Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Apogee Mini Condor Boost Glider Build, Part 6, Tail Gluing, Wing Airfoil


I did round the edges of the tail surfaces. Go light with the sandpaper, there isn't much balsa thickness.
The horizontal tail glued over a tab on the back of the boom. The fit was tight and once set in place was perfectly aligned.

The rudder is glued on one side of the boom with the back edges even.


The instructions say you can airfoil the wing for a better glide. I used my sanding block with 220 grit for initial shaping. After that, 400 grit was used to smooth the surface.


The inset picture shows the airfoil profile from the outside edge.


Here's how the dihedral support piece sits on the fuselage. The pre-set angle is molded into the bottom slot.
The forward end is to the right of the picture. The dihedral support piece is not glued in place yet, it is adjusted forward and back when doing test glides.

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