Finish The Cockpit - GREAT PLANES Rapture 40 Instruction Manual

6. The receiver antenna must be fully extended–either
inside or outside the fuselage. To mount the antenna outside
the fuselage drill a 3/32" [2.4mm] hole through former F-4
and drill a 1/8" [3mm] hole through the bottom of the
fuselage. Guide the antenna through F-4 and through a
small piece of tubing in the bottom of the fuselage. Tape the
end of the antenna to the bottom of the fuselage.

Finish the Cockpit

1. Use iron-on covering or paint to make the cockpit the
color of your choice. On the model in the instruction manual
the cockpit was covered with flat black MonoKote.
2. Test fit the pilot you will be using. Trim the pilot where
necessary to get him to fit in the cockpit, then paint per your
taste. Acrylic paints found at craft and hobby stores are
recommended because they are easy to use and clean up
with water.
3. If the cockpit was covered with iron-on covering, cut
away the covering so the pilot can be glued to bare wood.
This is not necessary if the cockpit was painted. Glue the
pilot into position with medium CA or epoxy.
4. Cut out the instrument panel decal and stick it into
position on former FD3.
5. Cut out the canopy along the molded-in cutlines. True
the edges with a bar sander, then wash in soapy water.
Rinse thoroughly and dry.
6. Place the canopy on the fuselage. Drill four 1/16"
[1.6mm] holes through both sides of the canopy and into the
fuselage. Enlarge the holes in the canopy only with a 3/32"
[2.4mm] drill.
7. Apply 1/4" [6mm] striping tape around the perimeter of
the canopy. Screw the canopy to the fuselage with eight #2
x 3/16" [4.8mm] screws.
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