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guide the pushrods out from the back of the fuselage. Tape the pushrods to the servo tray to
temporarily hold them in position.
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The 1/32” balsa turtledeck will be bent over the formers F7-F10. In order to get the balsa to bend
that much, wet it down with water. Wet down both sides of the balsa then wipe off the excess
water. Position the turtledeck so that the back end is flush with the back edge of F10. Glue one
side in to place with thin CA as shown.
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Carefully shape the turtle deck over the fuselage formers. Start gluing from the center between F8
and F9 and work your way out to the ends. The balsa will have swelled from the soaking so will
not fit flush with F7. You can pull it in with a rubber band or wait for it to dry.
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Glue the 1/16” balsa rear fuselage top into place. This piece contains two cut notches for the
vertical stabilizer.
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Position the 1/32” front fuselage top and glue. It is easiest to glue one side, then the other, then
the front and back.
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Glue the two 5/16” balsa cowls to F1 then sand to shape.
