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4) With the stabilizer held firmly in place,
use a pen and draw lines onto the stabilizer
where it and the fuselage sides meet. Do this
on both the right and left sides and top and
bottom of the stabilizer.
Pen.
5) Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines you
just drew as a guide, carefully remove the
covering from between them using a mod-
eling knife.
6) When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly, apply C/A glue to the top
and bottom of the stabilizer mounting area
and to the stabilizer mounting platform sides.
When cutting through the covering
to remove it, cut with only enough pres-
sure to only cut through the covering it-
self. Cutting into the balsa structure may
weaken it.
Remove covering.
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VERTICAL STABILIZER
INSTALLATION.
1) Using a modeling knife, remove the cover-
ing from over the precut hinge slot cut into
the lower rear portion of the fuselage. This
slot accepts the lower rudder hinge.
Hinge.
Hinge
slot.
2) Glue the vertical fin in place using as same
as techniques used to installing the horizon-
tal fin.
