INSTALLING THE HORIZONTAL STABILISER
Cut.
Remove the covering.
Draw center line.
Pen.
Hinge slot.
1) Using a ruler and a pen, locate the
centerline of the horizont al stabiliser, at the
trailing edge, and place a mark. Use a triangle
and extend this mark, from back to front,
across the top of the stabiliser . Also extend
this mark down the back of the trailing edge of
the stabiliser.
2) Using a modelling knife, carefully remove
the covering at mounting slot of horizontal
stabiliser.
5) When you are satisfied with the align-
ment, hold the stabiliser in place with T- pins
or masking tape, but do not glue at this time.
4) Install the stabiliser onto the fuselage.
Align the centerline drawn on the top and the
rear of the stabiliser with the centre of the fu-
selage. When that is aligned, hold the stabi-
liser in that position using T-pins or masking
tape. Align the horizontal stabiliser with the
wing. When viewed from the rear , the hori-
zontal stabiliser should be level with the wing.
If it is not level, use sandpaper and sand down
the high side of the stabiliser mounting plat-
form until the proper alignment is achieved.
The tips of the stabiliser should also be equal
distance from the tips of the wing.
3) Put the stabiliser into place in the
position of the fuselage.
6) With the stabiliser held firmly in place,
use a pen and draw lines onto the stabiliser
where it and the fuselage sides meet. Do this
on both the right and left sides and top and
bottom of the stabiliser.
7) Remove the stabiliser. Using the lines
you just drew as a guide, carefully remove the
covering from between them using a modell-
ing knife.
C/A glue.
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