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8. Mount the wing to the fuselage with the included
10-24 wing bolts.
NOTE:
In following images you will see the
ruddervators connected to the V-tail, but yours should
not yet be installed (or at least not yet permanently
attached with the hinges).
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9. Fit the V-tail to the fuselage. Place a weight on the
V-tail to hold it down. View the assembly from 4' – 6' [1 – 2m]
behind the plane.
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10. When viewing the model from behind, the tips of the
V-tail should align with the marks precisely at the trailing
edge of the ailerons. If the tips do not align,
carefully
sand
the high-side of the stab saddle until you can get the V-tail
to align—use care—sanding a small amount of material
can have a drastic effect. (The stab in the image needs to
be rotated clockwise to bring the left tip up and the right
tip down, requiring material to be trimmed from the right
fuselage side at the stab saddle.)
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11. Once alignment has been achieved, prepare to
permanently glue on the V-tail. Mix about 1/4 oz. [10cc] of
30-minute epoxy. First apply a fi lm of epoxy to all joining
surfaces, then add microballoons to what remains in the
cup and repeat the process coating all joining surfaces
with the epoxy/microballoons mixture.
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12. Fit the V-tail into position, place weight over the
V-tail to hold it down and double-check the alignment.
Wipe away excess epoxy and do not disturb the assembly
until the epoxy has hardened.
