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30 Minutes is typical ... sub 15 minutes is possible with an
experienced crew. You can purchase or build one-person assembly aids to allow you to do it alone. Some people are very practiced at this and can put together a glider just about as quickly as a two-person team. The attachment points have been designed and tested to fail at loads well above those you are expected to encounter in flight when you are operating the glider according to published/certified guidelines. Weak attachment points are usually never cited as a accident issue ... pilot error in controlling the glider ... or in hookig up/attaching the flight controls during assembly ... are the typical causes of structural/control failures. Most new glider designs now have automatic control hookups, so when you install wings and elevators, the control surfaces are properly connected to the cockpit. Even so, a final check is used to insure the assembly is correct and the control surfaces function properly. KK |
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