3. Slide the tail onto the keel tube until the button pins on the keel engages securely into
the holes in the center tail section.
WORNING!
THE TAIL SHOULD BE INSTALLED SO THAT ITS DEHIDRAL IS
POINTED UP AND ITS SWEEP POINTED BACKWARD. INSTALLING THE TAIL THE
OTHER WAY ARROUND WILL WORSEN THE GLIDER FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS
AND THE GLIDER WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO FLY.
NOTE:
If there is a slack between the keel and the tail we recommend to wrap the keel
around with a tape or sticky Dacron as shown on the photo.
IF YOU RETROFIT YOUR GLIDER WITH THE TAIL
The tail is easy to install on all Combat series gliders provided that the glider is prepared
for that. The following items should be done to prepare the glider for the tail installation.
1. Set up the glider.
2. Remove the keel tube #2 from the glider: using an undersurface batten push the end
cap off the keel tube #2, undo the knot of the rubber cord and remove the keel tube.
3. Install the new lengthened keel tube, which comes with the tail as a retrofit kit: pass
the rubber cord through the keel tube, attach the end cap to the rubber cord, install it in
the keel tube and install the keel tube # 2 in the keel tube # 1.
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