Build The Tail Surfaces; Build The Fin And Rudder; Build The Stab And Elevators - GREAT PLANES Pete'n Poke Sport 40 Instruction Manual

BUILD THE TAIL SURFACES

Build the Fin & Rudder
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1. Place the fin portion of the fuse plan over your flat
building board. Cover the plan with Great Planes Plan Protector.
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2. Build the fin over the plan from two 1/4" x 1/2" x 30"
balsa sticks and one 1/4" x 1/4" x 30" balsa stick. Save the
leftover balsa sticks for the rudder.
During the covering process heated air, sealed inside the
structure, expands and does not allow the covering to fully
tighten. Drill 1/16" holes through the 1/4" x 1/4" balsa
sticks. Later, holes will be drilled through the trailing edge
of the stab and fin and through the leading edge of the
rudder and elevators so this expanded air can escape,
thus allowing the covering to fully shrink.
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3. Remove the fin from the plan and sand both sides flat
with a bar sander and 80-grit sandpaper.
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4. Cover the rudder portion of the plan with Plan
Protector. Building over the plan, glue together the die-cut
1/8" balsa rudder parts RB, RTE, RT. Note that there are
two of each part, making a total thickness of 1/4".
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5. Finish building the rudder using the remainder of the
balsa sticks you used for the fin and an additional 1/4" x 1/4"
x 30" balsa stick. Remove the rudder from the plan and sand
both sides flat.
Build the Stab & Elevators
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1. Place the stab portion of the wing plan over your flat
building board and cover it with Great Planes Plan Protector.
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