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Mount the two opposing nylon rudder control horns with two
M2 x 15mm bolts and nuts. Locate the "T" bracket in the tail wheel
assembly bag and mount it in place to the bottom of the rudder
with two M2 x 10mm screws. Now insert the two remaining rudder
hinges into the leading edge of the rudder and hinge the rudder
permanently in place using the same methods described in the
earlier aileron hinging directions.
TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY:
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33) From your kit parts, locate the tail wheel assembly bag
Hold the leaf spring in place onto the bottom rear of the fuselage.
Align the spring along the centerline of the fuselage, with the bend
about 1/8" forward of the rudder hinge line. Use a fine tip marker
pen to mark the locations of the three mounting holes on the
fuselage. Use a 1/16" dia. bit to drill the mounting holes through
the bottom of the fuselage. Mount the leaf spring securely in place
to the bottom of the fuselage, using the three M3 x 15mm PWA
screws.
Note that the two tail wheel centering springs will be mounted in
place after the pull-pull rudder cables are installed and centered in
the following steps.
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30) The elevator assembly is now hinged to the horizontal
stabilizer, using the same hinging methods earlier used to hinge
the ailerons.
FIN & RUDDER ASSEMBLY:
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31) Trial-fit the vertical fin into the slot at the top rear of the
fuselage, locating its bottom tab into the slot in the horizontal
stabilizer. Mark the bottom of the fin, where the covering is to be
removed to expose the wood for a good glue joint. Remove the fin
and trim the covering about 1/32" inside these lines. Use slow cure
epoxy to glue the fin into the slot, making sure the fin is 90
O
to the
stabilizer and that its trailing edge lines up with the end edge of the
fuselage. Use strips of masking tape to hold the fin in the correct
90
O
position to the horizontal stabilizer and allow the glue to fully
cure.
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32) Measure up 5/8" from the bottom leading edge of the
rudder and use the Control Horn Drill Template to locate the holes
for the two rudder control horns. Since one of the bolts will pass
through the hinge, insert the lower hinge into the slot before drilling
the 5/64" dia. bolt holes.
9” From Tip
To Centerline
Use Drill
Template
5/8”
From Edge To Centerline