Hinging The Elevator; Installing The Horizontal Stabilizer - Seagull Models YAKOVLEV YAK 3 Assembly Manual

HINGING THE ELEVATOR.

Glue the elevator hinges in place using
the same techniques used to hinge the ai-
lerons.
INSTALL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN.
Fiberglass control horn
Epoxy.
Elevator iberglass control horn.
INSTALLING THE HORIZONTAL
STABILIZER.
1) Using a ruler and a pen, locate the cen-
terline of the horizontal stabilizer, at the
trailing edge, and place a mark. Use a tri-
angle and extend this mark, from back to
front, across the top of the stabilizer. Also
extend this mark down the back of the
trailing edge of the stabilizer.
2) Using a modeling knife, carefully re-
move the covering at mounting slot of
horizontal stabilizer ( both side of fuse-
lage).
Cut.
3) Slide the stabilizer into place in the
precut slot in the rear of the fuselage. he
stabilizer should be pushed irmly against
the front of the slot.
Epoxy.
Draw center line
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