Both the fuse joiners and the tail motor mount have corners designed into them to glue these carbon
support rods into (see the Figure below). A simple dab of hot glue is all that is needed
– just squeeze
some hot glue on the carbon rod's end and put it in place.
Note: It may be wise to dry fit these rods to ensure they fit properly before gluing. If, for some reason,
they do not simply adjust their lengths before gluing.
Mount Tail Motor
If you haven't already done so mount the tail motor to the tail motor mount. Ensure you use some blue
Loctite on the bolts that hold the motor on… last thing you want is that motor coming loose and
shredding the tail!
Install tail bracing
There are two
5” x 0.04” (1 mm) carbon rods that are glued on the underside of the tail from the ends of
the tail carbon flat to the pre-cut spots on the bottom sides of the horizontal fuselage. This adds some
additional resistance to twist in the tail. The spots for these are noted by red circles in this portion of
the plans:
