Fuselage Part I - DG Airparts Super XC Instruction Manual

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Stabilator (cont.)
8. Using the popsicle stick as a
guide, cut out the stabilator slot.
If you feel comfortable you can
do it directly with a Dremel®
tool.
9. Glue one of the rod ends into
the carbon fiber elevator pushrod
with epoxy. Once you slide the
rod end into the pushrod, tape the
rod end to the pushrod and sus-
pend the pushrod vertically with
the rod end down, so the epoxy
can flow back down and fill the
voids in the rod end.
Construction
Fuselage Part 1
1. Hook a tape measure to the
nose of the fuselage and mark the
tow hook location at 27 3/4"
2. Drill a hole at the mark using a
9/64" drill bit.
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3. Glue the tow hook block in
using epoxy and filler centered
over the tow hook hole.
4. Drill a 9/64" hole through the
tow hook block using the previ-
ously drilled hole as a guide.
Screw the tow hook in and glue it
in using a few drops of thin CA.
5. Cut out the servo mounting
plate to fit the servos you have
chosen for the rudder and stabila-
tor.

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