Estes Scissor Wing Transport Build, Part 16, Elevator Elastic

The notches in the elevator were filled and painted. I looked close at the instruction illustrations and marked the locations.

First a shallow notch was cut with a knife.
A razor saw made the cut about 3/32" deep.

The black elastic was fraying on the end.
I tied an overhand knot to stop the fraying. White glue was rubbed in the loose end. After the glue dried the string was cut off clean.


A second knot is tied at 3 1/2".

Here's how the elastic is placed to lift the elevator when the pop pod is ejected.

The inset picture shows how to store the elastic between launches.

The last two red stripes go over the ends of the elevator.

On the left shows the stripe right off the sheet, still on the backing.
On the right shows the stripe trimmed for a even white border around the ends.