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Install the fuselage doublers – Great Planes Citabria EP ARF - GPMA1127 User Manual

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Install the Fuselage Doublers

1. Remove the motor mount and glue the

upper motor

doubler

to the front of the vertical fuselage. The front of the

upper motor doubler should be fl ush with the front of the
fuselage.

2. Turn the plane upside down. Use a sharp hobby knife

to carefully cut the #1, #2 and #3 bottom crutches from the
top crutches.

3. Glue the two

horizontal fuselage doublers

to the front

of the fuselage. Make sure they are fl ush with the front of the
fuselage and against the vertical fuselage.

4. Glue the two

vertical fuselage doublers

to the front of

the fuselage. Make sure they are fl ush with the front of the
fuselage and against the horizontal fuselage doubler.

5. Glue the

ABS motor mount

to the front of the fuselage.

Apply a bead of glue to the joint on all sides of the fuselage

and motor mount. Take note of the orientation of the three
large holes.

RADIO INSTALLATION

Install the Rudder & Elevator Servos

1. Use foam-safe CA to glue the

elevator servo offset

around the forward servo mounting hole on the left side
of the fuselage.