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While holding the vertical stabilizer firmly in place, use a pencil to draw a line on each side of the stabilizer where it
meets the top of the fuselage.
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Remove the stabilizer from the fuselage.
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Using a modeling knife, carefully cut away and remove
the covering material from below the lines you drew.
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Now, cut away and remove the covering material from
the base of the stabilizer and from both sides of the rudder
post, where it will be glued into the fuselage sides.
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Mix and apply a generous amount of 5 minute epoxy to the gluing surfaces of both the stabilizer and the fuselage.
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Push the stabilizer down into place and realign it, double-checking all of your measurements once more before the
epoxy sets up. Quickly remove the excess epoxy and hold the stabilizer in place until the epoxy sets up.
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Center each hinge within its precut slot in both ailerons.
If you can't push the hinge in halfway, carefully cut the slot
deeper using a modeling knife.
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Each aileron is hinged using three hinges.
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Carefully glue each hinge into place using 5-6 drops of
thin C/A on each side of the hinge.
Do not use thick C/A or
epoxy. Use only thin C/A for proper adhesion.
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Kwik Bond Thin C/A
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Kwik Bond C/A Debonder
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Excel Modeling Knife
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(12) C/A Style Hinges
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Ernst Airplane Stand
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Paper Towels
YOU'LL NEED THE FOLLOWING PARTS FROM THE KIT:
YOU'LL NEED THE FOLLOWING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES:
SECTION 8: HINGING THE CONTROL SURFACES
STEP 1: HINGING THE AILERONS
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If any C/A gets onto the aileron, it can be removed promptly using a paper towel soaked with a small quantity of
C/A Debonder.
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Working with one aileron for now, slide the aileron and its hinges into the precut hinge slots in the trailing edge of the
wing, making sure that the leading edge of the aileron is pushed up firmly against the trailing edge of the wing and that the
tip of the aileron is even with the tip of the wing.
