Page 1: ...so did away with rubber bands That inspiration led us to the development of the Demon This plane flies like a Scat Cat Very solid flight characteristics with no bad habits and it looks so good on the ground and in the air Type Sport Wingspan 47 Length 30 Engine 40 to 46 Channels 4 Elevator Rudder Ailerons Throttle S P A D SPAD Index Building Overview Fuselage Wing Horizontal Vertical Rx Install La...
Page 2: ...of the hinge line corrugation This can be a little tricky We use an adjustable blade box opener type knife and straight edge Wrapping an X acto knife with masking tape leaving just the tip exposed will work also Can you believe it The tail feathers are done already Letâ s attach them to the fuselage 1 Fabricate 2 horizontal and one vertical stab attach doublers as shown on drawing 7 from the PVC ...
Page 3: ...icycle spokes and are best accomplished by turning the wing over and bending along a straight table top edge Use palm pressure and work along the fold Please be patient this is not easy and takes a little getting used to But once mastered it sure beats balsa wood and Monokote 9 Lay the wing out flat and glue the two spars to the bottom panel as shown on drawing 3 NOTE IF USING EPOXY ROUGHEN UP TH...
Page 4: ... on drawing 5 3 Cut a 7 section of yardstick and glue to stand off and firewall then glue the  â standoff to the rear of the powerpack Test fit this assembly into fuselage and assure the yardstick clears the landing gear mounting bolt heads 4 Measure mark and drill holes for engine mount fuel lines and throttle wire housing and install engine mount blind nuts 5 Fuel proof the firewall with epoxy ...
Page 5: ...ngs 1 2 6 9 Antenna exit routing is a matter of personal preference Collin glues a piece of scrap plastic tubing to the inside bottom of the rear fuselage for the antenna to run through Dean drills several holes into the left rear fuselage side and tie straps a portion of plastic tubing in place for the antenna to run through We have also ran the antenna up through the vertical stab Flight Prepara...
Page 6: ...light and then have a ball 8 The SPAD will do almost anything you tell it to and do it quick and tight While the SPAD does perform inverted maneuvers well we do NOT recommend inverted flight or outside type aerobatics unless you are a very experienced pilot Make sure you have plenty of altitude to bail out while learning the inverted characteristics of your airplane 9 Your SPAD will remain stable ...
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