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Number
in Kit
Bagged Parts
5
4-40 T Nuts
5
4-40 x 3/8" Phillips Head Bolts
7
#4 Washers
2
LYT43 wheels drilled out to 1/8"
1
1/2" tail wheel
2
4-40 x 1" bolts for wheel axles
4
4-40 Lock Nuts
1
#2 x 3/8" wood screw for motor retainer
1
6" Velcro strip for mounting the battery and receiver
1
6" double-sided Velcro strip for battery strap
2
Neodymium canopy hold down magnet
2
6" heat shrink tubing
1
¾" x 1" Tyvek strip to retain tail wheel wire
1
3-32" Allen wrench
General Building Tips
•
Balsa is a lightweight and fragile wood, so you do need to be careful with it;
however, you will also need to use a little bit of force to make everything fit
properly, so don't be too timid.
•
Join all of your pieces using thin CA (Cyanoacrylate) glue, unless we tell you
otherwise. In general, only a small amount of CA is necessary to glue parts
together.
•
Don't remove any pieces from the balsa sheets until they're ready to be used.
That way, parts won't get mixed up or disappear.
•
After you remove pieces from the balsa sheets, carefully remove any of the extra
material from where the piece was attached.
•
Don't over force your pieces together. If they aren't going together properly,
make sure you have the right pieces and that they are oriented correctly.
•
If you want to remove the charred edges caused by the laser cutting process,
dampen a cloth with bleach and gently rub the affected areas. Removing the
char will not increase the strength but will make it look better.
Assembly Instructions
goes against the normal building conventions. We have found that fewer pieces get
mangled this way, since you are building the stronger pieces first. For example, the tail
feathers are at the end of the build process instead of the beginning, so that they are
less likely to get underfoot or under cat (which seems to be a recurring problem) and
are being built right before they are attached to the fuselage and each other.
Description of Part
Experienced builders may notice that this building order
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