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The control surfaces, including the
ailerons, elevators, and rudder, are
prehinged with hinges installed, but the
hinges are not glued in place. It is
imperativethatyou properly adherethe
hingesinplaceper thesteps thatfollow
using a high-quality thin C/A glue.
1)Carefully remove theaileron from oneof
thewingpanels.Notethepositionofthehinges.
2)Removeeach hingefromthe wing panel
and aileron and place a T-pin in the center of
each hinge. Slide each hinge into the wing
panel until the T-pin is snug against the wing
panel. This will help ensure an equal amount
ofhingeis on eithersideof the hingelinewhen
the aileron is mounted to the aileron.
HINGING THE AILERONS.
Note:
3) Slide the wing panel on the aileron until
there is only a slight gap. The hinge is now
centered on the wing panel and aileron.
Remove the T-pins and snug the aileron
against the wing panel.A gap of 1/64” or less
shouldbe maintainedbetween the wingpanel
andaileron.
T-pin.
4)Deflect the aileron and completely
saturate each hinge with thin C/A glue. The
aileronsfrontsurface should lightlycontactthe
wing during this procedure. Ideally, when the
The hinge is constructed of a special
material that allows the C/A to wick or
penetrateanddistribute throughoutthe
hinge, securely bonding it to the wood
structureof thewing panel andaileron.
hinges are glued in place, a 1/64” gap or less
will be maintained throughout the lengh of the
aileron to the wing panel hinge line.
Note:
T-pin.
5)Turnthe wingpanel over anddeflect the
aileron in the opposite direction from the
opposite side. Apply thin C/A glue to each
hinge,makingsurethattheC/Apenetratesinto
both the aileron and wing panel.
6)UsingC/Aremover/debonderandapaper
towel, remove any excess C/A glue that may
haveaccumulatedon the wingorin the aileron
hingearea.
To avoid scratching your new aero-
plane we suggest that you cover your work-
benchwith anold towel. Keep a coupleof jars
orbowlshandytoholdthesmallpartsafteryou
open the bags.
Pleasetrialfitallparts.Makesureyouhavethe
correct parts and that they fit and are aligned
properlybeforegluing!Thiswillensureproper
assemblyasthe YAK54 ismadefromnatural
materialsandminor adjustments mayhaveto
be made. The paint and plastic parts used
inthiskit are fuelproof.However, they arenot
tolerant of many harsh chemicals including
thefollowing:paintthinner,cyano-acrylateglue
accelerator,cyanoacrylategluede-bonderand
acetone. Do not let these chemicals come in
contact with the colours on the covering and
the plastic parts.
NOTE:
Hinge.
Hinge.
C/Aglue.
Hinge.
