GREAT PLANES P-40 Warhawk Instruction Manual page 19

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7. Cut a 1-1/2" [38mm] piece from the included 1/4" [6mm]
tri-stock. Glue the piece fl ush with the top edge of the fuel
tank opening as shown. This will provide a larger mounting
surface for the battery tray.
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8. Make a battery strap by cutting the hook and loop
material 7-1/4" [184mm] long, overlapping the ends 1-1/2"
[38mm]. The strap can be glued to the underside of the
battery tray with medium or thick CA as shown.
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9. Glue the battery tray into the fuse by keying the tab into
the third former and resting the forward end on the fuel tank
opening and the tri-stock you glued in step 7. Apply a liberal
amount of medium or thick CA glue to the mating surfaces to
ensure a very secure battery tray. Cut another piece of tri-stock
and glue it against the aft end of the tray and the former.
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10. Glue the brushless radio tray to the stringers in the
location shown.
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11. Cut a piece of 1/4" [6mm] or 1/2" [13mm] foam rubber
(not included) to fi t your receiver. Hook one of the included
rubber bands onto the tab on the brushless radio tray and
feed the other end above the tray and out of the throttle servo
bay. Place your receiver and foam rubber onto the brushless
radio tray and loop the rubber band over the receiver and
hook it onto the tab.
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12. Trim the covering from the cooling hole cutout on the
front underside of the fuse.
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