Great Planes F-14 60 Kit - GPMA0435 - Manual (Page 36)

Cut the 3/16" x 2" x 24" balsa sheet (F146F19) in half
lengthwise to make two 12" pieces. Glue these two
pieces together to form the front fuse top. Glue the top
in place against the front of F-2 and the top of the fuse
sides. HINT: Keep the centerline of the fuse top aligned
with the centerline of the fuse and it will be easier to
keep the front end symmetrical when sanding later.
Remove the engine and mount and sand the fuse sides,
top and bottom flush with the front of the firewall.
Aileron Extention
D 2. Determine where you will install the receiver,
battery and switch harness and go ahead and route the
wires now. It is much easier to do this now than later.
Normally the receiver will go on the side of the fuselage
that has the most servos (same side as the rudder servo)
and the battery pack will go on the other side. The
switch can go on either side. Use the switch cover plate
as a template to cut a notch and drill two holes to mount
the switch in one of the rear servo trays. After covering,
add a rod to operate the switch from outside the fuse.
Route the servo cables through the lightening holes and
tack glue them in place with silicone adhesive. Route an
aileron extension from the receiver to the compartment
between F3E and F4E to make it easy to hook up the
ailerons when i n s t a l l i n g the w i n g . Tack g l u e the
extension in place. It is also a good idea to run an extra
guide tube from the receiver to the nose of the plane in
which to route the antenna.
D 3. Check all the pushrods and make sure they are
securely glued in place. Test fit the die-cut 3/32" balsa
rear fuse top (F14614) in place. Trim it if necessary and
glue it in place. Glue it to the formers first then use thin
CA to glue it to the fuse and turbine sides. Also glue the
fuse top and bottom together at the rear. The gap
between the top and bottom will be filled in later.
D 4. Punch the hatch covers out of the die-cut 1/8"
balsa turbine tops (F146F13) and set them aside for
now. Cut four 3" long pieces from the 1/8" x 3/8" x 15"
basswood stick (F146F30). These will be the hatch
rails. Glue them in place on the bottom of each 1/8"
balsa turbine top. They should be centered in relation to
the hatch cutout and positioned so 1/4" overlaps the
cutout. Glue one to the front of each hatch cutout and
one to the back. Keep the rails 1/8" away from the
curved edge of the turbine top so they will clear the
turbine side.
D 5. Glue the turbine tops in place using thick CA on
each former and then thin CA along the inner turbine
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