User Manual

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7. Place the wing on the fuselage. Adjust the belly pan
and tighten the four nylon bolts.
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8. Clean the aluminum tubes with denatured alcohol and
glue the gun barrels in the wing with 6-minute epoxy. Note
the distance from the leading edge of the wing to the end
of each gun barrel.
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9. The F6F Hellcat has the option of installing a pitot tube.
It is held in place with magnets, allowing it to be removed
when transporting the wing to prevent damage. The mounting
hole is located on the bottom of the right wing, inboard of
the wing tip light.
APPLY THE FINAL DETAILS
Install the Cockpit Kit
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1. Use medium grit sandpaper to roughen the bottom of
the cockpit  oor. Wipe off the bottom of the cockpit  oor
with a paper towel dampened with denatured alcohol. Also
roughen the top of the seat pedestal. Use medium CA to
glue the cockpit  oor, centered in the cockpit.
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2. Trim the sides of the cockpit as shown. The width of
the tabs on the side is not important. They are used for a
gluing surface. Test  t the sides in the cockpit and trim as
required to get a good  t.