blind spot I had made the dihedral in the wing equal to the dihedral of the wing connector; ERROR, that had to be half of that , oops.
After some bad moments, I thought better now, than much later in construction. So I cut out the curvature in the top spar and with my powerfile I beveled both sides 1 in 10 I changed the angle in the build board (extensively checked now!) and glued two 1X10mm battens under the topspar to get a stable situation .
I fitted pieces of 2x10 mm spruce and glued it between the spar with 24h epoxy with wood dust as filler. .
At least now The King Kite looks in proportion, just a few pictures in the garden. Vincent
After some bad moments, I thought better now, than much later in construction. So I cut out the curvature in the top spar and with my powerfile I beveled both sides 1 in 10 I changed the angle in the build board (extensively checked now!) and glued two 1X10mm battens under the topspar to get a stable situation .
I fitted pieces of 2x10 mm spruce and glued it between the spar with 24h epoxy with wood dust as filler. .
At least now The King Kite looks in proportion, just a few pictures in the garden. Vincent