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36 inch 1940 Cleveland Playboy Senior
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Wing panels being joined.  The triangles are from Bob Holman Plans, http://bhplans.com/   Since the Playboy wing can be built as a polyhedral wing or plain dihedral,
I did not follow my usual practice of guide lines on the plan.  You will have to pencil them in over the wing plan yourself, using the drawings that show the angles for
the two types of wings.  I have had both types of Playboy wings and prefer the straight wing.  Simpler to build and lighter.  Some think the polyhedral wing turns more
positively, but I think the straight wing is smoother in the turn.  There is a slight delay after you appy rudder, and then the turn begins,  If you add more rudder too
 soon the turn is too abrupt.  I blame the pylon and pendulum effect but everybody has a theory!  Since I started assembling wings resting on the leading or trailing edge
 I have been getting very straight wings.  Of course it only works if there is sufficient straight leading or trailing edges.  The laser cut parts allow for either type of wing.

Installing the wing center section parts.  As you can see the turbulator spars stopped where the sheeting begins.

Finished wing.  If you look at the edge of my well worn bench you can see there is a pine surround with the ceiling tile inside it, both the same thickness so the board is level.  
The pine edge is very useful for sanding leading and trailing edges.  The edge to be sanded is placed on the edge of the table allowing you to sand any angle you need.  
Without the pine surround the ceiling tiles are easily damaged.


 
Starting the stabilizer construction.


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