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E-flite P-51B Mustang 32e ARF Assembly Manual
Cockpit Details
Required Parts
Canopy hatch
Pilot seat
Radio box
Pilot (optional)
Required Tools and Adhesives
Hobby scissors
Medium CA
Hobby knife with #11 blade
1. Locate the radio box. Use hobby scissors and a
hobby knife with a #11 blade to trim the flashing
from the radio box.
2. Use medium CA to glue the radio box in the rear
of the cockpit. Center the radio box side-to-side,
and make sure it is as far back in the cockpit as
possible. Note that the taller portion of the radio
box faces to the front of the cockpit.
3. Use medium CA to glue the pilot seat in the
cockpit. The seat fits into the notch in the cockpit
floor, and the tab on the seat fits tight against the
underside of the cockpit floor.
4. Use medium CA to glue the optional pilot in
the cockpit.
Final Assembly and Center of Gravity
Required Parts
Fuselage
Wing panel (right and left)
Radiator scoop
Aluminum wing tube
Aluminum anti-rotation pin
Nylon wing bolt (2)
Required Tools and Adhesives
Balancing stand
Felt-tipped pen
Flat blade screwdriver
1. Slide the wing tube in one of the wing panels.
It will slide in easily, so don’t force it in any farther
than it will easily slide.
2. Insert the aluminum anti-rotation pin near the
trailing edge of the wing.
