Great Planes Edge 540 EP ARF - GPMA1550 - Manual (Page 11)

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3. Test fi t the elevator joiner wire into the elevator
halves. Lay the elevators on your work surface and confi rm
that they both lay fl at. If not, “tweak”, or bend the elevator
joiner wire slightly until they do. Do not attempt to bend the
joiner wire while it is installed in the elevators. Do not glue
the joiner wire in place at this time.
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4. Insert the elevator joiner wire into the aft end of the
stab slot. Test fi t the horizontal stab into the slot in front of
the joiner wire. The joiner wire must be able to swivel freely
inside the slot. If it cannot, carefully enlarge the slot as
necessary with a hobby knife. Roughen the elevator joiner
wire with sandpaper and clean it off with alcohol.
B B
A A
A=A
B=B
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5. Position the horizontal stabilizer into the stab slot,
centering it left and right and making it square to the wings.
Stand back several feet behind the model and view it from
behind. Confi rm that the stabilizer is parallel with the wing
panels. If not, use tape or a weight to straighten it. CA glue or
epoxy can be used to glue the stabilizer in place. Be sure that
the elevator joiner wire is in place before gluing the stab!
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6. Prepare the elevators by inserting a CA hinge into each
hinge slot. Use T-pins to keep the hinges centered. Put a
light coating of epoxy onto the ends of the elevator joiner
wire. Install the elevators onto the joiner wire while fi tting the
CA hinges into their mating slots in the horizontal stabilizer.
As you did with the ailerons, use thin CA to glue the hinges.
Wipe away any excess epoxy with a cloth dampened with
denatured alcohol.
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7. Attach the rudder to fuselage using three CA hinges.