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Subject: Stop flapping !
From: Graham Clarke <gemin@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 10:53:26
Have you noticed how the flaps/outriggers fall in and out as you move the 
wings about ? with danger to limb if not life. Have you also damage your 
wing fairings, (as I have twice!).  A simple jig can fix both these 
possibilities. Make a 5ft by 18" ply board for each wing carrying a hole 
for the spar and three stubs or tubes with holes at right angles for the 
2 wing pins and flap pin. Trapped onto the spar with the spar pins,(like 
a dummy fuselage side) this will a) stop the flap from moving, b) protect 
the fairings, and c) enable the wing to be laid in a stable state either 
flat or trailing edge down. The latter will be particularly useful for 
shaping/spraying the leading edge. Very handy for single-handed 
manipulation too.

gemin



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