Next we will start on the fuselage. Take the two
sides and lay them on a flat surface. Glue the
window surrounds in as shown.
At this stage you can also attach the wheels to
the undercarriage and secure them in place with
some 0.6mm heat shrink. Heat carefully with the
tip of a soldering iron to shrink the heat shrink.
The front body former is shown here. It has
three screw holes for attaching the screws which
hold the undercarriage in place. It is easier to
screw these screws in place now and check the
undercarriage attaches firmly. Use the larger of
the screws in the pack (the smaller ones are not
used – they are supplied because they are used
for the motor mount). The screws are not
screwed all the way in and the undercarriage
slips in behind them.
Start building the fuselage frame. Glue the three pieces in the image on the left below together.
Next glue in part “T” and part “L” (Part “M” is inside part “L” on the sheet – don’t misplace it!)
Finally glue in place part “G” with the motor mount slot in it. Note the orientation with the motor
slot skewed off to the right hand side of the plane. This part also slopes down about 10 degrees.
Three screws
Orientate this piece so the three tongues are toward the front.
These three tongues are glued into the three slots in the front former.
Take note of the orientation.
Part: T
Part: L
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