Hangar 9 FuntanaX 100 ARF, Assembly Manual

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Required Parts
• Wing • Fuselage
• Horizontal stabilizer • Vertical stabilizer
Required Tools and Adhesives
• 30-minute epoxy • Sandpaper
• Hobby knife • Felt-tipped pen
• Square • Ruler
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Step 1
Slide the stab into the fuselage. Center the stab
in the opening by measuring the distance from
the fuselage to each tip. The stab is aligned
when both measurements are identical.
Hint : The stabilizers can be installed
temporarily to aid in getting the stabilizer
centered in the fuselage. Just don’t glue
the hinges so they can be removed
once the stabilizer is aligned.
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Step 2
Check the distance from each stab tip to each
wing tip. These measurements must be equal.
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Step 3
The last alignment step is making sure the
wing and stabilizer are parallel. If they are not,
sand the opening in the fuselage for the stab
until the stab rests parallel to the wing.
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Step 4
Use a felt-tipped pen to trace the outline
of the fuselage on the stab.
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Step 5
Remove the stab and use a hobby knife with a
brand new blade to remove the covering 1/16"
(1.5mm) inside the lines just drawn.
Note : DO NOT cut into the underlying wood.
Let the knife “float” across the covering.
Cutting into the wood will weaken the
stabilizer and may cause it to fail in flight.
Hint : You can use a soldering iron
instead of a hobby knife to remove
the covering. Doing so will eliminate
accidentally cutting into the stabilizer.
Section 3: Tail Installation