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6. When you are sure that everything is aligned
correctly, mix up a generous amount of 30
minute epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the top and
bottom of the stabilizer mounting area and to the
stabilizer mounting platform sides in the
fuselage. Slide the stabilizer in place and
re-align. Double check all of your measurements
one more time before the epoxy cures. Remove
any excess epoxy using a paper towel and
rubbing alcohol and hold the stabilizer in place
with T-pins or masking tape.
7. After the epoxy has fully cured, remove the
masking tape or T-pins used to hold the
stabilizer in place and carefully inspect the glue
joints. Use more epoxy to fill in any gaps that
were not filled previously and clean up the
excess using a paper towel and rubbing alcohol.
VERTICAL STABILIZER INSTALLATION
PARTS REQUIRED
· (1) Vertical stabilizer with rudder.
1. Using a modeling knife, remove the covering on
the top of the fuselage for the vertical stabilizer.
Remove the covering
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Glue with epoxy
Picture 17
Remove
the covering
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Tiger Shark F20
2. Slide the vertical stabilizer into the slot in the
mounting platform in the top of the fuselage. Mark
the shape of the fuselage on the left and right
sides of the vertical stabilizer using a felt-tip pen.
3. Now, remove the vertical stabilizer and using
a
modeling knife, carefully cut just inside the
marked lines and remove the film on both sides
of the vertical stabilizer. Just as you did with the
horizontal stabilizer, make sure you only press
hard enough to cut the film, not the balsa
vertical stabilizer.
4. Slide the vertical stabilizer back in place. Using
a
triangle, check to ensure that the vertical
stabilizer is aligned 90 degree to the horizontal
stabilizer.
5. When you are sure that everything is a aligned
correctly, mix up a generous amount of 30
minute epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the slot in
the mounting platform and to the vertical
stabilizer mounting area. Apply epoxy to the
lower rudder hinge. Set the stabilizer in place
and
re-align. Double check all of your
measurements once more before the epoxy
cures. Remove any excess epoxy using a
paper towel and rubbing alcohol and hold the
stabilizer in place with T-pins or masking tape.
Allow the epoxy to fully cure before proceeding.
Glue with epoxy
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Remove the covering
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