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Step-31:
Assemble the front wing saddle parts
P11 in a stack. Glue the assembly to the front
of P1. If you are building the trainer, it is
necessary to trim P11 at the dotted line before
gluing the stack together. You also need to
shim P11 1/8” using P15 for the trainer version
only.
This completes the wing.
Stab assembly
(Assembly up to
Step 25 must be completed
before proceeding to tail section
)
Step-32:
Assemble the tail mount as shown
glue together with CA and cover if desired. The
vertical and horizontal stabs are assembled on a
flat surface. Be sure to protect the surface from
glue. A 1:1 scale drawing is provided to use as
a template. 3/16” square sticks for the stabs
were cut in step 25. Note that S3 is a Stack
made up of S3A and S3B. The plywood piece
S3A needs to be on the bottom of the horizontal
stab. Bevel the leading edge of the rudder and
elevator. Round-off all other edges with the
exception of base of the vertical stab. Cover the
stab with light model covering. Hinge using
same method as in step 29.
Step-33:
Trim the covering away from the top
center of the horizontal stab where the tail
mount will be glued. Insert the tail mount into
the slots on the horizontal stab and secure with
thin CA glue. Trim the covering from the
vertical stab tab insert it into the top of the tail
mount and square it to the horizontal stab.
Secure the vertical stab with thin CA.
The SSX tail section is designed to be
adjustable. The tail mount assembly has 3 P12
formers. The fuselage tube needs only to pass
through the first 2 P12 formers. This allows the
end of the fuse to be positioned anywhere
between the second and third P12 formers.
