Step 5: Assembling The Fuselage - Mountain Models Tantrum Instructions Manual

Upper spar cap
Glue the long wing reinforcement in place.
6.
Repeat all of the wing assembly steps for the other wing, making a mirror image of the
one you just completed. Unless of course, you built both at the same time, in which case
you get to move on the fuselage.

Step 5: Assembling the Fuselage

Once you've finished building the wings, you can begin assembling the fuselage. This
involves assembling the fuselage sides and bottom, attaching the bulkheads and tail
piece, assembling and attaching the motor mount supports, and finally, attaching the
motor mount itself.
Assembling the Fuselage Sides
For each fuselage side, you will need:
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Fuselage pieces (Figure I)
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Matching fuselage pieces (Figure H)
side uses all of the remaining pieces from Figure I, while the second side uses the
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Long reinforcement pieces
Each fuselage side is on a different balsa sheet. The first
Meshed "Fingers"
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