Albatros
DII
36”
Page
2
Copyright©
2005
‐
11
M.K.
Bengtson
All
Rights
Reserved
Rev
07/11
Building
the
Fuselage
Begin
by
building
two
fuselage
side
frames
over
the
plan
and
allow
to
dry.
Frame
Construction
Detail
Join
the
two
frames
over
the
plan
with
cross
braces
and
the
tail
skid
mount
F7.
Check,
check
and
check
again
that
this
and
ALL
other
structures
remain
perfectly
aligned.
The
right
side
of
the
fuselage
is
a
bit
shorter
than
the
left
side.
This
is
to
build
in
right
thrust
and
allow
the
spinner
to
rotate
properly
on
the
model.
Former
F1
is
also
angled
a
bit
for
down
thrust.
Place
F7
carefully.
It
is
designed
to
run
down
the
centerline
of
the
fuselage.
It
serves
to
position
the
vertical
stabilizer
and
tail
skid.
Use
a
length
of
1/4”
diameter
birch
or
hard
balsa
dowel
at
the
end
of
the
fuselage.
This
gives
the
fuselage
a
nice
rounded
termination.
Fuselage
Construction
Detail
Fuselage
Bottom
Stringers
Fuselage
Nose
Filler
Balsa
Blocks
Sand
Fuse
to
Shape
Adding
the
Decking
Add
all
the
stringers
and
formers,
and
carefully
trim
to
size
and
fit
1/32”
sheeting
(sheeting
is
optional).
Some
have
also
sheeted
the
fuselage
sides
with
1/32”
balsa
as
well.
Keep
in
mind
that
excess
weight
in
the
tail
is
to
be
avoided,
so
use
these
sheeting
options
with
the
lightest
balsa
available.
Decking
Construction
Detail
Optional
1/32”
balsa
sheeting
is
shown
over
stringers.
