Build The Fuselage; Assemble The Tail Section - GREAT PLANES Super Skybolt Instruction Manual

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5. Set aside the bottom wing while the epoxy cures.
Locate the 3/16" x 13/16" [5 x 21 mm] anti-rotation pin and
glue it half way into the hole in the trailing edge of one of the
top wing panels.
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6. As you did with the bottom wing, make a center mark on
the top wing joiner and test fit it into the joiner pockets of both
top wing panels. The tapered edge of the joiner faces forward.
Sand the joiner as necessary until a proper fit is achieved.
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7. Coat one half of the joiner with 30-minute epoxy and
insert it into the joiner pocket of the top wing panel with the
anti-rotation pin installed. Coat the root rib of this panel with
epoxy and press the aluminum joiner plate in place and
hold it there with masking tape. The two holes in the joiner
plate for mounting the cabane struts will face the checkered
underside of the wing panel.
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8. When the epoxy in the previous step has cured, coat the
other half of the aluminum joiner plate and top wing joiner with
30-minute epoxy. Coat the root rib of the other top wing panel
and slide the two together. Wipe away excess epoxy with
denatured alcohol and use masking tape to hold the panels
together while the epoxy cures. Note: The top wing has no
dihedral angle, so it will lay flat on the workbench.

BUILD THE FUSELAGE

Assemble the Tail Section

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1. Trim the covering from the horizontal stabilizer slot at
the aft end of the fuselage.
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2. Trim the covering from the wing bolt holes in the bottom
wing. Temporarily attach the bottom wing to the fuselage
using the two 1/4-20 x 2" [51 mm] nylon wing bolts.
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