The Little World

Not enough to cause you enough unease…

Try two or more. Add the struts and see if your eyes are starting to swim. With a bit of luck there will be eight or more and your happiness will recede so far that you’ll never see it.

I was worried when I saw that the AVIA inter-plane struts were canted. This can be a nightmare. I made sure that the attachment points on the wings had adequate depressions drilled into them and then checked that the strut spacings actually corresponded to those holes.

At this stage I could only pray that the dihedral specified in the plans had been achieved. I fastened the aircraft to the Slovakian jig and dropped thin cement into the bottom holes…

This is a time-limited opportunity – putting the top wing on too soon means that it is like trying to steer Red Skelton when you are both drunk. You must time it to the minute when the strut has gripped but can be bullied into a slightly different angle. Do not be impatient and think that you can go out to get a cup of tea while it sets. it will do so at an angle that defies you.

Eventually the top wing will be set and right and then you can sneak the cabane struts in wherever they can fit. They can be propped into place and thin cement dropped on them. At the end you get to pretend you knew what you were doing…( Don’t try to pretend to me because I been there…)

Get your struts on – get your legs on – then you own the room.