23. Add 1/8 x ¼ balsa stringers to the lower fuse half.
Add short segments to F1B and F2B. Add the
stringers from the spar to the keel, simultaneously
to prevent fuse twisting. The stringers but against
F9B.
24. Trim and sand the stringers even with F9B, F5B,
F2B, and F1B.
25. Slide F24 Ply Holddown Plate into the slots in F13
and epoxy in place.
26. Using 1/16 x 4 x 36 balsa sheets, and using the
same techniques as with the top sheeting, sheet
the bottom half of the fuselage.
27. Trim and sand the sheeting at F9B and F1B. Trim
and sand the wing saddle area flush with F13, F5B,
and F2B.
28. Place the wing in the wing saddle and center and
align the leading edge with the fuselage (the dowel
holes in F2B are cut oversize to allow adjustment).
When centered, mark the location.
29. Working through the open area in the front of the
fuse, slide F23 onto the dowels and epoxy to F2B
(NOT the dowels!). Hold the wing in it’s aligned
position while the glue sets.
30. Align the trailing edge of the wing with the fuselage
and mark it’s location. Drill a hole through the wing
center section (corresponding with the pilot hole
you drilled earlier) and through F24. Tap the hole in
F24 for your wing holddown bolt. Remove the wing
from the fuselage.
31. Slide F15 into position, inserting the tabs on F1A
and F2A into the slots. Epoxy in place.
32. Trim F16 to clear F23 and the dowels and epoxy to
F2B and F1B.
33. Bevel the edges of F17 to fit into the slots in F14
and F15. Epoxy both pieces in place.
34. Bevel the edges of F18 to fit into the slots in F14
and F16. Epoxy both pieces in place.
35. Epoxy the firewall in place.
36. Slide the tabs on F19 into the slots in F15 and F1A
and glue in place.
37. Slide the tabs on F20s into the slots in F16 and F1B
and glue in place.
38. Center and align the horizontal stab onto F11. Align
the stab with the fuselage, check for level, and
epoxy in place.
39. Slide the tab on the vertical stab into the slot in the
horizontal stab and epoxy in place.
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