Carf-Models Composite-ARF INTEGRAL Instruction Manual page 5

Composite-ARF INTEGRAL
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lage halves are joined it results in an torsionally stiff, yet incredibly lightweight, assembly - capa-
ble of soaking up loads imposed by 4 stroke motors up to .200 size.
Carbon/ply sandwich landing gear mounts and nose-ring are factory installed for your conven-
ience, but the firewall is not installed - to give you the greatest motor choice. The fibreglass
sleeve for the wing tube, and the holes and reinforcements for the wing and stab anti-rotation
pins are all set and installed at the factory - ensuring accurate incidences.
The canopy and chin cowl are lightweight fibreglass parts, without foam sandwich.
If you compare the weights of the fuselage with other pattern plane kits, please bear in mind that
your Integral has all the formers, stiffeners and mounts installed already.
The Stabilisers:
The stabiliser parts are also vacuum bagged sandwich, molded using lightweight cloth and
Herex foam construction. The elevator control surfaces are elastic-hinged, and the rudder is
hinged with a 2mm Ø steel wire, fitted through factory-installed bearing plates, for perfect align-
ment.
The horizontal stabs are mounted on a 12mm carbon tube, with a 6mm Ø carbon anti-rotation
pin at the front.
Take Care:
Composite sandwich parts are extremely strong, but fragile at the same time. Always keep in
mind that these contest airplanes are designed for minimum weight and maximum strength in
flight. Please take care of it, especially during transport, to make sure that none of the critical
parts and linkages are damaged. Always handle your airplane with great care, especially on the
ground and during transport, so you will have many hours of pleasure with it.
About these Instructions
The Integral is not really a true 'ARF', like our other planes. It is not a beginners model, or a train-
er. It is a 'Contest' plane, aimed at the professional pattern flyer, as well as the people that want
to enter this exciting class of competition flying, and these instructions assume that the builder
has some experience of this type of F3A/Pattern aircraft and full composite models.
The Integral can be fitted with a wide choice of engines, (2 or 4-stroke glow, gas or electric) and
therefore the choice of wood parts/firewalls and motor mounts to fit all these makes it impossi-
ble for us to include these items for all options. However, we have included a main firewall and
nose ring, which you can use if you wish. There is also a complete set of CNC milled carbon
parts to allow installation of a Hacker C50 electric motor, included in the kit.
We also know that most modelers in this class have their own favourite hardware, and the
Integral was designed to allow you to use your own choices here. Nevertheless, we have includ-
ed the main hardware for the flying surfaces and landing gear, and all these items are well
proven and properly tested.
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