Build the ailerons – Great Planes Extra 300S 60 Kit - GPMA0236 User Manual

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21. Sand the LE to the airfoil shape shown on the plans.

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22. Using the plans as a reference, cut the servo wire

holes in the top of the wing.

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23. Cut two 6-1/4" long pieces from the 1/4" x 2" x 24"

balsa sheet for the wing tip caps. Cut two more 2-1/4"
long pieces for the root rib caps.

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24. Glue the 6-1/4" long tip caps to the wing tips. Glue

the 2-1/4" long root caps to the root ribs.

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25. Sand the root caps and tip caps to match the shape

of the wing.

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26. Slightly round one end of both of the 1/4" x 2-1/2"

wing dowels.

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27. Test fit the dowels into the wing. When satisfied with

the fit, use 6-minute epoxy to glue the dowels in place.

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1. Remove the fourteen die-cut 3/32" balsa aileron ribs,

labeling each of them as you do so. Cut 2" off the end of a
3/8" x 3/8" x 24" balsa stick to be used for the control horn
doubler in the aileron.

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