Carl Goldberg GBGA0067 - Manual (Page 27)

24. ‡ Trim and glue the remaining firewall gussets in
place, as shown.
25. ‡ Glue FORMER D and FORMER E into the
notches in the fuselage top.
26. ‡ Overlapping the side 3/16”, as shown, glue one
edge of the 1/32” ply FRONT TOP SHEET to
the fuselage.
‡ When the glue is dry, use a spray bottle to soak
the sheet with water. Then SLOWLY roll the
sheeting to the opposite side of the fuse, gluing
to the formers as you go.
‡ Bevel-sand the plywood edge at the fuselage
overlap.
‡ Fill the joint area with JET MODEL MATE™ and
sand smooth.
27. ‡ Glue FORMER J directly over FORMER H.
28. ‡ Mark the centerline onto the horizontal stabilizer
and onto the stab platform on the fuselage.
‡ Position the stab on the stab platform, making
sure to locate it on the centerlines and against
former J.
‡ Using epoxy, glue the stab to the stab platform.
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3/16" OVERLAP
JET MODEL MATE
FILLER
ALIGN
STABILIZER
FUSLAGE
MATCH THE CENTERLINES
DIRECTLY ABOVE
WATER SPRAY
FORMER D
FORMER E