Install The Stab, Elevator, Fin & Rudder - GREAT PLANES Super Stearman Instruction Manual

Install the Stab, Elevator, Fin & Rudder
1. Temporarily attach the lower wing to the fuselage with the
1/4-20 nylon bolts. Slide the horizontal stabilizer into the slot
in the fuselage. Stand back and look at the stab in relation to
the wing. The stab should be parallel with the wing. If not, sand
the stab saddle until the stab and wing are aligned.
2. Measure the distance from the tip of the stab to the tip of
each wing. Adjust the position of the stab until they are equal.
3. Using a felt-tip pen, mark the outline of the fuselage on
the top and the bottom of the stab.
4. Cut the covering on the top and bottom of the stab
inside the line you have drawn. Use the same technique for
removing the covering from the wing.
5. Glue the stab in place with 30-minute epoxy. Excess epoxy
can be cleaned away with a paper towel and denatured
alcohol. After the stab is positioned and all excess epoxy has
been cleaned away, temporarily install the vertical fin part of
the way into the slot. Just put it into place enough to verify that
you have not pushed the wood fuselage fairings too close
together and that the slot in the stab is aligned with the opening
for the fin. Remove the fin and allow the glue to cure. If any glue
has gotten on the fin, remove it with denatured alcohol.
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