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Pelican Aileron Wing Building Instructions 

Pelican by Crashtesthobby.com 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

 

Fuselage length 26"  Aileron and polyhedral wings are 34" 

The Pelican is cut from 100% EPP foam 

The fuselage is laminated but the wings are designed not to be laminated 

Center of Gravity: 2.75” (7 cm) back 

on the wing

 

Pod mount motor does not change the center of gravity 

Elevator and Aileron 

Throws:  3/8” up/down/left/right (1 cm) 

Wing tip angle is up 3.5

” to top of wingtip on both the aileron and polyhedral wings 

Dowels back 5” and 13” from the nose of the fuselage 

Motor pod is back 5" from the nose of the plane behind the front dowel 

Motor has two 3/16" washers under bottom screw to get a positive motor angle 

Use four to six #64 rubber bands to secure wing 

2812 motor, 7x6 APC prop, 20A ESC, 2 mg90 servos,  

1300 -1500 mah 3S lipo battery 

Target All-Up Weight:  15-22 oz  

Lighter always flies better!!!! 

The aileron wing for the Pelican is a great variation of an old favorite.  With the 2812 motor is a nimble and 
exciting plane to fly.  You can build it light for slow and stable flight or put a more powerful motor and 
bigger battery on it for aerobatic flight with more throw on the flight surfaces.  Watch the Pelican Build 
Videos at our website at Crashtesthobby.com to clarify any of the instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Pelican Aileron Wing

Page 1: ... fuselage Motor pod is back 5 from the nose of the plane behind the front dowel Motor has two 3 16 washers under bottom screw to get a positive motor angle Use four to six 64 rubber bands to secure wing 2812 motor 7x6 APC prop 20A ESC 2 mg90 servos 1300 1500 mah 3S lipo battery Target All Up Weight 15 22 oz Lighter always flies better The aileron wing for the Pelican is a great variation of an old...

Page 2: ...This slit should be the same distance back as the precut slot already in the wing Lightly sand the spar to help the glue to stick Press the spar into the slit with the extra spar at the center of the wing Put baking soda along the spar and work it into the slit with the carbon spar The baking soda acts as a catalyst and speeds up and hardens the CA glue Glue the spar in to the slit with thin CA gl...

Page 3: ... CG See how long your servo extensions are before deciding on where to put your servos I have a servo jig that helps to speed up servo installation that I cut out of Formica I use this jig with a soldering iron as you can see in the videos I also frequently draw out the servo on the foam and cut with a soldering iron hobby knife or a box knife Don t cut all the way through the wing ...

Page 4: ...ue the servo extension wires in except for where they exit the wing in the middle where they will be plugged into a Y connector that plugs in the receiver Install the control horn in straight behind the servo arm with the holes in the control horn at the edge of the aileron cut a slit with a hobby knife Make a small hole along the slit for glue to move up the horn and glue the horn in place from b...

Page 5: ...nds to hold the wing on the fuselage the total gap should be 3 5 between the ailerons Trim the corners as shown to give more room to install the rubber bands Glue the wing halves together Apply glue to the center spars after you have the wing positioned with the tip 3 5 off the table Squeeze liberal amounts of glue in to support the spars where they cross in the middle of the wing ...

Page 6: ...e gun to prevent the rubber bands from tearing the wing Bind your radio and center your servos Tighten the EZ connectors so the ailerons are in line with the wing Make sure the ailerons are moving the right direction When you stand behind the plane and push the right transmitter stick to the right the right aileron should go up and the left aileron down ...

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