Great Planes SlowPoke Sport 40 Kit - GPMA0492 - Manual (Page 13)

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12. Poke a T-pin through the bottom LE sheeting at the
four corners of the landing gear rail notches so you will be
able to locate them during the next step. Remove the panel
from the board.
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13. Using the pin pricks for reference, mark and cut out
the sheeting where the landing gear rail will fit. Use
6-minute epoxy to glue the landing gear rail and the 3/4" x
9/16" x 1/2" torque block in position to the inside of the
W-3 rib with the single doubler. Clamp the torque block in
position until the epoxy has cured. Drill a 5/32" hole through
the landing gear rail and the torque block 1/2" from the
inboard edge. Keep the drill bit vertical.
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14. Sand the protruding spars at the tip and root of the
wing flush with their respective flat surfaces. Replace the
panel on the board, pinning it in a few places to hold it flat.
❏ ❏ 15. Use thick CA to glue a sheet of 1/16" x 3" x 30"
balsa to the top leading edge of the wing panel from the root
end, extending over the tip. The sheet should fit against the
rear edge of the top auxiliary spar. Once the CA has cured,
trim and sand the LE, root and tip sheeting flush with their
respective surfaces.
❏ ❏ 16. From a 3/16" x 1" x 30" balsa stick, measure, cut
and fit a TE spar for the aileron pocket. The cut piece will be
approximately 13-3/8" long. Glue it to the two TE spars and
W-3 ribs. Trim the 3/16" TE spar flush with the aft auxiliary
spars. Using the leftover piece of the 3/16" x 1" stick, cut a
second piece that will be used as the aileron LE. This piece
needs to be about 3/32" under size to allow for the aileron
gap at each end.
❏ ❏ 17. Center the aileron LE in the aileron pocket and pin
it to the TE of the wing panel. Center the 3/32" die-cut balsa
aileron base (AB) between the W-3 ribs (with the horn
cut-out toward the LE and root) and pin it flat on the board.
Glue it to the LE.
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