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Install and glue F16 to F15, FB, FG, H and
the tail skid block.
Plane and sand flat the corner of the fuse
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lage and F16 in preparation for adding the
two F17 corner pieces.
Glue on the two fuselage corner pieces
(F17). Use masking tape or rubber bands
to pull it into contact with the fuselage sides
and F16.
F16 has been glued to the bottom formers and the tail skid
block.
Two F17 corner pieces are held in contact with the fuselage
sides and F16 with rubber bands.
Trim and sand the front of F17 and F16
flush with F15.
Place the wing on the fuselage and secure
it with the wing bolts. Trace around the aft
end of the belly pan to mark guide lines for
shaping the aft bottom of the fuselage.
The wing is attached and the belly pan is used to draw the
matching contour onto the aft fuselage parts after they have
been sanded flat to F15.
Plane and sand the aft fuselage bottom to
shape.
The aft fuselage bottom has been shaped to contour with the
belly pan.
This concludes the basic fuselage construction.
We’ll come back to the fuselage after constructing
the empennage components.
