Great Planes Pete 'n Poke 40 Kit - GPMA0493 - Manual (Page 27)

the guides to the fuse top, but not to the struts. Make
gussets
from leftover 1/8" balsa to support the guides, then
glue the gussets into position.
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13. Remove the main struts from the fuse. Using the formers
as a guide, carefully sand the guides even with the curvature
of the fuse.
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14. Fit the rear main struts to the fuse and the rear support
to the top of the struts. Use the rear main strut template and
the main strut side template to set the main struts at the
correct angle. Notch the cockpit floor as necessary.
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15. Use leftover 1/8" balsa to build guides around the
inside edge and the aft edge of the rear main struts. Use
care not to glue the struts to the guides or to the fuse. (The
photo of the finished guides in the following step will provide
additional information on how to construct them.)
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16. Remove the rear main struts. Sand the guides even
with the rounded shape of the formers.
The fuse could be sheeted now, but first let’s mount the
engine and fuel tank, while most of the inside is still
accessible.
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1. Sand the front of the engine mount even with the
bottom of the fuse sides.
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2. Test fit your engine to the engine mount. If necessary,
widen the mount to accommodate the engine.
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3. Use a Great Planes Dead Center Hole Locator (GPMR8130)
or something similar to mark the location of the mounting
holes onto the engine mount.
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4. Drill 1/8" holes through the engine mount where you
marked the holes. Use a 4-40 x 3/4" SHCS (socket-head cap
screw) with a #4 washer to draw four 4-40 blind nuts into the
holes in the bottom of the engine mount. Use a few drops of
CA to permanently glue the blind nuts into position. Harden
the top surface of the mount where the engine mounting
lugs rest by applying thin CA to the area and allowing it to
fully harden before mounting the engine.
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5. Temporarily mount the engine to the fuse with four
4-40 x 3/4" screws and four #4 washers. Place two additional
#4 washers on each rear mounting screw under the engine
to provide the correct down thrust.
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6. Assemble the fuel tank per the instructions included
with the tank. Be certain the weight at the end of the fuel
pick-up line inside the tank cannot contact the back of the
tank. Otherwise, it may become stuck above the fuel level
and discontinue fuel flow. Mount the tank to the tank floor
with R/C foam rubber and rubber bands (use a few
additional rubber bands for mounting the battery pack and
receiver later on). Reinsert the tank and tank mount into
the fuse.
Mount the Engine
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