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om 2 3 a4 a Tailplane 1/16" sheet balsa LINNET 18swg spring wire. Senior Series FROG: + 4 + WING. This is built over the plan, so it is advisable to pin a sheet of grease: proof or tracing paper over it to prevent the cement sticking to f Pin down the leading and trailing edges over the drawing, then remove the ribs W1—W4 from che princed sheet (W3 is on the fuselage panel) and cement these into place. together with the tp pieces. ‘Then ement the spar in place and you should have ewo wing-halves as shawn in fig. 3. When both sides are set, lift them from the plan, and assemble them with the tips raised as in fig. 4. Build up the cenere section wich short pieces of the same materials 25 the wing, and well cement round the spar joine. See fig. 5. Then cover che centre-section with note paper cr use a double layer of tissue when covering ‘When it is quite set. remove the wing fram the plan, and shape the trailing edge as shown in fig. 3, but leave the centre part square to ft the fuselage, Round off the leading edge and vips, emicath down the ‘vhole wing and apply a coat of dope before covering. COVERING. Fhe fuselage and wing require covering with the tissue paper tupplied. Stare with the fuselage and cover Sach tide reparseey Cot FIG. 3 BUILD WING IN TWO SECTIONS ‘OVER PLAN. a Eerips of tissue wide enough t9 ail paste for sticking it ro the framewor fuselage, stretch a strip of the tissue o Trim off any excess, and smooth dor other sides, leaving 3 gap on the bot When the paste is dry, lightly sp it, and when it is thoroughly dry aga also help to tighten she paper. Appl; tailplane and ‘fin, Cover the wing wich 4 pieces, seneretecon, Sirk with the bose the outer edges only. There is no When covering the top surface start lap the outer pieces onto it and rem ‘end to end, to help preserve the airf Dope each halfewing separately, when ics haifdry, to prevent it warpi FIG. 4 RAISE WING-TIPS AS OBTAIN DIHEDRA! ASSEMBLING THE TW + 2 ayer e yar « WING (Full size) SPAR ft” x am" RAILING EDGE aye ye joc “LINNET” + 4 srough to allow a small overlap, Use dope or the framework. Apply some co ene side of the of the tissue aver it and smooth aut any wrinkles nd smocth down the edges. Repeat this for the tap on the bottom surface below the rear motor

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