Balsa Taube 40 Assembly Manual - page 11
Stabilizer Construction:
1.) Cut the 1/4 x 5/8 balsa strips to length. Note that both ends of
these pieces need to be cut and an angle. Pin them in place.
2.) Cut the 1/4 x 1/2 trailing edge to fit and pin it in place. Use
the 24” long piece supplied.
3.) Cut the two shorter pieces of 1/4 x 1/2 balsa and glue them in
place.
4.) Notch the 1/4 x 5/8 balsa strip for the 1/4 x 1/4 spruce leading
edges. Use three or four pins along the outside of the LE to hold
the curve in place. Glue the LE’s in place.
5.) Cut and glue in place the 1/4” square on the center line of the
stab. Then add the 1/8 x 1/4 ribs and the 1/8 x 1/4 diagonals and
cross braces.
6.) Cut the (4) gussets at the trailing edge from scrap 1/8” balsa.
There should be plenty from the diecut sheets. Cut the two 1/4”
sheet gussets and glue them in place.
7.) Use a piece of 1/8 x 1/4 as a spline or curve template. Lay one
end against the spruce LE and bend it as necessary to give a curve
from the spruce to a point 1/8” wide at the front end of the stab.
Do both sides and then trim the excess off to your lines.
8.) Very carefully block sand the stab on both the top and bottom.
Round the spruce LE and cut the round cutout for the rudder
connector.
Fuselage Construction:
1.) Pin one diecut fuse side in place over the plans. Line it up
carefully. Not that there are marks on the plan above and below
the fuse side view. These are the former location marks. Mark #1
& #2 are for the firewall. Use a straight edge as shown above
from the center mark #2 to draw a line on the fuse side. This is
the front edge of former F-2, the back edge of the firewall, and the
front edge of the 1/8” lite-ply doubler.
2.) Pin the other fuse side directly above the first upside down.
Take care to line it up perfectly. Use a straight edge to transfer all
the former location lines. This will give you a right and a left fuse
side.
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