HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
AND ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY
P.15
T he Wor ld M ode ls
T he Wor ld M ode ls
Lay out parts for horizontal stabilizer and elevator
Carefully inspect all the glue joints for
the assembled parts. If you find gaps
between contacting surfaces, add gap
filling CA glue or epoxy to reinforce
the joints.
STABILIZER, RUDDER, MAIN
WING AND FUSELAGE SETTING
S2
S1
S3
7.1
8.1
8.2
8.3
Place S2 and S3 on flat surface and apply glue to glue them
together. Insert CA hinges to the elevator hinge grooves
and fit in the horizontal stabilizer, check alignment of the
elevator. Do not apply glue to the CA hinges at this stage.
Sand down rough edges if necessary.
Dry fit all the main components of the plane. Remove left
elevator from horizontal stabilizer and pass through the
tail slot, align the middle slot of the horizontal stabilizer
and install back the left elevator.
Install the vertical stabilizer, make sure the bottom tenon
pass through the center slot of the horizontal stabilizer.
Install the rudder.
Install wing tube and wings. Check for imperfections and
repair if necessary.