Owner manual

❏ 5. Cut the sheeting for the landing gear and the
wheels (if installing retracts). Do it the same way you did for the servo hatches—start by cutting small holes, then enlarging the holes until you can get the gear and the wheel to fit. If installing retracts, mount the gear first, then cut the hole for the wheel as you retract the gear and fit the wheel into the wing.
❏ 6. If you mounted retracts, reinforce the bottom sheeting around the wheel cutouts with 1/32" [.8mm] plywood (not included) or 1/16" [1.6mm] balsa. Do so first by cutting a sheet to fit between the ribs, then by marking the cutout. Cut out the unneeded portion, then use medium CA to glue the sheet into position. Do this in sections until the opening is completely lined. True the edges to match the shape of the original cutout. ❏ 7. True all the edges of sheeting and spars even
with both ends of the wing, the sub leading edges, the aileron bay sub trailing edge and the flap bay trailing edge.
❏ 8. Cut the aileron bay trailing edge from a 3/8" x
1" x 18" [9.5 x 25 x 460mm] balsa stick, then glue it into position. Carve and sand to match the wing.
❏ 9. The same as was done for the ribs on the ends
of the center panel, cut the rest of the way through the rib on the end of the outer panel so the spar joiner will fit in the wing.
❏ 10. Cut the outer leading edge from a 3/8" x 7/8"
x 30" [9.5 x 22.2 x 760mm] balsa stick, then glue it to the front of the wing. Cut the inner leading edge from another 3/8" x 7/8" x 30" 9.5 x 22.2 x 760mm] balsa stick and bevel the end to meet the outer LE. Glue the inner LE into position. Shape the leading edges to match the wing, but don’t round and final- shape them yet.
❏ 11. Use the wing tip template on the plan to
shape one of the 2" x 2" x 13" [50 x 50 x 330mm] balsa blocks. Glue the block to the end of the wing.
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