zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.ne
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 Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject: mounting tail feathers |
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Mine were hiding in the "Assembly Manual"........however, since my kit is vintage 1999, and was at the point where ZAC issued BOTH the old hand-drawn drawings AND the newer CAD drawings. I only got the "old" assembly manual.
It's in there, but you have to read carefully, closely, and patiently......I nearly wore out a pair of shoes walking around the tail area looking.....you only get to drill the holes once; make SURE before you drill.
A good measuring tape and an electronic "smart" level will do the trick.
For left-right, just attempt to get the fuselage level....tire pressure will do this, measured at the rear of the cabin/front of the rear fuselage.
For fore & aft, as I recall, the instructions call for the top side of the horizontal stabilizer to be parallel with the top of the fuselage, and XXX mm above (don't remember exactly, see manual) the fuselage top.
The "smart" level will read out in tenths of a degree..... simply read the level and make the horiz stab agree with the fuselage. Same for the port-starboard setting.
Biggest problem is making sure the rudder and elevator move through the proper arcs without binding before you nail the horiz stab. This is really a two-person task, although with scrapes and cuts and a great deal of loud expletives you can mount these parts alone.
Regards,
Zed/701/R912/90+%/etc/do not archive
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