Great Planes ESP6 Easy Sport 60 - GPMA0152 - Manual (Page 34)

D 6. Test fit the front portion of the forward fuse
bottom between the fuse sides. Sand the edges of the
front forward fuse bottom if necessary for a good fit.
Apply thick CA to the edges and press into place. On
the Easy Sport 40 only, make sure that the tab on the
bottom of the firewall fully engages the slot. On the
Easy Sport 60, the tabs on the forward fuse bottom will
lock into the fuse sides when in position.
D 10. From the bottom of the fuse, fill the area above
the filler plate on the Easy Sport 40 with a piece of
leftover 1/8" balsa. On the Easy Sport 60, use the
center portion cut in step 5 to fill the gap between the
forward fuse bottom and the main fuse bottom. Glue in
place with medium CA and sand smooth with medium
(150-grit) sandpaper.
D 11. Skip step #12 if you are building a taildragger.
D 7. Test fit the aft portion of the forward fuse bottom
between the fuse sides. The tabs on the aft fuse
bottom will lock into the fuse sides when in position.
Sand the edges of the aft forward fuse bottom if
necessary for a good fit. Apply thick CA to the edges
and press into place.
D 8. Turn the fuse over and, working from the inside,
press the front forward fuse bottom and aft forward
fuse bottom so that they contact the ply landing gear
plate. Glue the front forward fuse bottom and aft
forward fuse bottom to the landing gear plate with
medium CA.
D 9. From the inside, test fit and center the die-cut
1/8" ply filler plate over the gap between the main fuse
bottom and the aft forward fuse bottom. Sand, if
necessary, so it will fit between the fuse doublers.
Glue the filler plate to the fuse doublers, main fuse
bottom and aft fuse bottom with medium CA.
D 12. Press the forward fuse bottom into place between
the fuse sides. On the Easy Sport 40, make sure that
the tab on the bottom of the firewall fully engages the
forward fuse bottom. On the Easy Sport 60 the tabs
lock into the notches in the fuse sides when in position.
Glue the forward fuse bottom in place with thin CA. Turn
the fuse over and, working from the inside, press the
forward fuse bottom and main fuse bottom so that they
contact the landing gear plate (rail) and glue with
medium CA.
D 13. Push a T-pin through the fuse side (from the
inside) at both joints where the bottom of F3A and the
1/8" ply fuse doublers meet. Remove the pins and, with
a felt-tip marker, mark a dot where the pins came
through the fuse sides.
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