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02/2006
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6.
Cut the canopy and the air intake out of the fuselage. When cutting out the canopy please work
carefully: cut only once, to ensure that the canopy will be an accurate fit later.
7.
Assemble the battery holder from the two side panels 10 and the bottom panel 11; the higher end should
face the tail. Glue the completed battery holder in the fuselage with the rear end about 5 mm forward of the
ailerons. Note that the sides of the battery holder are tapered, so please keep them the right way
round. The battery is fitted into the holder from the higher end.
8.
Slide the wing into the fuselage and set it central.
9.
Trim the ailerons 12 to fit accurately in the wing recesses. Sand the leading edge of the ailerons to a 45°
angle. The hole for the horn must be at the leading edge of the aileron.
10. Attach the ailerons to the wing using the glass fibre adhesive tape 13. To give the ailerons a defined pivot
axis, apply a further strip of tape on the opposite of the hinge line close to the horn hole. Check that the
ailerons move freely up and down. The wing can now be glued to the fuselage after checking that it is
exactly central and “square”.
11. Using a 1.6 mm Ø bit, drill out the linkage hole in two of the horns 14 supplied in the kit. Glue one of them
in the hole in the elevator 15.
12. Sand the trailing edge of the tailplane 16 to a 45° chamfer.
13. Fit the elevator 15 into the fuselage, followed by the tailplane 16, then attach the elevator to the tailplane
using the glass fibre tape 13. Position the tailplane “square” relative to the fuselage, check that it is parallel
to the wing, then glue the tailplane to the fuselage.
14. Sand the leading edge of the rudder 17 to a 45° chamfer and attach it to the fin 18 using the glass fibre
adhesive tape 13.
15. Cut a 3 mm wide slot in the fuselage, check that the fin is an accurate fit, and glue it in the slot.
16. Cut an opening for the rudder pushrod in line with the rudder horn.
17. If you wish to give the model a scale finish, it should be sprayed overall using styrofoam paint No. 928.2 at
this point.
18. The tailwheel assembly can now be fitted: slip the tailwheel 23 onto the tailwheel unit 24, then use a pair of
pliers to bend the end of the wire over to secure the wheel. Check that the wheel rotates freely.
19. Now cut a slot in the underside of the rudder; it should be about 2 mm deep and 20 mm long. Fit the
projecting end of the tailwheel unit in the slot, and glue it in place. Wrap a small piece of glass fibre tape 13
around the leading edge of the rudder to reinforce this area.
20. The aileron servos can now be installed: the first step is to glue the horns 25 in the ailerons. Connect the
aileron pushrods 26 to the servos and the horns. The next stage is to cut openings in the fuselage for the
servos, but first ensure that the servos are at neutral by connecting the system and switching the
transmitter and receiver on briefly. Glue the servos to the fuselage, and at the same time glue the
underside of the wing to the fuselage.
21. The motor mount can now be assembled and installed: fit the screws 19 in the motor mount 21, then slip
the rubber grommets 20 over the screws. The motor mount can now be attached to the support ring 22.
22. Attach the motor to the motor mount, then connect it to the speed controller. Check that the motor rotates
in the correct direction. When you are satisfied, connect the speed controller, the elevator servo and the
rudder servo to the receiver.
23. Slide the motor assembly into final position, and glue the support ring permanently to the fuselage.
24. Connect both aileron servos to the receiver, and stick the receiver to the battery holder.
25. Cut the elevator pushrod 28 and the rudder pushrod 29 to correct length. Fit the clevises 27 on the
pushrods by heating them gently and pushing them onto the rods.
26. Connect the drilled-out horn 25 to the rudder pushrod 29. Slip the pushrod into the fuselage and glue the
horn in the hole in the rudder.
27. Slip the elevator pushrod into the fuselage and connect it to the elevator horn.
28. Drill out the rudder and elevator servo output arms to 1.7 mm Ø and connect the pushrods to them; the
servos can now be glued in place using UHU POR. The servo position is dictated by the length of the
cables and the pushrods. Ensure that the servos are at centre before you glue them in place.
29. Now cut the undercarriage legs 30 to length and glue them in the undercarriage support in the wing.
30. Drill 2 mm Ø holes for the wheel axles 31 in the undercarriage legs, and glue the wheel axles in the holes.
The wheels 32 can now be fitted; secure each with a spare servo output arm 33 as shown.
31. Trim the wheel spats 34 to fit on the undercarriage, and glue them in place. Ensure that the wheels are still
free to revolve.
32. Fit the screw 46 in the plywood retaining plate 35 and glue it in the fuselage turtle deck as shown; the
screw is used to adjust the position of the canopy later.
33. Glue the magnetic strip 37 (supplied in the kit) to the canopy, then attach the Depron guide strips 38 at the
front and the sides.
34. Fit the propeller on the motor.
