Finish The Fuselage; Build The Carrying Handle - GREAT PLANES P-6E HAWK Instruction Manual

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10. Place the top wing onto the "N" struts. Attach the top
wing to the "N" struts with 4-40 x 1/2" [13mm] socket head
cap screws, #4 washers and 4-40 nylon lock nuts the same
way you installed the strut to the lower brackets.
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11. Set the plane on its nose. Look at the relation of the
top wing to the bottom wing. Be sure the top wing is parallel
with bottom wing. Adjust the top wing as needed. Then
carefully set the fuselage back on the landing gear.
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12. Without disturbing the top wing, verify that the cabane
mounting holes are positioned over the hardwood rails. If
they are not, check to see if you have mounted the center
cabanes and "N" struts properly. Also look at the top and
bottom wings from the side. They should look almost
parallel. If it appears that the leading edge of the top wing is
much higher, the "N" struts are possibly backwards.
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13. Drill a 5/64" [2mm] hole through each of the four
mounting holes in the center cabanes. When you drill these
holes you must be drilling into the hardwood blocks located
in the fuselage, just under the covering.
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14. Install and then remove a #4 x 1/2" [13mm] sheet
metal screw and #4 flat washer into each of the four holes.
Apply a couple drops of thin CA into each of the holes to
harden the threads. After the glue has cured, permanently
install the screws into the fuselage.
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15. Once you have the center cabanes installed, tighten
the socket head cap screws holding the "N" strut brackets.

FINISH THE FUSELAGE

Build the Carrying Handle

This kit comes with a convenient carrying handle for the
fuselage and the struts.
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1. Locate all of the plywood parts of the carrying handle.
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2. Glue the four parts of each set together as shown to
make a pair 3/8" [10mm] thick.
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3. Do the same with the remaining parts as shown.
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