Hobbico Dynaflite S.E.5a, Instruction Manual

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3. Cut the covering from the fuselage 1/8" [3mm]
inside the openings for the wing struts. Use a
trim iron to iron the edges of the covering down.
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4. Bolt the bottom wing to the fuselage.
Temporarily install the inner wing struts into
the fuselage.
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5. Join the top wing to the inner struts by fitting
the strut retainers into the tops of the struts.
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6. Use the included #33 (1/8"x7" [3.2x180mm])
rubber bands to hold the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm]
plywood
alignment jigs (AJ) to the wings. The
jigs are to be positioned where the outer panels
join the center panels. Make certain all the jigs
are in the same location on the wings. Stabilize
the jigs by clamping the fronts to the rears with
leftover balsa strips. Also note the 1/8"x1/4"
[3x6mm] strips cut from leftover plywood that
have been glued to the sides of the alignment
jigs. This will increase the rigidity of the jigs
while they are holding onto the wings.
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7. Raise or lower the struts as necessary until
they are contacting the bottom of the top wing
and the leading and trailing edges of the wing
are
centered in the jigs. As the struts were cut
slightly longer than required to allow for
adjustment, it may be necessary to remove
some or all of the struts and trim them to
achieve the adjustment required.
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8. View the model from the top. If necessary,
adjust the top wing so it is parallel with the
bottom wing.
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9. Double and triple-check the wing alignment
as described in the previous three steps. After
confirming that the struts are the correct length
and that the wings align with each other and the
jigs, use a ballpoint pen to mark the
inside of
each of the four struts near the top noting its
location (i.e. RF, RR, LF, LR). Make the marks
small, but
deep so they can’t get sanded off and
can be seen after the struts have been painted.
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10. Rejoin the top wing to the fuselage with
the struts and position the wing jigs. Drill a 1/8"
[3.2mm] hole through one of the struts and the
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