Owner manual
❏ 22. Test fit the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood nose
gear supports and the 1/4" x 9/16" x 10" [6.4 x 14.3
x 250mm] plywood nose gear mounting rails. Cut
the rails to the correct length and save the cut off
pieces. Glue the parts into position with 30-minute
epoxy. Use clamps to hold the supports to the firewall
and to the rails. Wedge leftover balsa sticks between
the rails to press them into the notches in the firewall
and former 2.
❏ 23. Test fit your servos in the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm]
plywood forward servo tray. If necessary, enlarge
the openings for the servos.
❏ 24. Glue the die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood servo tray
supports to the tray, then glue strips of leftover 1/8"
[3.2mm] plywood across the bottom of the tray for the
servo screws. Glue the forward servo tray into position.
Skip step 25 if installing fixed landing gear.
❏ 25. If installing retracts, cut the remaining two
pieces of 1/4" x 9/16" [6.4 x 14.3mm] plywood
leftover from step 22 and glue them to the bottom of
the front of the rails.
Refer to this photo for the following two steps.
❏ 26. Glue both die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood wing
mounting block retainers into position. Sand an
angle on one end of both 1/2" x 1" x 2" [13 x 25 x
50mm] basswood wing mounting blocks to match
former F5. Glue the mounting blocks into position
with 30-minute epoxy. Use clamps to hold the blocks
in position until the epoxy hardens.
❏ 27. Glue another strip of leftover 1/8" [3.2mm]
plywood across the front of the servo openings in the
die-cut 1/8" [3.2mm] plywood aft servo tray.
Simultaneously fit the aft servo tray and the 1/4" x
1/4" x 12" [6.4 x 6.4 x 305mm] basswood stick into
position. Cut the stick to the correct length between
the fuselage sides, then glue the parts into place.
❏ 28. Use two more 3/16" x 3/16" x 24" [4.8 x 4.8 x
610mm] balsa sticks for the four stringers between the
firewall and former F3 and glue them into position.
SHEET THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE
❏ 1. One at a time, remove, then replace the T-pins
in the fuselage main spars as shown.
❏ 2. Sand all of the fuselage stringers even with
formers to accommodate the sheeting.
❏ 3. Cut a 12" x 1-7/8" [305 x 47.6mm] piece from a
3/32" x 3" x 24" [2.4 x 75 x 610mm] balsa sheet. Glue
the piece back on as shown in the sketch.
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