Finishing – Great Planes Spirit Elite 2-Meter Sailplane Kit - GPMA0535 User Manual

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Carefully tap the two holes. Reinforce the
threads with thin CA and retap.

Enlarge the holes
in the wing.

Step 47

Step 48

10-24 TAP

Build the canopy.

Glue the plywood C2 doubler
to C1 balsa canopy base.

Glue the canopy parts
together. Be carful not to
glue them to the fuselage.

Trim and sand C1 and
C3 to fit your

Step 1

Step 2

Drill a 1/8" [3mm] hole into the nose block. Glue in
the 1/8" x 1" [3mm x 25.4mm] dowel into the canopy
base. Do not glue the dowel to the fuselage.

Step 3

Step 4

BALSA NOSE BLOCK

1/8" [3mm]
DRILL BIT

Medium

Thin

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