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Great Planes Model Manufacturing Co. guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and
workmanship at the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover any component parts damaged by use or
modification. In no case shall Great Planes' liability exceed the original cost of the purchased kit. Further, Great
Planes reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice.
In that Great Planes has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be
assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the
act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability.
If the buyers are not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product, they are advised
to return this kit immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase.
READ THROUGH THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FIRST. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
AND WARNINGS CONCERNING THE ASSEMBLY
AND USE OF THIS MODEL.
FLT246P1
V2.0 Printed in USA
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LOAT KIT
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For R/C Aircraft
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WARRANTY
P.O. Box 788
Urbana, IL 61803
(217) 398-8970
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Page 1: Instruction Manual
Planes reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice. In that Great Planes has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Get ready to build ............3 Parts identification ............3 Die-cut patterns............4 & 5 The 20, 40 or 60 Sport Floats may be properly assembled from this single manual. Although the Great Planes Piper 60 FLOATS PREASSEMBLY ..........6 Cubs are used as examples, the same procedures and Spine................6... -
Page 3: Suggested Tools And Supplies
IMPORTANT: For your model to handle properly on the ❏ Razor Saw water and in the air, the Sport Floats must be built on a flat ❏ #1 Hobby knife handle surface. Also, a relatively soft, flat building board that you ❏... -
Page 4: Die-Cut Patterns
DIE-CUT PATTERNS 60 – SIZE... -
Page 5: Die-Cut Patterns
DIE-CUT PATTERNS... -
Page 6: 60 Floats Preassembly
Hint: Before the epoxy fully cures, use a #11 blade to remove excess epoxy that gets into the notches or oozes out from between the laminated pieces. With Great Planes 6-minute Pro ™ Epoxy, this can be done about 10 to 15 minutes after the epoxy has been mixed. - Page 7 ❏ 7. Making sure the formers remain perpendicular to the deck, trial fit, then use medium CA to glue the forward and aft keel into the notches in the formers and the spine. ❏ 3. Trial fit the 1/8" plywood forward and aft strut mounting plates, spine and formers C, D, E, and G to the balsa deck.
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Page 8: Aft Stringers
❏ 2. Use medium CA to securely glue the deck to former Aft Stringers A, then the sides to the deck between formers A and B. Inspect all glue joints and add CA where necessary. See the following photo. ❏ 1. -
Page 9: Prepare For Sheeting
We suggest 1 oz. inside each 20 float, 1-1/2 oz. inside each 40 float and 2 oz. inside each 60 float. 20 Floats Only If you are building the 20 Sport Floats, follow these Aft Bottom Sheeting steps first to make the bottom forward sheeting. -
Page 10: Nose Block And Finishing
❏ 2. Accurately cut out the 20 float forward bottom sheeting template from the center sheet in the manual, then trace the outline on each sheet. Hint: Tape the ❏ template to the sheet at the front and the rear. 4. -
Page 11: Covering
In fact, our prototype 60 wet/dry sandpaper. floats mounted on our Great Planes J-3 Cub 60 are covered with MonoKote film and were really put to the test! Following are instructions for both covering methods. -
Page 12: Positioning Of Floats
5. Following the same procedure outlined above, apply glass cloth to the bottoms and step. The cloth needs to While the following instructions show the Sport Floats on overlap the sides 1/4" as shown in the sketch. Great Planes Piper Cubs, there are general tips and guidelines that apply to all models which will insure proper ❏... -
Page 13: Prepare Your Airplane To Accept The Floats
On the Another important relationship between the wing and the Great Planes Cub 60 and Cub 20, the location of the aft floats is the relative “angle of attack.’’ With a virtually flat... -
Page 14: 60 Floats Only
This section pertains to the 60 Sport Floats only. If you are building the 20 or 40 Sport Floats, skip to A. For ease of handling, apply thin CA to the joint to the “20 And 40 Floats Only” section now. -
Page 15: Mount The Struts To The Floats And Solder The Diagonal Braces
Mount the Struts to the Floats and Solder the Diagonal Braces B. Cut a 26" piece of wire and make a sharp bend about 3/8" from the end. ❏ 1. Cut the nylon bearing mounts into two pieces, then enlarge them with a #12 (or 13/64") drill bit. Mount the bearings to the floats with 4-40 x 1/2"... -
Page 16: Mounting The 60 Floats
17. 5/32" hump straps on the rear strut 3/8" from the fuselage side. Mark the strap locations. Note: The 40 Sport Floats require a third hump strap in the center of the rear strut. 20 AND 40 FLOATS ONLY ❏... -
Page 17: All Models
ALL MODELS Build the Water Rudder ❏ 4. Loosely install the rudder on the right float with two flat straps, two 1/8" hump straps and four #2 x 3/8" sheet metal screws. Adjust the bottom of the rudder bracket so it is even with the bottom of the transom, then tighten the screws. -
Page 18: Connect The Rudder
Hint: A Great Planes cut-off wheel ❏ 6. Hold the outer pushrod tube and cable along the... -
Page 19: (60 Floats)
Then cut the rod to length. Remove the cable from the guide tube, and then cut the cable to length. Hint: A Great Planes cut-off wheel (GPMR8200) works well for cutting cable like this without fraying the end. -
Page 20: Before Going To The Lake
.06" ABS, styrene or other plastic sheet. reserve and is perfectly capable of loops, rolls, stall turns and inverted flight with the Sport Floats. Landing approach is the same on water as it is on land. Touch down slow to avoid bouncing the airplane off the water back into the air.
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