Great Planes Tracer 46 Kit - GPMA0400 - Manual (Page 15)

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23. Being careful not to cut into the spar, use a
straightedge as a guide and cut the sheeting along the
center of the spar.
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24. Being careful to keep the spar against the
building surface and the ribs on the wing jig, use medium or
thick CA to glue the sheeting to the ribs and the front half of
the spar.
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25. Cut four 1/16" x 3/4" x 30" TE sheets from a 1/16"
x 3" x 30" balsa sheet.
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26. Sand the TE so that it is flush with the ribs. Glue a
TE sheet to the TE and the ribs, aligning it along the TE of
the 3/8" TE stick.
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27. Unpin and lift the wing from the work surface.
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28. Trim the TE sheet, TE, LE, LE sheet and the
spars flush with rib 9.
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29. Trim the jig tab from rib 2A.
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30. If you are using fixed gear, go to step 38.
RETRACT INSTALLATION
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31. Set the wing right-side-up on your work surface.
Working a little at a time, cut an opening in the LE sheet
between the rails to fit the retract body. Mount the retract
body, then gradually cut away the sheeting for the strut
and the wheel.
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32. Select or cut a piece of 1/32" x 2" x 8-3/4" ply (not
included) with the grain running the short way. Wrap it
around a soda can of your choice, allow the sheet to overlap
and glue the sheet to itself. This will be the wheel well.
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