Approach Engineering AH-64A APACHE SWIFT/LOGO 10, User Manual

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DAWSON’S
APPROACH E GI EERI G
AH-64A ELECTRIC
13.1
Punch out six 1/4” balsa nose gearbox bodies, NGB-1.
Building a right and left sides glue three each together by align-
ing up all edges.
13.2
Lay out the assemblies to make a right and left gearbox.
Punch out one each of the nose gearbox front, NGB-2, and glue
on the front of each gearbox matching the outside profile.
13.3
Turn the assemblies over to work on the back side. Us-
ing two each of ¼” balsa gearbox bases, NGB-3, glue on the
back center of each gearbox.
13.4
Using the included aircraft photos sand the gearbox to
it’s final sanded shape.
13.5
Punch out the two 1/8” plywood engine intake swirl
vanes, EN-I, and sand to a desired finished shape. This is cos-
metic purposes only. The blades may be shaped like propellers
to simulate the intake swirl vanes. Depending on the desired
finishing technique it is recommended to glue in place later.
13.0 OSE GEARBOX
ASSEMBLY
13.6
Install the transmission bay assembly onto the fuselage.
Sand the back edge of the transmission bay to the final rounded
shape while blending it into the fuselage tail boom interface.
Sand the lower fuselage corners to the finished shape.
NGB-3
NGB-4