Great Planes Tracer 46 Kit - GPMA0400 User Manual

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18. Using 6-minute epoxy, glue the three die-cut 1/8" ply bolt

plates together to make what is now called the bolt block.

19. Epoxy the bolt block securely in place in the fuse.

20. Sand a taper on the bottom edge of the die-cut 1/8"

ply rear saddle former. Fit it in place, adjusting the taper
until a good fit is achieved. Glue the former in place.

21. Sand the front of the aft fuse bottom to the angle of

the rear wing saddle former.

1. Glue the die-cut 1/8" ply belly pan sides and belly

pan front former perpendicular to the belly pan bottom.

2. Glue the die-cut 1/8" ply belly pan aft former and

wing bolt plate in place as shown in the photo. NOTE: The
punch marks in the wing bolt plate must be facing down so
that they will be visible through the belly pan bottom when
the belly pan is upside-down.

1. Sand the entire wing saddle area lightly until the fuse

side doublers and fuse sides are flush.

2. Trial fit the wing on the fuse. It may be necessary to

enlarge the holes in F2 slightly to get the wing to fit
correctly.

3. Stick a T-pin through the center of the aft end of the

fuselage bottom. Tie a string to the T-pin. Pull the string to
the TE of the wing tip and put a piece of masking tape on

A

A

A = A

Mount the Wing to the Fuselage

Assemble the Belly Pan

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