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remove the hatch and frame, apply glue to the outside
contact surfaces, and repeat the procedure. Don’t forget
to engage the fuselage hatch again while the glue is still
soft, so that everything is held in the correct position while
the adhesive sets hard.

Fig. 12

Note:

production tolerances may make it necessary to cut

away the foam very slightly where the rear of the hatch
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14. Installing the receiving system components

The positioning of the RC components has a minor but
useful effect on the model’s Centre of Gravity. Final
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Connect the

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speed controller to the

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top of the fuselage using the hook-and-loop tape

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fuselage, in the empty space aft of the servos. Route the
aerial out of the cooling air exit opening, and tape it to the
fuselage. The

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to the fuselage side at the front, below the speed controller,
again using hook-and-loop tape. Group the cables together
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adhesive or adhesive tape.

Fig. 13

Note:

since the “grip” of the hook-and-loop tape is greater

than the adhesion between the sticky coating and the foam
surface, we recommend gluing the tape in place using hot-
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15. Initial test-run of the motor
Note:

until you have switched on your transmitter, and are certain
that the control which operates the motor is at the “OFF”
position.

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of rotation of the motor using your radio control transmitter
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swap over any two of the three wires attached to the motor.

16. Mounting the propeller and spinner on the model

Press the prop driver and taper collet

into the propeller

hub

. Fit the washer

, shakeproof washer

and M6

nut

loosely on the threaded shaft.

Fig. 11

Now slide the whole assembly onto the motor shaft, and
set a clearance gap of about 1 mm between the back of the
propeller hub

and the front face of the fuselage.

Tighten the nut, and check once more that the clearance
between prop driver and fuselage has not changed since
you wielded the spanner! Attach the spinner

using the

two 2.2 x 6.5 mm self-tapping screws

Fig. 14

17. Preparing the tailplane crank

Fit the spigot of the swivel pushrod connector

through

the hole in the tailplane crank

, check that it is the right

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and nut

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the pushrod connector swivels smoothly and freely. When
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Insert the socket-head grubscrew

in the open end of the

swivel connector barrel using the allen key

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until it moves freely. Glue the tailplane pivot

housing

Fig. 16

Note:

take care to prevent adhesive being forced into the

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Ø drill bit through the holes to remove glue residues.

19. Rudder horn

Snap the articulated barrel

into the “twin horn”

, then

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in the articulated barrel

using the allen key. Angle the horn forward and glue it in the
appropriate recess in the bottom of the rudder.

Fig. 17

20. Completing the tailplane

Glue the “tailplane joiner and shaft”

in the left-hand

tailplane panel

Fig. 18

Glue the “tailplane joiner and retainer”

in the right-hand

tailplane panel

, taking care to apply the glue sparingly,

so that it cannot be forced inside the socket.

Fig. 19

Note:

before joining the tailplane panels it is important to

allow the glued joints to harden completely, otherwise you
may never be able to separate the tailplane!
To dismantle the system, locate the point marked “X” on the
tailplane

, and press it in to release the retainer.

Fig. 19

Completing the wing panels
21. Preparing the tubular spars

Apply a little glue to the spar joiner

, and push it onto the

aluminium tubular spar

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the tip of the mushroom-head self-tapping screw

in the

hole in the side of the spar joiner, then drive the screw in as
far as it will go using a suitable cross-point screwdriver (with
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task easier by drilling a 1.5 mm Ø pilot-hole in the aluminium
beforehand. The spar joiner is symmetrical, so it makes no
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22. Gluing the tubular spars in the wing panels

Locate the right-hand wing panel

, and apply Zacki

ELAPOR to the three contact surfaces in the spar recess.
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check immediately that it is aligned correctly.

Figs. 21 + 22

Fit the wing retainer

loosely on the tubular spar

before

gluing the spar in the left-hand wing panel

in the same