Quickie Q2 Lite, Construction Manual

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Q2 Plans - Chapter 4 - Page 4-01
INDIVIDUAL PART CONSTRUCTION
INTRODUCTION
..... The first task in the construction of your Q2 is to make many
of the small, individual parts required for assembly later. Quickie
Aircraft Corporation has found that making these parts at one time is
most efficient and will also give the builder a chance to gain
experience working with his hands on small pieces that can be easily
remade.
..... The parts include templates that are used for jigging and
rigging various portions of your aircraft. Drawings are provided
within this chapter, but primarily the templates are provided in a
series of large Appendix drawings included with these plans. All
templates are printed full size.
..... Jigging and rigging templates should be constructed from
material such as hardboard, plywood, or masonite of 1/4" thickness.
Aircraft quality materials are not required. The hot-wiring templates
for the main wing, canard, and vertical fin, as well as the control
surfaces, should be made out of thin aluminum, masonite, or aircraft
quality plywood. These templates must be smooth and wave free, so
spend considerable time on each one and sight frequently along the
line to check for waves or notches. Any wave or notch will be
reflected directly in the shape of your wing, etc. and will be
difficult and heavy to correct later on; so do a good job in the
beginning.
..... Template drawings provided for parts made as a sandwich
composite (glass-foam-glass) should still be made on the hardboard,
plywood, or masonite of 1/4" thickness. It will be much easier to
transfer the complicated curves and lines to the actual part if you
have a material more durable than heavy paper.
..... The phonolic bearing block comes delivered to you with all of
the important precision holes already drilled and reamed to the
proper size. The remaining holes are for bonding strength and are
non-critical on a precise diameter and position.
..... Be sure to identify and number each template and part so that it
can be identified easily later when it is needed. Further, group all
parts of the same family (e.g. Control System (CS), fuselage female
jigging templates, etc.) together.
..... The drawings may be glued directly onto the material with
Contact Cement. Be careful, however, that you do not paste up the
drawings crooked. Smooth out all ripples before the glue sets. Do not
use a glue that will cause excessive shrinkish.
..... The drawings are reproduced to within 1% accuracy; in most
cases, the accuracy is closer to 0.1%. However, in the final
analysis, you must build your aircraft and allow for tolerances and
errors during construction. Therefore, you may expect not all
templates to fit exactly as the drawings indicate. Large differences,
however, are reason to check thoroughly on your previous work to see
if you have followed the plans exactly.
..... One last comment; we have replacement copies of all of the