Tag: wing
GlaStar Wing Folding
For a taildragger, folding the wing is an accident waiting to happen. Mess up and you will damage the airplane like I did. I...
Wiring the Wings
Our Sportsman wings had been built in the CAC so the wiring was already in place, tied up in a huge coil. Before attaching the...
Function of Delta-Wing Vortex Generators
Paul Robertson of Aeronautical Testing Services is the engineer Stoddard-Hamilton contracted in 1994 to conduct all the GlaStar developmental flight testing and configuration changes....
Wing Support Jig
If you are ready to attach the wings to the cage no doubt you’ve done some thinking about how you are going to support...
Aileron Balancing Servo Tabs
The aileron servo helps reduce stick forces in roll.
BILL OF MATERIALS
1 12"x12" .032 aluminum sheet
88 3/32" pop rivets
24 1-1/4" aluminum extruded hinge...
GlaStar Wing Strut Drilling Jig Instructions
Edited by Werner Schneider, based on the original instruction developed by David Hulse. See more about the jig.
Upgrading a G-I Wing to G-II Configuration
The original G-I wing can take advantage of a number of later kit components and component locations.
First the fuel tank capacity can be increased...
Tips for Hat Sections in the GlaStar Wing
Hat section stiffener fitting: The hat section stiffeners have a joggle stamped into each end as they fit under the spar flange and then...