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Make sure that the canopy reaches the necessary bend.
Tip:
We carefully harden the slot in canopy R18 with liquid super glue. This prevents pressure
marks in the balsa wood caused by opening and closing the canopy.
The plywood part R23 is glued inside the canopy to the fuselage tip center, serving as a tongue.
Glue the balsa part R21 to the end of the canopy between the plywood strips. Bend a steel
wire into L-shape and glue it together into a Bowden cable into the inside of the canopy as a
fastener.
Then glue part R20 centrally on
the fuselage planking R22 and fit
it together with the canopy in
the canopy opening in the
fuselage.
Glue a piece of Bowden cable into the slot of R20 as a counterpart for the locking mechanism.
Tip: when gluing the Bowden cable into R20, place the canopy approx. 0.3mm underneath.
The goal is to position the bottom of the canopy slightly higher above the building board than
the counterpart of the latch (part R22).
Now the latch can be pushed into the breech position, put on the piece of Bowden cable and
glue it with R20.
By underlaying the canopy with 0.3mm, a tighter fit is created so that the canopy fits neatly
against the fuselage. Now part R22 can be glued to the fuselage.
Finally, the fuselage is roughly sanded together with the canopy.
