Welcome to http://www.edge540.com

A sub web site of http://www.rcflier.com

This web site is hosted by Bob Hudson.

I am by no means a professional or "master" builder and these procedures may not be the best methods for you.

Carden provides a nice construction guideline and color photos as an aid to building their kits.

I have chosen to build things in a little bit different order than they lay out in their manual

Part 9 - The Stabs

See The stab layout from the assembly booklet. Once again, follow this layout, it works !!

Cut seven sheets of 1/16" x 4" x 48" in half to make 14 pieces 24" long

See I do small cutting jobs on a self healing mat. This gives longer blade life and saves cutting the work surface on the bench

See the stab skins taped and cut to size as per the plans

See the stab foam cores in their shucks

See the stabs placed on the skins for a trial fit

See The stab wing tubes are capped before gluing them in place so the ProBond won't get inside the tube

See The tube end caps are sanded flush with the tube. Notice the turnbuckles and fittings

See Hangar 9 turnbuckles.

Left hand thread on one end, right hand thread on the other. Makes for infinite adjustment on the length of the turnbuckle.

See Transferring the hinge line location to the foam core using a square on the bench

See Same thing on the tip end

See Join the wing root mark to the tip mark and draw the hinge line

See Draw a line for the servo wire trough (in this case 3" from the hinge line)

I have decided to install a wing tube support at the outboard end of the tube (Carden doesn't provide for this)

See Mark the length of the tube on the surface of the stab core

See Hot wire cut a slot for the 1/8" lite ply tube support (bring the slot and support to the hinge line. It will get flush with the TE of the core when the stab is parted off for gluing the TE on. It will then glue flush with the 1/2" thick TE

See I made the supports 3" long. Slide the support into the slot and mark a hole for the tube with a long pencil.

See Take the support back out and drill a hole the same size as the tube. Slide the support back in, press the tube in place

See Mark the oversized support for trimming flush to the surface of the foam core

See Sand the support to the marks and re-check the fit is flush to the core surface

See Spread your ProBond and put the stabs in their shucks same as we did earlier with the fin / rudder assembly

Well, the cores have cured overnight and we can do a bit of work

See Take the weights off of the stabs and inspect your work

See the excess skins need to be trimmed flush with the cores

See after sanding the skins flush, notice the servo wire channel

See no no no....the Edge does NOT have a full flying stab !!!

See left side view of stab trial fitted to the fuse

See right side view of stab trial fitted to the fuse

See 164 The stabs have their leading and trailing edges glued and taped on

See 165 Another view of the Stab LE / TE

See 172 Stabs fitted to the fuse

See 173 Stabs and fin trial fitted on fuse

See 174 Stabs and fin rear view

See 175 Stabs and fin side view

See 188 Left Stab anchor block

See 189 Right Stab anchor block

See 191 Inside turtle deck showing cross braces

See 192 radio compartment area cross braces

See 193 Rear view showing stab alignment

See 194 Same thing

See 195 again

See 196 Preparing ailerons for gluing on leading edges

See 197 Fin and rudder trial fit - right side view

See 198 Fin and rudder trial fit - left side view

See 199 fin and rudder

See 214 Preparing foam turtle deck fairing extension for fin area

See 215 skin pre cut to size

See 216 I glued on this skin with 3M77 quick and easy

See 217 3M77 drying for a few minutes

See 218 This technique allows you to "roll" the foam core onto the skin/ easy way to do small pieces or tight radii

See 219 Finish rolling the core onto the skin like this

See 220 Rear fairing pre cut to shape

See 221 Bottom view of fairing

See 222 Trial fit to fin

See 223 same thing

See 224 Trial fit this assembly to the fuse

The vertical fin has been glued to the fuse and is clamped in place drying