Air Tank fitted.

Although not permanently installed, the air tank has been fitted. I cut a hole into the former and made another “former” which holds the aft end of the tank. It’s a nice, snug fit.

When the times comes, I’l hold the tank in position with some silicone sealant.

Figured it out.

Well, while the epoxy was drying, I decided on a plan. Since I have a hole in the vertical balsa that braces the back of the vertical fin, I enlarged it significantly so I could get some tools in, and the epoxy.

I’ll patch the hole up after everything is cured.

Time to attach the stab.

With the elevators hinged and the center control arm fitted…

it’s time to fit in the stab. There’s a bit of balsa that has to be removed and a bit of trimming the fiberglass here and there. After all that, it fit pretty good.

One neat thing is that I can get to the underside of the stab from inside the fuse – through the tail-gear retract compartment.

Not sure how I’m going to get to the top of the stab, but I’ve got a bit of time to figure this out as the 30 minute epoxy/micro-balloons mixture has a while before it cures on this side. Then I have to prop it up to do the other side.