Great Planes Super Sportster 40 MkII Kit - GPMA0205 User Manual
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D 11. Draw a couple of reference marks on the TE and
the fuse to help locate the wing mounting bolts, then glue
the aft belly pan sheet to the sides, aft filler, and wing
sheeting. Trim the edges to match the fuse lines.
D 12. Use a pin and the reference marks to locate the wing
bolt heads. Cut a small (1/8" square) opening to see
exactly where you are in relation to the bolt head, then
enlarge the hole in a circular fashion — a little at a time —
until the wing bolts can be removed.
D 13. Sand the aft belly pan to blend with the fuse and the
wing. Remove the wing and clean up the LE and TE of the
belly pan.
D 1. Insert the tail gear "arm" into the hole you made in the
rudder, then hold the rudder up to the fin. Center the rudder
top to bottom.
accept the tail gear bearing. Hint: Use a 1/16" bit to drill
several closely spaced holes, then connect the holes using
a hobby knife.
D 3. Temporarily install the bearing and rudder. The
rudder should fit flush with the fin and aft edge of the
fuse. If not, check if the bearing is fully seated or that the
groove in the rudder is deep enough. The bearing won't be
glued in place until after the model is covered.
D 4. While you have the rudder in position mark the
location of the elevator joiner wire on the rudder. Use a
round file or Dremel tool to grind a half-round notch to
provide clearance for the joiner wire.
D D 1. Use a sharp #11 blade in a hobby knife to score
around the cut-lines of the right and left halves of both
wheel pants. By flexing the plastic, the excess material will
break free — if not, carefully repeat the scoring operation,
then try again.
D D 2. Sand the mating surfaces with coarse sandpaper.
D 2. Mark the location of the tail gear bearing on the aft
edge of the fuse. Cut a slot in the center of the tail post to
D D 3. Drill a 5/32" hole through the inside halves of both
pants at the bottom of the groove for the landing gear leg.
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