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Tiger Moth
THE FUSELAGE
At this point the major side pieces of the fuselage
should be very carefully handled as before the
various stiffeners and other structural parts are
added, they are reasonably delicate and should
be handled with care.
Preparing all of the parts:
1) Identify and remove all of the parts on the laser
cut sheets: 2 off K1, 2 off K2 F1, F2, F3A, F4,
F5 F6 and F7 .
2) Pin the two fuselage sides K1 down onto the
board so that they are ‘mirrored’ (see sketch on
the plan). Although it is not strictly necessary to
pin them down, it does help to ensure that you
end up with two mirrored parts i.e. a left hand
and a right hand.
3) Glue parts K2 in position on each fuselage side,
noting that it ends before the notch at the F4
position and should be around 3mm below the
top edge of the ‘tab’ – this makes a recess where
the cabane struts will eventually fit.
4) Referring to the plan, on each fuselage side (K1)
glue a piece of stiff 1.6mm square strip in the
slots beneath the K2 position to ‘bridge’ the slot.
Now add light 1.6mm square strips at the F8 and
F9 positions where shown.
5) Referring to the plan, glue 1.6mm square and
4.8mm strip ‘strengtheners’ on F3A, F4, F5,
F6 and F7 where shown, ensuring that they do
not overhang the edges of the parts. Note the
orientation of the strips on F7.
6) Laminate parts F1 and F2 together, making
sure that the profiles and the square holes align
correctly. Pin the parts down to keep them flat
and ensure that any glue that squishes out from
the parts is removed from the edges, notches,
and slots, otherwise the parts may not fit
together well later.
7) Remove all of the parts from the board once
set and put them aside for the next stage of
construction.
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