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Prepare   the   front   mounting   section   by   fixing   5   of   the   magnets 

provided, in the positions shown, two on the RH side, two on the LH 
side, one in the lower centre, utilize small balsa pieces to mount the 

magnets. Rough the faces of the magnets before glueing.
Align the mounting piece with the fuselage and mark the points at 

which the internal magnets are to be fixed.

Glue in place the internal magnets on their balsa mounts. 

When the glue is dry, allow the mounting section to jump into place 
on the magnets. Now the front window can be glued in place. This 

should be done from the inside with the mounting section in place 
to avoid any distortion.   When dry, remove the front section and 

glue the side windows in place.

Cut out the parts for the vertical stabiliser, and a section of balsa to 
reinforce the fin, fit it between the two pieces, glue together.

Cut the horizontal tail fin and the small vertical fins from balsa, and 

assemble all of these pieces together with superglue.

The completed tail fin unit can be mounted in its original place on 
the tail tube, using the original screw.

The tail rotor gearbox frame should be cut out at the point shown 
this will allow for easier assembly of the drive belt.

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balsa & magnets

Summary of Contents for Hughes 500

Page 1: ...l supplied before use The fuselage halves have been pre trimmed and only require to be de burred before joining together From the piece of material supplied cut small join plates as shown and hold in place using sellotape The intervals are shown in the next photograph Glue these plates in place using a small drop of viscous thick superglue When dry the sellotape can be removed The two halves can n...

Page 2: ...n manufacture a small traverse plate from plywood to be placed across the rods at the front of the mechanism and using the two impact nuts and 3mm socket screws to act as retainers at the front end The mechanism can then in future be removed by releasing these two screws At the points marked on the body for the skid legs glue thick pieces of balsa into position inside the fuselage When set these s...

Page 3: ...ow can be glued in place This should be done from the inside with the mounting section in place to avoid any distortion When dry remove the front section and glue the side windows in place Cut out the parts for the vertical stabiliser and a section of balsa to reinforce the fin fit it between the two pieces glue together Cut the horizontal tail fin and the small vertical fins from balsa and assemb...

Page 4: ...the best results and quick drying the room should ideally be at 25deg C and the spray can also heated to 25deg C For best results a number of thin coats should be sprayed Do not hang the fuselage vertically when painting place it on a rod this reduces the chances of the paint running To find different liveries used on the Hughes 500 series of helicopter search in Google under pictures and search w...

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