Attaching the wing and centering the ailerons – E-flite Alpha 450 Sport ARF User Manual

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E-flite Alpha Sport 450 ARF Assembly Manual

Attaching the Wing and

Centering the Ailerons

Required Parts

Fuselage assembly Wing panel (right and left)
Wing tube

#4 steel washer (2)

Wing bolt plate

Motor battery (charged)

Transmitter
4-40 x 3/4-inch socket head bolt (2)

Required Tools and Adhesives

Ruler

Phillips screwdriver: #0

Threadlock

Hex wrench or ball driver: 3/32-inch

Optional Tools and Adhesives

6-minute epoxy

Paper towel

Rubbing alcohol

Epoxy brush

Mixing stick

Mixing cup

Low-tack tape

1. Slide the wing tube in the socket in the root end

of the wing. The tube will slide in easily. Do not force

the wing tube in farther than it can easily slide.

2. Slide the remaining wing panel on the wing

tube. The pin at the rear will fit into the hole in the

opposite wing panel.

3. The wing panels will fit tightly together. This is

necessary for the wing to fit on the fuselage.

OPTIONAL - EPOxY ThE WING hALvES

As an option, you can use epoxy to join the wings

together of your Alpha 450. Make sure your vehicle

is large enough to accept the assembled wing before

gluing the two panels into a one-piece wing.

A. Mix 1/2 oz (15ml) of 6-minute epoxy. Use

an epoxy brush to apply a thin layer of epoxy to

the exposed plywood on the left and right wing

panels as shown.

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