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11. Fit the cowl, centering it over the motor shaft. The

cowl should be snug enough to remain in place without any

glue. If you wish, you can glue it in place before ﬂ ight.

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12. Do not install the props at this time. You will be

instructed to check the motor operation later in the manual

and told when to install the props.

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13. Securely epoxy the tip ﬂ oats into the slots in the bottom

of the wing.

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14. Repeat steps 1-14 for the left wing.

ASSEMBLE THE FUSELAGE

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1. Insert the aluminum wing joiner tube into one of the

wing halves. Slide the remaining wing half onto the tube and

push the wing together so that the alignment pin at the back

of the wing slides into the other wing panel. Temporarily

install the wing to the top of the fuselage using two 4-40 x

1-1/4" [32mm] socket head cap screws in the front mounting

holes and two 4-40 x 3/4" [19mm] socket head cap screws

in the rear mounting holes. When installing the wing be sure

all of the wires ﬁ t between the mounting screws and ﬁ t into

the fuselage.

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2. Locate the horizontal stabilizer, two elevator halves and

the elevator joiner wire. Test ﬁ t the joiner wire into the holes

and slot in the trailing edge of the elevators. Look at the

alignment of the elevators. If they are not aligned with each

other, make small adjustments to the joiner wire until the two

elevator halves are aligned.

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3. When you are satisﬁ ed with the ﬁ t and alignment, epoxy

the wire to the elevator halves.

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4. Using the same technique used for installing the

ailerons, install three hinges into each half of the elevator.

Then slide the elevator into the stab. Apply a couple of drops

of thin CA to the top and bottom of each hinge. Allow the glue

to harden before moving on to the next step.