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Step 49 - Fuselage Assembly (F7)
Glue the F7 assembly into the
bottom of the fuselage. Make sure
the F7 is fully seated into the slots
in the fuse sides and F3. Glue in
position as shown here.
Step 50 - Fuselage Assembly (F9)
Locate F9 from LP2 and glue it into
position. Make sure the F9 is fully
seated into the slots in the fuse sides
and F3. Glue in position as shown
here.
Step 51 - Fuselage Assembly (F5)
Locate F5 from LP2 and glue it
into position. Make sure the tabs
fit properly into the fuselage sides.
Glue in position as shown here.
Step 52 - Fuselage Assembly (F6)
Locate F6 from LP2 and glue it into
position. Make sure the tabs fit properly
into the fuselage sides. Glue in position
as shown here with the notch towards
the top of the fuselage.
Step 53 - Fuselage Assembly (vertical fin)
Locate the vertical fin
assembly from step 38. This
will now be glued into place
between the fuselage sides.
We recommend dry fitting
this first, to understand how
it lines up. The rear of the fin
should be flush with ends of
the fuselage sides. The
forward part of the fin will rest in the slot in the top of F6.
When ready, remove the fin, apply glue, then put back in place,
making sure that everything is held in place until the glue dries.
It’s best to do this on a flat surface to guarantee the fuselage isn’t
warped and the vertical fin is aligned absolutely vertical.
Step 54 - Fuselage Assembly (U3)
Locate all four U3s from LP1 and
four of the 4-40 t-nuts. Tap the
t-nuts into the hole of each U3,
making sure the teeth of each
t-nut is firmly pushed into U3 to
lock them in place.
Step 55 - Fuselage Assembly (U3)
Now the four U3s are glued to the
fuselage, two per side. To aid in
locating them properly, thread a
4-40 bolt into the U3 through the
fuselage. Once located, remove
the bolt and glue the U3s in
position.
Step 56 - Fuselage Assembly (U3)
Now remove the seven N pieces from
BP3. These are glued together in a
stack to form the fuselage nose block.
When gluing them together, making
sure they are perfectly aligned.
Step 57 - Fuselage Assembly (nose)
Before gluing the nose block in position,
lightly sand the flat side (ensuring it is
flat), where it will meet up against F1.
When lining up the block to the fuselage,
pay attention to the curvature of the
block. It should follow the curvature of
the fuselage, as shown on the plans. Also
it should be centered on F1, with 1/16”
overlap on the top and bottom sides to
allow it to match up to the sheeting that
will be applied in the following steps.
Step 58 - Fuselage Assembly (top sheeting)
Locate the 1/16” x 4 x
24” sheet as this is used
to make the fuselage
sheeting.
Starting on the top of
the fuselage, where it
meets the trailing edge
of the wing, measure and
cut pieces of the 1/16”
sheeting to form the top sheeting. These pieces will extend to the
front of the vertical fin.
Make sure that the grain runs across the fuselage (cross grain) for
strength.
Step 59 - Fuselage Assembly (top sheeting)
Cut two strips of 1/16”
sheeting to cover the
fuselage on either side
of the vertical fin. The
grain on these pieces
should run 90° to the top
sheeting. Make sure it
is glued to the fuselage
sides and the sides of the
vertical fin. These strips should extend back to the cutout for the
horizontal stab, as shown on the plans.
