Glue the lower vertical fuselage in place with the hinge
bevels facing up and the hinge tape on the bottom. Check
that the lower vertical piece is square to the horizontal
structure.
Glue the two foam wing braces in place 5-1/2” from the
vertical fuselage and 1/4” behind the wing leading edge.
Cut 4 pieces of .8mm carbon rod 8” long. Cut slits in the
foam at the fuselage, wing and wing braces to accept the
rods. The forward position on the lower fuselage should
be 1/4” in front of the slots for the gear legs. The aft
position is 3-1/2” behind this. When happy with the fit,
glue them in place making sure that the wing is flat and
the lower fuselage is square to the horizontal.
Curt two 3-1/2” .8mm carbon tail brace rods and four 4”
.8mm fuselage brace rods. Cut slits in the foam to accept
the rods. When happy with the fit, glue them in place
making sure that the wing is flat and the lower fuselage is
square to the horizontal. The braces are installed on both
the right and left sides.
Landing gear:
Cut 2 pieces of the 1.5mm carbon, 6” long and two pieces
3/4” long. Glue them together as shown with a 1/8”
overlap at a 45 degree angle. Cut a 6” piece of string and
wrap the joint with it in two directions. CA the string to
secure the axel.
Install the gear legs through the vertical fuselage foam
disks and into the disks on the bottom of the nose but not
through the nose. When you have the axles parallel and
even glue the gear legs in place. Glue the foam gear legs
to the carbon legs. Install the wheels on the axles. Glue
the foam gear pant on the end of the axle to secure the
wheel in place. Be careful to not glue the wheel to the
axle.
