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6. Tape the elevator to the horizontal stabilizer with packing tape so that, with the
hinge on top, the control horn slot is on the right elevator. The elevator should just
kiss the stab but should also be able to deflect 45 degrees or more in both
directions.
7. If there is any doubt as to the strength of the tape hinge, you can flip the elevator
over onto the stab and hinge the other side of the joint.
8. Slide the horizontal stabilizer into the slot in the rear of the fuselage so the hinge is
facing up and glue with foam safe CA, white glue, or epoxy. Ensure that the
stabilizer is square to the fuselage.
9. Hinge the rudder to the rear of the fuselage the same way you hinged the elevator.
Ensure that there is a 1/16" gap between the top of the fuselage and the rudder.
The hinge will be on the left side of the fuselage.
Step 4: Install the Elevator and Rudder Servos
You should center your servos before you hook them up to the pushrods. To do
this: Connect your servo to your receiver, connect your ESC to your receiver, turn
on your transmitter, and then connect your batteries to your ESC. Your servos will
move to a neutral position, assuming all of your radio trims are set to zero (0).
1. Press the servos into the slots you made in the fuselage build. I like to run both
servo cables out the left side of the fuselage so that I only have one set of wires
running along the fuselage. You will need servo extension cables. You can either
tape the cables to the side of the fuselage or cut a slit into the fuselage as shallow
as possible and press the wires into the slot. Close the slot up with tape.
2. The pushrods are made from two pieces of 1/32" music wire with a Z bend on one
side. One Z bend goes in the servo horn and the other Z bend goes in the rudder or
elevator control horn. The two wires are joined with a piece of heat shrink tubing.
Be very careful shrinking the tubing as the foam melts easily. Once the pushrods
are adjusted to the correct length, carefully place a drop of thin CA on the end of he
heat shrink so that it will wick into the tubing. This creates a very strong joint.
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