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Cockpit details, Final assembly and center of gravity – E-flite P-51B Mustang 32e ARF User Manual

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E-flite P-51B Mustang 32e ARF Assembly Manual

Cockpit Details

Required Parts

Canopy hatch

Pilot seat

Radio box

Pilot (optional)

Required Tools and Adhesives

Hobby scissors

Medium CA

Hobby knife with #11 blade

1. Locate the radio box. Use hobby scissors and a

hobby knife with a #11 blade to trim the flashing

from the radio box.

2. Use medium CA to glue the radio box in the rear

of the cockpit. Center the radio box side-to-side,

and make sure it is as far back in the cockpit as

possible. Note that the taller portion of the radio

box faces to the front of the cockpit.

3. Use medium CA to glue the pilot seat in the

cockpit. The seat fits into the notch in the cockpit

floor, and the tab on the seat fits tight against the

underside of the cockpit floor.

4. Use medium CA to glue the optional pilot in

the cockpit.

Final Assembly and Center of Gravity

Required Parts

Fuselage

Wing panel (right and left)

Radiator scoop

Aluminum wing tube

Aluminum anti-rotation pin
Nylon wing bolt (2)

Required Tools and Adhesives

Balancing stand

Felt-tipped pen

Flat blade screwdriver

1. Slide the wing tube in one of the wing panels.

It will slide in easily, so don’t force it in any farther

than it will easily slide.

2. Insert the aluminum anti-rotation pin near the

trailing edge of the wing.