Great Planes F-14 60 Kit - GPMA0435 - Manual (Page 49)

3 When covering inside the "tunnel" between the
turbines, take your time and allow the covering to
overlap about 1/8" to provide a fuel proof seal A lot of
fuel residue will end up in this area
4 If you are using the color scheme we used on the
prototypes, use Cub Yellow Monokote for the yellow
stripes. Black for the inlets and de-icing boots on the tail
feathers and Gray for everthmg else
RECOMMENDED COVERING SEQUENCE:
1. Ventral fins
2. Stab bottom
3 Stab top
4. Elevators
5. Fins
6. Rudders
7. Fuse bottom
8 Turbine insides
9 Turbine bottoms
10. Turbine sides
11 Fuse sides
12 Fuse top
13 Turbine tops
14 Ends of ailerons
15 Bottom of ailerons
16. Top of ailerons
17 Bottom of left wing panel
18 Bottom of right wing panel
19. Top of left wing panel (overlap covering 1/4" at
wing LE)
20. Top of right wing panel (overlap covering 1/4" at
the LE)
21. Wing Turtle Deck
GLUE FINS AND STABS IN PLACE
D 1 Apply strips of masking tape on the fuselage
along each side of all four tail surface slots This will
help keep the excess glue off the plane Mix up a batch
of 15 minute epoxy and apply some to the exposed wood
on both sides of each fin and stab Insert the fins and
stabs into their correct slots and wipe off any excess
epoxy with a paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol
Look through the exhaust nozzles and in the hatches to
make sure the control surfaces are fully seated in the
former notches Remove the tape before the glue sets
D 2. Glue the ventral fins (F146F32) in their slots
with epoxy using the same procedure outlined above
GLUE THE AILERON HINGES
D 1 Lay the ailerons on the plans and mark on the
leading edge of each part the locations of the hinges and
torque rods Now use a sharp X-acto knife to cut slits in
the covering at the hinge locations Trial fit the hinges to
make sure you have f o u n d the slots w h i c h you
previously cut In the same manner, slit the covering at
the hinge locations in the wing Also cut the covering
away from the torque rod slots
D 2 Using a small stick work a generous amount of
epoxy into the aileron torque rod holes Push the
ailerons and aileron hinges into place and wipe off all
excess epoxy Now carefully position the ailerons so
they have the correct spacing at the root and tips, and
glue the hinges with several drops of thin CA (assuming
you are using the hinges included in the kit)
GLUE ELEVATOR AND RUDDER
HINGES
D 1. Lay the rudders and elevators on the plans and
mark, on the leading edge of each part the locations of
the hinges and torque rods Now use a sharp X a c t o
knife to cut slits in the covering at the hinge locations.
Trial fit the hinges to make sure you have "found" the
slots which you previously cut Transfer the hinge marks
over to the fins and stabs In the same manner slit the
covering at the hinge locations in the fins and stabs
Also cut the covering away from the torque rod slots
D 2. Using coarse sandpaper, roughen the part of the
torque rods that will be glued into the control surfaces
Then clean o f f the sanded portion of the rods with
alcohol or a degreasing solvent Using a toothpick, apply
a small amount of Vaseline where the torque rods enter
the nylon bearings (to prevent glue from getting inside
and locking them up)
D 3 Using a small stick, work a generous amount of
epoxy into the torque rod holes and the nylon bearing
slots Push the control surfaces and hinges into place and
wipe off all excess epoxy Now check the side to side
positioning of the control surfaces and glue the hinges in
place with thin CA
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