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Step 44 - Fuselage Assembly (prepare for left side build)
As mentioned before,
the left side is built on
top of the right side
you’ve just assembled.
To do this, make sure
that all that make up
the left side pieces
will be able to lay flat
against the assembled
right side. This might mean removing pins that held some of the
right side pieces to the building board. Typically this can be done
quite easily and the pieces will still be held in place by the already
cured glue.
You should have several leftover pieces of the 1/4”square strip and
1/4” x 1/2” strip laying around. Place several of these on top of
FRS as shown in the photo. These will be the spacers necessary to
locate FLS properly, 1/4” above FRS.
Also, cut a sheet of waxed paper to cover the right side and place it
in position. This will protect the right side as you build the left side.
Step 45 - Fuselage Assembly (FLS)
Building the left side
starts by locating FLS
from sheet LP3. Pin
FLS in position over
the plans, but do not
pin through the wood.
Instead, use a few pins
around the outside of
FLS as shown in the
photo. Note that FLS is
slightly longer than FRS around the firewall, to build in a bit of right
thrust. Because of this, to properly line up FLS, use the window
cutouts and the rear portion as reference.
Step 46 - Fuselage Assembly (top longeron)
Measure and cut the top longeron from 1/4” square strip. Pin in
position and glue to FLS.
Step 47 - Fuselage Assembly (bottom longeron)
Take a complete 1/4” square strip and begin to pin in place to form
the bottom longeron. Again, this piece is curved and will require
several pins along it’s length to hold in place. This piece ends at F3.
Once in position, glue to FLS.
Step 48 - Fuselage Assembly (vertical supports)
Measure and cut the
vertical support pieces
from 1/4” square strip,
again using shorter
lengths first. Take care
to match the angles for
a good fit. Pin these in
position and glue into
place.
Step 49 - Fuselage Assembly (stab support)
Measure and cut the horizontal support for the stab from 1/4”
square strip. Pin in position and glue into place.
Step 50 - Fuselage Assembly (diagonal supports)
Measure and cut the diagonal support pieces from 1/4” square
strip. Take care to match the angles for a good fit. Pin these in
position and glue into place.
Step 51 - Fuselage Assembly (pushrod exit)
Once the glue has cured,
remove the left side
and flip it over. Locate
the remaining two EXIT
pieces from sheet BP2.
Glue together, then pin
in position and glue into
place so it is flush against
the left side. Remove two G gussets from BP3. Glue together to
form a 1/4” thick piece. Glue in place. (Not shown for clarity.)
Step 52 - Fuselage Assembly (right side)
Place the right side of the fuselage back on your work surface, in
the same position as it was when you assembled it.
Step 53 - Fuselage
Assembly (F3 and LG1)
Locate F3 from sheet LP2 and
LG1 from sheet LP1. You’ll
see that the notched side of
LG1 fits into the slots on the
bottom of F3. This in turn will
fit into the fuselage as shown
on the plans. Also note that
LG1 is slightly tapered, so when F3 and LG1 are glued in place, F3
will not be perfectly vertical. When satisfied with the location and
fit of these pieces, glue into place on FRS.
Step 54 - Fuselage Assembly (F4 and LG4)
Locate F4 and LG4 from sheet
LP2. As in the previous step,
LG4 fits into the notches on
the bottom of F4, then into the
fuselage as shown on the plans.
When satisfied with the location
and fit of these pieces, glue into
place on FRS.
Step 55 - Fuselage Assembly (TF)
Locate TF from sheet LP2.
You’ll notice a small circle
engraved in the corner
on the shorter end of the
piece. This designates the
front and right side of TF.
Slip the tab in the rear of
TF into the slot of F3, then
the tabs in the right side of
TF into the corresponding
