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TAIL ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION
1.
Collect the following parts:
(1) Stabilizer
(2) Elevators
(1) Wing/fuse assembly
(6) CA hinges
2.
As with the wing and ailerons, use a model-
ing knife to make sure the hinge slots are
cleanly cut.
STAB & ELEVATOR INSTALLATION
3.
Place two strips of masking tape along the
edge of the stab, next to the outer stab tips
and above the hinge line.
Using a T-square, draw a line from the front
center point of the stab to the rear hinge line.
Measure 13.5" out ("B") from the centerline
and make a mark on the masking tape.
4
.
Place masking tape on the tip of the fuse, just
in front of the stab.
5.
Measure and mark the center point on the
tape.
6.
Place a piece of masking tape on each wing
tip, just above the aileron hinge line.
Measure 35" out from the fuselage side to
the wing tip and mark the spot on the tape,
on both the left and the right side of the wing
CENTER JOINT
CENTERLINE
CENTER POINT
7.
Place the stab on the platform with the cen-
ter of the stab lined up with the center point
on the fuse.
Measuring from the mark on each wing tip to
the mark on the stab tip, make sure the dis-
tance "X" on the right side and left side of the
plane are equal.
13.5”
13.5”
