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STEP # 47

STEP # 48

Cut TWO (2) Template # 15
(

WT

) Page 52 from “Chipboard”

(like a Cereal Box) and cover
them with pieces of Can as
shown.

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WT

WT

WT

WT

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Left Side

Right Side

Inside Left Side

Outside Left Side

Inside Left Side

Outside Left Side

Outside Left Side

Leading Edge of Wing

Leading Edge of Wing

Leading Edge of Wing

Bottom of Wing

Bottom of Wing

Top of Wing

Tab

Tab

Ta

b

Ta

b

Put some glue on the 

Tab 

and insert it between the

WCB 

and the Bottom Can of the wing as shown

Be sure to make a TAB on
the Outside Can as shown.

Summary of Contents for Pilatus PC-12 NG

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: ... C Air Originals Step By Step Construction Plans 55 Pages With Over 200 Full Color Photos showing how to build the Can be made from most 12 or 16 oz Beverage Cans Length 21 Wingspan 22 Height 6 TOP SECRET Pilatus PC 12 NG FROM CANS ...

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

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: ...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 3 different sizes of Electrical Terminals as shown below Corrugated Cardboard Tape any kind Glue 2 Part Epoxy and Contact Cement Mylar Clear plastic Copper Coated Welding Rod Music Wire or any other straight wire 2...

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: ...on Runs Corrugation Runs Cut ONE 1 Template 1 F 1 Page 52 from corru gated cardboard Be sure that the center corrugationisintheCenterof the F 1 as shown F 1 CutTWO 2 Templates 2 F 2 TWO 2 Templates 3 F 3 TWO 2 Templates 4 F 4 and ONE 1 Template 5 F 5 Page 52 from corrugated cardboard Runthecorrugationas shown F 2 F 2 F 3 F 3 F 4 F 4 F 5 ...

Page 9: ... oz beverage Cans but can easily be made from the larger 16 oz Cans F 1 F 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 Cardboard Formers for the Front of the Plane Onceyou vedecidedwhichCansyou llbemakingyour plane out of take a Can and designate it as Can B 1 B 1 Take Can B 1 and remove the Pull Tab from the Top of the Can Put a 3 32 Hole in the little button in the center of the Can as shown 3 32 Hole Make FIVE 5 3 32 holesin...

Page 10: ...nsertitthrough the Bottom center hole and the hole in the center of the lettle button in theTop of the Can as shown above Now slide F 1 onto the Rod as shown DO NOT SLIDE ROD INTO THE CENTER CORRUGATION DO NOT GLUE F 1 ONTO THE CAN CenterCorrugation F 1 F 1 ...

Page 11: ... 2 F 2 F 2 F 2 F 3 F 3 F 3 F 2 B 1 B 1 Use your Hot Glue Gunandglue BOTH F 2 s onto F 1 as shown DO NOT GLUE F 2 s ONTO THE CAN CenterCorrugation REMOVE F 1 and F 2 s from the Can and glue BOTH F 3 s in place where indicated as shown ...

Page 12: ...STEP 6 Glue BOTH F 4 s in place where indicated as shown F 4 F 4 F 4 F 4 F 4 F 3 F 2 F 1 F 3 F 3 F 2 F 2 F 3 F 3 F 2 F 2 ...

Page 13: ... F 3 F 2 F 1 F 5 CenterCorrugation Take the Rod from Step 3 and insert it through the Center of F 5 as shown above Then insert the Rod into the Center Corrugation of F 1 and glue the Rod and F 5 in place as shown ...

Page 14: ...even 7 on each side of F 1 just in Front of F 4 as shown Also glueTen 10 additional Pennies Five 5 on each side of F 1 just Back of F 4 See Step 28 You will need these as Nose weight to keep the plane from falling on it s tail F 4 F 1 ...

Page 15: ...ns B 2 as shown B 2 B 2 STEP 9 Take another Can and designate it as B 2 B 2 3 32 Holes Take a piece of paper 8 1 4 long and 2 1 4 high and wrap it around the Bottom of B 2 as shown Draw a line around B 2 at the top of the Paper as shown Then remove the paper STEP 10 ...

Page 16: ...ttom off B 2 on the line that you drew around it in Step 10 Be careful to get a nice clean smooth cut all the way around the Can STEP 12 Put a beed of glue around the INSIDE of B 2 and glue it to the Bottom of B 1 as shown Use tape to hold it in place untiltheglueisdry 6 3 4 ...

Page 17: ...ur plane will be and draw a line down the Center of B 1 B 2 as shown Cut out Template 6 Page 53 and wrap it around B 1 B 2 as shown Be sure to line up the Bottom Center Lines on the Template with the Bottom Center Line you drew on the Cans B 1 B 2 ...

Page 18: ...STEP 15 Use a Push Pin and make Holes A B C and D where indicated Use Template 6 and mark the Cans where the TOP CENTER of the planewillbe TOP CENTER of the plane ...

Page 19: ... bcair com STEP 16 Now Glue the Front PlaneAssembly From Step 8 onto the Front of B 1 as shown B 1 TOP CENTER of the plane TOP CENTER of the plane Front of PlaneAssembly FLUSH withTop and Botton of B 1 B 1 ...

Page 20: ...le Sided Tape STEP 18 STEP 17 Remove the PullTabs from Eighteen 18 Cans and cut theTops and Bottoms off Then cut them open as shown above See Page 6 on How To Take Two 2 Cans from Step 17 and Marry them together as shown here ...

Page 21: ...STEP 19 Trace Template 7 TC Page 52 onto the Two Cans from Step 18 and cut it out TC TAB TC TAB ...

Page 22: ...STEP 20 STEP 21 TC Take the TC and shape it into a Cone Hold it s shape on the OUTSIDE with clear tape and Glue it s TAB on the INSIDE as shown Put a beed of glue around the INDISE of the TC as shown ...

Page 23: ...TopView 1 3 8 STEP 22 Glue the TC onto the Back End of B 2 as shown Make sure to line up the Top Center of the TC with theTop Center of the Plane B 2 B 1 B 2 B 1 TC TC Top Center of the Plane ...

Page 24: ...STEP 23 CutTemplate 8 LCP Page 54 from a Can and glue it in place to the Bottom and sides of B 1 F 1 F 2 F 3 as shown LCP LCP LCP B 1 B 1 F 2 F 3 F 1 B 2 TC ...

Page 25: ...Template 9 TCP Page 54 from a Can and glue it in place to the Top and sides of B 1 F 1 F 2 F 3 as shown TCP TCP LCP B 1 Glue Flat against F 1 F 2 and F 3 Glue Flat against F 2 and the Sides B 1 Top Center of Plane ...

Page 26: ...STEP 25 TCP TCP TCP LCP B 1 B 1 STEP 26 B 1 Make Six 6 slits inthe Back of TCP to F 2 as shown Top Center of Plane Glue the Back end of TCP DOWN onto the Top of B 1 as shown ...

Page 27: ...ue on the Inside EC EC EC Glue EC STEP 28 If you have not already done it in Step 8 Glue Ten 10 additional Pennies Five 5 on each side of F 1 just Back of F 4 See Step 8 STEP 29 You will need these as Nose weight to keep the plane from falling on it s tail Glue EC in place over F 1 TCP LCP and F 4 as shown TCP LCP F 4 ...

Page 28: ...e 55 from Can and shape it into a Cone Hold it s shape on the Outside with clear tape and glue on the Inside NC NC NC NC NC NC Glue Glue the NC in place over F 1 EC and F 5 as shown Notch the NC on the Bottom to fit around F 5 EC EC F 5 F 5 ...

Page 29: ...u will need these as Nose weight to keep the plane from falling on it s tail Score 1 4 down on the Inside Cut Template 12 AS Page 53 from Can and score as shown Shape as shown and glue it to the Bottom of the NC as shown AS AS AS AS AS NC NC Blacken the Front of F 5 and the Inside of AS as shown F 5 ...

Page 30: ...Cut out CockpitWindows Page 55 and glue in place as shown 1 8 5 8 5 8 STEP 33 ...

Page 31: ...STEP 34 Cut out Side Windows Page 55 and glue in place as shown Top Center of the Plane Top Center of the Plane 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 7 16 1 2 3 4 B 1 B 2 1 1 7 16 7 16 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 FRONT OF PLANE ...

Page 32: ... for the Main Wheel LandingGear MWLG Take ONE 1 piece of 3 32 Rod 4 Long and Bend it as shown for the Nose Wheel Landing Gear NWLG Cut THREE 3 piecesofAluminum Tubingasshownand slidethemontothe LG 1 1 4 1 1 4 7 8 Bend MWLG as shown InstallWheelsontotheLG RightSide LeftSide RightSide LeftSide STEP 38 STEP 37 Main Wheels 1 SullivanTailWheel No S352 Nose Wheel 3 4 SullivanTailWheel No S351 Tower Hobb...

Page 33: ...an anything they are there just to show the difference between the WCB and the WCBAF WCBAF WCBAF WCB WCB WCBAF Cut TWO 2 EACH of Template 13 WCB Template 14 WCBAF from corrugated cardboard Glue WCBAF 1 4 BACK from the Leading Edge of the WCB as shown The writing and drawing on the bottom of the WCB doesn t mean anything it was on the cardboard Page 54 ...

Page 34: ...ake a 3 32 Hole through theWCB s 1 1 4 Back from the Leading Edge of the Wing and 2 1 8 In from where theWing will meet the Plane s body as shown IFYOUR PLANE WILLBE DISPLAYED WITHOUT LANDINGGEAR SKIPSTEP40 STEP 41 Place double face tape on the Underside of the WCB s and spread a beed of glue as shown WCB WCB Double sided tape Glue LandingGearHole ...

Page 35: ...here WCB WCB TopView Can Can BottomViewoftrimmedwingw Cangluedon Make the Landing Gear Hole through the Bottom Can LandingGearHole IFYOUR PLANE WILLBE DISPLAYED WITHOUT LANDINGGEAR SKIPSTEP43 Insert the MLG through the LG Hole in theWing as shown and glue it to the wing as shown MLG MLG MLG LGHole LGHole ...

Page 36: ...d at a 90 degree angle to the wing BottomView WCBAF WCB MLG LeftSide Put a strip of double sided tape on the Top of the WCBAF and cover the Top of the wingwithaCan foldingtheLeadingEdge andTrailing Edge of theTop Can over the Bottom Can Repeat on the other wing View of theTop of the CoveredWing LeftWing ...

Page 37: ...againstthewing STEP 46 Paint all the Connectors any color you like These are theWing Flap extension covers Make three small holes in the under side of the wing as shown this is so that the glue will have something to anchor to and glue theWire Connectors in place as shown 1 3 5 Fill the Back Ends of theWire Connectors with Epoxy DO NOT USE HOT GLUEAS ITWILLMELTTHE PLASTIC WIRE CONNECTORS These are...

Page 38: ...LeftSide RightSide InsideLeftSide OutsideLeftSide InsideLeftSide OutsideLeftSide OutsideLeftSide LeadingEdgeofWing LeadingEdgeofWing LeadingEdgeofWing BottomofWing BottomofWing TopofWing Tab Tab Tab Tab Put some glue on the Tab and insert it between the WCB and the Bottom Can of the wing as shown Be sure to make a TAB on the Outside Can as shown ...

Page 39: ...gTipLeftSide WingTipRightSide WingTipRightSide Fillinthegapwithglue Fillinthegapwithglue Take an expended Marking Pen and cut 1 5 8 of barrel off the Front end This will be the OnboardWeather Radar Pod OWRP Cut a notch 3 4 long into the OWRPasshown Glue theOWRPonto the RIGHTWingTip as shown ...

Page 40: ...hot glue over the heads ThesearetheNavigationLights RightWingTip LeftWingTip Cut Two 2 Template 16 MLGD Page 52 from pieces of Can and glue in place as shown MLGD STEP 53 MLGD GlueTwo 2 smallnail heads onto the MLG as shown Put a small bubble of hot glue onto each nail head These are the Main Gear LandingLights ...

Page 41: ... Two 2 pieces of 3 32 Rod One 16 long and the other 10 long and bend them as shown here 1 1 3 4 3 4 7 7 2 2 4 4 Insert theAftWing Spar AWS throughholesB AWS AWS Insert the ForwardWing Spar FWS throughholesA FWS STEP 56 FWS Be sure the Spars line up with each other ...

Page 42: ...www bcair com STEP 57 Put some glue on the wing spars and insert the completedwingsontothewingsparsandgluein place TheLeadingEdgeofthewingsshould be 1 from the Back of the LCP LCP B 1 1 ...

Page 43: ...iece of Can Score on the Inside where indicated and put a 3 32 hole whereindicated NWLGD NWLGD NWLGD Take the NWLG and glue a shock absorber onto the Front NWLG Glueasmallnailheadonas shown and put a drop of Clear Hot Glue on it ThisistheNWLGLanding Light ...

Page 44: ...ottom Center of the EC as shown Insert the NWLG through the LWLGD and gluetheassemblyinplaceasshown EC EC NWLG LWLGD LWLGD LWLG 3 8 Cut Two 2 Template 18 TF page 52 from Chip Board Cereal Box and cover with pieces of Can as shown TF TF TF TF ...

Page 45: ...1 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 STEP 62 STEP 63 TF DrawTwo TF Lines on the Bottom of the TC as shown TC TFLine TFLine Glue theTwo TF s in place on the TF Lines as shown TF TF 2 ...

Page 46: ...Fin Hole VS Fin Hole VSFin Hole Cut Two 2 Template 20 HSMP page 54 from corrugated cardboard and glue them to gether Cover the HSMP with pieces of Can as shown Don t forget to mark the HS holes GlueTwo small pieces of 3 32 Rod into the Bottom of the HSMP as shown Glue the HSMP onto the Top of the VS as shown HSMP HSMP HSMP HSMP HSMP HSMP HS holes 3 32 Rods VS ...

Page 47: ...s of 3 32 Rod into the Bottom of the VS as shown Draw a line down the Top Center of the TC and make two corresponding holes for the Rods in the VS TC Cut Two 2 Template 21 HS page 54 from corrugated cardboard and cover with Cans HS HS HS HS ...

Page 48: ...STEP 68 Insert Two pieces of 3 32 Rod 5 long through theHS Holes in theHSMP Put some glue on the Rods and slide the HS ontothem HSMP HSMP HS HS HS HS HSMP VS VS Glue the HS in place as shown ...

Page 49: ...f Clear Hot Glue on the Back End of the HSMP as shown ThisisaNavigationLight HSMP STEP 70 Insert the VS Rods into the correspondingholesinthe TC and glue the VS and HS assembly in place as shown VS VS Rods TC TC VS HSMP VS HSMP ...

Page 50: ...lue theTwo RF s onto a small piece of 1 16 Rod and insert the Rods into Holes C D in B 2 and glue theTwoRF s in place as shown RF RF C D B 2 STEP 73 CurTwo 2 pieces of 1 4 Copper orAluminumTubing 1 1 2 long as shown and glue them to the sides of the NC as shown NC Cut Cut 1 1 2 Template 22 Page 53 Template 23 Page 52 ...

Page 51: ...own Glue epoxy the two props together On this plane I used Two props to make One 4 blade prop from Tower Hobbies www towerhobbies com Stock L5Z94306 STEP 74 STEP 75 Cut the Prop Spinner PS Template 24 Page 53 from Can and shape it into a cone Mark where you want to trim it and make the slots for the Prop Blades Fix the Prop onto the prop shaft Be sure prop spins freely Glue PS onto the prop blades...

Page 52: ...STEP 77 MANDATORY Your B C Air Originals Pilatus PC 12 NC is now complete Show it to ALL your friends E mail me a photo of your completed planes andI llputthemintheBuildersGallery ...

Page 53: ...123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 F 2 Glues Here F 3 Glues Here F 4 Glues Here CenterCorrugationLine Template 7 Template 15 Template 23 F 5 Glues Here TAB Glues on the INSIDE TC 2 Each Required ...

Page 54: ...53 www bcair com A A B B C D D Bottom Center of Plane Bottom of Can Template 6 Template 24 PS Template 12 AS Template 22 2 Required 8 1 4 ...

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Page 56: ...55 www bcair com Template 19 Template 10 Template 11 VS EC Template 17 NC CockpitWindows SideWindows NWLGD 2 3 1 8 ...

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