4b
4.MOUNT HE WINGS
4a. The straddle wire holds
the 2 wings together and
straddles the fuselage. Cut
the wire to about 6½". A large
paper clip might work if you
unkink it completely and
bend it carefully.
4b. Hold the wire in the
center with needlenose pliers,
and bend it over the pliers
to create a U shape. Then
hold the bent wire with pliers
4" from the top of the U and
bend both legs upward at
a 90° angle.
4c
4c
4c. Attaching the wings to
the fuselage is the trickiest
step and involves about 6
hands doing different things.
Relax and be patient. You’ll
eventually get everything
together correctly.
Hold the wings in the
folded-back position against
the fuselage, slide in the pivot,
and then insert the straddle
wire down the gaps in the aluminum wing clips (between
the wing and the clip), passing
the wire through the holes in
the pivot on both sides.
If one side of your wire is
slightly longer, try to get that
side into the pivot first.
4b
NOTE: This U-shaped
saddle will straddle the
fuselage and stop the
wings’ downward rotation
into the horizontal position.
The straddle wire can later
be bent to adjust the angle
of incidence in flight. See
Use It section.
5.ATTACH THE RUBBER BANDS
5a. Turn the glider over and
stick staples through each
wing, behind the leading edge
and 1¾" from the fuselage
edge of the wing.
1¾"
5a
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