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Outlet duct:

Cut from supplied pvc sheet as per plan, tape the duct sheet on the lines and it should fit to the fan
unit and into the fuselage. Use a small piece of tape to fasten the tube to the fan unit

Place vacuumformed fairings to fuselage wing , sand to flush fit

Place flow separation plate to wing as per plan

Summary of Contents for F9F-6 Cougar

Page 1: ...a perfect fit CAD Drawn Plans The plans in this kit are not copied from a master set They are originals drawn directly from the CAD program where the airplane was designed We do this because it allows us to use colour which helps you better visualize the various components of the airplane and we can use better quality paper which greatly reduces the possibility of shrinkage Since you re going to b...

Page 2: ...ets Hardware and a fan unit are not included in the kit There are so many choices for quality hardware that these choices are left to the individual preferences of the builder rather than include something in the kit that you ll probably throw away anyway This aircraft is not a toy It must be flown in a responsible manner according to the rules set forth by Law The builder assumes the responsibili...

Page 3: ...g board and protect it with plastic Start by making the bottom sheeting from the supplied balsa sheet place the sheets on the work plate and nail them down use cello tape to connect the edges take them of and glue the edges with thick ca place on the work plate and sand down the glued edge turn the sheet over and take of the tape and sand the edges now there will be one smooth side and a lesser sm...

Page 4: ... yet make sure for straightness if all seems ok then pin down the main former and start glueing the ribs with thin ca one by one to the bottom sheeting note roll the ribs over the sheeting and apply ca Glue wing assembly to bottom sheeting place scrap fills aileron leading edges Place sub leading edge to the bottom sheeting and to the ribs Do this the same for the other side of the wing sand the s...

Page 5: ...ottom sheeting with a fill on top make also a opening for the servo arm in the bottom sheeting cut the top sheeting as per plan Now pin down the wing panel on the X marked spots Place the small help former as displayed on the drawing make them from 3x6x500 balsa important is that they all have the same height this will give the correct washout place then under the trailing edge as per drawing and ...

Page 6: ...e wing tips and take out ailerons and sand edges as per plan Place wing tips and sand to shape Make the ailerons with the cnccut parts and do place them in the wing with the hinges do not glue and sand tot the shape of the wing and wing tips after that shape the leading edge of the aileron to form ...

Page 7: ...ers use slow glue you can do a bit of alligning here Choose your retracts and open up the bottom sheeting for taking the retracts and wheels use the drawing as reference you can use the cutout of the wing for retract doors also the small opening strengthen them with extra glass make the retract door holder from the flattened brass tube and fasten with the 2 2x6 sheet metal screws ...

Page 8: ...leron and glue in horns we used very secure Z Bends Fuselage Join formers as per drawing join main crutch and pin down on a straight building board place a straight construction line on the board Place wing joiners tabs with the supplied joiners as reference do not glue them yet only the tabs ...

Page 9: ...f you sharpen up the little tabs a bit it will slide in easyer in the openings Construct front part of fuselage no glue used yet Line out fuselage assembly with some small blocks of wood Note that the position of the edf unit is 1 former more forward as in this pictures ...

Page 10: ...Line out assembly on the workplate make sure both sides are level before glueing better support both main ribs with blocks from equal size If you are sure now you can use ca to fasten all formers ...

Page 11: ...Place intake tube sheeting from the back of the fuselage Cut paper intake as per plan make oversize on fan side and intake side Use ca to fasten paper duct and cut duct to size ...

Page 12: ...6 duct strenghteners for preventing to collapse the duct Place intake sheet fills to paper and former F7A place 3x6 stringers Cut the fairing sheet oversize a bit and cut fit to the frame Place top fairing also ...

Page 13: ...Sand edges the trailing edge of the fairing to the Former F16 Make up rudder from formers as per plan Join formers ...

Page 14: ...sheet make cuts in the sheet as per plan the concave formers make sheeting a bit difficult use water to soften balsa Make opening for Stabilizer also Place fairings do test foit the stabilizer Make opening for elevator servo and glue in servo ...

Page 15: ...efore this we have to sheet the fuselage with the 2 5x12x1000 24pcs strip balsa Start in the center and work your way to the top The hatch cutout should be made soon as it is likely to have it glued to the forms so carefully use glue there and cut out hatch asap note that the hatch shown here is not in the kit the kit has a larger further forward 2 formers long hatch ...

Page 16: ...Sand intake side to take the sheeting Sand edge of MC4 to take the sheeting ...

Page 17: ...Sand complete fuselage assembly Make nose cone place former after scribing of a line parallel to the bottom of the nose cone for correct alignment to the fuselage ...

Page 18: ...Cut locating dowel in 2 small pieces Place to fuselage and sand to shape Canopy frame Make frame from formers as per plan cut two small corner pieces to glue in the front corners ...

Page 19: ...t over the frame and flush with the fuselage sand for good fit Place cockpit parts and canopy closing Front retract your choice but we have used a HK part the retract door closing is a difficult part on the drawing is a better solutionwe think ...

Page 20: ...e the duct sheet on the lines and it should fit to the fan unit and into the fuselage Use a small piece of tape to fasten the tube to the fan unit Place vacuumformed fairings to fuselage wing sand to flush fit Place flow separation plate to wing as per plan ...

Page 21: ...rawing or parts or instructions just mail us at info rbckits com I am sure we can find a solution for your build Some tips We used electric retracts for the Cougar and we used a separate battery for the retracts this makes it safer air set is also possible the weight difference is none We used Hetrc edf 600 33 and 8 cells 3700 Wheels we used Kavan treaded lightweight wheels and we used 4 mm wheel ...

Page 22: ...ost of the time problems to large it is in your fingers If you need additional pictures just ask Have Fun with the F9F 6 Cougar Additional HQ pictures are on the disk also a 3d pdf where you can see all parts of the Cougar in 3d you need adobe 10X to view it will not work in your browser WWW RBCKITS COM Rontgenweg 16G 2408AB Alphen aan den Rijn Netherlands ...

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