Plane experts - Question on warped aileron

[muscleflex]

Hi all, I need to ask - will this be a problem?
I've been told I could run a heat gun across and try and twist it to get it level again... but just in case I can't - can I leave it as it is?
If so - which end should I make sure is level when neutral? The outer wing side or the inner side closest to the fuse?
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[Boggy]

it will be horrible to fly like that!.

clamp both ends with clothes pegs and heat it up with a hair dryer.(dont use a heat gun you'll melt the covering before its even warmed up.

[bikerflier]

Are you sure its warped, look along it. Maybe wing tips not in line. Level the wing and measure heights at centre and tip. Use a modellors hot air gun, not a paint stripper gun. Take care, overheating will burn through covering. You could try your wifes iron with a tea towel over it to apply heat.

[Grumpy]

An iron is better than a heat gun as you can better control where the heat goes. No need for towels or anything, just start on a cool setting and increase gradually until the covering shrinks under the iron.

[maddog7]

Because it's a solid wood surface I'd think you might have to clamp (peg/tape) one end and deflect the other end past neutral a bit, apply heat and wait till it cools before removing the tweak. I think an Iron or hairdryer are probably the safest bet but a heat gun on low, kept moving all the time would be the way I'd do it.
Cheers
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[400blade]

do as maddog7 sugguests and you not go far wrong remember to apply the heat to the under side

[muscleflex]

Thank you. I don't have an iron or modeler's heat gun.. I have an ordinary paint stripper heat gun.
I'll try the hair dryer first then.
Thanks

[muscleflex]

[QUOTE=bikerflier;1160274]Are you sure its warped, look along it. Maybe wing tips not in line. Level the wing and measure heights at centre and tip. Use a modellors hot air gun, not a paint stripper gun. Take care, overheating will burn through covering. You could try your wifes iron with a tea towel over it to apply heat.[/QUOTE]

When I first noticed it, I did eye the wingtip and it looked level. Unfortunately it was after I had CA'd the ailerons that I noticed the difference..

[Grumpy]

[QUOTE=muscleflex;1160802]Thank you. [B]I don't have an iron[/B] or modeler's heat gun.. I have an ordinary paint stripper heat gun.
I'll try the hair dryer first then.
Thanks[/QUOTE]

You dont have a normal clothes iron? You must look very disheveled.

[maddog7]

I use a heatgun that is designed for greetings card making, it's one of these:
[url]http://www.amazon.com/ECG-HG-300D-Mini-Heat-Gun/dp/B003N3G4WY[/url]

Cheap as chips and perfect for the job, I also use it for heat shrinking all the time too, my wife can't make cards anymore though............. ;)
Cheers
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[Grumpy]

You need to be very careful with heat guns as it's very easy to melt the covering and/or have it pull away from the edges. Having used iron on covering for about 40 years I prefer an iron. For starters you cant stick down the covering with a heat gun, so you need an iron anyway. Even for tightening existing covering i find an iron better because you can control where the heat goes better and you can make sure the edges are well stuck down which prevents them pulling away as the covering shrinks.

Use a cool'ish iron for sticking down and slightly warmer for shrinking. If you have a spare piece of covering put it on the iron and adjust heat until it just starts to wrinkle, thats the heat for shrinking. A little less is the heat for sticking.

[maddog7]

[QUOTE=Grumpy;1160871]You need to be very careful with heat guns as it's very easy to melt the covering and/or have it pull away from the edges. Having used iron on covering for about 40 years I prefer an iron. For starters you cant stick down the covering with a heat gun, so you need an iron anyway. Even for tightening existing covering i find an iron better because you can control where the heat goes better and you can make sure the edges are well stuck down which prevents them pulling away as the covering shrinks.

Use a cool'ish iron for sticking down and slightly warmer for shrinking. If you have a spare piece of covering put it on the iron and adjust heat until it just starts to wrinkle, thats the heat for shrinking. A little less is the heat for sticking.[/QUOTE]

The Gun linked above does not get as hot as a paint stripper gun and is extrememly light and easily kept moving. It's sort of some way between a hairdryer and a paint stripper gun. I wasn't proposing that a heat gun be the only tool you'd need for covering, of course I use an covering iron for actual covering but use the gun for warps and sags. I've done quite some covering myself and have never had it burn through anything.
The other thing I do is keep the other hand near where I'm pointing the gun so I can feel how hot things are getting.

Cheers
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[muscleflex]

Sorry I meant modeler's iron. :)

[QUOTE=Grumpy;1160804]You dont have a normal clothes iron? You must look very disheveled.[/QUOTE]

[dieselcarb]

it should fly ok with a bit of trim. i have the Original uno wot (if you ever had 1 the picture on the box is in my front room) that thing was used to train kids after it was a demo model crashed and repaird more times than ive had hot dinners and rolls hard to the right lol notrhing 50 clicks of trim didnt sort out.

other wise get a straight edge see if its wing or aileron thats worped. if its aileron try either replace (im to lazy) or repair if its wing just wing it lol

hope that makes sense i dont drink but just had a baby :D

[joe.lel]

Looks like an Acrowot wing :), keep the tip level and have the warped part nearest the fuse, it'll be rite! :)

edit, ,,, just realised the title is seagull wing! doh