rc3Dprint Grumman X-29, Printing And Assembly Manual

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If you plan on using a landing gear, set the nose gear in place before gluing forward
fuselage together as this is easier. As the model is lightweight I used a simple wire nose
gear. To strengthen the LW PLA there are two discs that should be printed in PLA or ABS.
These are glued in either side of the fuselage to spread the load of the nose gear wire.
Below is a schematic. There is a cutout in the fuselage to position a servo to drive the
steering arm.
• The CG is marked on the underside of Fuselage 4 and is at the trailing edge of the canard.
To achieve this, the battery should be a ffi xed with velcro just in front of the landing gear.
You may want to a ffi x the velcro before assembling the nose and putting the nose cone in
place.
• Glue together the remaining parts of the fuselage.
• The canopy is printed in 2 parts, glue them together. The front latch goes under the
fuselage rim. Place two magnets (be careful to check the polarity attracts) one under the
fuselage at the back of the canopy, and another on the underside of the canopy above. This
will hold the canopy in place.
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ffi x the wings in place on the side of the fuselage. The wings on this model are not
designed to be removable.
• The aft gear is glued in place, with a 2mm wire axle running through the centre. The is a
small rectangular indentation on the underside of Aft Fuselage 2 this is a guid of the gear.
The back of the gear should just cover this mark.
• The CC is marked on the underside of Fuselage 4 and is ut the trailing edge of the canard.
To achieve this, the battery should be a ffi xed with velcro just in front of the landing gear