Section 4: Installing the Vertical Stabilizer
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Step 8
Mix 1/2 ounce of 30-minute epoxy. Apply the
epoxy to both the exposed wood on the fin and the
slot in the fuselage. Use care not to get epoxy in
the tail wheel wire support bracket. Insert the fin
and use tape to hold the fin in position until the
epoxy fully cures.
Note
: Check the alignment of the fin
periodically to make sure it isn't moving
while the epoxy cures.
Step 9
Slide the tail gear wire through the tube inside the
fuselage and through the tail gear wire support
bracket from the bottom of the fuselage. Slide it
in until the distance between the bottom of the
fuselage and bend for the wheel is 1
7
/
8
".
Step 10
Measure 3/4" up from the fuselage and mark the
tail wheel wire. Position the wire so the tail wheel
will be parallel to the runway. Make a 90-degree
bend in the wire at the mark so the wire will extend
into the rudder.
Step 11
Cut the excess wire so only 1" extends past the rear
edge of the fin.
