Timothy
Kurt offers excellent advice in his response. I would add that if you're going to hinge the tailboom as Kurt suggests then be sure to add an adjustment screw for incidence. In gliders having the correct decalage is extremely critical and an adjustable tailboom is an easy way to get it.
I went a little different route on my most recent indoor glider. The tailboom is mounted permanently but the wing is attached with 2 screws. There is a pad of hard foam material under the wing. Incidence can be adjusted by tightening either the front or rear screw. Once you've got the decalage adjusted, then you can remove the wing as necessary for repairs or transportation. When you put the wing back on, you only have to retrim the glide with the adjustment screws. If you haven't changed the CG location then you should be back at the same decalage you had before removing the wing.
----- Original Message -----
From: Timothy Chang
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:33 AM
Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Glider Fuselage
Hi all,
I was just wondering for you glider guys, is there anyway to have a removable tailboom on a HLG/CLG? I want to have the first half of the fuselage be solid wood and then a carbon fiber tube which goes into the wood and extends to the back.
How would you secure the carbon tube permanently? Drill a hole? What type of glue?
Tim Chang
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