.
29.
Using a 1/8" bit or round file (as shown
here), drill out the 1/8 " holes through the
balsa doublers.
NOTE: Some builders prefer to leave off
protrusions until after the model is
covered. This is especially true of those
using plastic film coverings. You may
choose to leave the dowels out until after
covering if you prefer.
30.
Glue the front and rear hold-down
dowels in place.
31.
Glue the 1/ 16" cross grain top sheeting
in place as was done previously with the
bottom sheeting.
32.
Glue the piece of 1/16" front top sheeting
in place on top of the fuselage and
firewall.
33.
Place the landing gear over the plywood landing gear plate and drill the holes with a 3/32" drill bit.
34.
Recess the hole from the inside with a 7/64" drill bit. This allows the stud of the blind nut to fit into the hole.
35.
Being careful not to get epoxy on the threads, glue the 2-56 blind nuts in using epoxy glue. Bolt the landing gear in place to
pull the blind nuts into the wood.
HATCH CONSTRUCTION
36.
a. Place a piece of 1/16"x3" balsa on the top of the fuselage.
b. Mark on the fuselage a gap of 3/16" between this piece and the top front fuselage sheeting that was previously glued
on in picture 32.
37.
Turn the fuselage over and with the hatch in the same position as in 36, mark the outline of the hatch on the 1/16" ba.lsa.
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