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ing g Using the pr re‐marked ou utlines, stack and glue th e ¼” balsa nos e blocking BN N1‐BN4 toget her. Using the pr re‐marked ou utlines, stack and glue th e ¼” balsa spo onson blocki ng BF1‐BF3 together. Yo ou ...
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Fit and glue e the ¼” ba lsa BS1 to t the horizonta al stabilizer sad ddle baseplate e SB1. Carefully alig gn BS2, BS3 a nd BS4 with t the front edg ge of SB1 as sho own. DO NOT T GLUE to BS S1 or SB1! Us se pins to hold in position. Align BS5 an d BS6 with B BS4 and SB1. DO NOT GLU UE to BS1 or SB1 1! Pin BS2‐BS6 together and remove care efully. Use thi n ...
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on n s Fit ribs SR2 & & SR3 to spar SS1. Fit SR1 & SR4 4 to SS1. Fit and glue trailing edge e ST1 to ribs SR1‐SR4. Glu e SR1‐SR4 to s par. ...
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Fit and glue S SL1 to ribs SR R1‐SR4. Glue trailing edge double r ST2 to both sides of ST1. Cut two (2) 6” len gths of the s supplied 3/16 6” (15cm) carbon n fiber rod a nd insert into o the holes i n (5mm) SR1 & SR2 a s shown. Inse ert two (2) o of the supplie ed ...
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Pin the spon nson blocking from Step 2 to the end o of the sponson . Fit and glue e BF4 – BF6 to o the blockin ng and sponso n as shown n. DO NOT glue to th he sponson! Remove the blocking. Sand blockin g to shape. Fit and glue the blocking to the spons son as shown n. It is recomm mended to fill , sand and w waterproof th he sponsons at this point. ...
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rtic l iliz ers Fit and glue V VS1‐VS5 toge ether as show wn. Fit and glue r ribs VR2‐VR1 1 in place as s shown. Turn over an nd glue ribs VR1‐VR11 in n place. Use a sharp blade to clear the s slots in VS1 f for the carbo on fiber rods. ...
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Fit and glue 1/16” balsa doubl ers in place a as (1.5mm shown. Fit and glue V VL1 in place a as shown. Fit and glue V VT1 in place. Fit and glue ¼” vertical st tabilizer base blocking BV V1 and BV2 to VR1 as sh own. Ensure that they ar re (x2) aligned with the leading edge VL1 be efore gluing i n ...
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Sand the blo ocking and le eading edge t to shape. Dri ill through the base with a 1 1/8” dr rill bit to allow w (3mm) the carbon ro ods to pass th hrough. It is r recommende ed to waterproo of the base bl locking at this s time. Begin the ru udder by glui ing 3/32” (2m mm) sq. bals sa ...
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12. Glue VB2 to the trailing edge of the ¼” balsa vertical stabilizer (2x). Ensure VB2 is oriented with the part number at the TOP of the vertical stabilizer. Use the precut slots in VB2 as guides to cut the hinge slots in the vertical stabilizer. 13. Using the supplied 1/16” ply template, mark and cut a pocket in the outside face of the vertical stabilizer for the supplied ¼” x ½” rectangular magnet so that the magnet will be flush with the face of the vertical stabilizer. Be sure to do this for a right and left vertical stabilizer. ...
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oriz bili er Begin the e levator by g luing ribs ER R2‐ER8 to th he elevator bas se EB1. You w will need to build two (2 2) elevators. Glue the trai iling edge do ubler ET1 to elevator bas se as shown. Flip the elev vator ...
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Fit and glue E ER1 in place a as shown. Fit and glue E ER9 in place a as shown. Glue leadin g edge doub bler EL2 in pla ace as shown n. Use hinges to ensure th hat EL2 is pro operly aligne ed with EL1. Yo ou will need t to glue some scrap blockin ng on both sid des of the ele evator ...
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Fit assembly y on to 1/8” b balsa spar HS S1. Ensure AL LL parts are full y seated and then glue tog gether. Dry fit ribs H HS2‐HS5 to sp par HS1. HR2 & HR3 get f fit into the sam e slot. Fit and glue spar HS2 tog gether and th hen fit spar t to ribs HS1‐HS4 4. Ensure ribs s are fully sea ated with HS S1 and HS2 and glue in place e. Fit and glue ¼ ¼” balsa bloc k (this part is unmarked) t to XXX as show n. ...
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Dry fit HL7 t to spar SR2 a as shown. Fit t HR6 into th he slot in HS2 as s shown and then fit HS6 t to HL7. Ensur re all parts are f fully seated a and then glue together. Fit and glue H HR7 to HL7 an nd SR2 as sho own. Fit and glue H HL1 to HR1 & & HR2 as show wn. Fit and glue H HL2 to HR3‐H HR7 as shown . ...
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Route the ca able sleeve f for 1/32” Sul livans Gold‐n n‐ Cable throug gh ribs HR1‐H HR5. It will be e necessary t to drill HR1 an nd HS1 for the cable sl eeve to pas ss through. It i is recommen nded to temp porarily insta all ...
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Cut two (2) 1 12” lengths of f 1/8” carbon n fiber rod an d insert into h orizontal sta bilizer as sho own. Leave ¼ ¼” sticking out f from HR7 and d glue to HR1 – HR7. Sand the lea ding edges to o match the c contour of th he ribs. Sheet the bottom m center se ection of th he horizontal st tabilizer with h ...
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Using a nylo on bolt for p proper alignm ment, epoxy a nylon nut to HR6 as show wn. Sheet the re est of the sta abilizer botto om with 1/16 6” balsa. Drill through h the sheet ing and epo oxy the cabl le ...
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28. Sand the ba lsa sheeting flush with th he leading an d trailing edge es of the hor rizontal stabi ilizer. Cut an d glue some 1 1/8” balsa to o the leading edges of th he horizontal st tabilizer and s sand to shape e. Fit and glu e ...
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age Begin fuselag ge constructi ion by buildin ng the batter ry tray assembl ly. Gluing tog ether former rs F3 and F4 a as shown. It is r recommende ed to glue som me cross grai n reinforceme nt to F3 and F F4 as shown. Fit and glue F3 and F4 to BB1 as show wn. Pay specia al attention to o the orienta ation of BB1 . F4 must b be glued to the side of BB1 t that has the w wider slots. F F3 ...
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Fit and glue F F2 to BB1 as s shown. Fit and glue the 1/8” ply plate SRV to o F5 as shown n. Ensure that SRV is per rpendicular to F5 befor re gluing. Glue togethe er F6 and th hen fit and g lue to SRV a as shown. Fit and glu ue the F5/F 6 ...
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Glue togethe er F7 and th en fit and gl lue to the pl ly fuselage dou ublers as show wn. Fit and glue e the two fu uselage sides s together a as shown. Fit and glue the fuselage e doubler ass sembly ...
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Fit and glue FF1 betwee en F10 and F F11 as shown n. Glue F11 to t the fuselage s side. Glue togethe er former F1 2 and then f fit and glue t to the fuselage side. Ensure F12 is perpen ndicular to th e fuselage side e. Dry fit F8 in place as show wn. Glue in p place after th e ...
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Epoxy two 3 /8” magnets to the fusela age as shown n. Ensure that t the polarity o of the magnet ts matches th he polarity of the magnets s in the spo onsons befor re gluing in pla ace! It is re commended to clean th he magnets wit h alcohol bef ore gluing in place. Cut two 7.5 ” ...
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Fit and glue e F1 in plac ce as shown n. It may b be necessary to o slightly da mpen the o outside of th he balsa to help p it bend inwa ard. Dampen the e balsa as ne ecessary to b bend and glu ue ...
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Fit and glue t two of the 1/ /8” ply nut re etaining cover rs to the nut r retaining plat tes as shown n. It might b be necessary to sand the fac ce of the nuts s down so tha at the cover res sts on the pla te. Carefully dril ll out the nut t retaining pla ate so that th e outer hole is unobstru ucted. Be ca areful not t to ...
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Fit and glue f formers F15 a and F16 to th he assembly a as shown. Fit and glue S SB1 to the ass sembly as sho own. Fit and glue the ¼” balsa a horizontal stabilizer sea at blocking to B BS1 as shown . Mark the lo ocations of th he holes in SB1 prior to gluin ng in place. Drill holes in n the ¼” bals a horizontal stabilizer sea at ...
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Cut two leng gths of the su upplied 5/32” ” tubing 1.75 5” long (4.5 cm ). Insert the t tubes into the e end holes a as shown, mak ing sure they y are slightly recessed int to the blocking and then glu e into place. Fit and glue formers F13 – F16 to the fuselage side es as shown. Fit and glue the keel K3 3 to formers F11 ...
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Fit and glue f former F12A in place wher re shown. Install the ele evator pushro od sleeves. Install the ele evator pushro od sleeves. Sheet the bo ottom rear o of the fuselag ge with 3/32 2” balsa. Sheet ting may be e cut to sha ape using th he templates at t the end of f ...
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Fit and glue e former F11 1A to K2 and d the bottom m sheeting as s shown. Fit and glu ue S9 to th he fuselage sides wher re indicated. Be end S9 inwa rd, gluing it formers F9 – F11A. Sand t he bottom of f S9 to achiev ve a good join...
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Fit and glue the two part ts labeled K1 1 together an d then glue to o formers F1 – F7. Fit and d glue the tw wo parts labeled d K4 togethe r and then g glue to K1 an d formers F1 – – F7. Lightly d dampen the t top surface o of ...
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Plank the bo ottom rear o of the fuselag ge with 3/32 2” balsa as sh hown. If you u purchased d the pre‐cu ut planking, sta art by gluing g planking st rip X1 to th he fuselage side e and formers s F12 – F16 fi irst. Then glu ue ...
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Using the te mplate at the e end of the manual, mar rk the locations s for F7A and d F9A. Sand t the bottom o of each one to match the co ontour of the e sheeting an d then glue in place. Fit and glue F F12A to back of former F1 2 as shown. Sheet the t op of the fu uselage with 1/16” balsa a. ...
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Sand the rea ar of the fuse elage flat and d glue the ta ail cone blockin g to F16. Glue six (6) o of the ¼” (6m mm) magnets into the hole es in FH1. Ensu ure the polar rity of the m agnets are a all aligned the s same. Fit and glue e ...
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it H Ha a tc c h Fit and glue the battery h hatch base fra ame BL1 – BL L3 together as shown. Glue e six (6) of t the ¼” (6mm m) magnets int to the holes in BL2. Ens sure that th e polarity of th he magnets a re all aligned the same an d ...
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Fit and glue BL6 to the fo rmer BF6 and d the longero n BL4 as shown n. Dry fit BF1 to BL4. Dry fit the fo ormers BF9 – – BF12 to the e longeron BL L5 as shown. DO O NOT glue ye et. For the cock kpit roof asse embly, fit an d glue BF7 t to BL7 as shown n. Dry fit BF8 to o the cockpit roof assembl y as shown.
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Fit and glue the cockpit roof assembl ly to longero on BL5 as shown n. Fit and glue f former BF8 to o BL4 and BL6 6 as shown. Dry fit form mers BF1 – B BF12 to the battery hatc ch frame as sho own. Remove the e battery h atch assemb bly from th e ...
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Plank the font of the e battery h hatch. If yo ou purchased t the pre‐cut planking, st art by gluin ng planking stri p HP1 to the battery hatc h formers an d the center l ongeron BL4 4 first. Then glue plankin ng HP2 – HP11 ...
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16. Fill in this are ea with some e scrap balsa b blocking. Sand BL8 flush wit th the hatch f former BF12. ...
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Begin the w wing by cuttin ng the bottom m sheeting t to the dimensio ons shown. U Use a long st traightedge t to ensure the b back edge (in ndicated by r red “X”) is cu ut perfectly stra aight. ...
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Fit and glue e a 1/8” squ are balsa or bass stringe er along the bo ottom rear of f the spar. Yo ou will need t to use some sc rap 1/16” ba lsa to raise t he stringer u p so that the c cap strips wil l be flush wit th the leadin ng edge sheetin ng. The strin nger should run from th e root of the s par out past t the wing rib R R16 slot. ...
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Fit and glue t trailing edge TE2 to ribs R1 11 – R18. Glu ue ribs R11 – R1 18 to the spar r. Fit and glue the trailing e edge TE1 to ribs R1 – R11 1. Glue ribs R1 – R11 to th e spar. Fit an nd glue LE1 & & LE2 together r to make the e leading edg e. Fit and glu...
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Using the te emplates at t he end of th e manual, cu ut some 1/16” sheeting and glue it to the e trailing edg ge of the wing f from R1 – R11 1 as shown. Insert the s upplied 13/3 32” brass tu bing into th e holes in R1 – – R5 as show wn. Ensure the e tube is flus sh with R1 and then glue the e tubing to rib bs R1 ‐ R5. ...
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Begin const ructing the outer motor r supports b by fitting NO5 ( 1/8” ply) to N NO3 as show n, do not glu ue yet. You ne eed to build a right and d left suppor rt (mirrored), s so it is recom mmended to build both a at the same tim me. ...
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Begin const ructing the inner motor r supports b by fitting NI5 (1 1/8” ply) to N NI3 as shown n, do not glu e yet. You ne eed to build a right and d left suppor rt (mirrored), s so ...
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Fit the inner r and outer m motor suppor ts to the win ng and spar as s shown, do no t glue yet. En nsure the part ts NI1 and NO1 1 are facing up p. Insert the s upplied 13/3 32” brass tu bing into th e holes in R1 – R5 and through the inner moto or support as s hown. Ensure e the tube is flush with R R1 ...
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Sheet the to op of the w wing from the e spar to th he leading edge e with 1/16” balsa. Trim and sand th he balsa sheetin ng flush with LE1. Glue so me 1/8” bals sa to LE1 to for rm the leadin ng edge. Trim m and sand th he leading edge e to shape. Sheet the t top ...
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Fit and glue the aileron b ay trailing ed dge TE3 to TE E2 as shown. U Use hinges in the hinge sl lots to ensur re that the part ts are aligned correctly Slide NIF2 o on to the in nner motor s support. Slid de NOF2 over t the outer mo otor ...
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Fit and glue e NIL3 to th he bottom o f the inboar rd motor moun nt and NOL3 3 to the out tboard moto or mount as sh own. Glue th he formers to o the longero on and the moto or mount. Fit and glue NIF3B & NI F4B ...
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If you purc hased the p pre‐cut plank king kit, star rt planking the e inboard na celle by fitti ng and gluin ng NLI2 to the i inboard side of the inner nacelle of th he left wing. Fo r the right wi ng you will us se NRI2. Otherwise, plank the nacelles usi ing ...
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Fit and glue NLO4 to the outboard sid e of the oute er nacelle of th he left wing. For the right wing you wi ill use NRO4. Fit and glue e NLO1 to t he top and NLO3 to th he bottom of th he outer nace elle of the left t wing. For th e right wing yo ou will use NR RO1 and NRO 3. Glue ¼” mag gnets into the e holes in NI B1 and NOB1 1. Ensure the p polarity ...
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Glue magnet ts to cowl fo ormers CF4I ( (2x) and CF4O O (2x). Ensure the polarity y of the ma agnets are a all aligned the s same and tha at they are a ligned to hol d the cowl to t the nacelle. T The magnets M MUST be flus sh with the side e that has the e part identific cation Fit and glue c cowl longeron n CL1 to cowl...
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Fit and glue cowl formers s CF2 to the c cowl longero on CL1 as shown n. Glue togethe er three piec es of the 1/1 16” balsa cow wl sheeting as s shown. Lightly wet t he outside fa ace of the cow wl sheeting t to help bend th he sheeting to o glue the end ds together a as shown. While the co owl sheeting is still damp and on a fla at ...
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When prope erly inserted the cowl fra aming will b be inset approx ximately ¼” (6 6mm). Set th he cowls asid de to dry befor re gluing the cowl framin g to the cow wl sheeting. Ensure the cowl sheetin ng ...