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FRAMING

STD P200

Spine: SkyShark P200, 800mm + FSD split nock + inside brass weigth (diameter 6mm, lenth 70mm)
Upper Spreader: 5mm pultruded carbon 495mm
Lower Spreaders: Skyshark 5PT 660mm + Center Cross SkyShark
Leading Edge: SkyShark P200, 1450mm (800-825mm + 625-650mm)
Standoffs: 3mm carbon rod, 270mm distance sail to spreader
Tailweight: ca. 17,5 gr

STD 5PT

Spine: SkyShark P2X, 800mm + FSD split nock + brass weigth inside (diameter 6mm, lenth 70mm)
Upper Spreader: 5mm pultruded carbon 495mm
Lower Spreaders: Skyshark 5PT 660mm + Center Cross SkyShark
Leading Edge: SkyShark 5PT, 1450mm (800-825mm + 625-650mm, cut the thin end of lower part)
Standoffs: 3mm wrapped fiberglass, 270mm distance sail to spreader
Tailweight: ca. 17,5 gr

LW 3PT

Same sail shape as STD. The leading edge tunnels are made of spinnaker nylon instead of dacron.

Spine: SkyShark P1X, 800mm + FSD split nock + brass weigth inside (diameter 6mm, lenth 80mm)
Upper Spreader: 5mm pultruded carbon 495mm
Lower Spreaders: Skyshark 3PT 660mm + Center Cross SkyShark
Leading Edge: SkyShark 3PT, 1450mm (800-825mm + 625-650mm, cut the thin end of lower part)
Standoffs: 3mm carbon, 270mm distance sail to spreader
Tailweight: ca. 20 gr

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BRIDLE

Upper: 50 cm
Outer: 47 cm
Inner: 56 cm

DETAILS

The nose is made of a piece bisonyl of 10cm x 10cm folded diagonally. The lower corner at the back side is cutted for the spine tunnel. The spine area is reinforced with mylar.

The upper spreader can be stopped by a clip. I tested adhesive lined heat shrink which works fine. This makes it much easier to install and remove the rod.

The lower speader and the bridle knot are also stopped by adhesive lined heat shrink. Thus, the rod can easily be pushed into the tunnel. This makes it much easier to install and remove the rod. If necessary, a replacement rod is quickly installed. If traditional clips are used, the cuts should take place slightly further down (ca. 1-2cm), because of the clip at the bridle knot.

The stopper is a grommet, fastened with a cable tie.

Here are still clips used. This is the same solution as the EOL. [Return] and EOL have exactly the same spine. They can be easily exchanged.

Traditional solution with a HQ split nock. If the 6mm split nock is connected to the P200 by means of a 6mm inner sleeve, the LE will be shortened by 1,5cm.

Here you can see the 6mm FSD split nock, which is connected with a 6mm brass sleeve with the spine rod.

And finaly the closed tail made of bisonyl with 2,5cm width.

DOCUMENTS

Building notes

The Leading Edge cutouts are measured from the wingtip, indicated by 0 mm on the plan file
The center panel is one piece
Before making the cuts in the leading edge, reinforce the dacron on the inside with a short piece of glass fiber tape. Alternative: Using mylar coated dacron (mylar inside)
Position of the APA standoff connector on the Lower Spreader: 30 cm from thick end of spar to middle of APA
For the UL version: The leading edge tunnels are made of spinnaker nylon instead of dacron.

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