Mig-17
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Laminate the top and bottom fuselage
stringers. Assemble and balance the fan
unit. Test run it and make sure all
screws have thread locker on them. Use
a hobby knife in a scraping motion to
round the inside inlet edge of the fan
shroud.
Glue F6 and F7 to the fan unit using the
top and bottom stringers to position
them. Use the marks on the former and
mold lines on the fan to line up the
formers.
Dry assemble all of the fuselage formers
(F1 to F9) to the top and bottom
stringers. Use rubber bands to
temporarily hold it together. Add the
servo and battery mounts (F10 and F11).
Jig the fuselage over the plans and
square each former to the plans. Use
thin CA to glue the fuselage structure
together.
Glue the hatch formers to the top
stringer using 1/64” plywood to space
them from F2 and F4. Glue the H1 hatch
edges in place. There should be an 1/8”
gap between these pieces. Slip wax
paper between the hatch formers and F2
and F4.
