Assembly Manual for IAR-80 (Version 1.3)
Copyright 2012 Thomas A. Jacoby and WarbirdKits.com
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Glue short 1/8 locating dowels in the two holes you just
drilled. These dowels should protrude forward from
former F1 about 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
Glue one super magnet in each magnet hole in former
F1.
Glue magnet plates MP behind the magnet holes in ply
former F0. Hint – the magnet plates MP are on sheet 1,
inside former F2U.
Place a strip of wax paper or covering material over the
fuselage-mounted magnets. Now place the other set of
super magnets on top of their fuselage-mounted
mates. Apply epoxy liberally to the exposed magnets
and fit former F0 over them.
Motor Mount
Cut two 4-1/2 inch lengths of 1/4 square hardwood
stick. Push the two 1/4 square sticks into the fuselage
from the front.
Mount the cowling to the fuselage.
Push the two 1/4 square sticks forward until they just
touch the cowling nose.
Glue the two 1/4 square sticks in place.
Glue the two ply motor mounts MM to formers F1 and
F2, and to the 1/4 square sticks.
Cowling
Temporarily install the motor and propeller shaft
adapter.
Trim the round section of plastic cowling to shape.
Glue the cowling nose to the cowling.
Set former F0 in place on the fuselage.
Glue the cowling to former F0 making sure that it is
aligned with the fuselage and the motor shaft is
centered.
Empennage
Join the two elevators E1 together with a 1/16 MW
joiner. Hinge the elevators to stabilizer S1.
Glue fin parts R1, R2 and R3 together.
Cover the fin, stabilizer and elevators as desired. Don’t
cover the stabilizer between the two etched lines that
mark the position of the fuselage.
Glue stabilizer S1 in place.
Glue the assembled fin in place on stabilizer S1, and to
former F11.
Shape and glue tail blocks TB1 and TB2 in place.
Scale Details
Make the wing-mounted machine guns from 1/8 dowel.
Make the exhaust pipes from 1/2 plastic tube (not
supplied). Flatten them to oval shape at the outer end.
Glue the pipes to former F0.
Finishing Your IAR-80
We suggest covering the entire model (except the
plastic bits) with 1/2-ounce glass cloth and finishing
resin for maximum strength.
