BUILD THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
AND ELEVATORS
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(13) Pin the horizontal stabilizer and the elevators portion of
the plan to the building board. Cover this portion with wax
paper. Trim the 1/4" x 3" x 4-3/8" balsa stabilizer platform as
shown. Use the plan for the correct outline.
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(14) Assemble the stabilizer over the plan using the materials
specified on the plans.
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(15) Assemble the elevators over the plan as shown.
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(16) Locate the elevator joiner wire and drill a 1/8" or 9/64"
diameter hole in each elevator at the location shown on
the plan.
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(17) Carve out the joiner wire clearance on each elevator as
shown. Test fit the wire joiner until the fit is as shown.
This completes the stab and elevators. Put them aside for now
and let’s move on to the wing construction.
BUILD THE WING AND AILERONS
Note: The wing is built over the plan, with the bottom of the
wing facing up.
Refer to the following illustration when performing the next 3
steps. Pin the wing portion of the plan to the building board.
Cover the plan with wax paper.
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(1) Use the 1/8" x 3/8" x 24" balsa sticks to make the 44" trailing
edge by joining them with a diagonal splice at the centerline.
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(2) Pin two 1/4" x 1-1/8" x 24" balsa leading edge sticks over
the wing plan to create a temporary trailing edge fixture. These
fixture sticks are used later to make the wing
leading edge. Cover
the fixture with wax paper. Then pin the 1/8" x 3/8" x 44" trailing
edge to the top edge.
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(3) Make two 44" wing spars by cutting and joining 1/4" x 3/8"
x 36" balsa sticks using a diagonal splice at one end. Cut the
1/4" x 3/8" x 30" balsa spar doubler in half to make two 15" sticks.
Bevel both ends of spar doublers and glue them to the spars
where shown on the plan. Pin the bottom spar assembly into
position over the plan.
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