Great Planes Edge 540 3D Indoor EP ARF - GPMA1128 - Manual (Page 5)

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BUILD THE FUSELAGE
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1. Locate the two ABS landing gear supports . Glue a
landing gear support to each side of the fuselage in the
location shown.
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2. Remove the ten fuselage alignment crutches from the
surrounding foam. Note: Use a sharp hobby knife to cut the
crutch pieces from the surrounding foam, trimming the tabs
fl ush with the edges of the crutches.
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3. To prevent the parts from adhering to your building table,
place a piece of waxed paper, or the clear plastic bag the
parts came in, on your table. Use foam-safe CA to glue the
ten
alignment crutch feet to the alignment crutches. Make
sure the crutches and feet are fl at against the building table
and that the crutches are perpendicular to the table.
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4. Glue the forward horizontal fuselage (wings) to the aft
horizontal fuselage (stabilizer). Make sure the joint between
the two parts is tight. Lay a straightedge along the center slots
to make sure the parts are straight before gluing.
Note: It only
requires a small amount of thin CA to glue the parts together.
Excessive amounts of CA will only wick through the joint and
harden on the bottom surface of the parts.
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5. Use a sharp hobby knife to remove the four joiner tabs
holding the top and bottom of the fuselage together. Do not
cut the aft end of the fuselage apart. Insert the aft end of the
horizontal fuselage into the front end of the vertical fuselage.
Key the horizontal and vertical fuselages together.