Build The Airplane; Assemble The Horizontal Tail - GREAT PLANES FlatOut Flatana Instruction Manual

BUILD THE AIRPLANE

Assemble the Horizontal Tail

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1. Cut the stabilizer free from the foam sheet using a
hobby knife with a sharp #11 blade. DO NOT cut the
elevator halves free at this time.
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2. Following the Expert Tip below, use foam-safe CA and
accelerator to glue six clip hinges (C2) into the stabilizer, using
the 3 x 209mm [1/8" x 8-7/32"] elevator joiner tube as a guide.
HOW TO INSTALL CLIP HINGES
The clip hinge system provides a precise, free-moving
hinge. Always use this method when instructed to install
clip hinges.
A. Snap all of the hinges onto the carbon tube. Align the
hinges with the slots.
B. Coat both sides of one hinge (C2) with foam-safe CA
where it contacts the sides of the hinge slot. Rotate the
hinge down into the slot. Be certain the top and bottom of
the hinge remain flush with the top and bottom of the
control surface you are hinging. IMPORTANT: Avoid
getting any CA on the tube or the arms of the clips. The
clips must rotate freely on the tube.
C. One at a time, coat the sides of the rest of the hinges
and glue them into the slots.
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3. Remove the elevator joiner tube from the hinges.
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4. Without removing the elevator halves from the foam
sheet, slide two hinge retainer rings (C3) onto the elevator
joiner tube. Align the rings with the cutout in the right
elevator half. There should be a 1.5mm [1/16"] gap between
the two rings. Secure both rings to the tube with a drop of
glue on the outside of the gap. Do not get any glue between
the rings.
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5. Using the Expert Tip that follows, permanently join the
elevator halves by gluing in the elevator joiner tube.
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