Great Planes Rapture 40 - GPMA0220 - Manual (Page 19)

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5. Glue the die-cut plywood aileron servo tray to the top
of the wing centered over the servo opening.
Set the wing aside and get started on the fuselage.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, all parts used to build the
fuselage are die-cut plywood.
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1. Use medium CA to glue one of the wing saddle
doublers to one side of one of the fuselage sides. Glue the
other wing saddle doubler to the other side of the other
fuselage side. Be certain to make a right and a left by
making two
mirrored assemblies.
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2. Place the bottom view of the fuselage plan over your flat
building board and cover it with Plan Protector or wax paper.
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3. Glue the back of F1A to the front of F1B. From now on
this assembly will be referred to as the firewall.
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4. Drill 1/16" [1.6mm] holes through the punchmarks in
F2B. Drill 3/32" [2.4mm] holes through the punchmarks in
the tank tray retainer (TTR).
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5. Glue small pieces of leftover plywood to the front of
F2B over the 1/16" [1.6mm] holes you drilled. Glue F2A to
the front of F2B. Redrill the 1/16" [1.6mm] holes. From now
on this assembly will be referred to as
F2.
Frame the Fuselage
BUILD THE FUSELAGE
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