Stabilizer Streamline Wood Airfoil

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As part of my kit, I ordered the wood airfoils for the vertical and horizontal stabilizers.  I scuffed and cleaned the surface first, then epoxied the forms using T-88 epoxy.  After that, I sanded then coated them with Polybrush epoxy varnish.

This mod will give substantially more authority to the control surfaces while also reducing drag.  Because of the reduced drag, I can reduce the negative incidence of the horizontal stabilizers from -4 to -3 degrees.  This will further reduce the drag induced by the negative incidence.

This is a win win modification!