Great Planes Cherokee Kit - GPMA0180 User Manual

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TAIL SECTION

1. D GLUE THE BALSA 1/4" FIN FRONT TO THE 1/4"

FIN REAR

Place waxed paper over the plans so you don't glue

the parts to the plans. Use CA (cyanoacrylate) glue or white
glue. If you use white glue, hinge the parts with masking
tape, open the hinge, apply the glue, close the hinge, wipe off

the excess glue that squeezes from the joint, and pin the

parts to a flat work surface with the tape side up. Let the
parts dry. Remove the tape and sand the glue joint.

2. D GLUE THE 1/4" FIN TOP TO THE FIN; FINAL SAND

Use white glue or CA and glue the Fin Top to the Fin.

When the parts are dry, sand the Fin to the shape shown on
the plans. Round the Fin front from the Dorsal Fin location

upward. Round the Fin Top also. Leave the Fin bottom and

the Fin trailing edge as is; do not round.

3. D MARK AND CUT HINGE SLOTS IN THE RUDDER

AND FIN

Draw centerlines down the length of the Fin trailing

edge and the Rudder leading edge. Cut the hinge slots after

marking their positions. There are some great hinge slotting

tools available in your hobby shop for this job. Trial fit the

hinges by hinging the Rudder to the Fin. Remove the Rudder

and sand the leading edge of the Rudder to a "V" as shown
on the plan.

4. D PREPARE THE TOP AND BOTTOM STABILIZER

SHEETING

Glue two pieces of 1/16" x 2-5/8" x 24" balsa together

with CA or white glue. Glue the other two pieces of sheeting
this size together. If you use white glue, use the masking
tape hinge method described above. When the glue is dry,
sand the glue joints. Trim the sheeting to shape using a hob-
by knife and a straight edge. Now mark the Leading Edge,
Trailing Edge, Tip piece, Center Section and Rib stick loca-
tions on one piece of sheeting. This now become the Bottom
Sheeting.

5. D PREPARE AND TRIAL FIT THE STABILIZER PIECES

TO THE BOTTOM SHEETING

Cut the Leading Edge piece, the Trailing Edge piece

and the Tip pieces from 1/4" x 1/2" x 29-3/4" Balsa stock pro-
vided. Trial fit these pieces and the 1/4" Center Section to the

Bottom Sheeting.