Top Flite TOPA0155 - Manual (Page 48)

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26. Fill the open spaces on the top and bottom of
the exhaust outlet with leftover 1/16" [1.6mm]
balsa sheeting.
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27. Apply lightweight balsa filler to the fuse where
needed and allow to dry. Sand the fuse blending the
individually sheeted sections together and
smoothing the balsa filler.
Join the stab to the fuse
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1. Final sand the aft end of the fuse, as it is easier
to do so now before the stab is glued into position.
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2. If you haven’t done so already, carefully and
accurately trim the fuse sheeting even with the ply
lower stab saddles.
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3. Bolt the wing to the fuselage. Place the model
upright in your building cradle. Position the stab on the
stab saddles in the fuse and place a weight on top of
the stab to hold it down. Stand about eight feet behind
the model and view the alignment of the wing and stab.
If necessary, carefully trim the “high” ply stab saddle
until the stab is parallel with the wing. Use care while
trimming so as not to change the stab incidence.
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4. Once the stab is parallel with the wing, use the
pin-and-string technique to align the stab the same
as was done with the wing (making sure the stab is
centered side-to-side in the fuse).
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5. If you wish to check the stab incidence with an
incidence meter, now is the time to do so. Make
adjustments if necessary.
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6. Once the stab alignment has been confirmed, glue
the stab into position with 30-minute epoxy. For
additional strength, and to keep the epoxy from running
out of the glue joint, add a small amount of Great Planes
milled glass fibers to the epoxy. Apply epoxy to both the
ply lower stab saddles and to the stab, then position the
stab on the fuse. Place weight on top of the stab to hold
it down. From behind the fuse, view the glue joint
between the lower stab saddles and the bottom of the
stab inside the fuse to make sure there is a small bead
of epoxy. If necessary, use a piece of music wire to apply
additional epoxy to the area inside the fuse. Wipe away
excess epoxy outside the fuse before it hardens.
Confirm stab alignment one last time and do not disturb
the model until the epoxy has hardened.
Another version of the Sea Fury, the Mk.11, was
a fighter-bomber capable of carrying a
combination of 1000-pound bombs, rockets, drop
tanks and napalm tanks. The arresting hook was
made longer, and a provision was made for the
addition of rocket-assisted take-off. In seven
years, 615 Sea Fury Mk. 11s were delivered to
the Royal Navy, eventually becoming the Fleet
Air Arm’s principal single seat fighter until the
introduction of the Sea Hawk in 1953.
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