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Issued by: AS

Page: 1 of 6 16 November 2021

Pre-Paint>Fuselage>Empennage>Fit horizontal stabiliser

Issue Revision Table

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16/11/2021 Adopt

“Section Only” Manual System, Add Issue

Revision Table and

model applicability.
Horizontal stabiliser incidence angle 1.5 degrees (was 3)

Model Applicability

Aircraft Model

J-160

J-170

J-230

J-430

Document Applicability

Yes

Summary of Contents for j160

Page 1: ...e 0 1 2 Issued by AS Page 1 of 6 16 November 2021 Pre Paint Fuselage Empennage Fit horizontal stabiliser Issue Revision Table Issue Date Change s Issued by 2 16 11 2021 Adopt Section Only Manual Syste...

Page 2: ...ed Epoxy resin and flock Glass fibre cloth and peel cloth in the bag labelled Horizontal Stabiliser Steps 1 Level the aircraft 2 Fit the stabiliser 3 Glass the tail cone if required 4 Glass the stabil...

Page 3: ...ser to the rear of the fuselage using the stabiliser centreline as a lateral location guide against the fuselage centreline Push the stabiliser fully forward into the rear of the fuselage and check th...

Page 4: ...orizontal Stabiliser Before flocking in the stabiliser it is important to identify which fuselage you have in your kit and whether a tail cone is required or not The following identifies the differenc...

Page 5: ...r in place with the self tapping screws do a final check of the alignment and leave overnight to cure Next day remove the self tapping screws that were used to temporarily fix the stabiliser in place...

Page 6: ...and fit it to the rear of the stabiliser tapering it towards the bottom as shown in the photo above left and cut a thin strip of foam to fill the void under the stabiliser Mix a batch of resin and coa...