Great Planes F4 Phantom - GPMA0440 - Manual (Page 27)

18. Remove the "wrap around" clamps from F-1C. 22. Thoroughly wet the outside of the fuse behind former
19. Use 30-minute epoxy to glue 1/2" balsa triangle
F-7B. Insert the die-cut 1/8" ply formers F-7T, F- 8B, F-8T,
F-9 and F-10 in place. Use rubber bands around the aft end
of the fuse to hold it in position.
23. Place the fuse over the top fuse plan and check that
the tail is aligned with the plan. Glue all formers, except
F-10, to the fuse sides, perpendicular to the radio tray.
Temporarily tack glue F-10 to the fuse side. It will need to
be removed later to install the stabilizer.
24. Glue 1/4" x 1/4" x 30" balsa stringers in the notches
from former F-4 through F-9. Trim the stringers flush with
the front of former F-4 and the back of former F-9.
sticks to the joint between the fuse sides and the firewall,
the top of the retract plate and the firewall, and across the
top of F-1.
20. Glue the die-cut 1/8" ply lower tail brace on the
die-cut 1/8" ply radio tray, perpendicular to the tray. Glue
the die-cut 1/8" plywood servo tray doublers (removed
from the servo opening) on the opposite side of the tail
brace, at the ends of each servo opening. This will provide
more wood to hold the servo mounting screws.
2. Cut two 3/32" x 3" x 24" balsa sheets 20-1/2" long.
fillers to fit between the stringers, from former F-7T to
F-8T. Sand the fillers flush with the stringers.
1. From the 3/32" x 3" x 24" balsa sheet, cut and glue
21. Slide the radio tray assembly between the fuse sides
and tack glue it to former F-7.
3. Glue one of the sheets to the top of the fuse side from
the middle of the filler to former F-3. Allow the sheet to
overhang F-3 slightly.
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