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58.611

87.50°

A

A

ALL INBOARD RIBS TO HAVE CAP 

STRIPS TOP AND BOTTOM

ALL OUTBOARD RIBS TO HAVE CAP

STRIPS TOP AND BOTTOM

sHEETING TOP AND BOTTON

FIRST 4 BAYS

1/16 PLY

ROOT RIB

3X 1/8 WING TIP

CARVE TO CONTOUR 

AFTER ASSEMBLY

1/4 X 1/16 CAP STRIP

3/8" SHEAR WEB

3/8" SHEAR WEB

BETWEEN UPPER AND 

LOWER SPAR

3/8" SHEAR WEB

3/8" SHEAR WEB

3/8" SHEAR WEB

3/8" SHEAR WEB

1/16 SHEAR WEB (ON CENTERLINE OF SPAR

CAP STRIPS ON ALL AILERON RIBS

TOP AND BOTTOM (NOT SHOWN)

AILERON AND FLAP 

END RIBS 1/8" STOCK

DIHEDRAL GAGE

1/8" PLY GUSSET

eBIRD WING PLAN

NOTES:

SERVO MOUNTING IS LEFT TO THE BUILDER

1.

NO POLYHEDRAL, CENTER DIHEDRAL ONLY

2.

CAP STRIPS TOP AND BOTTOM

3.

9/32" BRASS TUBING IS USED FOR WING ROD RECEIVERS.

4.

      BRASS TUBES ARE EPOXIED IN BETWEEN 1/16 PLY SHEAR WEBS

      WITH BALSA FILL ABOVE AND BELOW TO SET PROPER ANGLE.

      SET TUBES BEFORE SHEETING TO INSURE GOOD FIT UP BETWEEN

      WING PANELS

5. USE RIGHT WING PANEL DRAWING TO CONSTRUCT LEFT PANEL BY

    SPRAYING THE PLAN WITH PAM COOKING OIL AND FLIPPING THE PAPER OVER.

    THE OIL MAKES THE PAPER TRANSPARENT.

SECTION A-A 

SCALE 1 : 1

1/16 PLY DOUBLERS

SHEETING

3/8 X 1/2 STOCK

SHOWN BEFORE FINAL SHAPING

3/8 X 1/8 SPRUCE OR 

PAULOWNIA SPARS 

TOP AND BOTTOM

1/4 X 1" TRAILING

EDGE STOCK

AA

A

A

A

A

UPPER INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SHEETING 

NOT SHOWN FOR CLARITY

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

RIB A (FLAP AREA)

RIB A INBOARD SHEETED AREA

RIB B

RIB C

SUGGESTED HINGE 

AREA CROSS SECTION

RIB D

RIB E

RIB F

RIB G

RIB H

RIB I

RIB J

RIB K

ROOT RIB 1/16" PLY

SHOWN BEFORE le SHAPING


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