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17. Next check that everything is still straight and glue the
carbon rod to the landing gear support.
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18. Position the short brace doublers so that both carbon
rods pass through the brace doubler on each side. Glue the
brace doubler and carbon rods to the vertical fuselage.
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19. Once the glue has cured, glue the carbon rods to the
brace supports.
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20. Use a sharp hobby knife to carefully cut the #1 and #3
top crutches from the bottom crutches.
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21. Remove the motor mount and glue the upper motor
doubler to the front of the vertical fuselage. The front of the
upper motor doubler should be fl ush with the front of the
fuselage.
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22. With the four bottom crutches in position, place
the fuselage stringer against the horizontal and vertical
fuselages. Note that the front of the stringer is against the aft
edge of the upper motor doubler and the aft bottom edge is
fl ush with the side of the horizontal fuselage. Use thin foam
safe CA to glue the fuselage stringer to the horizontal and
vertical fuselages.
