Preamble
The following document outlines the build process for the UberFly.ca Super Honey Hawk. It is not an
exhaustive instruction guide, but expects a certain level of proficiency on the part of the builder. If questions
arise during the build they can be emailed to
and we’ll get back to you with answers -
assuming we have them.
Required Materials
The following are required to build the Super Honey Hawk. Please ensure you have these at hand
before beginning the build. Substitutions can be made where it makes sense and where your flavour of
electronics and/or hardware suits you. Alternates can be suggested if you like just let us know via email to
Tools / Supplies
○ Flat surface to build on - especially important when gluing carbon onto the flat surfaces... glue
them on a warped surface and get a warped plane!
○ Very sharp X-Acto knife OR razor blades - dull blades just make a mess of foam.
○ Glue:
The EPP that the Super Honey Hawk is made of has been tested with the following glues,
but others (such as wood or craft glue, etc.) could be used... simply test on some of the
scrap foam:
■
glue by Beacon Adhesives for most foam-on-foam glueing
● Alternates:
○ Bob Smith's "EPP Glue" is similarly flexible to Foam Tac
○
○ Hot Glue (careful not to melt the EPP)
○ Foam Safe CA (thin works best to get in the cracks between foam parts,
but medium can be made to work)
○ Flexible CA / Gorilla Glue
■ Regular thin CA for pushrod assembly
○ Foam Safe “Kicker” or Activator (optional, but a great asset to have around to make things go
faster) when you use CA type glues.
○ Needle nose pliers and/or small vice grips to build z-bends for the pushrods.
Note: your kit may
have been provided with some pre-bent wires.
○ Hot glue gun and a stick or two of glue for motor mount & landing gear.
○ Pin-vise and a suitable set of tiny drill bits to drill out control horns and mount the motor on the
motor mount. Typical sizes needed: 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm
, 1/16”, 5/64”, 3/32”.
○ Shrink tube for any wiring and electronics work as well as for attaching z-bends to carbon
pushrods. Typical sizes needed: 2mm, 4mm.
Note: your kit may have been provided with
enough shrink tube.
○ Soldering iron for wiring - depending on what electronics you choose and how they come from
your vendor.
