Aileron Assembly - Mountain Models P-51 Mustang Assembly Manual

1/12 scale electric park flyer

29. When curving the center sheeting to form with W17 and W18, you might find it helpful to lightly dampen the sheet with water.

Apply a small bead of thick CA to the center rib and press the sheeting down onto it. Press the sheeting down from the inside

working out, and secure it using thin CA. You may need to lightly sand the outer edges to get it to fit properly. It can sit just inside

or on top of the outer sheeting, whichever you find easier. Repeat for the other side of the sheeting.

30. Cut the remaining 1/8" dowel in half. Glue the dowels into the holes in the front of the wing and going through W17 and W18,

leaving about ¼" of dowel in front of the wing.

31. Find the 3/32" stringer sheet. Remove the outer pieces that have X's engraved on them and throw them away as these are NOT to

be used. Place one of the 3/32" stringers into the rear most stringer slots in the rib. Pressing it down into the slot, use thin CA to

secure it in place. You can trim the outside end even with the rib, or notch it and bend it down to glue to the top of the wing tip,

whichever you prefer. Glue the remaining stringers in place as shown in the image below and repeat for the other side of the wing.

32. Trim the building tabs off of the bottom of the ribs with a sharp X-Acto blade.

33. Set the completed wing aside in a safe place and continue with the next section.

AILERON ASSEMBLY:

Locate and remove the A3, A4, and A6 1/16" balsa parts, A1, A5, and A7 1/8" balsa parts, the A2 1/32" plywood parts, and the A9

1/64" plywood parts. We will begin by building the LEFT aileron.

Lay the A6 1/16" balsa part over the plan sheet. Place the 1/16" A3 part in place, tabbing into the A6 part. Make sure it is pressed

fully against A6 and secure it with thin CA. Lay the A2 1/32" plywood piece next to it as shown on the plans, and then place the

A1 1/8" balsa part to the outside of the 1/32" plywood part. Make sure they are pressed against each other and secure them with

thin CA.

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