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FIFTY ONE
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Step 103 - Scoop - SC4
Locate the other SC4 from LP4.
This is glued in place as shown,
again making sure all the tabs
are fully seated into the slots of
SC4 as the glue cures.
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Step 104 - Scoop - SC6
Locate the SC6 from LP4. Dry fit this
in position first so you understand
how it should fit - and it should only
fit one way.
Glue in place as shown, again
making sure all it's tabs are fully
seated into the slots of both SC4s.
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Step 105 - Scoop - SC7
Locate the SC7 from LP4. Dry fit this
in position first so you understand how
it should fit - and it should only fit one
way.
Glue in place as shown, again making
sure all it's tabs are fully seated into
the slots of both SC4s.
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Step 106 - Scoop - SC8
Locate four SC8s from BP3. Glue
one SC8 on top of the other,
making sure they are perfectly
aligned - making a thicker SC8.
Then do the same for the other
two SC8s.
When finished, you should have two thicker SC8s which look pretty
much like these in the photo.
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Step 107 - Scoop - SC8
Glue both of the SC8s from
the previous step in place
as shown here. They will fit
between SC6 and SC7, resting
on the sides (SC4) along their
entire length.
Note that these only fit properly in one direction and extend 3/32"
out from the SC4 sides.
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Step 108 - Scoop - SC9
Locate both of the SC9s from
BP7. These are glued to the
sides, up against the lip of
the SC8s you just installed,
and aligned with the other 3
sides of the scoop. Glue one
on each side of the scoop as this forms the outer side skin of the
scoop.
Now take a moment to lightly sand both SC3s and SC5 so they are
flush with the curved SC6 pieces.
of the wing. Make slots that are just wide enough to comfortably
pass your servo's connector through, and because of the tape, you
know the absolute limits of how wide these holes could be, minus
the width of the fuse sides.
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Step 99 - Wing - Servo hatch
Locate both SHs from
LP4. These are the servo
hatches, and the servos
are mounted to the
underside of them.
Using your leftover 3/16"
x 3/8" basswood, cut 4
pieces that are roughly the same width as your servos. Lightly sand
the ends of the rails to true them up.
Now take one SH and place your servo on it as shown. Make sure
that the servo arm is centered in the slot in both directions. Now
carefully glue one of the standoffs you just created to SH, on each
side of the servo - as shown in the photo. Take care not to glue the
servo to these pieces, or to SH.
So the same for the other hatch, but make sure it's a mirror image
of the first one.
You can then mount your servos to these rails using whatever
hardware was supplied the servos - and drilling the appropriate
sized mounting holes into the rails.
Now fit the servo hatches into position on the bottom of the
wing. Using the holes pre-cut into SH as a guide, drill four 3/32”
mounting holes into the basswood rails you installed. Harden the
wood with a bit of thin CA and you can use the supplied 2-56 x
3/4” self tapping screws to secure the hatches in place.
These next steps are the assembly of the under-fuselage
scoop.
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Step 100 - Scoop - SC1, SC2
Locate both SC1s and SC2 from LP4.
Both SC1s are glued together, one on top
of the other, then the SC2 is glued on top
of the SC1 stack. Make sure all three are
in perfect alignment and you might want
to clamp them together until the glue fully cures.
Also, make sure no glue gets into the two rectangular slots in SC2.
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Step 101 - Scoop - SC3, SC4
Locate both SC3s and one SC4
from LP4. Both SC3s have a tab
on the top side which will fit into
the pre-cut slots of SC2 from the
previous step.
These three parts are glued
together as shown, then also glued to SC4. Make sure that all the
tabs are fully seated into the slots of SC4 as the glue cures.
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Step 102 - Scoop - SC5
Locate SC5 from LP4. This is glued
in place as shown, again making
sure the tab is fully seated into the
slot of SC4 and it is held 90°to SC4
as the glue cures.
SC8s