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Using a ruler and a pencil, carefully mark the location of
the wing dowel hole at the front of the wing saddle. The hole
should be located on the centerline of the fuselage (the mold
seam) and 7/16" up from the bottom of the fuselage.
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Using the tip of your modeling knife, make a small pilot
hole in the fuselage at the mark you drew.
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Using a 1/8" drill bit, carefully drill a hole through the
fuselage, using the pilot hole as your guide.
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When drilling the hole, try to drill it parallel with the
bottom of the fuselage.
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Place the wing into the wing saddle and push the trailing edge down firmly into place.
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Double-check that the dowel in the leading edge of the wing fully engages the hole in the fuselage. You may have to
push the wing forward firmly and/or make fine adjustments to the hole so that the front of the wing sets properly in the wing
saddle.
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Carefully align the centerline of the wing (the center joint), at the trailing edge, with the centerline of the fuselage (the
mold seam).
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While holding the wing firmly in place and aligned, drill a
5/64" diameter hole into the middle of the plywood plate and
down through the wing screw plate glued inside the fuselage.
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Remove the wing from the fuselage and enlarge
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the hole in the wing using a 1/8" drill bit.
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Place the wing back into the wing saddle and secure it into place using the 3mm x 18mm wood screw.
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Do not overtighten the screw. You don't want to crush the wing.