Trial fit the parts of the fuselage – no glue yet! Sand as necessary to obtain a perfect fit. Be sure the tail boom F1 could be inserted easily but tightly into the openings in F10 and F8 formers. (Fig. 1+3)
Glue the balsa reinforcement plate F2L to the inner side of the F3L fuselage left side (with the large opening for the F11 hatch); glue the plate F2R to the inner side of the F3R fuselage right side (without the hatch opening). (Fig. 3)
Glue the F14 locking plate to the front of the F11 hatch; the locking plate has to match the position of a notch in the F2L reinforcement plate and the hatch matches the opening in the F3L fuselage side. The pair of F15 magnets will be epoxied into the F11 hatch and F2L plate only after the fuselage is covered – otherwise the high temperature of your sealing iron might demagnetize the magnets. (Fig. 22)
Epoxy the M4 aluminium captive nut into the F9 fuselage brace. Do not forget bevelling the edges of the fuselage formers and braces where required.
Epoxy the fuselage formers and braces F10, F9, F8, F6 first into one fuselage side from the rear to the nose and then attach the other side. Put the fuselage straight bottom side onto the building plan protected by a sheet of thin clear plastic film and check the fuselage is true and straight - pin down as necessary until the glue sets. (Fig. 5)
Epoxy the F4 former in place and bevelled F5 nose balsa block as well as the F17 and F18 cross braces.
Epoxy the tow hook plate F7 in place. (Fig. 6)
Partially cut (ca 0.5–1 mm deep) and crack the fuselage sides along the F10 fuselage former (the cut line is to be soaked with thin CA before the final sanding). Slide the tail boom tube F1 onto the openings in F8 and F10 formers – do not glue yet.
Slide the F21 Lite Ply tail boom fairing ring onto the tail boom F1; tack glue the fuselage sides to the ring (be sure not to glue the tail boom yet). Glue the top and bottom balsa plates F20 and F19 in place. (Fig. 7)
Glue the three-piece upper F13a, F13b, F13C and F16 lower 2.5 mm balsa sheeting to the fuselage.
Sand the entire fuselage (with the F11 hatch in place) so the tail end including the F21 ring fits smoothly in the tail boom.
