Great Planes Corsair 40 Kit - GPMA0177 - Manual (Page 26)

D 5. Slide the 1/8" die-cut ply instrument panel (F03)
under the stringers. The top of the instrument panel angles
toward the front of the fuse. Adjust the panel so that it's
tight against the stringers but does not bend them. Sand
the bottom of the panel to match the angle of the forward
crutch. Glue the instrument panel to the stringers and
forward crutch. Then, sand the stringers flush with the
instrument panel.
D 6. Glue the 3/32" x 3-1/4" x 15" balsa front deck
sheeting (F15) to the front upper deck following the same
procedure used for sheeting the forward bottom. Allow the
sheeting to overhang the instrument panel into the cockpit
by 1/2".
D 8. Trim the turtle deck sheet so that it overhangs former
F-6B by 1" and F-9B by 1/8". Glue the sheet to the fuse
sides, formers F-6B through F-9B and the stringers. Repeat
the process on the other side.
D 9. Trim and sand the turtle deck sheeting and stringers
flush with the top of formers. Sand the aft edge of the
sheetina flush with F-9B.
D 10. From a 3/32" piece of scrap balsa cut a 1" wide piece
to fit between the turtle deck sheet and the forward
deck sheet.
D 7 Cut the two 3/32" x 3" x 18" balsa sheets (F14) as
shown in the photo above. Glue the small piece to the other
end to make a turtle deck sheet 4" wide at one end
and 2" wide at the other. Sand the joint smooth with
220-grit sandpaper.
D 11. Glue the 1/2" x 2" x 12" balsa turtle deck block
(F19) centered on top of formers F-6B and F-7B and flush
with the front of former F-8B.
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