Hard to assemble glider

The big Kestrel is a pain to rig. Fortunately it happens relatively
seldom. Somehow it never seems to just come together.

That said, the tight fit means that even after 30+ years there is no
play at the wingtips, and she feels rosk solid. YOu just have to have
very good friends if you want help rigging.

On 2014-07-22 06:37, Tim Taylor wrote:
I found with the Ventus and Nimbus it is good to clean the pins on the end of each spar root and wing root should be cleaned with 00 steel wool every few years and then lubed carefully. The spherical bearings on the fuselage and on the wing roots should be cleaned until they move freely. They can be rotated and removed if installed correctly (incorrectly and they go into the tubes). Q-tips and solvent will help free then up.

I have found many ships have never been cleaned in years.

Usually the tightness for the last 1/4 to 1/2 inch are from lack of cleaning as long as the flaps, spoilers and dump valves are set correctly.


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Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771