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Plans and files for radio control airplanes ..
Built from Depron, Hobby King Foam, $ Tree Foamboard or MPF .. and also 3D Printed Files
Making a Packaging Tape Hinge
Cut out the aileron
Ailerons cut out
Chamfer the bottom edge of the aileron .. the edge closest to the wing
Sand to finished shape
Shows the underside of the wing
Using clear packaging tape first lay a piece on the top joint and use a model iron to seal it to the foam
Use a bit of masking tape to hold the aileron back
Now use clear packaging tape and add to the underside
Wrap the tape all round the joint
Seal the tape on to the foam with the iron
Finished wing with tape hinges
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