Great Planes Super Skybolt 60 Kit - GPMA0170 - Manual (Page 26)

D 22. For a very smooth turtle deck, pull a full sheet
of 150 or 220 grit sandpaper around a corner of your
work table. This helps "break in" the sheet. Then glue
a 1/2" sq. stick of wood to each end of the sheet.
Sand the turtle deck with long strokes while pulling
down on the sticks as shown in the photo.
D 23. Use a razor plane and a coarse sanding
block to bevel the aft bottom fuse corners until they
are flush with the formers.
can also use the full sheet of sandpaper trick to
smooth out the corners.
D 26. Securely glue the die-cut 1/8" balsa stab
base (SKY6F09) in place at the rear of the fuselage.
Sand the stab base after it is installed to remove
any bumps and give the stab a flat gluing surface.
ATTACH THE TAIL SURFACES TO
THE FUSELAGE
D 1. Use the remaining 1/16" x 1-3/8" x 24" hard
balsa sheet to cover both sides of the tab on the
bottom front of the fin. The grain should run
longways (front-to-back) as shown in the photo.
Trim and sand the sheeting to match the shape of
the tab.
D 24. Shake or blow all the wood dust out of the
fuselage, and glue the 3/16" x 1-3/8" x 24" balsa
aft fuse corners (SKY6F19) to the fuselage as
shown in the photo.
D 25. Use a razor plane and a coarse sanding
block to rough shape the bottom fuse corners. You
D 2. Cut a notch in the turtle deck top that is as
wide as the notch in former F5 (approx. 5/16")
and 1-3/4" long. Make sure it is directly over the
former notch and pointing straight forward along
the fuse centerline.
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