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Step 7. Press the blind nuts into position below the rear wing
hold-down block in the rear portion of the fuselage wing area.
Use pliers with an adjustable opening to squeeze the blind nuts
so the “teeth” penetrate the wood and stay in place.
Note: It is important that the blind nuts be fully pressed in
against the bottom of the wing hold-down block to
make sure they are properly aligned. This sets the
alignment angle of the wing bolts.
Note: It’s a good idea to place a piece of wood on the top
side of the wing bolt hold-down block to keep from
crushing the wood.
After you’re are satisfied the wing blind nuts are in place, you
may want to apply epoxy or CA to the blind nuts to
keep them in place. Do not epoxy or CA the inner
threads.
Step 8. Thread the wing hold-down bolts into the bottom side of
the blind nuts so the ends of the bolts extend 1/8′′ above the
wing seat.
Step 9. Carefully fit the wing into position on the fuselage,
sliding the leading edge dowels into the fuselage front wing
dowel support bulkhead.
Step 10. Before drilling the wing hold-down bolt holes, check
the wing alignment by measuring from each wing tip to the tail of
the fuselage. Be sure to use the same point on each wing tip
exactly the same distance on each side from the center of the
wing. Use a point at the tail of the fuselage bottom at the exact
center.
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Section 5: Mounting the Wing to the Fuselage
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