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fuselage. Check that they are square with the fuselage. If needed trim the slots to
adjust the alignment. Trim the rear of the fuselage to allow for full up and down
movement of the elevator. Remove the vertical stab and horizontal stab from the
fuselage. Using hot glue or foam safe CA, glue the vertical stab to the top of the
horizontal stab. Use the centerline drawn on the top of the horizontal stab to align the
vertical stab. Use a 90º triangle or carpenter’s square to make sure the vertical stab is
at a 90º angle to the horizontal stab. Then glue the assembly in place in the fuselage.
Attach the 6" servo extension to the elevator servo. Route the servo extension through
the fuselage and hot glue the elevator servo in place.
Glue the elevator control horn in place and connect it to the servo arm with either .032
or .042 diameter wire with a “Z” bend at the servo end and a keeper at the elevator
end.
Wing:
Before working on the wing, make sure
you have correctly identified the top side
of the wing. All measurements are from
the wing centerline. Find the wing
centerline and mark it on the wing top and bottom.
Attach a strip of strapping tape along the
top of the wing approximately 2¼"
behind the leading edge of the wing.
Attach a strip of 2” or 3" wide clear tape
over the length of the leading edge.
Cut out the aileron as shown with the inner edge 1⅝” out from the wing centerline.
The ailerons are 8⅜” long by ⅝” wide. If you choose to use balsa ailerons (not
supplied), adjust the width dimension to fit. Sand the area of the wing where the
ailerons were cut out to clean up the foam. Cut and sand a 45º taper in the leading
edge of each aileron.
Tip: These ailerons are very effective. Do not make them any
larger than called for in the plans.
