FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
Open the two elevator and the right side rudder
control rod slots. The slots can easily be found by
shining a flashlight down the inside of the
fuselage.
Locate and mark the center of the firewall on the
top of the fuselage.
Remove the elevators from the stabilizer. Center
the stabilizer in the fuselage. Insert a pin in the top
of the firewall at the center mark. Using a piece of
string go back and forth between the ends of the
stabilizer adjusting it till it is centered and square
to the fuselage.
DO NOT GLUE
Use a felt tip pen to mark the outline of the
fuselage on both the top and bottom of the
stabilizer. Remove the stabilizer. Cut through the
covering about 1/8-inch inside the lines and
carefully remove the covering exposing the wood.
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Be careful not to cut into the wood, as this would
weaken the structure
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Slide the stabilizer back into the fuselage, leaving
3/8-inch of bare wood exposed. Coat the wood top
and bottom with epoxy, slide the stabilizer
through the fuselage exposing the wood on the
other side, and coat the wood with epoxy. Center
the stabilizer and use the string as before to verify
its alignment. Wipe the excess epoxy with a paper
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