Great Planes Pete 'n Poke 40 Kit - GPMA0493 - Manual (Page 15)

Build the right wing panel first, so you can follow the photos
the first time through.
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1. Place the right wing panel plan over your flat building
board and cover it with Plan Protector.
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2. Gather the two 3/8" x 1/2" x 27-1/2" balsa sticks
leftover from the center-section and the two 3/8" x 1/2" x 30"
balsa sticks supplied in the kit. These four sticks will be the
main spars for the outer wing panels.
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3. Pair the main spars so the warps, if any are present,
will cancel each other out as shown in the sketch. Use a
ballpoint pen to mark the spars so they will be installed in the
wing as intended to cancel the warps. Set the spars aside.
Refer to this photo for the following four steps.
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4. Make a bottom LE sheet by cutting a 3/32" x 4" x
30" balsa sheet to a length of 22-3/4". Use a long
straightedge and a hobby knife with a #11 blade to true one
of the
long edges of the sheet. This will be the aft edge.
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5. Pin the bottom LE sheet to the plan, aligning the aft
edge and the tip where indicated by the arrows on the plan.
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6. Glue one of the main spars to the bottom LE sheet
pinned to the plan (being certain it is oriented as you
intended to cancel out a warp). The aft edge of the spar
aligns with the aft edge of the sheet and the root end of the
spar aligns with the root end of the sheet. The tips of the
spar will be trimmed to the correct length later.
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7. Pin one of the 1/4" x 1/4" x 27-1/2" aft spars (leftover
from the center-section) over its location on the plan. The
same as the bottom main spar, the root end of the aft spar
aligns with the root of the bottom LE sheet and the tip of the
aft spar will be trimmed later.
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8. Glue the die-cut 1/8" balsa ribs W3 through W6 to
the spars and bottom LE sheeting. As you proceed, use a
small builder’s square to hold each rib vertical and be certain
the ribs are fully contacting the building board. If necessary,
use T-pins to hold the ribs down to the building board.
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9. Use a straightedge and a ballpoint pen to draw a line
on the die-cut 1/8" balsa rib W2-A 1/16" from the aft edge.
Draw a line on the die-cut 1/8" balsa rib W2 1/16" from the
front edge.
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10. Use a hobby knife to cut about halfway through both
ribs on the line.
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11. Use the die-cut 1/8" plywood dihedral gauge to set
the die-cut 1/8" balsa rib W2 at the correct angle, then glue
it into position.
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12. Glue the 3/8" x 1/2" x 30" balsa top main spar and
the 1/4" x 1/4" x 30" balsa top aft spar to the assembly. Use
the dihedral gauge to hold W2 at the correct angle when
gluing it to the spars.
Build the Outer Panels
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