How do I make sure my Eraser / Warbird wing won come off?
Follow this great advice from Patrick McGrath… If you don’t want your wing to come off in a cartwheel crash, it must be installed properly. Do not cover the wing seat, or the wing in that area, with heat shrink film or coloured tape. Do cover the wing seat with the fibre re- enforced packing tape, stuck sideways & down the side of the fuselage on each side for about 40mm. Smooth down with a hot iron (150deg C). Wipe opposing faces of wing and seat with acetone, (don’t slop it on), then sand lightly to get a roughened surface, wipe again with acetone and let dry. Goop the surface of the wing seat well and press the wing in place. Smooth any Goop which oozes out of the sides into a nice fillet with your moistened finger.(don’t lick it afterwards!!!) Check the wing is positioned properly, then put a weight on it and leave it to cure for at least 4 hrs. DO NOT put the corflute strap on at this stage. When wing is cured in position, goop the strap in place and hold it down with a couple o
