43. Mount the wing to the fuselage. Glue F2C to the
leading edge, aligning it with F2B.
44. Glue F5C to the trailing edge, aligning it with F5B.
45. Cut a ¼ x ¼ balsa keel to size and glue to F2C and
F5C.
46. Slide F3C and F4C under the keel until they’re snug
with the wing and the keel. Do not bow the keel, it
should be straight.
47. Glue the pre-cut 1/16” belly pan panels in place,
one side at a time, and work the panel along the
stringers and glue to the wing sheeting. Trim and
sand the ends. Cut a hole to allow access to the
wing holddown bolt.
48. Cut an access hole in the belly pan for servo
access. Cut a hatch cover (plastic cover provided;
cut to size) for the hole.
49. Locate the screw holes for the cover. Glue hard-
wood screw supports behind the skin and mount
the hatch cover.
1. Remove two AH-1 hinges from the parts tree.
Carefully sand the edges smooth and scuff the sides
with sandpaper. Epoxy the hinges together, making
sure they’re aligned. Repeat this procedure with two
AH-2s, and again with two AH-3s.
3. Note that the aileron halves are marked top and bot-
tom and side to side. Start with the left bottom
aileron half. Cut a piece from the 1/16” wire provid-
ed to fit in the channel in the aileron.
4. Slide the hinges onto the wire with the slots facing
up.
Flaps & Ailerons
The flaps and ailerons are built up with a hinging system
that closely approximates the full-size airplane’s offsett con-
trol surfaces. Building these assemblies is not difficult; how-
ever, care should be used to prevent getting the parts
mixed up, crossed, or backward during assembly. Once an
assembly is glued together, it’s permanent. A method that
works is to work only with the parts needed for a particular
control surface at one time; that way, you won’t have 50
pieces laying on your work bench at once.
42. Glue the balsa tail block to the aft lower fuselage
and sand to shape. Fill any gaps with lightweight
filler and sand smooth.
40. Using the elevator assemblies as a guide, glue the
stab horns onto the ends of the horizontal stabiliz-
er.
41. Fill the aft fuselage area with lightweight filler to fill
any gaps and smooth the surfaces.
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