Great Planes Sportster Bipe 40 Kit - GPMA0510 - Manual (Page 13)

15. GLUE THE FUSELAGE TO THE DECK BASE
Glue the fuselage sides/bulkhead assembly to the
deck base former assembly. Fuselage sides are glued to the
sides of the deck base and the sides of the formers. The deck
base glues to the rear of bulkhead
#3.
DO NOT GLUE THE FUSELAGE SIDES TOGETHER ATTHE
TAIL UNTIL THE NEXT STEP!
16. GLUE THE HINGE/FUSELAGE TAIL;GLUE
THE FUSE SIDES TOGETHER ATTHE TAIL
Glue the rudder hinge just below the stab location.
Use the rudder hinge slot as a guide to placement. Keeping
the area open where the tail wheel strut mounting tab will
glue later,
glue the fuse sides together at the tail.
17. GLUE PUSHROD BRACES TO FORMERS; GLUE
PUSHROD HOUSINGS TO BRACES
Using the pushrod housings as guides, glue the
braces to the formers. Rough up the housings with sandpaper
in the areas of Bulkhead # 3 , the braces and the exits. Using
cyanoacrylate glue, glue both elevator and rudder housings in
place except at Bulkhead
#3. This will be glued later when the
servosare installed.You may trimthe housingsat the exits now.
18. GLUE IN 1 / 4 BRACING ATTHE TAIL
Glue 1/4" triangle stock at the bottom sides of the
deck base between former #6 and the tail. Angle-cut the ends
of the tri stock at the tail for a good glue joint.
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