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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before you begin assembling your model, inspect it for
wrinkled covering and areas where the covering may not be
tacked down adequately. Areas like the servo bay openings,
the radio access hole (bottom of fuselage), and the slots for the
horizontal stabilizer should be tacked down before trimming
them with a knife. The covering should be tacked down to the
wood using just enough heat to soften the adhesive backing.
Low heat should be enough to accomplish this. More heat
may be required to begin to tighten the covering.
ASSEMBLE THE WINGS
Install the Ailerons
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1. Locate the four fl at aileron link horns. Check the size
of the hole using one of the adjustable clevises. If the hole
is too small, drill it out using a #38 drill bit. If this size bit is
not available to you, a hobby knife can be used to carefully
ream out the hole. Use 220-grit sandpaper to roughen up
both sides of each link horn. This will improve adhesion.
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2. Remove the adjustable clevis from the link horn and
slide it into the slot at the TE of each of the four ailerons.
Position each link horn so that the hole is aligned with the TE
of each aileron as shown. Glue each link horn using seven to
eight drops of thin CA glue.
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3. Push a T-pin through the center of twelve CA hinges and
test fi t each hinge in the hinge slots in the top and bottom
wing panels and ailerons. If the hinge is diffi cult to insert
or the covering interferes with insertion, use a sharp hobby
knife to carefully enlarge the slot or trim the covering. To
improve the adhesion of the hinge, we recommend trimming
the covering from the area just above and just below the slot
so that the hinge does not draw the covering into the slot.
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4. Insert the CA hinges halfway into the slots in the wing
panels. Carefully slide each aileron onto the hinges. Align
each aileron so that the tip of the aileron is even with the
edge of the wingtip. Push the ailerons in tightly and then
remove the T-pins from the hinges.
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