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AILERON SERVO AND PUSHROD
SERVO LEAD AS IT EXITS THE
INSTALLATION
WINGS CENTER SECTION
The final step was to mount the wing to the fuselage. Before you can do this you must first attach the
leading edge piece to the opening in front of the windshield former. The block is tapered so you must
be sure to install it correctly. I held it in place with 5 minute epoxy and clamps. Next place the wing
on the fuselage and drill through the holes in the fuselage and into the wing for the dowels. Be sure
not to drill completely through the wings leading edge. Install the wooden dowels with 5 minute
epoxy and cut them to the proper length.
DRILL HOLES FOR WING DOWELS.
WING DOWELS INSTALLED BEFORE
USE
CUTTING THEM TO LENGTH
TAPE TO MARK DEPTH.
Next place the wing bolt plate on at the rear of the wing and trace around it with a pencil. Remove
the covering roughly 1/8" inside the line. Attach the plate with 5 minute epoxy. Ensure the wing is
square to on the plane by measuring from outer edge of the aileron to the tail of the plane. Drill
through the wing bolt plate and into the wing hold-down block. Insert blind nuts in the hold-down
block and secure them with a couple drops of thin CA. Using the supplied strip of Ultracote, cover
the center seam on the wing.
TAIL
SURFACES:
Next, locate the horizontal stabilizer. Remove the covering in the top rear of the
fuselage and in the notch on the front of the stabilizer. Line the horizontal stabilizer in the opening
on the fuselage and mark the covering on the bottom surface along the fuselage. Remove the
covering from the stabilizer 1/8" inside the lines.
Next place the vertical stabilizer into the opening in the fuselage and check to see if everything is
aligned properly. Mark the stabilizer along the fuselage and remove the covering. Using 30 minute
epoxy, attach the horizontal and vertical stabilizers to the fuselage. The whole assembly "locks"
together and forms a nice fit. Check that the vertical stabilizer is 90 degrees to the horizontal
stabilizer. Hold everything in place with masking tape.
Attach each elevator half to the the horizontal stabilizer using the CA hinges in the same manner as
attaching the ailerons mentioned above.
At this time you need to make provisions to install the supplied tail wheel. Due to personal
preference, I chose to use a Sullivan Tail Wheel Assembly rather than the supplied bent wire tail
wheel. The rudder is now attached with CA hinges like the elevator and ailerons.
Next, mark and install the control horns on each elevator half and the pull-pull horns on the rudder.
Again these horns were the same as the ailerons, requiring a 3rd screw that is not included in the kit.
USE WOODPECKER TO PREP
PULL-PULL CONTROL HORNS ON
EXPOSED BALSA ON STABILIZER
RUDDER
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