SAAB 340B – Wing attachment

Now, for the wing attachment, I have a dilemma on my hands. The wings are at a 6.5 degree angle, and the engine nacelles are not, which gives a lot of headaches during the design phase. The wing does not go straight through the nacelle, but at a 6.5 degree angle. It would have been easier if the nacelle were round.

For now, I have decided to use a plywood spar for the centre section. This will give a strong centre section that can be bolted on to the main fuselage. The protrusion on the real aircraft will be part of the wing centre section, and there will be a piece missing in the fuselage where this can bolt onto. I will have to find a clever way to cover up the parting line between the fuse and the wing centre section, so that it will not be visible. Hopefully the colourful paint scheme used by Nok Mini will help conceal it.

The other decision I have taken is that the engines and their nacelles will also be part of the centre section. The entire centre section will be one strong assembly with engines, landing gear, and petrol tanks. The whole she-bang can be bolted on to the fuselage in one piece.

The only real drawback, is that the aircraft with the outer wing panels removed will have a width of about 75 cm and each outer wing panel about 70 cm each. Not exactly ideal.

 

 

 

 

 

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