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F.8L Falco Construction Manual
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something out of alignment. One way to prevent this is to substitute a threaded rod for the jack
bolt as shown in Figure 6, and screw the wood block to the shop floor.
Unlike many other parts of the Falco, the exact sequence that the fuselage parts are installed is
not critical and if you want to glue one longeron in place earlier than we specify, the chances are
that you will not ‘paint yourself into a corner’, although it’s always best to read ahead and review
the steps that still lay ahead. If you have glanced at this chapter and noticed that the bottom side
longerons were not installed, you deserve a cookie. This omission is very deliberate since those
longerons require a fair amount of persuasion, twisting and clamping to force them into position
at the aft end. The intent is to build as much rigidity into the fuselage as possible before putting
the lower side longerons in place.
Fuselage Assembly
Figure 1
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Make four supports as shown in Figure 1 from two-by-ten lumber to match the underside of
the wing at Station 6. See Drawing No. 212 for the rib contours. Although this support is
shown extending all the way to the trailing edge, you may want to cut it off at the aft wing
spar so that weight will not be placed on the flaps and so that the flaps will be free to
move.
Figure 2
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Assemble the four supports with additional lumber to make the wing supports as shown in
Figure 2. The fuselage W.L. 0 should be about 1280mm above the floor level to provide
room to swing the nose gear up, although the exact height is not critical since the nose
gear can be compressed. The inboard support must be slightly lower than the outboard
support. Install additional diagonal supports as shown in Figure 3. Cover the top of the
supports with something soft—carpeting, old blankets—to protect the bottom of the wing.
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