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Midnight Express Instruction Sheet: FK-INS-FRE01
casings (the casings prevent you from crushing the Body Tube
during this operation). It is a good idea to occasionally check the
seam to make sure that it hasn’t shifted during this operation.
Also, it is
IMPORTANT
to check that the engine casings are still
loose and not glued inside the Body Tube. Remove the engine
casings
as soon as possible,
after the glue seam has set.
Figure 10
11. Cut out the
Engine Block
and the
Nose Cone Shoulder.
Curl
both items as done earlier. The patterns should look like that
shown on the left of
Figure 11.
Apply a bead of glue to the glue
tab and glue the Engine Block and Nose Cone Shoulder as
shown at the right.
NOTE:
Check that both components fit inside
the Body Tube before the glue dries.
Figure 11
12. As
shown
in
Figure 12,
apply a bead of glue inside the base of
the Nose Cone from Step 5. Carefully place the Nose Cone on
the Nose Cone Shoulder, as shown, making sure that the Nose
Cone is sitting flat and straight on the Shoulder. Refer to the
bottom center and bottom right images to see how this assembly
should look.
Figure 12
13. Make a mark ¼” from the end of one engine casing. Apply a
bead of glue 1 – 2” inside the bottom (end with the Fin Location
marks) of the Body Tube. Referring to
Figure 13,
use the engine
casing to push the Engine Block into the Body Tube up to the
mark made on the engine casing.
NOTE:
Remove the engine
casing
QUICKLY
to prevent it from becoming glued inside the
Body Tube.
Figure 13
14.
As shown in
Figure 14,
apply a bead of glue to the root
edge of one fin and attach to the Body Tube onto the
triangular Fin Location marks. Allow to dry then repeat
with the remaining two fins.
Figure 14
15.
Run a bead of glue along the seam of the Launch Lug and
attach the on the launch lug line, 2½” from the bottom of
the Body Tube and between two fins, as shown in
Figure
15.
Figure 15
16.
After the Fins have thoroughly dried, apply a bead of glue
on each side of the fin, at the fin/tube joint. Smooth this
bead of glue with your finger to form a strong filet of glue,
as shown in
Figure 16.
