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E-flite F-86 Sabre 15 DF ARF Assembly Manual
6. Place a piece of clear plastic or waxed paper
over the stabilizer jig to prevent gluing the
stabilizer directly to the jig.
7. Position the two stabilizer halves together
(remember the angle) and align the front edges
of the stabilizer halves. Use a small piece of low-
tack tape to act as a hinge and keep the halves
aligned. Position the stabilizer assembly on the
jig to make sure the halves can rest against the
jig without forcing them. If not, you will need to
make a small gap between the two halves before
taping them together.
8. Mix a small amount of 6-minute epoxy and use
an epoxy brush to apply a thin layer of epoxy on
the edges of each stabilizer half.
9. Position the stabilizer on the jig and either hold
it or use weights to keep the halves tight against the
jig until the epoxy fully cures.
10. Slide the stabilizer into the slot in the fuselage.
Make sure that they are installed in the fuselage
with dihedral as shown in Step 12. Measure the
distance from the fuselage to the tip of the stabilizer
on both sides of the fuselage. Both measurements
must be equal. If they are not, reposition the
stabilizer and re-measure until both measurements
are equal on both sides of the fuselage.
11. Measure the distance from the wing tip to
the stabilizer tip on both the right and left of the
aircraft. Both measurements must be equal. If not,
readjust the stabilizer and re-measure until the
measurement is the same on both the left and right
of the aircraft.
