67. Press the wing dowel into the slit in the foam down 3/4" from the top of the fuselage.
68. Use a Phillips screwdriver to STAB a vertical hole in the
TOP
of the fuselage
behind
the dowel.
69. Some builders prefer to pre-
drill a hole with a 3/8” bit.
70. The hole needs to be at 90 degrees to the
TOP
of the fuselage and not tipped to one side.
71. Press the sharpened end of the pod in the hole in the fuselage so it extends to the bottom of the fuselage.
72. Remove the pod until after the taping and laminating of the fuselage to simplify the process.
73. Extreme tape the top, bottom, and sides of the fuselage from the nose of the plane and back 12".
74. Put one strip of E-Tape on the bottom of the fuselage back past the back wing dowel. This stiffens the fuselage against the forces
of the rubber bands on the top of the fuselage.
75. Wrap a piece of E-tape around the fuselage where the rear dowel is located to strengthen the fuselage and prevent tearing.
76. Laminate the entire fuselage, mount tail surfaces and install radio as discussed below.
77.
Position the motor with prop on the pod so there is ½” clearance between the prop and fuselage
78. The motor on the pod is aimed 2 degrees up from the top of the fuselage and aimed at the left front corner of the fuselage to
compensate for prop torque.
79. Glue the pod and wing dowel into place with a hot glue gun.
80.
Install the front dowel that will hold the wing by cutting a slit ¾” deep with a razor blade back 9” from the nose of the plane in the
TOP
of the fuselage. Repeat for the back
dowel back ½” behind the back edge of the wing.
