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STEP # 12

STEP # 13

Cut Template # 4 (

TC

- page

34) from the Two Cans that you
married together in Step # 12.

Place strips of clear tape on the
INSIDE of the

TC

and Score

the

TC

on the INSIDE, where

shown.

(The tape will help to keep the
Cans from cracking and break-
ing apart.)

Can
Cellophane Tape
Double-Sided Tape

Glue on INSIDE

Marry Two Cans, from Step # 2, together as shown here.

Template # 4

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Summary of Contents for PA-28-140

Page 1: ...these great little airplanes as much as I have enjoyed designing them for you You may build as many planes as you like Sell your planes or give them away Tell ALL your airplane loving friends to come to the site and get as many of the manuals as they like If you enjoy these planes please help to ensure this site stays on line and these airplane manuals remain available for all to enjoy Any amount ...

Page 2: ... Originals Step By Step Construction Plans 36 Pages With Over 125 Full Color Photos showing how to build the Can be made from most 12 or 16 oz Beverage Cans Wingspan 17 Length 14 Height 4 1 2 TOP SECRET Piper Cherokee FROM CANS PA 28 140 ...

Page 3: ...LRESPONSIBILITYFORANYINJURYIN CURRED IN THE BUILDING OF THESE PLANES It is not necessary to follow all the building steps in the order presented Such as if you want to make the Wings or the Tail Section first you can do that and then set them aside until you need them However until you understand the construction of these planes it may be easier to follow the steps in the order listed Your very fi...

Page 4: ...nto the BACK BOTTOM of the Can B 1 or use corrugated cardboard in place of the wood See http www bcair com BT nwf1 htm and http www bcair com BT nf1 htm Once you ve reviewed your manual and you re ready to start your first plane go here http www bcair com BT and look over the Builder s Tips These are building tips sent in from builders all over the world They will help you to make these planes eas...

Page 5: ...ened to a point Wire cutter Rat Tail File X acto knife hobby knife box opener Scissors Small Paper Cutter Ruler straight edge Felt tip pen any color Needle nose pliers Materials Aluminum Cans beer pop soda juice etc any 12 oz size will work Bottle caps Corrugated Cardboard Tape any kind Glue 2 Part Epoxy works best Mylar Clear plastic Copper Coated Welding Rod Music Wire or any other straight wire...

Page 6: ...3 4 and to it I ve attached screw or glue Two Blocks of wood 2 x 2 x 5 and Two Rails of wood 1 x 1 x 10 Using a Hose Clamp I ve secured my Dremal Tool to the board The two guide rails are used to cradle the can A cutting wheel is used to cut the Bottom and the Top off the Cans Again you can use any other method at your disposal to remove the Tops and Bottoms of the cans Use whatever means you feel...

Page 7: ...e top off the Can The top will normally tare off right where the Can begins to taper inward to the ring Continue PULLING until the top of the Can comes off Then cut down the side of the Can with your scissors Next use a smaller scissor to cut the bottom off the Can Use a straight edge or a paper cutter to trim the edges smooth Trim Can to 3 5 8 x 8 1 4 SEE ALL THE BUILDERS TIPS ON LINE AT www bcai...

Page 8: ...and STEP 1 This Plane takes a total of 10 11 Cans to make Pull Tab STEP 2 www bcair com cut the Tops and Bottoms off All Cans and open them up as shown here See Page 6 GETAS MUCH OFTHE CAN AS POSSIBLE STEP 3 Cut out Template 1 CPF page 33 from a piece of corrugated card board CPF C o r r u g a t i o n R u n s ...

Page 9: ...em into place as shown CPF CPF Corrugation Runs STEP 5 Cut TWO pieces of corrugated Cardboard 1 1 2 x 3 3 8 and place them both in the bottom of the CPF NOTE that the corrugation of these two pieces runs from Side to Side NOT Front to Back CPF C o r r u g a t i o n R u n s I used my Hot Glue Gun for this ...

Page 10: ...ugation Runs Template 2 EM EM EM EM EM WSF WSF WSF STEP 9 Template 3 WSF Cut Templates 2 3 Page 33 from corrugated cardboard as shown Note how WSF fitts onto EM Glue EM inside CPF as shown CPF Glue WSF onto EM as shown I used my Hot Glue Gun for this ...

Page 11: ...EM from corrugated cardboard EM Glue these two pieces to each side of the EM as shown Take a piece of 3 32 Rod 5 long and glue it into the EM Leave 2 of the Rod sticking out as shown 2 I used my Hot Glue Gun for this I used contact cement for this Corrugation Runs ...

Page 12: ...in Step 12 Place strips of clear tape on the INSIDE of the TC and Score the TC on the INSIDE where shown The tape will help to keep the Cans from cracking and break ing apart Can Cellophane Tape Double Sided Tape Glue on INSIDE Marry Two Cans from Step 2 together as shown here Template 4 ...

Page 13: ...T C STEP 15 Cut out Template 5 TCF page 33 from corrugated cardboard and put a thin beed of hot glue around the edge Insert the TCF into the TC and glue it in place www bcair com TC TCF TCF I used contact cement for this I used my Hot Glue Gun for this Completed Tail Cone Template 5 Corrugation Runs Corrugation Runs www bcair com ...

Page 14: ...STEP 16 STEP 17 Glue the TC on to the back end of the CPF CPF CPF Use your BLACK Sharpie and blacken the front of the EM EM CPF WSF I used Hot Glue to do this ...

Page 15: ...ark the bottle as shown B Cut the bottom of the bottle off C then cut up the side of the bottle D and cut the top off E Template 6 WS WS A B C D E STEP 19 Trace Template 6 page 36 onto the plastic bottle as shown and cut out the WS STEP 20 Paint the INSIDE of the WS black ...

Page 16: ...ce on top of EM and CPF as shown WS STEP 23 Trace Template 7 CPC page 35 onto a Can and cut out the windows as shown CPC FIRST SCORE the windows with a ball point pen NEXT cut a small hole in the middle of the window using your X Acto knife NEXT use a small scissors and cut from the hole to each corner of the window See next page I used Hot Glue for this www bcair com ...

Page 17: ...STEP 24 CONT Cut from the hole to each corner of the window Now bend INWARD each piece of window Can and it should break off cleanly Repeat Step 23 for each window Cut out the remainder of the CPC ...

Page 18: ...shown WS CPC TC EM I used Hot Glue and 2 Part Epoxy for this STEP 26 Cut out Template 8 EC page 35 and glue it into it s shape as you did with the TC Glue the EC onto the CPC and WS as shown I used Hot Glue on the INSIDE for this EC CPC WS www bcair com ...

Page 19: ...trip of tape to hold them in place until the glue is dry Make Two 2 stacks These will be the Engine Cylinders Glue on the INSIDE STEP 28 I used contact cement E6000 to do this Glue one Engine Cylinder to either side of the EM as shown I used 2 Part Epoxy for this EM ...

Page 20: ...ge 34 FEC onto the INSIDE of a Can bottom and cut it out SEE NEXT PAGE Glue the FEC onto the front of the EC Trim the front of the EC to get a tight fit FEC FEC FEC FEC EC EC EC EC FEC I used 2 Part Epoxy to do this www bcair com ...

Page 21: ...in one pass Just cut a little at a time Then trim as needed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Once you have the outside dimension put a hole in the center I just use my awl sharp ened screw driver or you could drill a hole also Next I use a small manicure scissors and gently cut out the center Again don t try and do it all in one pass Cut a little out at a time Once I have it pretty much the way I want it I use a r...

Page 22: ...d double face tape to do this WCBAF WCBAF WCB WCB Top Left Wing Top Right Wing 1 4 1 4 STEP 31 Cover the Bottom of the WCB with a Can and trim to shape as shown WCB WCBAF DO NOT PUT ANY GLUE IN THIS AREA Leave 1 4 overlap in the Bottom Can Bottom View Right Wing Top View Left Wing This is where the Landing Gear will attach I used double face tape to do this Corrugation Runs ...

Page 23: ...STEP 32 Put some glue on the top of the WCBAF and cover the top of the wing with a Can Trim Top Can to shape and fold over the edges as shown I used double face tape to do this www bcair com ...

Page 24: ... 2 These holes should go through the Top and the Bottom pieces of cardboard in Step 5 STEP 34 Take TWO pieces of 3 32 rod 10 long and bend as shown 3 4 5 5 Insert the Two Wing Spar Rods through the holes you made in Step 32 and glue them in place I used 2 Part Epoxy for this ...

Page 25: ... each other Put some glue epoxy on the wing spars and on the WCB where the wing will come in contact with the plane s body and slide the wings into place I used 2 Part Epoxy to do this Push wings in place and hold until Epoxy is dry www bcair com ...

Page 26: ...and cover with Cans as you did the wings VS HS VS VS HS Take Two pieces of 3 32 Rod 1 long and glue them into the Base of VS as shown I used contact cement for this 3 4 1 1 2 STEP 37 HS HS When you cover the HS with Cans leave an opening at one end as shown Corrugation Runs Corrugation Runs ...

Page 27: ...STEP 38 Make 3 32 holes in the Tail cone as shown 1 3 4 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 VS Holes HS Holes STEP 39 Notch HS as shown to fit onto Tail Cone www bcair com ...

Page 28: ...at you made in the Tail Cone HS HS HS Put some glue epoxy on the HS cardboard where it will meet the Tail Cone Push the Rod all the way through the HS holes in the Tail Cone and hold the Tail Cone in place until the glue epoxy is dry Finish folding over the edge of the Top Can of the HS VS Holes HS Hole HS Hole I used 2 Part Epoxy for this ...

Page 29: ...ight angle to the HS Put some glue epoxy on the Rods in the VS Step 36 and on the base of the VS cardboard Insert the rods into the VS holes in the Tail Cone and hold the VS in place until secure VS HS I used 2 Part Epoxy for this VS HS ...

Page 30: ...h the nail all the way in Use a magic marker or paint the Right Wing Tip Nail GREEN the Left Wing Tip Nail RED and the VS Nail WHITE Put a small bubble of Hot Glue on each Nail Head These are the planes navigation lights I used contact cement for this VS Light Right Wing Nav Light Left Wing Nav Light www bcair com ...

Page 31: ... 1 2 Make 3 32 holes in the Underside of the wings as shown for the Main Landing Gear Holes should go through the bottom Can and INTO the WCB Make a 3 32 hole in the Bottom of the EC as shown Hole should go through the Can and INTO the cardboard EM EC ...

Page 32: ...your Wheels 2 You can also use Rubber Model Plane Wheels like these On this plane I used Sullivan Tailwheels from Tower Hobbies 1 Stock LXFU87 for the Main Gear 3 4 Stock LXFU86 for Nose Gear STEP 45 Landing Gear I use 2 Part Epoxy for this Take 1 pieces of 3 32 rod 3 1 2 long and bend it as shown for the Nose Wheel Land ing Gear NWLG MWLG NWLG 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 4...

Page 33: ...678901234567890 12345678901234567890 12345678901234567890 12345678901234567890 12345678901234567890 12345678901234567890 12345678901234567890 12345678901234 12345678901234 12345678901234 WCB Bottom Can Top Can MWLG 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 Wheel 123 123 123 123 123 123 Wheel WCB MWLG STEP 47 Insert NWLG into the hole in the bottom of EC and INTO the EM Glue in place Secure Wheels onto the Landi...

Page 34: ...POINTED GOB of Hot Glue to the front of the prop and paint it Black Outline Cabin Door with black marking pen Your B C Air Originals Piper Cherokee is now complete STEP 50 Show ALL your friends your completed plane On this plane I used a prop from Tower Hobbies www towerhobbies com Prop LXZ947 ...

Page 35: ...33 www bcair com Template 1 Blue Lines are Score Lines CPF Templates 3 Templates 2 EM WSF Template 5 TCF 3 1 2 1 7 8 1 3 4 ...

Page 36: ...34 Template 9 Template 4 TC Blue Lines are Score Lines TAB OVER TAB www bcair com VS FEC Template 12 7 3 8 ...

Page 37: ...35 Top Center Engine Cowling EC Template 7 CPC Blue Lines are Score Lines TAB OVER TAB HS Template 8 TAB www bcair com OVER TAB Template 13 Leading Edge 8 1 4 ...

Page 38: ...36 Template 6 WS Windshield Flip to get Left and Right Wing Template 10 Template 11 WCB WCBAF www bcair com A B Match up A with B 3 ...

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