Today we’re presenting an application from the field of model making: Attaching a horizontal stabilizer to a model airplane.
Attaching a horizontal stabilizer to a model aircraft
Hello Magnet Shop Team,
I’m an avid model builder, and the question always comes up: How do I attach my plug-in horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage? There are a variety of ways I’ve solved this problem. But I wasn’t satisfied with any of them. Whether it was screws, fastening with springs, or using grub screws in the spar. All of these options are always a hassle when assembling the model.
Now I’ve tried your neodymium magnets, and I’m thrilled with the solution!
I used the Ø 5 x 3 mm disc magnets here!
Finally, a picture of the shell of my Grob G180 SPn
First, I marked the position of the magnets on the horizontal stabilizer mount. Left and right on the vertical stabilizer, and on the root ribs of the stabilizers themselves. Then, using a standard hand-held milling machine, I machined two holes, each on the left and right of the mount and in the left and right elevators. In this case, they were 5x3mm.
I then simply attached the neodymium magnet with a little two-component epoxy resin.
I did the same for the other three holes. It’s especially important to ensure the correct polarity of the magnets here.
Now, after the resin has hardened, simply plug them together, and the stabilizer is attached to the fuselage without any fiddling! With the two disc magnets on each side, the stabilizer is easily held to the fuselage and can also be easily removed again.
Exactly as it should be!