Great Planes F4 Phantom - GPMA0440 - Manual (Page 8)

top and bottom surface of the stab until it is flat and even.
Be careful not to sand any area of the stab too thin.
1. Glue the shaped 3/8" balsa forward and aft stab 1. Cut a 10-1/2" long piece from the shaped
together over the plan. Make the stab LE from a
3/8" x 1/2" x 24" balsa stick. Glue the stab LE to the
forward stab. 3/8" x 1-1/4" x 30" balsa elevator TE. Glue the shaped 3/8"
balsa elevator LE to the 10-1/2" long TE.
2. Trim the ends of the elevator TE to match the plan
Note: Refrain from using excessive accelerator. Hours
after it's sprayed on, residual accelerator can
prematurely and unexpectedly cure the CA you use later,
on nearby glue joints. Unless you must handle or remove
the part from your building board right away, we
recommend using no accelerator at all.
2. Cut the stab tip from the 3/8" x 1-3/8" x 15" balsa
and sand the top and bottom to the shape shown on the
elevator cross-section.
3. Tape the LE of the elevator to the TE of the stab.
Sand the stab tip to match the angle of the elevator.
4. Go back to step 1 of Build the Stabilizers and build the
second stab and elevator following the same procedure.
stick and glue it to the end of the stab.
3. Cut a 1/8" x 1" notch in the root of the stab, as
shown on the plan.
shown on the plan. Use your bar sander to sand the entire
1. Glue the shaped 3/8" aft, forward and dorsal fin
together over the plan. Make the fin LE from a 3/8" x 1/2"
balsa stick. Glue the fin LE to the dorsal and forward fin.
4. Sand a radius on the corner of the stab tip as
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