Quickie Q2 Lite Construction Manual - page 201
Q2 Plans - Chapter 12 - Page 12-03
INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE STIFFENERS
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Two stiffeners, fabricated from the 3/8" thick white foam, are
placed on each side of the fuselage above the canard. These stiffeners
improve the stability of the fuselage sides during hard landings. The
sketches show the positioning of the stiffeners. Two BID are laminated
over each stiffener to attach it to the fuselage and canard.
PERMANENT ATTACHMENT OF THE FORWARD AND AFT FUSELAGE SHELL
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If you have decided not to make your Q2 trailerable, you should
now complete the closeout of the fuselage by permanently attaching the
forward and aft fuselage shells at the fuselage cut line, or joint.
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If, on the other hand, you intend for your Q2 to be trailerable,
you should skip ahead in these plans to Chapter 15 and complete that
work prior to mounting the vertical fin in Chapter 14.
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The fuselage shells are permanently attached at the joint with flox
and BID tapes on both the outside and inside. Begin by jigging the two
shells together and checking for fit at the joint.
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Then, since the core thickness of the forward shell is 3/8" and the