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Attach the ceiling. Notice the mid bulkhead folded forward. 

 

Add the fuselage bottom. The fuselage has to get the shape of a seaplane. 

 

Summary of Contents for Flaglor Sky Scooter

Page 1: ...for servo pushrods connection 2 Wheels 1 5in 45mm diameter 1 5mm music wire for the gear Thread for rigging Screws and nuts for wing mount Full Size Length 15ft 4 78m Wingspan 28ft 8 64m Wing area 115ft 10 7m Weight 650lb 300kg Engine Volkswagen engine 40hp Model Length 27in 685mm Wingspan 47ft 1200mm Wing area 31in 2 04dm Weight 8 8oz 250g Motor 45g Brushless Outrunner ...

Page 2: ...System Components needed 3 Micro Servos 4ch Receiver Brushless Motor 30 50g should be able to make 250g of thrust LiPo battery 2S 3S 500 1200mAh ESC matching your motor and battery Ok all the other tiny parts I forgot every scratchbuilder has at home Let s go Explosion view ...

Page 3: ...Print out the plans tape the pages together and cut out the templates Cut out the parts ...

Page 4: ...es as indicated on the plans Use the soldering iron Don t cut all the way through Just enough that the parts can be slightly bent Glue the bulkheads to one side of the fuselage Add the other side Use contact glue ...

Page 5: ...Attach the ceiling Notice the mid bulkhead folded forward Add the fuselage bottom The fuselage has to get the shape of a seaplane ...

Page 6: ... from 3mm depron You can use 6mm but make sure your noseblock is big enough Make the cabin struts out of plastic tubing balsa can be used also Make the nose Laminate 11 layers of depron together Make it look really nice and round First use a knife then sand ...

Page 7: ...g iron Again don t cut all the way through Leave a bit depron for the hinge The elevator halves are joined with a piece of balsa The rudder is full flying so just bevel the edge that is attached to the fuselage The wing halves are bent to an airfoil shape and are glued together with contact glue Reinforce the bond with clear tape The ailerons are optional ...

Page 8: ...d elevator The ailerons are cut out the same way as the elevator Make a motor mount that fits your motor Add a square stick for the common stick mount Wood wood bonds are made with medium CA glue Install servos You need to cut holes in the bulkhead to make room for the pushrods ...

Page 9: ... strips of thin plastic to the end of the fuselage You have to cut a notch in the rudder for the elevator joiner Make the aileron linkages It s optional Also make a wing mount I used 2 screws going through the wing into nuts in the motor mount plate Maybe rubber bands can be used too ...

Page 10: ... and the front top of the fuselage Use contact glue Make 4 balsa struts for the horizontal tail The locations are visible on the picture above They are 3x2mm in cross section Attach the rigging tower onto the wing I used the wing mounting screws to attach the tower Insert small pieces of tubing in the wings to create hard points for the thread Rig your plane as shown on the picture ...

Page 11: ...You re done Happy flying ...

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