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30a. Glue the two hardwood Landing Gear Blocks into the bottom of the fuselage.
b.
Cut 2 pieces of 1/2" balsa triangle stock to 4-11/16" long. Glue them in place in
the fuselage at the front and rear of the front Landing Gear Block, to reinforce it
to the bottom of the fuselage.
c.
Cut another piece of 1/2" balsa triangle stock to 4-9/16" long and glue it in at the
back of the rear Landing Gear Block.
31a.
Glue formers F-5A (sheet 10) and F-6A (sheet #23) in place on the top of the fuselage. Make sure you glue F-5A and F-6A
in parallel with the formers F-5 and F-6 formers below them, NOT perpendicular to the top sheet.
b.
Locate the 1/8"x1/4"x24" spruce Top Stringer. Using the side view plan as your guide, taper the front of the Top Stringer to
fit on top of the cabin sheeting. Then, glue the Top Stringer in place.
c.
The fuselage Top Corner Stringers are 1/8"x1/4"x48" balsa. Measure and cut them to length, and then glue them in the
notches of the formers.
d.
Sand all stringers flush with the rear face of former F-7.
32a.
Glue the Elevator Exit Guide (sheet 23) in place on the left side of the fuselage.
Be sure to line up the slots carefully.
b.
Glue the Rudder Exit Guides (sheet 23) in place on each side of the fuselage.
Again, Be sure to line up the slots carefully.
33a.
Locate one of the .130" od x36" Nylon Tubes provided. Cut two 4" long pieces off
one end of the tube (save the remainder for the Throttle Pushrod). These 4"
tubes will be installed in the fuselage as guides for the rudder pull-pull cables.
Use a heat gun to soften the tube enough to allow you to bend a slight radius in
it, as shown in the picture. Hold until the tube cools.
b.
Slide the tubes in the slots of the Rudder Exit Guides and check the radius of the
bend. The bend is to allow the tubes to have a straight shot to the rudder servo
area in the forward part of the fuselage. If necessary, re-heat the tubes and
correct the bend. Then, glue the tubes in place in the Rudder Exit Guides. They
should stick out past the F-7 former 3/8".
34a.
Locate the .190" od x36" Nylon Tube provided for the Elevator Pushrod Sleeve. Starting at the rear Elevator Exit Guide,
slide the tube into the fuselage, guiding it into the formers. Leave 1/4" of tube sticking out past the front of F-4 former.
b.
Locate the .130" od x36" Nylon Tube provided for the Elevator Pushrod. Slide the
tube inside the Elevator Pushrod Sleeve. It should slide all the way in easily
without any binding. If there is binding, now is the time to pinpoint the cause and
fix it.
c.
Glue the outer Elevator Pushrod Sleeve to the Elevator Exit Guide with CA glue.
Then, glue the sleeve securely to each former.
d.
Use a single-edge razor blade to trim the outer elevator pushrod sleeve and the
rudder exit tubes flush with the outside of the fuselage.
35.
Glue two 3/32"x1/4" balsa Side Stringers in place on each side of the fuselage. Study the plan side view and the cross
section drawings to determine exactly where the Side Stringers should be located. The upper Side Stringer is glued along
the entire top edge of the main frame, starting at the doubler in the front, and going all the way to the tail end of the
fuselage.