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£12
£9
£7Pull the tail section together and install F6
into the slots provided, make sure the tabs
are fully inserted. Glue only F6 to the fuse-
lage sides at this time. Next make sure that
F7 is bottomed in the notches provided at
the bottom of the stab slot and then glue it to
both sides.
£8Locate BD and install it by sliding in into F2
and F3. Push it forward until it butts the re-
wall and then glue it to the rewall, F2 and
F3. See the plans and photo H for position
Locate and prepare the corner stringers,
(TOP STR) and (BOT STR). Install and glue
the top stringers (TOP STR) to the fuselage
sides. They should be ush with the fuse-
lage sides. Install the bottom stringers (BOT
STR) in the same manner. Note both the top
and bottom stringers should butt up against
the fuselage doublers FDS-L&R.
£10 Locate and prepare F8, the aft fuselage top.
Test t this part onto the tabs on formers
F4, F5 and F6. To assure that the fuselage is
straight, the slots in F8 must fully engage the
tabs on the formers. Use a piece of scrap 1/8”
balsa to spread the tail section when gluing
the sides to the top. Install and glue F8.
£11 Locate and prepare the hatch components
HA and HA-B. Place HA onto the registra-
tion pins and then glue and install HA-B.
Note and observe the correct direction of
HA-B labeled on the part.
The fuselage bottom sheeting is composed
of seven sections that must be assembled
before installing. They are BS-1 through
BS-7. Note that BS2 and BS7 are 1/16” ply
and all remaining sections are 1/16” balsa.
Locate and prepare BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4,
BS5, BS6 and BS7. Test t these sections
together before attempting to glue them. If
using CA, use the following method. Place
BS1 and BS2 on a piece of parchment paper.
Butt them together at the splice line. Apply a
liberal bead of thin CA. Immediately (with a
quick wipe) wipe away any excess CA with
a piece of paper towel, ip the parts over
and wipe away any excess CA on the back
as well as the parchment paper. Repeat this
process until all seven sections have been as-
The aft top sheeting (F8) is installed. To insure a perfectly
straight fuselage, make sure the tabs in F4, F5 and F6 are fully
engaged in the slots in F8. Install F8, turn the fuselage over
and apply CA through the open bottom of the fuselage.
PHOTO G
As viewed from the top, the top and bottom corner stringers
(top str & bot str) are visible here. Place these in position and
then apply CA from the opposite side. Make sure they stand
ush with the fuselage sides.
PHOTO F
PHOTO H
The seven sections of bottom sheeting have been preassembled
and will be installed as a single part.