Owner manual

❏ 3. Sheet the top of the fuselage over the firewall
and 2T with leftover 3/32" [2.4mm] balsa sheeting. Bevel the edges of the sheeting even with the stringers, then finish the top of the fuselage by gluing on leftover 3/8" x 3" [9.5 x 75mm] balsa sheets for the fuselage corners. Use a razor plane or a hobby knife followed by a bar sander to round and shape the corners even with the side and top sheeting, but remove as little material as possible as final shaping will be done when fitting the cowl and cabin top. Also sand the sheeting and corner blocks even with the firewall and 2T.
MOUNT THE CABIN TOP
❏ 1. Cut four 1/2" [13mm] cabin mounting blocks from
the 1/4" x 1/2" x 3" [6.4 x 13 x 75mm] plywood stick.
❏ 2. Test fit, then use 30-minute epoxy to glue the
blocks into position where shown on the plan.
❏ 3. Glue together both halves of the die-cut 1/8"
[3.2mm] plywood cabin frame. Temporarily slide the
fuel tank out of the way or remove it altogether, then position the cabin frame on the side stringers in the fuselage. Accurately center the cabin frame from side-to-side. Use small clamps or masking tape to hold the cabin frame in place.
❏ 4. Drill 1/8" [3.2mm] holes through the cabin frame
and the cabin mounting blocks. After you drill each hole temporarily insert a 4-40 x 1/2" [13mm] socket head cap screw.
❏ 5. Enlarge the holes in the cabin frame only, with
a 9/64" [3.6mm] drill bit. Insert 4-40 blind nuts into each hole on the top of the frame (
see
the photo at
step 7). Permanently secure the blind nuts with a few drops of thin CA. Allow to fully harden.
❏ 6. If installing the scale cockpit interior, cut the cross brace
from the top of formers F3, F4 and F5.
❏ 7. Mount the cabin frame to the fuselage with the
socket head cap screws and #4 washers.
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