Great Planes Edge 540 3D Indoor EP ARF - GPMA1128 - Manual (Page 11)

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9. Slide the black heat shrink tubing over the aft end of
the rudder pushrod. Insert the z-bend wire into the hole in
the rudder control horn from the bottom. Slide the other end
of the z-bend wire into the heat shrink and install the rudder
control horn in the rudder.
Note: The rudder hinge tape may be
covering the front of the rudder control horn slot. Use a sharp
hobby knife to trim the tape from the slot. Secure the z-bend
wire to the rudder pushrod by shrinking the heat shrink tubing
using a soldering iron.
Be careful when using the soldering
iron close to the foam. The foam will melt if it is touched with
the hot soldering iron.
INSTALL CARBON TRUSS RODS
Before the rudder and elevator control horns are glued, the
carbon truss rods need to be installed to stiffen the fuselage.
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1. Cut four small brace doublers from the ABS sheet. Slide
two of the braces on a 95mm long carbon truss rod. Insert the
rod into the slot at the aft bottom end of the fuselage. Insert the
other end in the forward slot in the stabilizer. Insert a second
95mm long carbon truss rod on the other side of the stabilizer.
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2. With the plane setting fl at on the top building cruches,
center the two carbon rods in the slots. Use foam-safe CA to
glue the rod and one brace doubler to the stabilizer on both
sides of the fuselage.
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3. Use foam-safe CA to glue the carbon rods and brace
doublers to the vertical fuselage side.
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4. Cut two more brace doublers from the ABS sheet. Use
foam-safe CA to glue the third 95mm carbon rod and brace
doublers to the horizontal and vertical fuselage sides. Note
that the carbon rod goes between the elevator pushrod and
the fuselage.