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MosquitoBite Planes Robin Contruction Manual

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  • Page 1 Construction Manual Read all Safety notes before proceeding with this Construction Manual. It is recommended that the builder read this Construction Manual in it’s entirety before building any portion of the supplied kit.

  • Page 3: A Word About Safety

    A Word About Safety • The Robin is a highly engineered kit that requires the modeller to follow exact instructions to complete the kit properly. Failure to follow the instructions provided may result in loss or damage to the kit or to persons and property.

  • Page 4: Let Us Help You

    Robin was built light by design. Some materials used in this kit first so that impact to the design can be assessed. differ from the original Robin for the sake of offering a true kit and not a scratch-build project with ribs cut out. The result: build time We are always here to help.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    The Tail Gear and Steering Arm ......16 Setting the Rudder Cable Position ......17 MosquitoBite Planes Robin V...

  • Page 6: Forward

    For low drag, the engine is enclosed in a ducted cowling. The lower half of this cowl is easily The Robin will spin but very reluctantly; the spin has to be forced by full removed and replaced for engine servicing, such as glow plug changes.

  • Page 7: The Wing

    Wing Servo Tray and the Wing Bolt Beam. Before the Wing Cage cures, place a heavy weight in the centre of the Wing Servo Tray to ensure all parts dry flat and square. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 1...

  • Page 8: Installing Ribs

    J. Use masking tape to hold the stick in place while glue cures. Remove the two temporary Rear Spars. Once the leading edge’s stick has cured, remove the tape. Repeat for the opposite side of the wing. 2 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...
  • Page 9 Rear Spar. Repeat for the opposite side of the wing. Apply a bead of glue to the joint of each Rib and Main Spar as well as to the joint of each Rib and Rear Spar. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 3...

  • Page 10: Creating The Slot Lip (Te)

    Remove the Spar and apply wood glue to the Aileron Ribs and to the short edges of the Aileron Horns. Replace the Aileron Spar. (Note: Ensure that no wood glue contacts the Aileron Base Sheet to avoid warping.) 4 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 11: Creating The Flaps

    Into the centre set of slots, dryfit the Flap Horn with Flap Horn Build both Flaps at the same time to prevent making two Supports on either side. Use thin CA to glue in place. left Flaps. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 5...
  • Page 12 Use thin CA to glue the leading edge of the Flap. Remove clamps when glue has cured. Sand the leading edge of each Flap to match the profile on Plans Sheet 2. Cover the main Flap Surface with Ultracote. Do not cover the Pivot Rib. 6 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 13: Sheeting The Wing

    Flap Supports. See Plan Sheet 2 for sheeting width. Glue on with thin CA. (See E.) A small insert is needed for support. Cut a long, thin section of sheeting. (See Figure 15 on next page.) Glue in with thin CA. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 7...

  • Page 14: Control Cables

    Next, fully deflect the Aileron up. Iron a long thin strip of covering across the inside edge of the Wing and Aileron, making sure this strip makes contact with the top covering in the middle. 8 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 15: Fuselage

    Insert the Battery Box through them. (F6A goes nearest the upper hooks on the Battery Box.) Lift the Battery Box up into position and push out the Box walls to fit onto the tabs of the Formers, Fig 18 F5B and F6A. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 9...
  • Page 16 Apply glue to the edge of the Undercarriage Mount (the edge Fig 21 opposite the holes) and to the edges of the Side Support Walls. Install this into the lower slots on F5A. See Figure 21. 10 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...
  • Page 17 Glue each laminated Airvent Sidewall into the slots on F3B, as sport tabs, and install the Fuel Tank Floor as shown in Figure 25. shown in Figure 24. (Parts A are closest to the F3B centre hole.) Fig 24 Fig 25 Fuel Tank Floor MosquitoBite Planes Robin 11...
  • Page 18 Figure 28. or see Plan Sheet 1. Glue only when you are certain. Glue face to face, HB1 and HB2 ensuring the bolt holes are Fig 28 aligned. This is your Bolt Plate. Glue the Bolt Plate into both HB3 parts. 12 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...
  • Page 19 The curved corner of each Hatch Hook must be along the Wing Saddle Doubler and the recently installed stick, as shown in bottom side. See Figure 33 & Plan Sheet 1. Figure 32. Repeat for the opposite side. Fig 32 Fig 33 MosquitoBite Planes Robin 13...

  • Page 20: Steering Block

    Sheet 1. It exits through the Fuselage Sidewall; see Figures 36 and 37 to help guide you in creating this opening. Install the full 36" of Rudder Cable Wire. F11B Use thin CA to glue the remaining Rudder Cable Sleeve in place. Fig 37 14 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 21: Connecting The Fuselage Sidewalls To The Floor

    " material and then use a sanding block to sand the edges of the strips to match the angle of the Floor/Sidewalls as shown in Figure 39. Some modellers can skilfully use a palm sander to speed this up. Fig 39 MosquitoBite Planes Robin 15...

  • Page 22: The Tail Gear And Steering Arm

    Slide the Cable through the EZ Connector on the Steering Arm. Match the orientation of your Steering Arm shown in Figure 41. Carefully pull the Cable and Steering Arm back into the Fuselage. Manoeuvre the Steering Arm into the Tail Wheel Block. Fig 41 16 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 23: Setting The Rudder Cable Position

    Pull the Cable back so that it stops 1" before the end of the Fuselage Sidewall as shown in Figure 42 . Fig 42 1" Tighten the EZ Connector on the Steering Arm and the Cable Connector on the Servo - while the Steering Arm is parallel with F10. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 17...

  • Page 24: Creating The Horizontal Stab (H.s.)/Elevator

    Top Sheet. Use thin CA to glue in place. See Figure 45. Put aside the second 1 " x 3" sheeting to do the opposite side, after the H.S. Top Sheet is on. Fig 45 18 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 25: Creating The Elevator

    Elevator Ribs – 5 per side. Ribs should sit within the depth of the base. If a Rib extends beyond one side, it is facing the wrong way. Keep each Rib as vertical as possible as you apply CA to its base. Top Sheets Shown MosquitoBite Planes Robin 19...
  • Page 26 Flip the Horizontal Stab over and let the Elevators hang over the edge of your work surface. Use a ⁄ drill bit to drill a hole into each Elevator, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 47. Fig 47 20 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 27: Elevator Horn

    Elevators are lying flat while the epoxy cures. Once the epoxy glue has cured, proceed with applying Ultracote covering to create the Elevator hinges (Use the same method used to create the Aileron hinges.) Do not cover the Horizontal Stab yet. Fig 50 MosquitoBite Planes Robin 21...

  • Page 28: Main Hatch

    HS7 keys into the lower openings of HS9. Glue the bottom tabs in place. The top leans against HS6, unglued. Glue both HS8 parts to the front of HS6, resting them on the top of HS7. This will lock HS7 in place. 22 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 29: Aft. Hatch Structure

    Fuselage Walls. Using thin CA, carefully tack the two Hatch Sidewalls to the Hatch, making sure the Hatch does not become cemented to the Fuselage. Remove the Hatch and thoroughly glue the Hatch Sidewalls. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 23...
  • Page 30 Once the Hatch is bolted down, use thin CA to glue the second set of Balsa Hatch Doublers into place. This is done by pressing down on the Wing with the Doubler - removing all possible gaps. Remove the Hatch to complete the gluing process. 24 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...
  • Page 31 " balsa to this strip in order to properly profile the Hatch later. Once all Hatch cavities have been covered, block sand the Corner Strips to match the top and side surfaces. Do not round the corners yet; this will be done near the end. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 25...

  • Page 32: Completing The Tail

    Figure 52. Before the Vertical Stab can be installed, part of the walls around F12 needs to be removed. Trim the starboard Sidewall and both lower corner sheeting, as shown in Figure 53. Fig 52 Fig 53 26 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 33: Sheeting The Vertical Stab

    Locate the 5 parts of the Rudder and CA glue the parts to the inside of the starboard Rudder sheet - identified by the slot cut into the lower side (arrow). The Rudder Spar must be flush with the leading edge of the sheeting. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 27...
  • Page 34 Rudder. It should be thick enough to make the height of the Rudder equal to the trailing edge of the Vertical Stab. (Test frequently.) Sand the lower edge to match the profile shown on Plan Sheet 1 and the Fuselage contours. 28 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 35: Mass Balance

    (no square corners) will result in added nose ballast and a heavier plane. Mass Balance Some Mass Balance is needed at the top of the Rudder and in the ends of the Elevator. Study the Plans to see exact locations. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 29...

  • Page 36: Building The Nose

    Glue on UC5, keying it into UC1 and F1B. UC2 and UC4 parts. The Lower Cowl Onto the LC3 and LC1 parts, glue LC2. To create the Lower Cowl, locate F1C and all LC1 to LC4 parts. Glue both LC3 parts into LC1. 30 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...
  • Page 37 Dave Brown 46-50 Engine Mount. The long. Use epoxy to glue these into the Fuel Line Passages on the Firewall is already “pre-drilled” for it. Firewall. The tubing should protrude equally from both sides. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 31...

  • Page 38: Sheeting The Lower Cowl

    Use CA to glue in place, making sure each sheet is flush with LC2. only enough to create a good contact edge for the angled sheeting. Be very careful not to change the original outline of each sheet. 32 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...
  • Page 39 Muffler Pressure Nipple may interfere with the Engine Mount. middle of F1B, shim the back of the Mount with thin washers or Some shaving of the Mount may be required (dremel style tool). very thin gasket card stock. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 33...

  • Page 40: Sheeting The Upper Cowl

    " sheeting is installed for the Cooling actual rounding process should be done by hand. It would be Vent. If you are skilled with a palm sander, this process can be good insurance to epoxy the inside of the Cowl before sanding. 34 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 41: Main Landing Gear

    Locate the 5 parts that make up the Main Gear Fairing. Glue shown on Plan Sheet 1. A serious tool will be needed to perform together as shown above. Refer to Plan Sheet 1. this. Shown here, the sanded Main Landing Gear is in place. MosquitoBite Planes Robin 35...

  • Page 42: Final Touches

    (flight ready mode). To reach the 112oz flight side up. Never start it inverted or Engine Fuel will leak into the weight, be sure to sand the fuslage tail section to a round profile. Upper Cowl.) 36 MosquitoBite Planes Robin...

  • Page 43: Notes

    Notes MosquitoBite Planes Robin 37...
  • Page 44 104 Malcolm St. Almonte, Ontario, Canada K0A 1A0 613-256-0008 © 2004-2007 MosquitoBite Planes All Rights Reserved www.mosquitobiteplanes.com...

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