7
Tie the ten (10)
Turnbuckles
to the
Side Frames
as seen in the picture below. Note that all
Turnbuckles
are in the upper and lower corners towards the front of the plane. This will also apply to
all the fuselage stations as well. Now glue the painted
Hand Pump
to the right
Side Frame
at the two
(2) location holes for the pins on the
Hand Pump
. The
Tachometer
can also be glued in place on the
left
Side Frame
in the location hole with a slight angle up.
TIP:
Locate the painted Black
Joystick Control Rod
and
Rear Pivot Brace
and test fit the
Rod
shaft
into the center hole in the
Brace
; the
Rod
shaft must be able to move freely through the hole when
painted. If it does not ream/enlarge the hole until it does; this is much easier to do now than later.
Add the two painted (2)
Wing Spar Braces
to the pins on the inside of the
Wing Spar Boxes
. Dry fit
the
Braces
first with the
Side Frames
on a flat surface and square to the
Side Frames
. Now carefully
insert the assembly into the
Building Fixture
and hold together with rubber bands as
seen in the
picture above. Now dry fit the following parts by carefully indexing them into their locations working from
the center out. First the
Lower Center Frame
;
Landing Gear Bracket
;
Seat Cross Frame
;
Rear Pivot
Brace
; upper
Attachment Cross Member
and finally the lower
Attachment Cross Member
which
indexes into the
Landing Gear Bracket
as seen in the picture below. Note that some parts may need
adjustment or straightening to fit properly. Once all parts are dry fitted and held in place with rubber
bands; then
square up the assembly
and glue all connections using ample thin CA and allow the
assembly glue joints to set, about an hour or longer should work. Start with gluing the
Wing Braces
first to set the assembly square; then the rest of the joints.
