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SPAD
Simple Plastic Airplane Design
This is the Dominator. While the Dominator is not our first design, it is the end result
of six months of changes and evolution that finally perfected our early design
attempts. Our original design, the dogfighter (may it rest in peace) had rudder only
steering and lots of dihedral. It flew well, but after many months of trial and error,
we decided that the Dogfighter needed ailerons, so behold - the Dominator was
born!
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Type: Sport/Trainer
Wingspan: 47"
Length: 30"
Engine: .40 to .46
Channels: 4 - Elevator, Rudder, Ailerons & Throttle
NEW!!! Thanks to Minnesotta Jim, DXF files are available by clicking
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- Page 1 Simple Plastic Airplane Design SPAD Dominator This is the Dominator. While the Dominator is not our first design, it is the end result of six months of changes and evolution that finally perfected our early design attempts. Our original design, the dogfighter (may it rest in peace) had rudder only steering and lots of dihedral.
- Page 2 NOTE: The drawings show the fuselage with 5 degrees of downthrust at the firewall. This is recommended to help your Dominator's trim settings in flight throughout all power settings. 2. Measure, mark and cut out the radio access hole as shown on drawing 2, leaving a 3/8" lip between the radio access hole and fuselage side for strength.
- Page 3 NOTE: If you desire a more forgiving landing gear attachment option, simply rubber band them on, utilizing the forward wing hold down dowels. This will position them slightly further forward, but it will still work just fine. Power pack assembly: (firewall, engine, engine mount, fuel tank, throttle servo) file:///C|/Users/Frank/Documents/Dominator/dom2.html[6/14/2011 4:26:22 PM]...
- Page 4 Radio Installation: 1. Wrap your battery and receiver in foam and comfortably position them as shown on drawing 5. file:///C|/Users/Frank/Documents/Dominator/dom2.html[6/14/2011 4:26:22 PM]...
- Page 5 2. Refer to drawing 3. The wing is laid out on a 2' x 4' piece of Coroplast® with the corrugations running CHORDWISE. It is acceptable to build this wing from two 2' x 2' Coroplast® pieces butted up against the wing center line. file:///C|/Users/Frank/Documents/Dominator/dom2.html[6/14/2011 4:26:22 PM]...
- Page 6 BEAD OF GLUE MAY NOT WORK! USING TOO MUCH GLUE IS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE HERE! 11. Test fold the wing, and trim the trailing edge excess off the top panels, to make them flush with the bottom panels. file:///C|/Users/Frank/Documents/Dominator/dom2.html[6/14/2011 4:26:22 PM]...
- Page 7 21. Using a finger tip centered at each wing tip under the FORWARD spar , pick up your new airplane to check it's center of gravity. It must balance level or slightly nose heavy. NOTE: If your plane balances tail heavy--DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLY IT UNTIL THIS CONDITION file:///C|/Users/Frank/Documents/Dominator/dom2.html[6/14/2011 4:26:22 PM]...
- Page 8 1. All procedures and dimensions we have presented in these instructions are tailored to flying your airplane with a .40 to .46 sized engine. We have however seen a SPAD sustain flight with a .15 sized engine, and fly like a guided missile with a .60 ( We don't recommend this)! Your flight performance will be superb with a...
- Page 9 SPAD will fly like a kite against a 10 mph+ wind! Keep in mind that the SPAD has quite a high drag front profile, and will slow down fairly quickly when throttled back or dead stick. If you’re an...
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