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4. Install the wheel pants to the landing gear using two
2-56
3/8" [10 mm] machine screws, #2 lock washers and
#2 fl at washers. Apply a drop of thread locker to each screw
before installing them in the pant.
Install the Stabilizer
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1. Center the
wing tube
in the fuselage. Slide the wing
halves onto the wing tube and secure the wing halves to the
fuselage with the nylon 10- 24 thumb screws.
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2. Center the
horizontal stabilizer
in the slot in the fuselage,
measuring each side of the stab from the fuselage and the
distance from each wing tip.
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3. When you are satisfi ed the stab is centered, mark on
the top and bottom of the stab the sides of the fuselage. This
is best done with a fi ne tip marker.
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4. On the lines you drew on the stab, cut the covering away
from the stab. Be careful not to cut into the surface of the stab.
Do this for both the top and bottom of the stab. You may fi nd
this process easiest if you follow the
“Expert Tip: How to
Cut Covering From Balsa.”
