Great Planes F-16 Falcon EDF ARF - GPMA1801 - Manual (Page 14)

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Install the Tail Section and Servos
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1. A tail alignment fi xture is provided for gluing the stabilizer
halves into the fuselage at the correct angle. Glue the fi xture
together as shown.
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2. Test fi t the stabilizer halves into the slots in the fuselage
(without glue). Fit the tail alignment fi xture onto the stab halves.
Confi rm that the stabs are fully seated in the fuse. Stand back
several feet and look through the cutouts in the fi xture. Confi rm
that the straight reference line which is made up of the top
edges of each cutout is parallel with the wings. If it is not, you
will need to add weight to the high side or use masking tape
to draw the fi xture parallel as described.
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3. When satisfi ed with the positioning of the stab halves,
remove the fi xture and the stab halves from the fuselage. Mix
up a small batch of 30-minute epoxy (enough to coat the insides
of the stab pockets in the fuse and the exposed wood on the
stab halves) and use a mixing stick or something similar to