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20.
Final Glue Fuselage.
Revisit all tack glued parts, hold the fuselage flat and square on your building board and
wick thin or medium CA glue along all part joints.
21. Complete the battery hatch catch assembly. Dry fit the 1/8 in. lite ply H3 (sheet 21/21) part as illustrated in the
first photo below. Now key the 1/16 in. balsa part H4 (sheet 20/21) to the fuselage on top of H3 and interlocking
with former F5 as illustrated in the second photo. Square both parts, as one unit, to the former and retain with
thin CA glue.
22. Locate the 3/32 in. balsa part H1 (assembled in step 1) on top of 3/32 in. balsa part H2 (sheet 13/21) matching.
Drive the tabs of the 3/32 in balsa part H3 (sheet 13/21) through stacked H1/H2 parts at notch locations. H3
properly locates H1 and H2. Bond hatch components together using medium CA glue.
Set the hatch assembly on top of your work table so that you are looking at the outside surface of the parts.
Bond the 1/32 in. ply part H1d to the exposed catch tab of the assembly as illustrated below.
