{"id":5689,"date":"2023-05-18T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5689"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:21:00","slug":"whimpy","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=whimpy","title":{"rendered":"Whimpy Short Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Includes some plywood parts not shown on the plan, for mounting the wing with bolts instead of rubber bands. \u00a0There are two pairs of 1\/8\u2033 plywood rectangles to be laminated to 1\/4\u2033 and placed\u00a0inside the fuselage to receive the bolts. \u00a0There are also a couple of 1\/8 ply rectangles to go in between the ribs in the front of the wing for holding the bolts in the wing. \u00a0And there is\u00a0a 1\/32 ply plate to go on top of the trailing edge of the wing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3761\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Whimpy66.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3761 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Whimpy66.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Whimpy66.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Whimpy66-300x158.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Whimpy66\" width=\"384\" height=\"202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3761\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reinforce the edges with some triangle stock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ve also included thin plywood rectangles that are slightly slanted at one end. \u00a0These pieces go on the front and back of the spars like shear webs. \u00a0There are large ones for the front spars and smaller ones for the rear spars. \u00a0They form a pocket for glue. \u00a0After\u00a0you assemble the wing, cut out the balsa rib so you can put the dihedral braces in place. \u00a0Once you are ready to join the wing, put glue in the pocket formed by the spars and the plywood shear webs, then insert the dihedral braces and put the wings together. \u00a0If this description still leaves you wondering what to do, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vGD8aQ2GKr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest Aerostar 20<\/a> page on Outerzone and download the construction manual, which describes this process in detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Includes some plywood parts not shown on the plan, for mounting the wing with bolts instead of rubber bands. \u00a0There are two pairs of 1\/8\u2033 plywood rectangles to be laminated to 1\/4\u2033 and placed\u00a0inside the fuselage to receive the bolts. &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=whimpy\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3488,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[34],"product_tag":[72,87],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/5689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=5689"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=5689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}