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14. Thoroughly coat the insides of the holes in the
elevators for the joiner wire with 30-minute epoxy. Also coat
the ends of the joiner wire that go into the elevators. Join the
elevators to the stab and the joiner wire with the hinges.
Wipe away excess epoxy before it hardens. The same as
you did the ailerons, permanently join the elevators to the
stab by gluing in the hinges with thin CA.
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15. Use a #11 blade or a small razor saw to cut a slot in
the aft end of the fuse for the nylon bearing on the tail gear
wire. Test fit the tail gear wire into the fuse as shown.
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16. Fit the fin in the fuse. Just the same as you did the
stab, mark the outline of the fuse onto the fin, then use a #11
hobby knife or the soldering iron technique to remove the
covering from the fin where it slides onto the fuse top. Glue
the fin into position with 30-minute epoxy using a builder’s
square to make certain the fin is vertical. If necessary, pull
the fin to one side or the other with masking tape until the fin
is perpendicular to the stab.
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17. Apply petroleum jelly to the nylon wheel bearing
where the wire passes through. This will prevent the wire
from being glued to the bearing. Permanently join the rudder
to the fin using 30-minute epoxy to glue the “arm” portion of
the tail gear wire into the hole in the rudder. Then use thin
CA to glue in the hinges.
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18. Install the tailwheel onto the 3/32" [2.4mm] tailwheel
wire. Retain the wheel by installing a 4-40 set screw into the
3/32" [2.4mm] wheel collar and then lock the wheel collar in
place with the set screw.
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1. The engine mounting plate on the Slow Poke Sport .40
ARF was designed to accommodate most brands of .35 to .46
engines. As it is cut now, the mount will hold most brands of
.35 engines. If you are using a .40 or .46 engine you will have
to cut the mounting plate to accommodate the engine you
have chosen to use. Cut the mounting plate to fit your engine.
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2. Cut the fuselage to accommodate the front of your
engine. A Moto-Tool
™
with a rotary drum makes this a pretty
easy task.
Mount the Engine and Fuel Tank
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