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I built the wings and trial fitted them way before I fitted the horizontal
stabilizer.  This was due to exactly the problems of turning the the
fuselage with the stabilizer attached.  I did not find any problem doing
what I did.

In my experience you have to assemble a lot of the the plane out of sequence
if only to ensure that the whole thing fits together and you do not have too
many "Gotchas".  At the present moment I am working the installation of the
hydraulics, gas lines, auto pilot servos, instrument panel, rudder pedals,
centre console, flight controls and cockpit false floors all with the aim of
ensuring compatibility and non interference with each other.  Granted there
is a lot of hot melt glue being used but I hope to achieve success
eventually.  It is easy to rip it out with hot glue and start again.

Ian Crowe

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