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Aircraft In Miniature HW72-03-001 History, Notes And Assembly Instructions

1:72 metal kit of the 1909 santos dumont demoiselle
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Historic Wings
1:72 Metal Kit of the
© Copyright unknown
1909
Santos Dumont Demoiselle
History, Notes and
Assembly Instructions

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  • Page 1 Historic Wings 1:72 Metal Kit of the © Copyright unknown 1909 Santos Dumont Demoiselle History, Notes and Assembly Instructions...

  • Page 2: Parts List

    History Alberto Santos-Dumont was born in Brazil on July 20, 1873, the young Brazilian was small in stature and always distinguished as a smart dresser with a high collar and a Panama hat. At eighteen years of age he travelled to Paris to pursue his interests in mechanics and aeronautics. His balloons were followed by the 14 bis (also available as a Historic Wings kit) and finally the subject of this model, the Demoiselle.
  • Page 3 Fret 1 SEAT LEFT WING RIGHT WING REAR FUEL TANK SUPPORT FRONT REAR SPAR FUEL TANK SUPPORT FRONT SPAR OUTER STRUTS CONTROL WHEEL FUSELAGE INNER LOWER STRUTS SECTION TAIL LANDING GEAR FUSELAGE LOWER FIN TAILPLANE STIRRUP UPPER FIN UPPER SECTION CONTROL SKID STRUT...

  • Page 4: Wing Assembly

    C Form each spoke disc. Put each disc into the cavity in the female form tool. Put the male form tool into the cavity and press the disc into a cone. Figure 2 shows a vice being used to compress the form tool. NOTE: These photographs show typical wheels, spoke discs and tyres.
  • Page 5 E Attach the front spar to the front of the fuselage structure. F Attach the rear spar to the top of the angled struts of the fuselage structure. Fold these struts outwards as necessary (Refer to the front view on the 3-view drawing. ATTACH ANGLED STRUTS TO REAR SPAR ATTACH FRONT SPAR TO...

  • Page 6: Final Assembly

    (3) Put the axle through the holes in the lugs on the airframe (enlarge these holes if necessary) and put the other wheel on to the axle. (4) Trim the axle to length, so that there is approximate 1 mm projecting from the hub of the other wheel.
  • Page 7 D Fold the small lugs on the control column through 90°, then attach it to the right lower longeron of the fuselage structure. E Attach the fuel pipe (an etched nickel silver part) to the underside of the fuel tank and to the rear of the engine F Attach the engine to the front of the fuselage structure G Attach the propeller to the engine.
  • Page 9 NOTES © Aircraft In Miniature Ltd 2011 - Initial Issue - 28th February 2011 The manufacturers reserve the right to alter parts; add to, or delete parts without prior notification in the interests of quality control, production, or product improvement.