Modell Studio Schleicher Ka8, Building Instructions

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When dry, match and glue in place the canopy hinge on the right hand side of the fuselage showing
in flight direction! Take care to glue the hinges in that direction that you have to push the canopy
onto the fuselage from the rear end side and not from the front end side!
Then glue the canopy in place but trim it before for perfect fit.
2. Rudder
Fix part no 13 along with a bottom layer of 6x6 mm stringers onto your jig.
The bottom layer is necessary to keep the clearance for the later on planking reaches over the
rudder!
Glue the ribs 1-7 in place. Take care for a right angle!
Glue hinge reinforcement 13a and the edge gussets in place!
Match and glue the planking of the rudder in place.
Note the excess length of the planking that will line up with your jig, over part 13!
Sand the rudder frame now and then glue the leading edge in place following by the rudder tip
Elevator
Glue part no.12 and part no.11 together and fix it on the jig with pins.
Glue ribs 1-7 in place as before, watch the right angle!
Glue the trailing edge 8 and 15 and the reinforcement 15a, 14, 9a and 15b in place.
Cut away Part no12 in the area of the hinges about 10mm.
Glue elevator tips 9 in place and sand all smoothly after drying.
We use hinge points like Robart is offering, to attach all rudder. The holes are already predrilled.
3. Elevator
1.
Fix Part No.10 along with a 6x6 bottom layer onto your jig.
It is similar to the rudder construction described before.
Glue the elevator attachment parts 1, 1a, 1b, 1c and the reinforcement 1d (flush to the bottom)
together. When dry glue this unit along with the ribs 2-9 onto part No.10.
Let it dry and then add the planking that will line up with the jig.
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