Great Planes Tutor Park Flyer Kit- GPMA0002 - Manual (Page 13)

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1. Cover the top view of the fuse plan with Plan Protector.
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2. Pin the laser-cut 1/32" [0.8mm] balsa aft fuse bottom
over the top view of the fuselage plan. Use a ballpoint pen
and a straightedge to mark the location of formers F3, F4
and F5 on the aft fuse bottom.
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3. Glue formers F3, F4 and F5 to the aft fuse bottom. Use
a small builder’s square to make certain the formers are
perpendicular to the fuse bottom.
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4. Use a straightedge and a hobby knife to trim the front
edge of one of the laser-cut 1/16" [1.6mm] balsa fuselage
sides along the laser-cut line. Mark the inside of that fuse
side with an “R”, designating it as the right side.
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5. Cut the forward pushrod exit slot in the right fuse side
where shown on the plan. Cut the aft pushrod exit slot in the
other laser-cut 1/16" [1.6mm] balsa fuselage side where
shown on the plan, which is now the left side.
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6. Position both fuselage sides against the formers on
the fuse bottom over the plan. Make certain the right fuse
side is on the right, and the left fuse side is on the left.
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7. Accurately align the fuse sides, so the notches for the stab
align with the top of former F5 and the notches for the wing align
with the top of former F3. Holding the fuse sides in position, use
a small builder’s square to make certain F5 is perpendicular to
the fuse bottom, then use thin CA to glue the fuse sides to F5.
Glue F6 into position at the rear of the fuselage.
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8. Use the same procedure to glue the fuse sides to F4,
then to F3. Glue the fuse sides to the fuse bottom. As you
proceed, make certain the bottom edges of both fuse sides
are fully contacting the fuse bottom.
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9. Make a wing hold-down dowel by cutting the
remainder of a 1/8" [3.2mm] dowel leftover from the leading
edge of one of the wing halves to a length of 3" [75mm].
Round both ends of the dowel and insert it into the aft holes
in the fuse sides. Center the dowel, then use a builder’s
square to hold the fuse sides perpendicular to the building
Frame the Aft End of the Fuselage
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