SIG HERR FAIRCHILD 24 Assembly Instructions Manual Download Page 5

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23.

Glue the two F-19 pieces to the front top of F-6. When the glue is dry, sand the F-19's flush with the F-1's on the fuselage 
sides.

 
24.

 
Glue F-20A and F-20B to the rear of F-20. Bend the landing gear wire using the pattern on the plan. Glue the landing gear 
wire into the slot between F-20A and F-20B. Make sure to attach the wire so that the landing gear angles forward as 
shown on the plan.

 
25.

 
Glue the landing gear assembly to the front of F-6.

 
26.

 
Glue the 1/16" sq. balsa stringers to the bottom of the fuselage between F-10 and F-12.

 
27.

 
Glue the 1/16" sq. stringer to the fuselage side between F-10 and F-5. The outside face of the stringer should be flush with 
the outside of the fuselage side.

 
28.

 
Make the windshield braces from 1/16" sq. balsa strip and glue into position as shown on the plan.

 
29.

 
Glue C-3A to the front of F-10.

 
30.

 
Pin C-3 to your building board and glue parts C-1 and C-2 into position carefully at the ends only.

 
31.

 
Glue C-4 to the front of C-1 and C-2. The flat edge of the hole in the center should be aligned with the flat edge on the hole 
in the center of F-10.

 
32.

 
Carefully cut the centers of C-1 and C-2 away.

 
33.

 
Add the 1/16" sq. balsa stringers to the cowl.

 
34.

 
Carefully glue C-5 and the two C-6's to the front of the cowl.

 
35.

 
Sand the front lip of the cowl to the shape shown on the plan. Sand the cowl smooth all over and glue it to the front of the 
fuselage.

 
36.

 
Assemble the removable nose block from two NB-1's and two NB-2's.

 
37.

 
Adjust the center hole to establish the proper down thrust and right thrust and then assemble the propeller assembly and 
test fit to the front of the model.

 
38.

 
Sand the fuselage smooth all over.

 
39.

 
Cut the tail post away at the rear end of the stabilizer slot.

 
40.

 
Cut and test fit the windshield.

 
41.

 
Test fit the tail surfaces to fuselage.

 
42.

 
Set these parts aside until needed later.

 

Building the Wings

 
43.

 
Pin the 3/32" x 1/4" balsa spar to the plan. Pin W-5 in place over the plan. Pin the 3/32" x 1/4" balsa trailing edge into 
position over the plan. Pin W-9 and W-10 into position.

 
44.

 
Pin W-1 into position. Use the dihedral gauge to angle the rib toward the wing tip and then glue W-1 into position.

 
45.

 
Glue the six W-2 ribs into position 90 degrees to the building board.

 
46.

 
Glue the two W-3 ribs into position.

 
47.

 
Glue the 1/8" sq. leading edge into position.

Summary of Contents for HERR FAIRCHILD 24

Page 1: ...ction Manual 1 Plastic Propeller 1 Propeller Shaft 2 Brass Washer 1 Nylon Propeller Bearing 2 Plastic Wheels 2 1 16 Plastic Wheel Retainers 1 3 16 x60 Rubber Strip 8 Laser Cut Sheets Tools and Building Supplies You will need the following items to assemble this model You must read and follow all of the manufactures instructions provided with these items Glue CA White Glue Sigment or Ambroid all wo...

Page 2: ...llowing pages as a guide It is possible that several of the laser cut parts may not be completely cut through If this is the case you can free the part from the sheet quickly using an X acto knife NOTE The slight discoloration on the edges of the laser cut parts may be removed by lightly sanding the edges with 400 grit sandpaper ...

Page 3: ...e If this is your frrst model then we recommend that you purchase a copy of the following book Rubber Powered Model Airplanes By Don Ross This excellent book covers basic building and flying procedures and provides valuable information about all aspects of building and flying rubber powered model airplanes ...

Page 4: ... into position on the fuselage Be careful not to cover the spar slots in the F 1 s 14 Glue F 9 into position NOTE You can build either the Radial engine version 24W or the Ranger inline engine version 24R You must decide at this time which version you want to build The wood for the 24R version is not provided in the kit 15 If you want to build the radial engine version glue F 10 into position on t...

Page 5: ...n the hole in the center of F 10 32 Carefully cut the centers of C 1 and C 2 away 33 Add the 1 16 sq balsa stringers to the cowl 34 Carefully glue C 5 and the two C 6 s to the front of the cowl 35 Sand the front lip of the cowl to the shape shown on the plan Sand the cowl smooth all over and glue it to the front of the fuselage 36 Assemble the removable nose block from two NB 1 s and two NB 2 s 37...

Page 6: ...h a waterproof marker and paint the motor detail Final Assembly 63 Glue the windshield and side windows into position on the model 64 Glue the wings into position on the model 65 Test fit sand finish and glue the wing struts into position 66 Sand finish and glue the two ST 3 s into position 67 Fit finish and attach the two ST 5 s 68 Trim and finish the two ST 4 s to fit in position as shown on the...

Page 7: ... bending the tail surfaces and wing trailing edge 5 A properly trimmed model will circle to the left while climbing under power level out as the power runs down and transition into a right hand gliding circle WARRANTY Herr Engineering Corp guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both materials and workmanship at the time of purchase This warranty does not cover any component damaged buy use...

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