MOUNTING THE CANARD
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After mounting the main wing, you should find the canard easy. The canard fits forward against the aft face of the firewall with the leading edge area fairing into the lower part of the firewall. The aft section
of the canard is allowed to end up wherever necessary,
as long as it is above the bottom fuselage line at the shear web. The part of the lower forward fuselage
shell that is removed to fit the canard, is discarded.
.....Begin by removing part of the lower forward fuselage shell and trial fitting the canard. Expect to consume several hours of cutting, fitting and retrimming before you have achieved a good fit. Check and recheck skew, and the fuselage and canard level lines. Use the water level system to check the lateral level of the canard. (It is suggested that you use the axle holes
as the reference.) Verify that the centerline of the canard is at BLOO.
.....Be carefull that you do not remove a part
of your main fuel tank while clearancing the canard! You should end up with
about 1/2" clearance between the aft edge of the phenolic bearings and the
forward face of
the main fuel tank.
.....If the level board on the main wing is still installed, verify that the main wing is level prior to mixing up the flox for the canard.
.....Attach the canard to the fuselage as shown in the illustrations. Be sure that you provide sufficient
flox for good squeezeout everywhere. The flox should
be allowed to cure prior to installing the BID tapes inside and out. Recheck the level lines and skew
before leaving the canard alone to cure.
.....Later, you will construct fairings for the inboard elevators, ailerons, and for the lower part of the canard, in order to make your Q2 aerodynamically
cleaner. For now, stand back and admire your Q2 setting on the landing gear; your over 50% completed at this point.