.
66. Lightly tack glue the landing gear struts into position on the landing gear spreader.
67.
Mark the position of the landing gear struts on the fuselage sides. Tack glue the landing gear assembly to the fuselage.
Reposition any of the parts as needed to insure straight and true alignment then glue the landing gear to the fuselage.
68.
Assemble the wheels from the balsa and paper parts shown on the plan. Finish the wheel hubs with red tissue and paint the
tires black.
69.
Install the wheels on the model using the 1/16" tubing supplied in the kit to make spacers and retainers. Now trim off the
excess wire axle.
70.
Paint F-14 and then glue the durn.mymotor into position.
71.
Glue the lower wings to the fuselage. Be sure the bottom of the wing is parallel, front to rear with the bottom of the fuselage.
72.
Make two wing jigs from thin cardboard using the pattern on the plan as a guide.
73.
Pin the wing jigs to the fuselage sides Use light rubber bands to hold the top wing on the jig. Align the marks on the wing jig
with the spar on the top wing.
74.
Adjust the position of the top wing until it is straight and true.
75.
Cut and fit the front and rear main cabane struts from 1/16" x 1/8" spruce. Finish them with red tissue. Glue these struts to
the wing and fuselage securely.
76.
Carefully cut the wing jigs away and remove them from the model.
77.
Make the remaining front cabane struts from 1/16" x 1/8" spruce, finish and glue into position.
78.
Make the two "N" struts from 1/16" x 3/16" spruce.
79.
Carefully fit and install the "N" struts to the wings. Be careful not to twist the wings while attaching these struts.
80.
Glue the stabilizer to the fuselage using care to maintain proper alignment.
81.
Glue the rudder to the fuselage using care to maintain proper alignment.
82.
Assemble the two machine guns from the parts shown on the plan. Paint them black and glue them to the model. Glue the
tail skid to the model.
83.
Assemble the propeller assembly and glue the nylon bearing to the removable nose block.
84.
Tie and install the rubber motor using the 3/16" dowel at the rear end to retain the rubber motor.
85.
Balance the model at the point shown on the plan. Add weight to the nose or tail as required to achieve the proper balance.
86.
Your model is now complete. You MUST READ AND FOLLOW all of the safety rules. We hope that you have enjoyed
assembling your model and hope that you enjoy many fme flights.
Your First Flights
1.
Make sure that all flying surfaces are straight and warp free.
2.
Wind the rubber motor about 100 turns.
3.
Point the nose of the model into any gentle breeze that may be blowing.
4.
Release the propeller and after it starts turning gently toss the model aiming the nose at a point on the ground 100' in front
of you. Adjust the model to circle while increasing the number of turns in the motor. Adjustments can be made by gently
bending the tail surfaces and wing trailing edge.
5.
A properly trimmed model will circle to the left while climbing under power, level out as the power runs down and transition
into a right hand gliding circle.
