GREAT PLANES RV-4 Instruction Manual page 29

49. Locate the 1/8" x 1/8" x 24" [3 x 3 x 610mm] balsa stick.
Glue it in place on top of the basswood turtledeck stringer,
making sure that it is glued in the center of the turtledeck
stringer. Do this for both the front and rear turtledeck stringer.
50. Locate three 3/16" x 3/16" x 30" [4.8 x 4.8 x 762mm]
balsa sticks. Cut them to fit at the base of the turtledeck on both
the front and rear turtledeck on both sides of the fuselage.
51. On the fuselage plan is the turtledeck sheeting
template. From a 3/32" x 4" x 24" [2.4 x 102 x 610mm] balsa
sheet, cut two turtledeck sheets.
52. Sheet the turtledeck with the sheets you cut. This is a
fairly tight bend so we recommend that you soak one side of
the wood with water or isopropyl alcohol, allowing the balsa
to soften and become more flexible. When the balsa is
sufficiently softened, glue the sheeting to F5-A, F6-A, F7-A
and the turtledeck stringers. After the wood has dried, sand
the turtledeck to match the fuselage sides and the balsa
turtledeck stringer to match the shape of the turtledeck.
53. From the remaining 3/32" x 4" x 24" [2.4 x 102 x 610mm]
balsa sheet, cut the deck sheeting for the front of the airplane.
Locate the deck patterns on the plan and use them to make
the sheets.
54. Glue the forward deck sheeting between F2A and F3A
and the deck stringers. Glue the rear deck sheeting between
F3A and F4A and the deck stringers. Sand the sheeting to
match the fuselage sides and sand the balsa deck stringers
to match the deck sheeting.
55. From leftover 3/16" [4.8mm] square balsa stick, cut
four sticks to fit between the 3/16" [4.8mm] turtledeck
stringers as shown in the photograph.
56. Locate the 1/16" x 3" x 18" balsa sheet. Cut the sheet
in half and edge glue the sheets together forming a 6" wide
sheet. Cut the sheet to fit in the cockpit of the plane, making
sure the sheet fits on top of the 3/16" [4.8mm] balsa sticks
and balsa turtledeck stringers. Glue the sheeting to the
balsa sticks.
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