User Manual

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Mounting The Wing To The Fuselage
54. Locate the 1/4" dia. x1-1/2" wing hold down dowel and sharpen one end to a point
- keep the point symmetrical and centered. Push the dowel into the hole in F-2 so
that only the point remains sticking out into the wing opening. Slide the wing into
position, making sure it is centered on the fuselage. When you remove the wing,
there should be a small indentation in the leading edge.
55. Drill a 1/4" diameter hole through the leading edge at the indentation. Make the
hole 1 inch deep.
56. Remove the dowel from F-2 and slide it into the hole in the wing leading edge,
pointed side first, leaving about 1/2" of the dowel protruding out from the leading
edge of the wing.
57.
Trial fit the wing onto the fuselage wing saddle making sure it is properly seated. If not, slightly enlarge the dowel hole in the
wing leading edge until it does seat properly.
58. Remove the wing from the fuse and glue the wing dowel permanently in place in the wing with Kwik-Set epoxy glue and let
dry.
NOTE: Do not use C/A glues for this step, as it will melt the foam wing core!
59. Install the wing on the fuselage and
properly align it. Measure to make sure
both wing tips are the exactly same
distance from the rear end of the
fuselage. Tape the wing to the fuse so it
can't move. Next, carefully measure 1/4"
in front of fuse former F-3, and mark the
location for the wing hold down bolt. Drill
through the wing and the basswood
block at the same time with a 5/32" drill.
60. Tap the basswood block with a 10-32 tap. Take the wing off and redrill the hole in the wing with a 3/16" drill to allow the
nylon bolt to pass though.
BUILDER` TIP: Stengthen the threads and the wing bolt holes with a few drops of thin C/A glue. When dry, clean
the excess glue from the threads with a 10-32 tap.
61. Sand a bevel in the top of the die-
cut 1/8" balsa wing cuff with a sanding block. Carefully glue the cuff in place onto the wing
making sure that no glue is allowed onto the nylon wing bolt.
62. Position the pre-bent 1/32" music wire canopy latch onto the front of fuselage former F-2A. Make sure the latch is slightly
over center of the wing dowel slot in the former and glue the wire latch in place. Glue only the bottom leg of the wire latch to
the fuse former.
63. Make a front hold down pin for the canopy out of a scrap piece of wire or a round tooth pick. Drill a hole in the front former
of the canopy and glue in place. Also drill a hole in the balsa fill-in to accept the pin.