Balsa USA Stingray with DLE-20, RC Plane Build N0 11: Mounting the Wing and Wing Alignment

Welcome to my build series of the Balsa USA Stingray RC plane kit. The Stingray 120 is a great trainer and sport rc plane with an 83-inch wingspan and powered by a DLE-20 RC gas rc plane engine. I will be using a Futaba transmitter system with with Futaba or Hitec servos and receiver. This plane is designed for .80 to .90 2-stroke glow engines, .90 to 1.20 4-stroke glow engines, and 15cc to 30cc gas engines. I will be using basic techniques of building rc plane balsa kits (or at least the techniques I have learned to build rc planes). In this video I mount the wing to the fuselage by drilling the holes for the leading edge dowels where they connect into the fuselage bulkhead. I also drill and tap the holes for the nylon wing bolts at into the wing bolt mounting blocks below the trailing edge. I show how to use a tap and how to tap threads into the wing bolt mounting blocks. I show how to correctly align the wing on the fuselage to make sure the wing is aligned perpendicular to the fuselage using the "string method". Once I get all the wing mounts finished, I do the final sheeting of the wing. I also make a few modifications to wing mounting areas to make the connections stronger. I use Starbond Thick CA, Bob Smith Industries 30 Minute Epoxy, and JB Weld 5 Minute Epoxy. And I get to use a new tool, I show how to use a Warrior Right Angle Magnetic Bit Holder Drill and Driver Attachment for a drill to drill the dowel holes through the wing. All of these videos will be placed on a playlist. I have been building, flying, crashing, modifying, and repairing radio control planes (RC Planes) for many years and enjoy sharing what I do with the radio control plane community, so I started RC Plane Tech channel for fun. I am not an expert, there are many different techniques when building radio control planes. A good way to learn about flying and building rc planes is to see what others are doing, that's what I do and that's why I like to share what I do. Thanks for watching my channel. Hopefully you will find my videos a little interesting and perhaps fun to watch.