Hinge The Elevators And Rudder - GREAT PLANES Reactor ARF .61-.91 SPORT BIPLANE Instruction Manual

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10. Slide the stab into position, then partially out the other
side, exposing the uncovered balsa on the other side of the
stab. Apply more epoxy around the top and bottom of the
stab, then slide it back into place. Use your fi nger or a piece
of balsa or cardstock to thoroughly work epoxy back into the
joint all the way around the top and bottom on both sides.
Reinsert the pins into the trailing edge next to the fuselage.
Use your paper towel squares to wipe away excess epoxy
and use the pin and string and any weight that may have
been necessary to align the stab with the wing. Do not disturb
the model until the epoxy has hardened.
Hinge the Elevators and Rudders
CA HINGE
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1. Cut ten 1" x 1" [25 x 25mm] CA hinges from the included
CA hinge strip. Snip off the corners so they go in easier.
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2. Stick a pin through the middle of three hinges. Without
glue, fi t the hinges into the hinge slots in one side of the stab.
(The T-pins will keep the hinges centered.)
1" [25mm]
1" [25mm]
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3. Join the matching elevator to the stab and take out the
T-pins. Make sure there is a small hinge gap—just enough to
see light through or to slip a piece of paper through.
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4. Add eight to ten drops of thin CA to the top and bottom
of each hinge allowing a few seconds between drops for the
CA to soak in so it doesn't run into the hinge gap.
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5. Hinge the other elevator the same way, but don't hinge
the rudder yet.
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6. Without using any glue, test fi t the tail wheel assembly into
the fuselage, then join the rudder with four hinges with pins.
Make any adjustments necessary so everything fi ts well.
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7. Use coarse sandpaper to roughen the "arm" portion of
the tail gear wire (where it goes into the rudder) so glue will
adhere. Add a drop of oil to both ends of the tail gear bearing
so glue will not get in.
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