Jabiru Construction Manual
Pre-Paint>Fuselage>Empennage>Fit horizontal
stabilizer>Procedure
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Mix a batch of resin and divide into 2 parts. Coat all the surfaces to be joined. Add flock to one part of
the resin and apply a layer to the rear of the fuselage then slide the stabiliser in to place, pushing it
fully forward. Open the join and use a mixing stick to force flock into the sides and rear of the join,
working from the inside of the empennage through the hole in the top, then smooth the flock along
the outside. Fix the stabiliser 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. If
they are difficult to remove heating each screw with a soldering iron will help.
Lightly sand the surface around the root of the join between the leading edge of the horizontal
stabiliser and the fuselage, then mix a small batch of resin and coat the surfaces where the glass fibre
cloth will be placed. Cut a small square of glass fibre cloth to cover the root of the join as shown below
and brush it into place.
Note that this root join glass is required for both fuselage configurations.
This completes the
Pre-Paint>Fuselage>Empennage>Fit horizontal stabiliser
task if you have Horizontal
Stabiliser P/N 2A109A0D, 2A109F0N (for J230 kits) or 2A023D0D (for J170 kits), if your P/N is
2A069A0D then continue.
