Blitzer Assembly Manual
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KIT CONTENTS:
1/16” balsa sheets numbered Sheet 1 through Sheet 11
1/16” birch ply sheet Sheet 12
Balsa nose blocks (3 total)
(3) 1/8” square balsa, 24”
(4) 1/16” x 1/8” balsa, 24”
(2) ½” x 1” x 5” balsa wing tip blocks
Instruction Manual
Wing tip template
Rolled set of fuselage plans
CD-ROM – Includes electronic version of manual and many extra photographs.
HARDWARE BAG CONTENTS:
(2) Aileron push rod, pre-bent
(2) Hatch hold-down magnets
DuBro # 845 Micro E-Z Connectors for ailerons
Elevator control horn
Elevator Standard E-Z Connector for elevator
1/16” elevator pushrod
Fiberglass tape for wing root
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ITEMS:
To help maintain the low cost of this kit and to give the builder maximum flexibility with preferred items, you
will need to purchase the following for use in the model:
Speed 480-class or brushless motor
Graupner 1311.16.8 39mm spinner & folding prop (1 ½” spinner)
Thin and medium CA and accelerator
5-minute epoxy
(3) HS-55 or equivalent servos
Plastic covering material (Ultra-Cote or equivalent) or paint finish
8-cell battery pack. KAN950 and HECELL 1100 cells were used in the prototypes
TOOLS:
Hobby knife with #11 blade
Fine point felt-tip pen or pencil
12” ruler/straight-edge
Motor tool with disk or sanding drum
Variety of sandpapers
Long sanding block (preferably one for each grade of paper)
Small building square
Packing tape
The CD-ROM included with this kit includes all the photographs in the printed manual, but in a much
larger size. In addition, a sizeable collection of all the photographs we took building the prototype may also
be found. The manual photos were cut from there.
