GREAT PLANES Reactor Instruction Manual page 12

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9. Cut a slot for the elevator control horn on the
underside of the left elevator half. The slot should be 1/4"
[6.4mm] from the inside edge and 3/8" [9.5mm] long. Test fit
the control horn into the slot, being sure that the control horn
holes are positioned over the hinge line.
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10. Insert the elevator joiner wire into the small gap behind
the horizontal stabilizer.
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11. Before gluing, roughen the elevator joiner wire with
sandpaper and clean it off with alcohol. Prepare the
elevators by inserting a CA hinge into each hinge slot. Use
T-pins to keep the hinges centered. Put a light coating of
epoxy onto the ends of the elevator joiner wire. Install the
elevators onto the elevator joiner wire while fitting the CA
hinges into their mating slots in the horizontal stabilizer. As
you did with the ailerons, use thin CA to glue the hinges. The
hinges will hold the elevators in place while the epoxy cures.
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12. Cut a slot for the rudder control horn 13/16" [21mm]
from the bottom of the rudder. Test fit the rudder control
horn into the slot, being sure that the control horn holes are
positioned over the hinge line. Attach the rudder to fuselage
using three CA hinges.
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13. Using CA glue or epoxy, join the two tail skid
parts together.
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14. Glue the tail skid to the underside of the fuselage,
being sure that it is centered on the fuse and positioned
back against the LE of the rudder.
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