ASSEMBLY MANUAL: Glasair SII / III
8. Use a felt tip pen to mark the position of the aligned stabilizer with the fuselage.
The Ultracote covering MUST be removed between these two lines. Use the small
soldering iron to burn & seal the covering along the marker lines, remove the
covering from the center of the stabilizer, then wipe off any remnants fo the marker.
Covering Removed
9. Install the vertical fin and mark its intersection with
the top of the fuselage. Again, this is where the
Ultracote must be removed from the bottom of the
fin and the top of the fuselage to assure a great
bond. Use the small soldering iron to burn & seat
the covering along the marker lines, remove the
covering from the top center of the fuselage and
from the fuselage under the base of the fin.
Covering Removed
Covering yet
to be removed
Covering Removed
10. Install the horizontal stab using 30 minute epoxy and CA. Begin by applying a wet
but not too globby coating of epoxy inside the top of fuselage – the top block that
contacts the stab. Next apply a wet coat to the
top of the stab not the bottom. Carefully slip the
stab to just before the epoxied area. Lay a bead
of epoxy on the previously wetted stab, next to
where it is ready to enter the fuselage. Slide the
stab in, that bead of epoxy should spread itself
out along the way. When you get the stab all the
way in place, the area where you cut the covering
should guide you to aligning the stab, but
measure it anyway to confirm alignment to the wing tube. Use some paper towels
soaked with alchohol or acetone to clean up an excess epoxy on the surface of the
stab.
Flip the fuselage over. again making sure the stab is aligned, wet the bottom stab
to fuselage joint with medium CA. This will lock the stab into position and hold it
while the epoxy cures.
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