E-flite RV-9 450 ARF - Manual (Page 18)

18 E-flite RV-9 450 Assembly Manual
Insert a 4-40 socket head bolt into each hole to
keep the plate in position while tracing the outline.
 11. Use a hobby knife with a new #11 blade to
remove the covering 1/16-inch (1.5mm) inside the
line drawn in the last step.
Use rubbing alcohol and a paper towel to
remove the line drawn on the bottom of the
wing before installing the wing bolt plate.
 12. Use medium CA to glue the wing bolt plate to
the bottom of the wing. Make sure the holes in the
plate are aligned with the holes in the wing before
the CA has cured.
You should now decide between fixed or operational
flaps. If you will be using operational flaps then you
should skip to that section on the next page.
Fixed Flap Linkage Installation
Required Parts
Wing assembly Flap linkage
Clevis (2) Clevis retainer (2)
Flap control horn (2) Fixed flap servo cover
Connector backplate Nylon pushrod connector
2mm x 5mm machine screw
2mm x 6mm sheet metal screw (4)
Required tools
Pliers Phillips screwdriver: #1
Thin CA
 1. Locate two clevises and clevis retainers. Slide the
retainers onto the clevises. Thread the clevises on
the flap linkage 16 turns.
 2. Thread the flap control horns on the flap control
rods until the top of the horn is aligned with the top
of the threaded rod.