Installation Of The Wing Servos; Installation Of The Wing Control Horns - GRAUPNER TANGENT FLAMINGO 2006 Bauanleitung

Remove the wing and drill the holes in the wing root using a 3mm twist drill. Remember to
take account of the wing dihedral; the holes should be drilled parallel to the wing joiner. Once
both wings have been marked and drilled, the four incidence pins can be bonded into place
using a slow setting thickened epoxy. Be sure to make one pin in each wing a little longer
than the other, and round off the end of the pins to facilitate easier assembly at the flying
field.
Note! Apply a suitable release agent to the holes in the fuselage sides and to the fairing itself
before applying the adhesive, then fit the wings to the fuselage, with the steel joiner installed
to allow the epoxy to cure overnight
The supplied Nylon wing locks are used to secure the wing joints. The sockets have already
been installed in the fuselage wing root. The matching plugs are required to be glued into the
wing roots to complete the joint.
First check the plugs fit the holes provided in the wing roots and adjust if necessary. Once
the holes have been adequately prepared, glue the plugs into the wing roots and with the
steel wing joiner installed, engage the wings firmly with the mating sockets and ensure
correct alignment. Take due care when completing this step to avoid the effects of any
excess epoxy.
Tip. Cover the fuselage wing roots with kitchen film (or similar material) to protect the
surface and apply a releasing agent to the locks themselves while the epoxy cures. Once
cured, the wing locks are easily separated by applying firm pressure, by hand, along the
leading edge of the wing.

Installation of the wing servos.

The TA Servo LOCK system supplied with your FLAMINGO 2006 kit provides a universal
wing servo mounting mechanism which is both simple and very secure.
Remove sufficient polystyrene to the inside the factory prepared servo-wells to accommodate
your chosen servos up to the inside of the upper wing skin. Reinforce the area of the upper
wing skin with a small piece of 100 g./dm ² glass cloth and epoxy resin. This prevents stress
points in the upper wing skin as a result of installing the servos. Finally glue the plywood
servo mounting frames to servo openings in the wings.
Note: In the case of the ARF version, the plywood servo frames are pre-installed at
the factory.
The servos themselves are simply bonded to the inside of the servo cover scoop using
suitably thickened epoxy and screwed onto the plywood frames (see also the installation
note supplied with the TA servo LOCK set). Be sure to roughen the surface of the servo
cover to ensure a good bond.
Tip: Protect the servos with heat shrink sleeve. This makes for easy removal and
replacement of the servo, but care should be taken so as not to overheat the servos
while applying the sleeve.

Installation of the wing control horns.

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