Use a soldering iron to cut the covering from the stab.
The tip of the soldering iron doesn't have to be sharp, but
a fine tip does work best. Allow the iron to heat fully.
Use a straightedge to guide the soldering iron at a rate
that will just melt the covering and not burn into the
wood. The hotter the soldering iron, the faster it must
travel to melt a fine cut. Peel off the covering.
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6. Glue the plywood wing bolt plate to the wing.
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7. From the top of the wing, drill through the two
wing bolt holes and through the plywood wing bolt
plate using a 5/32” [4mm] drill bit.
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8. Mount the wing to the fuselage with two 4 x 35mm
[1-3/8”] machine screws and two 4mm washers.
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9. Cut the covering from the wing bolt holes in
the
belly pan
. Place the belly pan onto the bottom of
the wing, aligning it with the fuselage. Mark the
outline of the belly pan onto the fuselage with a fine-
tip, felt-tip marker.
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10. Just inside the lines you have made, cut away a
1/4” [6mm] strip of covering. Remove a 1/4” [6mm] strip
from the front and rear of the wing as well.
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11. Glue the belly pan to the wing. Tape the belly
pan in place while the glue cures. Once cured,
remove the wing from the fuselage.
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12. If you will be using a “Y” harness for the
ailerons, attach the “Y” harness to the aileron servos.
Secure the connectors together using a large piece of
heat shrink tubing, tape or other method.
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