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ASSEMBLE THE FUSELAGE
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1. Install the wing on the fuselage and secure it with the
10 - 24 x 2" [ 51mm ] nylon wing bolts.
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2. Slide the horizontal stabilizer into the fuselage. Insert
the vertical fi n to position the horizontal stabilizer.
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3. Check that the horizontal stabilizer is parallel with the
wing. If it is not, lightly sand the stabilizer slot until it is parallel.
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4.
IMPORTANT:
Insert the elevator joiner wire in the
stabilizer slot. Then, use 30-minute epoxy to glue the stabilizer
in the fuselage. Use the vertical fi n to temporarily position
the stabilizer. Wipe off any excess epoxy with a paper towel
and denatured alcohol.
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5. Use epoxy to glue the fi n in. Make sure it is perpendicular
to the horizontal stabilizer.
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6. Insert a T-pin into the center of six CA hinges.
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7. Insert the hinges into the trailing edge of the horizontal
stabilizer, up to the T-pin.
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8. Test fi t the elevators to the horizontal stabilizer.
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9. Remove the elevators and clean the elevator joiner wire
with denatured alcohol. Apply 6-minute epoxy in the joiner
wire holes in the elevators and reinstall the elevators on the
stabilizer. Remove the T-pins and apply 5 drops of thin CA
to both sides of each CA hinge.