the center of the wing to allow the torque rods to
move.
21.
Carefully glue the brass portion of the torque rods in
place on the TE using a small amount of CA. Just as
carefully, using a small amount of CA, glue the center
section of the aileron stock in place.
22.
Trim a piece of 2-1/2 nylon cloth (Goldberg #451) just
a little longer than the cord of the wing. Spray the
cloth with a light coat of super 77 spray glue, then
place on the center of the wing. Rub out any bubbles
then glue with CA.
23.
Fit the trimmed ailerons on the wing. Sand the
appropriate bevel on the front of the aileron,
depending weather you want to use ca or monokote
hinges. See the plans for illustration. Drill a small
hole for the aileron torque rod.
Fuse
1.
Locate the 2 fuse sides and lay them out so you have a
left and right side. Sand a slight taper on the inside
edge of the tail portion of the fuse sides.
2.
Lay the two fuse sides together and align the tail edges
together, then hold together with a piece of masking
tape.
3.
Insert formers F3 and F2 into the slots in the fuse and
doublers with the arrows facing the top of the fuse, but
do not glue yet.
4.
Drill the firewall to match your chosen engine mount,
also drill holes for your fuel lines.
5.
Align the fuse over the plans, then glue the firewall in
place with 30 minute z-poxy, keeping everything
aligned.
6.
Now glue the formers in place with CA, and wick
some into the joint at the tail.
7.
Test fit the 2 wing blocks on the fuse, and sand as
needed. Glue in place with 30 minute z-poxy. When
dry, cut (4) small pieces of ¼ triangle stock and glue
in place under the wing blocks.
8.
Glue block B1 to the bottom of the fuse, aligning with
the firewall and the fuse sides.
9.
Cut then glue (2) 1/4 sqr. Hardwood servo rails in the
holes provided in the rear of the fuse. You may need
to adjust one of the holes to fit your exact servos.
10.
Starting at the rear of B1, sheet the bottom of the fuse
with cross grain 1/16 balsa.
Tail
1.
For the standard tail, skip to step 4. For the v tail,
locate the horizontal stab (T1) and cut it in half along
the dotted line, using a razor saw. Sand the cut joint
to approximately 55 degrees on both halves.
2.
Glue a horizontal stabilizer (hstab) tips (T2) to the
outside edges of the hstab, aligning them at the front
edges.
3.
Glue the two tail pieces together at the center and form
a 110 degree joint. Reinforce the top and bottom of
the joint with a 1” wide strip of fiberglass (Goldberg
#451) and CA.
4.
For the standard tail, glue the hstab tips (T2) to the
hstab (T1), aligning the front edges. Do the same for
the vertical stabilizer (vstab) (T3) and vstab tip (T4).
5.
Use a pencil to mark a line 1/16” from each side of the
dotted line on the hstab.
6.
Glue the vstab, centered on the hstab with CA. Brace
the vstab at 90 degrees until cured.
7.
Remove the tail blocks from the rear of the fuse and
trial fit the tail in place. Align the tail parallel to the
centerline of the fuse. For the v tail, bevel the inside
edges to set the surfaces in place. Glue the tail in
place with CA.
8.
Fill the tail joint in with balsa. For the v tail, use a
piece of the ¼” triangle stock on the top of the joint.
For the standard tail, use the balsa cut from the fuse
sides. Fill either tail flush with the top of the fuse
sides.
Final assembly
1.
Align the wing on the fuse and measure that it is
square. Adjust so that measurements from the wing
tips to the point of the tail are equal. When all is
aligned, clamp in place.
2.
Drill (4) 1/8” pilot holes through the wing into the ply
wing blocks. Remove the wing and thread the fuse
holes with a 10-32 tap. Drill the wing holes out with a
3/16” drill.
3.
Remount the wing on the fuse using 10-32 bolts
(Dubro #164). Test fit, trim, then glue the 1/8” balsa
fuse cover on the rear of the fuse. Two are supplied,
one for the v tail and one for standard. Make sure you
leave a 1/32 to 1/16 gap from the te of the wing.
4.
Test fit the fuse front block (B2) over the tank area of
the fuse. Trim the front edge even with the firewall.
DO NOT GLUE YET!
5.
If you are using an engine with a throttle, install your
engine control rod (Sullivan #507) in the lower right
corner of the fuse, getting it as far down in the corner
as possible. It’s very important that you install the
control rod housing now, as you won’t be able to
install it after you install the tank.
6.
Assemble the Sullivan 1 oz round tank (Sullivan
#400) per the manufacturers instructions. Slide a 6”
piece of fuel line (Dubro #222) through the hole in the
firewall, with the loose ends inside the fuse. Slide the
fuel line on the brass lines for the tank, then safety
wire the lines on the tank. Carefully slide the tank in
place, while pulling the slack of the lines out of the
fuse. Be careful not to crimp the fuel lines.
7.
Now glue the block (B2) in place, being cautious not
to glue the wing to the fuse or the block.
8.
Sand the fuse sides square with each other, being
careful not to sand through the fiberglass on the nose.
Radius the corners of the fuse to a 1/8” radius, but
remember to leave the firewall square.
9.
Trim and test fit the control surfaces, elevators (T5),
and rudder (T6) (if used). Bevel the front edges to a
“v” shape if using CA type hinges or a 45 degree
bevel if you are using monokote hinges.
