Great Planes F-15 Eagle 40 Kit - GPMA0438 - Manual (Page 18)

triangle along the bottom edge of the turbines. Do
not install triangle over the landing gear doublers.
The triangle should extend all the way from the
front to the aft ends of the turbine sides. Make
sure the bottom edge of the triangle is flush with
the bottom edge of the turbine side. D 39. Trim and sand the edges of the turbine
bottoms flush with the turbine sides and fronts.
SUGGESTION: From this point on, we
recommend using a padded "cradle"
such as a Robart Super Stand to protect
the fuselage from dents and dings. You
can modify the stand to fit the fuselage
by cutting one upright off flat and
enlarging the other upright to fit the
front of the fuselage. Line the uprights
with foam rubber to protect the plane.
D 37. Glue a 1/8" x 2" x 25" balsa aft turbine
bottom (F154F14) in place. It is butt-glued up
against the LG block and the bottom fuse sheeting,
so hold it flush with the bottom sheeting while you
glue it with thin CA. Add a bead of medium CA
inside the fuselage to reinforce this joint. Glue the
other aft turbine bottom in place.
D 40. Glue two die-cut 3/32" balsa turbine inlet
sheeting pieces (F154F09) together.
D 38. Glue a die-cut 1/8" balsa forward turbine
bottom (F154F13) in place. It is butt-glued up
against the bottom fuse sheeting so hold it flush
with the bottom sheeting while you glue it with thin
CA. Add a bead of medium or thick CA inside the
fuselage to reinforce this joint. Glue the other
forward turbine bottom in place.
D 41. Glue the inlet sheeting in place in its slot
near the front of a turbine. Bend the turbine side in
to meet the inlet sheeting as shown in the photo
and glue it to the sheeting. Assemble the other
turbine inlet sheeting and glue it in place on the
other turbine. Sand the inlet sheeting flush with
the bottom sheeting and the turbine sides.
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