VQ Models F6F HELLCAT Instruction Manual page 16

14- HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER
Apply thin CA glue into the slot where
the fuselage meet the horizontal stabilizer.
90 degree
triangle
CA
14A
14A
Install the horizontal stabilizer onto the fuselage and adjust the alignment as described in steep 13B.
Note: it is important to ensure that the horizontal stabilizer is also level in regards to the fuselage.
Apply the thin CA along the area where the covering was removed in the previous step and to the
fuselage where the horizontal stabilizer mounts .
! Securely glue together. If coming off during fly, you lose control of your air plane.
Apply CA glue
both sides.
(thin CA)
CA
14B
14C
B=B'
B
B'
Pull the rudder out of the vertical fin.
Carefully, push the vertical fin into the
slot on the fuselage as shown (12A).
Trial fit the vertical fin in position. Using
a 90 degree triangle, ensure that the
vertical stabilizer is perpendicular to the
horizontal stabilizer (12B).
Using a pencil, trace around the vertical
stabilizer where it meets the fuselage.
Remove the vertical stabilizer from the
fuselage.