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STAGE 1:

BUILDING THE WINGS

Plan Sheet 2 shows all the details for con-
structing the wings, wing struts, and rigging
drag wires within the wings. In addition,
refer to Sheet 6 and Stage 7 for rigging the
kingposts on top of the upper wing that can
be done during this stage if desired. The 
following parts are required for this stage:

Laser-Cut Wood Parts

Upper wing ribs – 2 of W1
Upper and lower wing ribs – 4 of W2
Upper and lower wing ribs – 22 of W3
Upper and lower wing ribs – 12 of W4
Upper wing ribs – 10 of W5
Upper wing ribs – 6 of W6
Upper and lower wing ribs – 4 of W7
Lower wing ribs – 2 of W8
Lower wing ribs – 2 of W9
Upper wing ribs – 2 of W10
Lower wing ribs – 2 of W11
Upper wing ribs – 2 of W12
Aileron ribs – 4 of W13
Aileron ribs – 16 of W14
Center section ribs – 1 of W15
Center section ribs – 2 of W16
Center section wing struts – 4 of W17
Interplane wing struts – 8 of W18
Kingposts on upper wing – 4 of W19
Lower wing handhold blocks – 2 of W23
Wing building jig shims – 20 of W24

Britannia Castings

Aileron control horns – 4 of C1
Aileron control cable sheaves – 4 of C3
Aileron control cable sheave bodies – 
4 of C4
Wing strut end fittings – 20 of W20 
Wing skid end fittings – 4 of W21

Photo-Etched Copper Parts

Single eye rig fittings for drag wires 
and kingpost wires – 128 of R1
Double eye rig fittings for aileron 
control horn brace wires – 6 of R2
Drag wire and kingpost wire turnbuckles –
54 of R3A(short)
Wing wire rigging plates at struts – 
20 of W22 

Wood Strips 

(cut to length as required)

Rib vertical web stiffeners and cap strips –
0.020" x 1/16"
Wing strut and kingpost support pads –
0.020" x 1/8"
Stringers and miscellaneous wing stiffen-
ers – 1/32" x 1/32" and 3/64" x 3/64"
Front beam flanges, and shims for wing
building jig setup – 1/32" x 3/32"
Rear beam flanges – 1/32" x 1/8"
Front beam webs, and web blocks at
compression ribs – 1/32" x 5/32"
Support stringers for lower wing walk and
wing tip stiffener – 3/64" x 3/64"
Rear beam webs, and web blocks at
compression ribs – 3/64" x 1/8"
Wing tips – 1/16" x 3/32"
Aileron leading edges – 1/16" x 5/32"
Upper wing rear web in way of ailerons –
5/64" x 1/8"
Wing skids – 3/32" x 3/32" flexible 
beech wood

Front beam web between first two ribs
inboard and center section – 3/32" x
5/32"
Leading edge – 3/32" x 3/16"
Rear beam webs between first two ribs
inboard and center section – 1/8" x 1/8"
Blocks (to be carved) at leading edge
wing tips and handholds – 3/16" x 5/16"

Wood Sheet 

(cut to length as required)

Leading edge cover sheet and lower
wing walk – 1/64" plywood

Steel Rod 

(cut to length as required)

Wing trailing edge and struts between
kingposts – 1/32"-diameter
Fake wing hinges at center wing section
and fuselage – 1/16"-diameter

Brass Rod 

(cut to length as required)

Pins for kingposts – 1/32"-diameter

Brass Strip 

(cut to length as required)

Aileron fake hinges – 1/64" x 1/16"

Self-Adhesive Copper Tape

(cut to shape as required)

Bands securing trailing edge to ribs 
and stiffeners

Rigging Cord 

(cut to length as required)

Drag wires in wings and kingpost wires –
0.010"-diameter gray nylon cord
Wrapping cord for splices – 0.008" 
diameter black nylon cord

1. Preparing the Wing Ribs

All wing ribs are laser-cut. For your informa-
tion, the airfoil is an Eiffel 36. There are sev-
eral different types of ribs, such as solid
compression ribs, where the drag wire fit-
tings are located, basic ribs with lightening
holes, shorter ribs in the upper wing center
section in way of the upper wing ailerons,
and the aileron ribs. The outboard rib near
the wing tip is a solid rib, more narrow than
the others since the wing tapers at the tip.
The inner most rib on each wing panel is
thicker than the others.

Rib stiffeners:

As the first order of business,

glue the vertical rib stiffeners on each side 
of ribs where lightening holes are located, as 

shown on the plan. These stiffeners prevent
rib cracking on the real aircraft. The thick-
ness of the rib plus the vertical rib stiffeners
on each side should equal the width of the
cap strips that are 1/16" wide. However, the
vertical stiffener wood supplied is 0.020"
thick (1/64" not available). Before gluing the
vertical stiffeners, block sand the strips down
to 1/64" thick if necessary. Test fit a cap strip
to make sure it is flush with the stiffeners.
Hard to do after the wing is assembled. Cut
the stiffeners flush with the top and bottom
of the ribs, except cut the one at the center
flush with the underside of the stringer
notches 

(Figure 1-1)

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2. Setting Up the Wing Spars 

In addition to the ribs, the wings basic con-
struction consists of a heavy main front and
rear beam, two small stringers (upper and
lower) in between the main beams, a trailing
edge, and a leading edge. On the real aircraft
the main beams are a solid “eye” beam contin-
uous through the ribs. However, for the
model these beams are composed of an upper
and lower continuous wooden flange with a
separate web fitted in between each wing rib.
The leading edge is a solid continuous wood-
en spar, with the addition of a strengthening
cover sheet back to the center of the front
beam on the top side of each wing panel.
Small stringers fit into the notches at the top
and bottom of the ribs. These stringers are to
prevent rib twist on the real aircraft.
The trailing edge is a steel rod on the model
(tubing on the real aircraft). The rod splices
into a wooden wing tip on the lower wings.
For the upper wings, the rod is continuous
around the ailerons and is wood on the main
part of the wing.
Both the upper wing and lower wing panels
are similar in construction, so the instruc-
tions to follow are applicable to both except
for specific details which will be noted.

Setting up the spars:

Lay out the basic wings

without the upper wing ailerons. Build these
separately (

see Paragraph 11)

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FIG. 1-1  RIB STIFFENERS

TYPICAL STIFFENER

.020" X 1/16"

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Содержание CURTISS JN-4D JENNY

Страница 1: ...o Inc Hollywood FL http www modelexpo online com PREPARED BY BEN LANKFORD Technical Characteristics SCALE 3 4 1 0 1 16 WINGSPAN 32 1 2 826 mm FUSELAGE LENGTH 20 1 2 521 mm I N S T R U C T I O N M A N...

Страница 2: ...the pro duction models eliminated the lower wing ailerons Earlier aircraft used a wheel for controlling the rudder but the D model used sticks Quite a few Jenny s have been restored and are still fly...

Страница 3: ...post 18 7 Installing the Front and Side Nose Plates and Engine Bearers 18 Stage 3 Building the Basic Fuselage continued 8 Installing the Cockpit Floor Board Supports and Floor Boards 19 9 Installing t...

Страница 4: ...forma tion and a gallery of some fine WWI models on these pages The home page provides instructions for joining the mailing list if you are interested Thanks also to Ken Hyde from Warrenton VA an expe...

Страница 5: ...table board is good for turning it around to make the work easier Working with the Plans Parts Before starting the model carefully exam ine the kit and study the plans First deter mine if all the list...

Страница 6: ...nd sketches shown on Plan Sheet 1 Before starting each stage have all the parts required for the stage such as laser cut parts britannia castings photo etched parts stripwood rod and rigging identifie...

Страница 7: ...1 16 Self Adhesive Copper Tape cut to shape as required Bands securing trailing edge to ribs and stiffeners Rigging Cord cut to length as required Drag wires in wings and kingpost wires 0 010 diameter...

Страница 8: ...the stringer if the option is chosen to the shims use one of the full length lightened ribs to check the fit as you go The front end of the rib will butt against the leading edge and the bottom slots...

Страница 9: ...the ailerons have the rod Position and glue the trailing edge to the ends of the ribs with just a touch of super glue Figure 1 8 After the wings are removed from the build ing board and the cap strip...

Страница 10: ...to the remaining areas The cap strips butt into the ply sheet on top of the wing and to the lead ing edge on the bottom After the wings are removed from the build ing board add self adhesive copper ta...

Страница 11: ...er the fittings have been installed or before drill a hole into the wing through the center hole of the fitting for receiving the wing strut kingpost and skid end fittings Figure 1 13 illustrates the...

Страница 12: ...Drill a similar hole into the beams of upper wing center sec tion For the lower wing there will be holes drilled in the fuselage This will be shown in the fuselage building stage 15 Building and Inst...

Страница 13: ...e wings For the model the casting is a solid fit ting with a pin extension This pin fits through the holes in the photo etched wing wire fit tings W22 and into the holes in the wings Shape the ends of...

Страница 14: ...LIZER ASSEMBLY BRACE WIRE FITTINGS R1 1 32 X 1 16 DIAGONAL STIFFENER IS FLUSH WITH RIGHT SIDE OF STABILIZER TRAILING EDGE 1 16 X 1 16 CUT SLOTS TO FIT RUDDER FAKE HINGES LOCATE THIS STIFFENER ON CENTE...

Страница 15: ...bottom prior to installing the ribs However be sure you extend the strips past the rear end of the ribs since the caps lie on the rabbeted trailing edge Cut the slots for the fake hinges in the trail...

Страница 16: ...levator ribs for fear the rib may break between the upper and lower notches before assembly After removing the elevator from the build ing board add copper tape and the fittings for the control cable...

Страница 17: ...des Cut these struts from stripwood For the model make the mortise using a hobby blade to cut the depth and a small chisel to hol low out the mortise Figure 3 2 The rear struts at Station 6 through 11...

Страница 18: ...tail skid Figure 3 9 Between Stations 10 and 11 there are vertical diagonal boards which strengthen the fuse lage in way of the tail skid These fit on the inside of the longerons See the profile view...

Страница 19: ...lled At this point these strips would hinder installing the flight controls on the floor boards 10 Installing Forward and Rear Cock pit Instrument Panels and Shelf Behind Rear Cockpit Firewall The rea...

Страница 20: ...3 17 On the real aircraft these clips are actually a bolting clip for the struts For the model these are just fake clips for added detail The ends of the vertical struts at Station 2 through 5 requir...

Страница 21: ...f the side strut clips that lay over the longerons at Station 6 to 10 The forwardmost former has a small access door probably a viewing port to the back of the fuselage Next install the stringers in t...

Страница 22: ...N CORD DRILL HOLE FOR FITTING PIN FLOOR BOARDS IN COCKPIT Throttles Install a throttle E8 in both cockpits on the right longeron While you are at it add the throttle linkage to the engine It can be at...

Страница 23: ...at we put off earlier The seat bottom is laser cut The back is photo etched alu minum Bend the back to the shape of the bottom and glue to the bottom There are some tabs on the aluminum back to be ben...

Страница 24: ...e 1 of E10 Fuel tank cap 1 of E12 Fuel tank fuel gauge 1 of E13 Fuel tank sediment vial 1 of E14 Upper engine block 1 of E15A Upper engine block bolting feet 6 of E15B Lower engine block 1 of E16 Prop...

Страница 25: ...lock is flat On the real engine these are a part of the upper block casting but for the model they have been cast separately Then glue the upper engine block assembly to the lower block Make sure the...

Страница 26: ...n wiring below for other options Cylinder installation Figure 5 7 On real OX 5 engines some have cylinders which are secured in place with four steel rods through spider ends and some have no such hol...

Страница 27: ...radiator but this will be installed after the engine is installed From the back of each pipe run a copper wire fake tubing from the pipe down to the top holes drilled in the sides of the V intake man...

Страница 28: ...Then strap the dowels to the intake manifolds with strips of self adhesive copper tape Finally install the wiring using the flex ible wire provided First glue the wires to the top of the spark plugs...

Страница 29: ...ator to the engine water pump Hang the pipe with a brass strap from the left engine bearer Connect the end of the pipe to the radiator with a short sec tion of PVC tubing Flex air heater tubing from t...

Страница 30: ...rly straight prop Another popular prop had heavily curved ends This was a Paragon tractor prop manufacturer unknown made of six laminations of walnut or mahogany First insert a dowel through the cente...

Страница 31: ...At the upper ends of the struts cut the struts to fit the fittings at the fuselage L7 and L8 and drill the holes for the castings pin extensions When done wrap the struts with black thread in the loca...

Страница 32: ...e used to keep the parts cen tered Use a 3 32 wood dowel through the hub and tape or clamp the hub in the cen tered position as shown on the sketch First glue the half rim castings together and sit th...

Страница 33: ...ument panel is almost FIG 7 1 INSTALLINGTHE COCKPIT COWL 010 CLEAR PLASTIC WINDSHIELD PATTERN IS ON PLAN FORMING THE COWL BEND GAP CLOSED BEND TABS UNDER AND UP ON INSIDE OF LONGERONS COPPER TAPE FAKE...

Страница 34: ...llation Stage 4 Figure 4 3 Three back brace wires top and bottom for each of the elevator halves are fitted in a sim ilar manner The turnbuckles R3A short like the rudder are at the trailing edge The...

Страница 35: ...ge holes at Stations 4 and 5 Place a temporary 3 32 thick wood strip at each end of the wing to gauge the gap between the fuselage and wing This gap is where the actual hinge pin is located on the rea...

Страница 36: ...a real aircraft flying wires are tension wires to prevent the wings from folding up when flying Since these wires may have quite a bit of tension they are double wires The landing wires are the opposi...

Страница 37: ...ol Wires See Figure 7 14 First rig the back brace wires for the aileron control horns Use the short turnbuckles R3A for these which are located at the trailing edge of the ailerons Start the control w...

Страница 38: ...pril 1998 includes a plan of the OX 5 engine and Vol 152 May 1996 has excellent photos of a restoration with many details of the uncovered structure Jenny Was No Lady The Story of the JN 4Dby Jack R L...

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