5
BUILD THE FUSELAGE
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1. Locate the two ABS landing gear supports. Glue a
landing gear support to each side of the fuselage in the
location shown.
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2. Remove the ten fuselage alignment crutches from
the surrounding foam. Note: Use a sharp hobby knife to cut
the crutch pieces from the surrounding foam, trimming the
tabs fl ush with the edges of the crutches.
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3. To prevent the parts from adhering to your building table,
place a piece of waxed paper, or the clear plastic bag the
parts came in, on your table. Use foam safe CA to glue the
six alignment crutch feet to the alignment crutches. Make
sure the crutches and feet are fl at against the building table
and that the crutches are perpendicular to the table.
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4. Glue the forward horizontal fuselage (wings) to the
aft horizontal fuselage (stabilizer). Make sure the joint
between the two parts is tight. Lay a straightedge along
the center slots to make sure the parts are straight before
gluing. Note: It only requires a small amount of thin CA to
glue the parts together. Excessive amounts of CA will only
wick through the joint and harden on the bottom surface of
the parts.
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5. Insert the aft end of the horizontal fuselage into the
front end of the vertical fuselage. Key the horizontal and
vertical fuselages together.
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6. On your building table, place the four crutches with
the feet on them underneath the fuselage in the locations
shown. Note that the plane is positioned upside down and
the vertical fi n is hanging over the edge of the table. Crutch
#1 is positioned in front of the radius at the front of the wing.
#2 is positioned under the carbon fi ber strip in the wing. #3 is
positioned at the third hole in the side of the fuselage and #4
is positioned under the carbon fi ber strip in the stabilizer.
