FINAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FUSELAGE
STAB TIPS SHOULD BE
EQUIDISTANT FROM NOSE
OF FUSELAGE
LINE UP
SLOTS
REAR OF STAB SHOULD BE
EVEN WITH THE REAR OF
THE FUSELAGE
FIGURE 13- MOUNTING THE STABILIZER
2.21 Prepare stab. Position the stab on the fuse top over the slot for the fin. LINE UP THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE STAB WITH
THE REAR OF THE FUSELAGE. REMEMBER THAT THE HORN IS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT ELEVATOR. Mark a line on the fuse where the
leading edge of the stab will fit on the fuse. BE SURE TO ALIGN THE STAB SQUARELY WITH THE FUSELAGE BEFORE GLUING. Lay the
stab bottom-up on a flat work surface and position the fuselage over it so the trailing edge of the stab is flush with the rear
of the fuse. Using a ball-point pen, mark the bottom of the stab at the edges of the fuselage.
2.22 Glue the stab to the fuselage. Using contact cement, coat both the stab bottom and the fuse top with a generous
amount of cement and allow them to dry before making the bond.
2.23 Install the fin. Once the stab is installed, trial-fit the fin through the slots in the stab and push it carefully through the
slots in the bottom of the fuselage. You will have to move the elevator down and the rudder aside to make clearance for the
control horns. Do not trim the bottom of the fin tabs to the fuselage yet. Using a clear adhesive/sealant, apply glue to the fin
joint with the top of the stab, the stab joint at the fuselage and the fin tabs where they exit from the bottom of the fuselage.
Once the glue is completely dry (usually overnight) you can trim off the excess fin tab at the bottom of the fuselage.
2.24 Tail wheel Installation. Locate the prebent 1/16" tail
wheel wire, the 1/16" wheel collar and screw insert and the
1/8" plywood tail wheel bracket. The tail wheel bracket glues
to the inside bottom of the fuselage, with the notch around
the fin tab. The tail wheel wire passes through the tail wheel
bracket and up into the hinge flute of the fin, protruding
rearward into the rudder itself, just as the elevator joiner wire
does. The wheel collar attaches to the tail wheel wire below
the wood bracket to keep pressure off of the rudder hinge.
First slip the wheel collar on the tail-wheel wire, then the
wood bracket. Measure this assembly against the rudder,
and bend the wire 90 degrees so that about 1" will protrude
into the rudder, inside the hinge flute. Drill the rudder to
receive the tail wheel wire, just as you did the elevator joiner
wire. Locate the 3" long 3/16" wood dowel and shove it into
the first flute forward of the rudder hinge. This dowel glues
into the bracket, forward of the tail wheel wire. Using contact
cement or CA glue, glue the tail wheel bracket to the inside
bottom of the fuselage, being careful to line up the position of
the bracket to allow free movement of the rudder and tail
wheel when the rudder is activated.
BEND WIRE 90 DEGREES
STAB, HORNS. ETC. OMITTED
FOR CLARITY
1/8" PLYWOOD
TAILWHEEL
BRACKET
REAR VIEW
FIGURE 15-TAIL WHEEL INSTALLATION
1/16 WHEEL
COLLAR
FIN
1/16" DOWEL
INFLUTE
1/16" WHEEL
COLLAR
RIGHTSIDE VIEW
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