Glue the fuselage
doublers over the side
pieces. Use left over
scraps to ensure the
parts line up properly
by inserting them in the
slots.
(Do not glue the
scraps in!)
Make sure that these
parts line up exactly
when gluing the doubler
VERY IMPORTANT!
Make sure you have a
left and right side with
the doublers on the
inside.
Assemble half a fuse-
lage first along with the
motor mount by gluing
the center section with
all the tabs. Remember
the doublers need to
be facing toward the
inside.
Glue the remaining
fuselage half together
as shown.
(Don’t forget to install
the motor mount in this
step)
Glue the bottom rear
portion of the fuselage.
For now stop here on
the fuselage and lets
start on the elevator
next.
Sand a bevel on the
stabilizer about 20
degrees.
(I
t is better to sand a
bevel on both sides
than only on the eleva-
tor.)
Sand a bevel on the
elevator about 20 de-
grees.
Sand the leading edge
of the stabilizer round.
(Sanding rounded lead-
ing edges and tapered
trailing edges will
improve performance,
don’t skip these steps)
Here you can see the
difference: Sanded on
the left and not sanded
on the right.
Use blue painters tape
or masking tape and at-
tach the elevator. Then
sand a taper to the
trailing edge. Don’t over
do it since you will be
sanding both top and
bottom.
Now flip over the tail
and leave on the tape
for now. Again sand
a taper to the trailing
edge. Again don’t over
do it.
