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There was an earlier issue with the wing not swinging out exactly perpendicular to the main body tube when in glide mode. This isn’t just an isolated problem with my build, as it was pointed out by another builder in one of the SWT reviews on eRockets’ website. I should have mentioned it earlier, but was trying out different solutions in the interim and it slipped my mind as I moved on to other things I could post.
Since it was off by a few degrees as you can see from the image above, I tried driving in a small piece of music wire into the slot that limits how far the wing can rotate, in an effort to stop it from over-rotating. (See post #30 to get a clear idea of how the mechanism works). It didn’t work out too well, as it started to dent the small raised piece (Pivot Stop) that rides in the slot each time the wing snapped open into glide position.
In the end, I just inserted a piece of music wire on the underside of the wing to limit how far the wing could rotate. It’s the simple method commonly used for WSMC S4A-type swing-flop gliders and is uncomplicated enough to just plain work — and very effectively.
Since it was off by a few degrees as you can see from the image above, I tried driving in a small piece of music wire into the slot that limits how far the wing can rotate, in an effort to stop it from over-rotating. (See post #30 to get a clear idea of how the mechanism works). It didn’t work out too well, as it started to dent the small raised piece (Pivot Stop) that rides in the slot each time the wing snapped open into glide position.
In the end, I just inserted a piece of music wire on the underside of the wing to limit how far the wing could rotate. It’s the simple method commonly used for WSMC S4A-type swing-flop gliders and is uncomplicated enough to just plain work — and very effectively.
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