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Construction Manual

British

Sunday Fighter

Bristol Spadport

Appendix A

Summary of Contents for Bristol Spadport

Page 1: ...out the building process You must correctly install all R C and other components so that the model operates correctly on the ground and in the air Installation shown in the manual is a suggestion You...

Page 2: ...ser Cut 1 16 x 11 x 3 ply sheet 2 BP1 Laser Cut 1 8 x 4 x 24 balsa sheet 1 BP2 Laser Cut 1 8 x 4 x 24 balsa sheet 2 BP3 Laser Cut 3 32 x 4 x 24 balsa sheet 2 BP4 Laser Cut 3 32 x 4 x 24 balsa sheet 1...

Page 3: ...with the fit then and only then glue the parts in position IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ASSEMBLE THIS KIT IN THE ORDER DESCRIBED SKIPPING FORWARD IN THE STEPS COULD LEAVE YOU WITHOUT THE PROPER LENGT...

Page 4: ...g on the Sunday Flyer s top port left wing Step 1 Alignment triangles Pre cut into LP3 is a triangle that can be used to vertically align any of the parts in the construction of your Sunday Fighter LP...

Page 5: ...e this in place making sure it is securely glued to the front of each rib and that each rib is properly aligned Using a long straight edge can help holding everything in place firmly against the build...

Page 6: ...are uncut 1 16 balsa sheets and extra sheeting on the BP9 sheets These are used when sheeting the center section of the wings as well as a few points on the fuselage Carefully measure and cut a few pi...

Page 7: ...d one steel strap Push the two dowels halfway into the holes in CM2 Now note the curvature of CM2 as the more curved surface will be oriented downward Carefully push the two dowels in the CM2 assembly...

Page 8: ...hatch but don t glue it to the hatch Set the bottom wing half aside and begin work the opposite half of the bottom wing Follow steps 34 through 44 to complete the other wing half Once finished then m...

Page 9: ...a good fit After test fitting join the top wing halves permanently with a bit more 30 minute epoxy Remove the dihedral brace and apply the epoxy into the pockets in each wing half and also coat the fa...

Page 10: ...ngths first before reverting to longer uncut lengths Step 65 Rudder Assembly bottom corner Locate both VF4 s from BP1 Glue one on top of the other then to the leading edge paying close attention to it...

Page 11: ...ace Step 77 Fuselage Assembly TR2 FS2 assemblies Now it time to take both sub assemblies and put them together as shown here Make sure all tabs are fully seated in their matching pre cut slots After t...

Page 12: ...t in place with it s tabs inserted into the pre cut slots in the fuse sides Make sure that the shorter wide cutout and round holes are aligned towards the top of the fuselage Glue in place Step 88 Fus...

Page 13: ...the stab and make sure that the fin is 90 to stab s surface Then glue this assembly to the fuselage Make sure that the stab is properly positioned pushed up against F8 and the long trailing edge of t...

Page 14: ...rs in the hatch area Make sure they are pushed in so they are flush with the surfaces A touch of thin CA will help hold them in place And pay attention to their polarity so they attract not repel Step...

Page 15: ...en cutout the opening or make the opening cuts first then install the pieces as we ve done here This is done in a similar manner to how you sheeted the top surfaces in previous steps one half at a tim...

Page 16: ...r sand bevels into the leading edges and round their trailing edges Step 124 Fuselage Assembly wing alignment To align the lower wing properly on the fuselage place the lower wing in position by pushi...

Page 17: ...back of each t nut to hold it in place Make sure not to get any glue into the threads Step 131 Tailwheel mounting Mount your choice of tailwheel to the bottom of the fuselage It should mount to the bo...

Page 18: ...pre cut in the back of TR2 From scrap 1 8 lite ply cut four strips to double up the wood where the servo mounting screws will be install Servo mounting throttle glow engines If you are powering your...

Page 19: ...ghters as they are using existing roundels assuming you want to use roundels Our prototypes use 5 1 4 diameter on the wings and 2 1 2 diameter for the fuselage Contact Callie Graphics at this link htt...

Page 20: ...usted Check all the control horns servo horns and clevises to make sure they are secure and in good condition Replace any items that would be considered questionable Failure of any of these components...

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