Modell Studio Schleicher Ka8, Building Instructions

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Building Instruction
1. Fuselage
Fix both halves of the plan onto your building jig.
The plan sticks together on the markings on both halves.
Cover the plan with clear plastic sheeting.
Take both halves of the backbone chain and fix it on the plan with pins.
Do not break out the temporary fillings in the backbone chain before you have finished the first
halve of the fuselage!
Then start gluing the frame halves 1-13 onto the backbone chain.
Do not put any glue onto the pivot of the frames for the excess glue will close the slot in backbone
chain and you will not be able to put the 2nd frame halve from the opposite site into the same slot.
Put glue later on onto the second frame halves!
Put the wheel bearing between the frames 7, 7a and 7b.
All stringers have to be pre bend over steam of cooking water, especially those that have to be bent
very tight!
All stringers that have to be extended must be shafted!
Glue in place the stringers G1-G5, 6x6mm pinewood,
Glue the rib 5 onto the frames 7, 7a and 8