Dynaflite DYFA3901 - Manual (Page 22)

1—1 1. Temporarily install the two 3-3/4" wing hold
down dowels in the fuselage. Set the wing on the
fuselage and secure it by hooking a couple of
rubber bands (not included) over the forward
dowel/ stretching the rubber bands over the wing
and hooking them over the aft dowel. Set the
stabilizer in the stabilizer saddle. Check the
alignment of the stabilizer with the wing from the
front and rear of the model. If the stabilizer tips are
not equidistant above the wing/ carefully sand the
high side of the stabilizer saddle until the stabilizer
and wing are aligned. Use a tape measure to set the
stabilizer tips equal distances from the nose.
Q 2. Use T-pins to hold the stabilizer in position on
the fuselage while marking the bottom of the
stabilizer where it meets the fuselage. Do not glue it
in position at this time.
Do not confuse this procedure with "checking the
C.G." That will be discussed later in the manual.
Now that the model is nearly completed/ you should
balance it laterally (side-to-side). An airplane that is
laterally balanced will track better. Here's how:
U 1. Temporarily attach the stabilizer/ elevators, fin,
rudder and wing. Lift the model by the nose and the
bottom of the fuse near the rudder. This will require
an assistant. Do this several times.
Q 2. The wing that consistently drops indicates the
heavy side. Balance the model by adding weight to
the other wing tip.
Make sure that all the surfaces to be covered have
been sanded to remove any irregularities. The
Dynaflite Wanderer can be covered with Top Flite®
MonoKote® or EconoKote® film, using the suggested
covering sequence that follows.
Suggested Covering Sequence
Fuselage and Tail:
1. Fuselage bottom
2. Fuselage right side
3. Fuselage left side
4. Fuselage top
5. Fin TE, followed by the fin sides
6. Stabilizer TE/ followed by the bottom and top
(only cover the bottom of the stabilizer up to the
marks where the fuselage meets the stabilizer)
7. Elevator LE and root ends
8. Elevator bottoms/ followed by the top
9. Rudder LE, right side followed by the left side
10. Hatch
Wing: Tack the covering to the wing tips and
leading and trailing edges. Do not shrink the
covering until after the wing is completely covered.
1. Tips of wing
2. Trailing edges of wing
3. Bottom of both wing halves
4. Top of both wing root halves (extend the
covering 1/4" past rib W-4 and tack it to the
outboard face of the rib)
5. Top of both wing tip halves
After the wing is completely covered/ shrink the
covering on the bottom of the wing, keeping the
wing as straight as possible. Next, place the wing
root panel against a flat building surface and shrink
the covering on it.
Once the root panels are done, place a tip panel on
a flat surface. Place a 1 /4" thick shim under the aft
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