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I.l Turn fuselag€ upstde dovn and tistall
landtng gcar plat€.
Us€ a level to make rure thts
plate ts level, othc.rrtse your plane may lean to o;e-stde.
I I Epo>ry the 3/8't x3/4"
x7-7/a"
hardwood landlng gear supports b€tween l--l ancl F_2 as
close to the fuselage side strtngers as possrble. Mo"unt th; iandlng gear by drilling and
Lapping the I/4-2O;vlon bolts.
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l.l She€t fuselag€ bottom with l/B'balsa
to F-4.
We usually dampen the outslcte of the
sheeting and it bends easier.
I I Trla] Iit engine box
Check for alignment;
iJ satisfied, eporrf,/ tn place.
I l-Cap l/4'strhg€rs
from F-4 to rear tall bracket.
Also cap the l/g,
of the hardwood
stflnger that sticks below the fuselage stde, others,tse the covering wlll suck ln there.
I I lnstal l/8" pl].wood tail wheel bracket. A CB l/4 scale tall wheel assembly ls used.
I I Cut 2-3116" from the front of th€ foam-front derk por on. clu€ the two (2) l/8,, ltte ply
front hatch blanks to the front and rear of the 2-3l 16' prece,
Just cuf fiom tfre front de'ci<
portlon.
Trlm and sand the hatch btanks to flt.
clue thi thtrd hatch blank to the f.ont of
thc deck and trlm to llt. Cut the foam to make the cockprt as needcd. Ta;;r the foam
at the
rear of tlle cockptt so that F-3A wlll meet F-4A at the roi.
Instal F.3A. dtue one tt) F_4A to
the rear of th€ front deck. clue the l /8" x g/4' balsa'to ttre t,ottom anJ sraes of
the front
deck and the 2-3l 16" Ioam ftont deck btock.
I I Glue the 2'3/ 16" ffol]t deck block to the fuse top up agahst F-1. sheet the fiont dcck
block and deck wlth the supptied t/ 16,, balsa abor,c tlie r'le;i
iZa;U"t*
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I I Construct the turtle deck h llke manner. ustng the second F_4A alld the r / 4" F_ZA. cluc
the 1/8" x 3/4. balsa to the tur e deck bottom -and
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Sfr""t it
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i"i
e deck w.lth the
supphed I / 16' balsa Tack grue the hatch and turde deck ass;tires-i"
irre rir"e ana sana to
shape from F t to F-7A.
t J Glue I/4'x
3/4'x
3/4" plywood holdo*ns about I/2. tnto th€ foam front deck so that
they flt lnside fuselage l/4" side strmgers. Front deck ls held lll piace *fifr
a_:Z nyfon Uofts
through fusetag sidds and plywood fioldowns.
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te arileo ana
tapped for thc 8-gz nvlon bojti
IV. TAIL ASSEMBLY
[ | Tall parts are made from 3 /8' square balsa and l/4"xg/8.balsa.
We use f /8, ptwood
tail post and stab supports. rfyou do not
-use r.rg. riing" pimt" i"iiniini,
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you cut the hinge slots prlor to assembly of the ra pie, cs.
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farrrng_ blocks rrom 1 " x 2' x 8', provided. rnstall the 1
/a, F_7A to the tionr of
tne tail fatrtng blocks
By tack gtutng scrap 37a,x 1,, square to th. ce.rtei arri S7e, sq.rare
to
the tront aJrd rear bottom, vou can shape and sand tht; difficult_to_shape qulte
eas i.
Tack
glue this to fuselage and sand to shape.
{ I Cut the horizontal stab and fuselage to accept plF.vood tail mounthg
brackets if you
d€slre a r€movablc tail assembly.
lf a removatte'tatt
"ssc_tty
i. ,rot-r"quired,
slmply
epory thc assembly to the fuse at thc appropriate tlmc.
If a rimovabre tail assemttj
is
requlred, proceed as follows: Attach 8_3t btind nut to top ti."["i
urld-"po*V bracket to
notch in horizontat stab. Be caretut not to g€t epory in tfreifnJ
n"i.lie
luselage bracket
wlll be epoxied on later.
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