WattAge Whisper Instructions For Final Assembly - page 11
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INSTALLING THE WING HOLD DOWN STRIP
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30) Using a ruler and a pen, measure and mark
the center of the 15mm x 100mm white plastic strip.
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31) Position the strip on top of the wing. The
back edge of the strip should be flush with the trail-
ing edge of the wing and the centerline of the strip
should be lined up with the centerline of the wing.
See photo # 5 below.
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32) While holding the strip in place, use a pen
and carefully draw around the strip to outline it onto
the wing surface.
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33) Remove the plastic strip. Using a modeling
knife, carefully remove the covering from just inside
the outline. Use 220 grit sandpaper and lightly sand
the bottom of the plastic strip to roughen the surface.
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34) Mix up a small amount of Kwik Bond 5
Minute Epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the bottom side
of the strip and realign it on the wing. Remove any
excess epoxy using a paper towel and rubbing alco-
hol. Hold the strip in place using pieces of masking
tape until the epoxy has fully cured.
Photo # 5
PARTS REQUIRED
WING INSTALLATION
INSTALLING THE FRONT WING DOWELS
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{1} 6mm x 95mm Rear Wing Hold Down Dowel
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{2} 6mm x 32mm Front Wing Hold Down Dowels
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{2} Front Wing Hold Down Dowel Mounting Blocks
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1) Using a modeling knife, remove the cover-
ing from over the two predrilled wing hold down
dowel holes in front of the wing saddle. One hole is
located on each side of the fuselage 4-7/8” behind the
front of the fuselage and 1/2” down from the top of
the fuselage.
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2) Test fit one of the 6mm x 32mm front wing
hold down dowels into the predrilled hole in one
front wing hold down dowel mounting block. One
end of the dowel should be flush with the side of the
block. See photo # 6 below.
Photo # 6
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3) When satisfied with the fit, remove the dowel
and mix a small amount of Kwik Bond 5 Minute Ep-
oxy. Apply a thin layer of epoxy into the predrilled
hole in the block. Reinstall the dowel, keeping one
end of the dowel flush with the side of the block. Re-
move any excess epoxy using a paper towel and rub-
bing alcohol and allow the epoxy to fully cure.
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4) Insert the dowel and block assembly through
the predrilled hole from inside the fuselage. The
dowel slides through the predrilled hole in the side
of the fuselage and the block should be pushed firmly
against the fuselage side and the forward bulkhead.
See photo # 7 below.
Photo # 7
If you look carefully at the block, you will no-
tice that the top of the block is cut at an angle.
This angle matches the angle of the top of the fuse-
lage. Depending on which side of the block you in-
stalled the dowel into, will determine which side of
the fuselage the block is glued to. When you make
the second dowel and block assembly later, make sure
you install the dowel on the opposite side as the first.
This way you will have made one right and one left
assembly.
Plastic
Strip
Wing
Center
Section
Front Wing
Hold Down
Dowel
Hold Down
Dowel
Mounting
Block
Dowel
Should Be
Flush
Wing Dowel
Block
Wing Dowel
Forward
Bulkhead