Dynaflite DYFA2016 - Manual (Page 16)

LJ 9. If you are going cover the model before you
glue the stab to the fin, set the triangle fin
reinforcements aside until you are ready to glue
them in place after you cover the fin and stab.
Otherwise, glue the stab reinforcements to the stab
and fin at this time.
A nice-looking fuselage, isn't it? That T-tail is
interesting and pleasing to look at. Clean up your
workbench, vacuum the floor and get out the wing
plan.
LJ 1. Carefully remove the 1/16" die-cut balsa
wing ribs from their die sheets. If a rib will not easily
come out of the die sheet, do not force
it. Use a #1 1 blade to cut the wood where
necessary. Sand slivers or die-cutting bumps from
the ribs.
U 2. Arrange the plan so the center section is over
your building board. Tape it down.
U 3. Gather all the #2 ribs (there are fourteen of
them). One at a time, position a #2 rib over its
location on the plan and use a ballpoint pen to mark
the rib where the aileron pushrod guide tube crosses
it on the plan.
LI 4. Use a 90-degree square to draw a vertical line
on the ribs of the right side panel at the mark you
made. Starting at the innermost rib #2, make a mark
along the vertical line 1 /8" below the top of the rib.
On the next, make a mark 1 /4" below the top of the
rib. Continue marking along the vertical line on the
rest of the ribs in increments of 1/8" until you reach
the sixth and outermost rib, where the mark should
be approximately 3/8" from the bottom of the rib.
U 5. Mark the ribs of the left side of the panel the
same way.
Q 6. Use a 5/32" brass tube sharpened at one end
or a 5/32" drill to cut (or drill) the holes in the ribs
at the marks you made. The sharpened brass tube
cuts the holes more cleanly. Make a 5/32" hole in
the remaining two #2 ribs in the same location as
the hole in the outermost #2 ribs. These are the root
ribs of the outer wing panels.
Q 7. Cover the center section of the wing plan with
wax paper (you'll be gluing soon!).
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