The areas to be glued will be masked with thin strips of masking tape for better adhesion. Strong joints shouldn't be a problem. The underside of the wing makes a wide contact with the top of the body tube. The rudders are glued on their side surfaces, not just the root edge.
The spine was carefully cut off with a sharp knife.
The extended ends were taped to the pencil line running down the body tube.
The wings were glued onto the sides of the spine without gluing any parts to the body tube.
The wing sides and spine were lifted from the tube.
This is the underside of the wing assembly. That spine joint won't be seen, it faces down on the body tube.
The area all the way down the spine will be masked so the wood surface will be exposed for gluing.
The root edge joints were filled with CWF and sanded.
It would have been easier to glue the antenna pieces on after the the wings were fitted and glued to the spine.
I LIVE IN THE BAHAMAS ALL MY LIFE AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THE BOYS LIFE MAGAZINE THAT INSPIRED ME TO GET INVOLVED IN ROCKETRY---IM 58YRS NOW AND WHAT A TRANSFORMATION ROCKETRY HAS EVOLVED TOO .. NO ONE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS NEW SUCH A THING EXISTED I WAS ALL BY MYSELF 1966 TO BE EXACT.. AIM HIGH MY FRIEND IT BRINGS BACK YOUTHFUL MEMORIES OF MY PAST ... GARY SMITH NASSAU BAHAMAS
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ReplyDeleteI first read about model rockets in the Boy's Life and comic books.
You started about three years before I did, what some have called the "Golden Age" of rocketry.
Occasionally I build older designs.
I've been down your way on a few cruise ships.