Thursday, January 3, 2019

Estes Orbital Transport, Kit #K-42, Part 14, Glider Assembly


The wing is glued onto the glider BT-20 tube.

TIP: Don't even try to make a glue fillet in the tight wing joint. It would take too many bubbled glue fills adding weight to the glider.
I did add a fillet to the front and rear of the wing - not down the sides.


The glue side of the elevon was also sanded at an angle for a better joint. This make for a better fit and a stronger model.








The original kit guide was used to set the elevon angle.




The glider nozzle was made a double layer nesting "super shroud" for strength.
Here I'm cutting off the overlap of the inside shroud.




Here's the thicker nozzle glued onto the laminated rear disk.

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