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viii) Test fit the servos into place in the opening in the fuselage. They
should go on the inside with the top of the servo case flush with the
bottom of the opening. Before sticking anything, it’s a good idea to
power up, center the servo arms, and put the little connectors into
the servo arms. Attach the sticky tape to the servos so that the
arms point into the plane, and then attach one servo to the inside of
each half of the fuselage, making sure that they don’t hit each other
when you lay the halves together.
ix) Cut two 1” pieces of the excess foam strip that you have. Glue
them to the inside of the fuselage halves at the base of the tailboom
on either side to support the pushrods. You can also use tubing or
a small straw taped or glued into place.
x) Pushrods:
(1) find two suitable pieces of .032” wire. You need to push the
wires carefully through the foam with a slight twisting motion.
You might want to practice on scrap foam first. You can also
get the hole started with a long pin, or sewing needle.
(2) The Rudder pushrod goes on the right hand side of the plane,
parallel to the top of the tail boom, and 1 foam thickness away
from the top. The wire should pierce the foam about 2 inches
from the front of the vertical stabilizer, and come out on the
inside 2.5 inches further along.
(3) The Elevator pushrod goes on the left hand side of the plane,
entering the foam 1 thickness away from the bottom, and
heading towards a point 1 thickness away from the top of the
tail boom where it meets the fuselage.
(4) Route the pushrods inside the fuselage poking them through
the small support pieces as you work your way forward to the
servos.
(5) Work the pushrods back and forth until they slide smoothly.
