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Step 55 - Fuselage Assembly (F2 installation)
Locate F2 from LP4. Test fit this piece
in position, noting that it will slope
downwards when fitted correctly (to
give downthrust). Lightly sand as
needed, then glue this in position.
As this piece will hold your motor/
engine in position, make sure that it
is throughly glued in position. You
might also think of using epoxy for
this step, rather than CA. Either will
work, but epoxy will give a stronger bond.
Step 56 - Fuselage Assembly (F1 installation)
Locate F1 from LP4 and glue it in position,
laminating it to F2 from the previous step.
Again, epoxy could be used here for a
stronger bond.
Step 57 - Fuselage Assembly (F10 exit)
Locate F10 from BP7.
Position it on the top,
rear of the fuselage sides,
making sure to properly
line it up with the sides
for a clean, flush fit. It also
butts up against F9.
Step 58 - Fuselage Assembly (Install rear stringers)
Using the five 1/8” x
1/8” x 36” balsa sticks,
measure, cut and glue
the rear stringers that
run between F5 and
F8. Note that these
stringers will butt up
against the F10 block
installed in the previous step.
Step 59 - Fuselage Assembly (install front stringers)
VERY IMPORTANT
- In
order to have the proper
lengths of 1/8” square
needed to form the hatch
in the upcoming steps, it is
very important to cut only 1
front stringer from each of
leftover 1/8” strips. If you
cut two, you won’t have
enough left for the hatch.
Using the leftover 1/8” x 1/8” balsa from the previous step,
measure, cut and glue the front stringers that run between F4 and
F3.
Step 60 - Fuselage Assembly (Hatch assembly)
The hatch is assembled
in place on the fuselage.
Care must be taken to
position smaller pieces of
waxed paper to make sure
the hatch won’t be glued
to the fuselage.
Locate H1, H2, and H3
from LP4. Cut two of the
leftover 1/8” x 1/8” balsa strips to span
between F3 and F2 while resting on the
fuselage sides. Position H1 up against the
back of F2, resting on both of the 1/8”
square strips. Now position H3 against
the front of F3, again, resting on the 1/8”
strips. When satisfied that everything is
properly positioned and lined up, glue these pieces together.
Once cured, slip H2 in position so that it’s roughly midway between
H1 and H3. Glue H2 in position.
Now cut the remaining three 1/8” square strips to length and glue
them in position to finish the hatch’s shell. When the glue cures, the
hatch should be able to be lifted away from the fuselage.
Step 61 - Fuselage Assembly (Hatch magnets)
You will need four the 1/4” dia. magnets as these are used to hold
the hatch in position. One is pressed and glued into the pre-cut
circle on F3, and one into F2, and the other two are installed in the
hatch (H1 and H3). Makes sure the magnets are oriented properly
to attract, not repel each other.
Step 62 - Fuselage Assembly (TW2 installation.)
Locate both TW2s from LP3.
These are glued together,
then glued in place, aft of
F9. Make sure to line up
the TW2 assembly to be
between the sides and inline
with the bottom edges.
Step 63 - Fuselage Assembly (TW1 installation.)
Locate TW1 from LP3. This piece
is glued to the bottom of the
fuselage as shown here. It should
line up just aft of F9, and be flush
with the fuselage sides.
Step 64 - Fuselage Assembly (LG1 and LG2 installation)
Locate LG1 from
LP3 and the LG2’s
from LP1 and LP3 (4
total).
These pieces will be
installed in the fuselage one at a time and laminate together to
