EVENING TWO
Tonight we build the fuselage.
2.1 Locate the main fuselage doubters and mark left and right sides (They are marked "L" & "R" with impressions in
the AirCore). Lay your fuselage down on a good, flat work surface with the top down and trial fit these to the inside of the
fuse. The doublers are cut slightly smaller than the inside of the fuse to permit folding up around them, so there will be
"space" around the doublers. The punched-out holes and the wing saddles should line up on each other, as well as the
nose sections. Using contact cement, glue the doublers to the inside of your fuselage. Use a flat work surface and
remember you have the top of the fuselage facing the table as you build the fuselage. The flaps that fold together form the
bottom of the fuse. If they are not already marked, mark the flaps "inside" and "outside" to remind you which flap will be
exposed when complete (see illustration).
BUILDER'S HINT - IF YOU GET SOME CONTACT CEMENT ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR FUSE OR ANY OTHER "EXPOSED PART", DON'T WORRY. IT
CLEANS UP EASILY WITH SOME LACQUER THINNER - AND THERE IS NO RUSH - YOU CAN CLEAN THE CEMENT OFF LATER. WARNING - DO NOT
USE LACQUER THINNER ON THE INKED PARTS OF YOUR PLANE - IT WILL DAMAGE IT. IF YOU GET CONTACT CEMENT ON AN INKED PART, WAIT
UNTIL IT IS "GUMMY" AND RUB IT OFF WITH YOUR FINGER!
BOTTOM INNER FLAPS
(THESE FOLD IN FIRST)
FIGURE 5-FUSELAGE
2.2 Locate the two rails for the Power
Cartridge along with the left and right side rail
doublers. First identify left and right doublers (one
is stamped "L", and one "R"). Trial tit the rails into
the slots and place the assemblies on the fuse to
see how they will fit. Once satisfied with the fit,
use contact cement to glue the doubler/rail
assemblies to the inside of the fuselage. Be sure
to first insert the rail into the doublers and glue the
rail flanges to the back side of the doublers before
gluing the entire assembly to the fuse. Be sure the
doubler is glued well around the rails, punched out
holes, wing saddle and nose.
RAIL DOUBLER
INSTALLATION OF
LEFT SIDE DOUBLERSSHOWN.
REPEAT PROCEDURE FOR
RIQHTSIDE
MAIN FUSELAGE
DOUBLER
WING SADDLE
DOUBLER (6-MIL)
RAIL
FIGURES. INSTALLING RAILS AND OOUBLERS
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