Optional Flying Wire Installation - GREAT PLANES P-6E HAWK Instruction Manual

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3. Cut the turtle deck on the cut lines and glue it in place
with R/C 56 canopy glue.
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4. Your kit includes a pilot. Glue the pilot in the cockpit
using 6-minute epoxy.

Optional Flying Wire Installation

The photos on the box show optional flying wires installed on
the plane. The materials we used for this are not included in
the kit but are readily available at any fabric store for less than
$10.00. The wires are made from an elastic cord typically
used for sewing an elastic cuff in a sleeve. The material is
commonly called, "Beading Cord Elastic."
You will need approximately seven yards, two small packages.
The method described here will provide a reasonably scale
appearance without the hassles typically associated with
flying wires. Because they are made from elastic there is no
need to tension them each time you put the plane together.
These wires will add approximately two minutes to the overall
assembly time of the plane at the flying field.
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1. Measure from the fillet at the trailing edge of the stab
out toward the tip of the stab 7" [178mm] and make a mark
with a felt-tip pen. Measure in from the trailing edge of the
stab 1/4" [6.4mm] and 9/16" [14.3mm] and make crossing
marks. Do this on both sides of the stab.
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2. At the rear corner of the fin, measure down 1-1/2"
[38mm] and in 7/16" [11mm]. From the intersection of those
lines make a mark on the front of the fin 3-3/4" [95mm].
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