6. Glue short pieces of tri-stock to the inside of F20 for
added horizontal stabilizer support.
7. Align and glue the horizontal stabilizer in place.
8. Align and glue the vertical stab assembly to F12, F14
and the horizontal stab.
9. Cut the vertical stab leading edge from ¼ x ¼ balsa
and glue in place.
10. Fit the upper fuselage block in place, trim and glue.
Sand to a rough shape to conform to the fuselage
and F12A.
11. Glue F24 to the vertical and horizontal. The front
edge will wrap up F12A.
12. Cut and edge glue sheeting for the stab. The lower
aft edge will follow F24, but the lower forward edge
will have to be trimmed to fit along F24, F12, and
the leading edge. Sheet the vertical stab.
13. Glue two S8s together and glue to the top of the
vertical stabilizer. Sand to shape.
14. The area shown by the arrow should be filled with
lightweight filler and sanded to shape. Sand the
fuse block and tail area to shape.
Fuselage Final Assembly
1. Cut the gun hood out and fit to the upper fuselage.
Cut the cockpit glare shield to fit as shown on the
plans and in the photo.
2. Cut the instrument panel from the 3-view drawing
and glue to the back of the laser-cut instrument
panel. Glue the instrument panel in place.
3. Epoxy the gun hood in place. Fill and sand the joint
along the fuse as necessary.
4. Glue F27 Headrest in place.
5. Trim and fit the canopy in place. Finish the cockpit as
desired, and glue the canopy in place.
6. Trim and fit the aft canopy shell. Glue to the canopy
and the fuselage.
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