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3. From a 3/8" x 1/2" x 30" balsa stick, cut, fit
and glue the 1/2" elevator ribs and corner gusset to
the leading edge.
Note:
It is important that the trailing
edge of the ribs align accurately with the plans.
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4. From a 1/8" x 3/8" x 30" balsa stick, cut, fit
and glue the 1/8" elevator ribs to the leading edge.
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5. From leftover 3/8" x 3" balsa (from the stab
center), cut, fit and glue the control horn mount to
the back of the leading edge and also to the
inboard elevator rib.
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6. Push the six T-pins in place as indicated on
the plans, ensuring that they are vertical and firmly
in place.
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7. Wet one of the 1/16" faces of a 1/16" x 3/8"
x 24" balsa stick. Glue the stick to the aft end of the
ribs with the wet side facing out. Pull the stick
around the tip, gluing it to the ends of the leading
edge and tip ribs as you go.
Note:
Pull the stick just
enough to touch the pins, but do not move them.
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8. One at a time, install the remaining four
1/16" x 3/8" x 24" balsa sticks as you did the first,
using medium CA to glue each successive stick to
the one applied before it and pressing it in position
until the CA dries.
Note:
Leave some balsa overhang
on both ends to be trimmed off later.
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9. Remove the elevator from the plan.
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10. Trim the laminated sticks off flush with the
elevator ribs.
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11. Repeat steps 2-10, to build the second
elevator.
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12. Mark the centerline of the trailing edge of the
stab and of the leading edges of the elevators. Cut
the hinge slots along the centerlines as shown on
the plan.
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13. Using the fuse plan side view as a reference,
sand the leading edge of the elevator to the “V”
shape shown. Make sure the “V” is large enough to
allow for the specified up and down movement of
the elevators (see “SET THE CONTROL THROWS”,
page 30).
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14. Sand the stab LE and the outside edges of
the elevators to a rounded shape.
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