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  • Page 1 Model Aircrafters www.arizonamodels.com Model F Flying Boat Detail Notes...
  • Page 4 Model Aircrafters www.arizonamodels.com 13814 N. 56 Place Scot tsdale, AZ 85254 602 971-5646 602 971-5644 fax...
  • Page 5 Biplane Rigging and Assembly Hardware Notes...
  • Page 7 Instrument Body Assembly Lense Face Sample Faces Curtiss Instrument Faces Aluminum or Wire Support Paint White Paper Tube Make instrument bodies from rolled strips of aluminum lithoplate or strips of manila folder paper. Paint the inside flat black to finish. Brass or aluminum tube sections can be substituted for the lithoplate however the edges of the laser cut...
  • Page 8 Vintage Turnbuckle Washers Fold Lines Locktite recommended Brass Strap Drill and fold as shown. Make swages from sections of tubing. Paint flat black to finish. Lock with thin CA after crimping. Note: Hex bolts are the best for a scale appearance, but a cap head or hex head bolt are easier to adjust cable tension.
  • Page 9 Generic Ribs Rib Webbing Positions (Typical) Capped Rib Preparation: Lay out the ribs after an initial sanding in a similar arrangement as shown. Attach the vertical webbing one side at a time. ( shown in the diagram is a typical arrangement, refer to appropriate scale documentation for your model on specific locations) Trim the ends of the...
  • Page 10 Hinge hardware is pre-fitted before covering when the cabling and linkages are set up and adjusted. Hardware brackets are attanhed on top of the covering. Note: The wood trailing edge was initially used in the prototype 1/3 scale model and later replaced with the wire NOTE 1: Cable Clamp Wing trailing edge was made from cable in the original...
  • Page 12 Model Aircrafters www.arizonamodels.com Copyright 2006 by Arizona Model Aircrafters a registered tradename of Digital Design LLC 13814 N. 56th Place Scottsdale, AZ 85254...