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Great Planes F-15 Eagle 40 Kit - GPMA0438 User Manual

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D 4. Glue the die-cut 1/8" balsa turbine tops
(F154F12) in place. Make sure the fin slots line up
with the fin braces. They are butt-glued up against
the aft fuse top so hold them flush with the top
while you glue them with thin CA. Also, be sure to
glue the fin braces to the turbine tops.

D 7. Glue the 1/8" x 3/8" x 3" ply hatch screw
block
(F154F33) onto the bottom of the aft fuse

top so approximately 5/16" of it is exposed through
the hatch cutout.

D 8. Hold the die-cut 1/32" ply hatch doubler
(F154F18) in the hatch cutout with the square end
up against the front edge of the screw block. Mark
the limits of the doubler recesses on the edge of
the hatch cutout. This will tell you where to install

the hatch tabs in the next step.

D 5. If you haven't already done so, remove the
elevators and the hinges. Sand the aft end of the
fuselage to even out all the sides and the tops and
bottom. Glue the 3/32" x 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" balsa fuse

back (F154F32) in place. If you installed an
antenna tube, drill a hole in the back to allow it to
exit the fuse. Sand the edges of the fuse back

flush with the sides of the fuselage.

D 6. Use a razor plane and a sanding block to

round off the top and bottom corners of the

fuselage as shown on plan cross sections. Lightly
sand the wing saddle to remove any high spots,

but do not round off the corners there or on top of

the turbine intakes.

D 9. Use a razor saw to square off one end of
each of the 1/32" ply hatch tabs (cut these from

the hatch doubler sheet) as shown in the photo.

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