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Wingspan:
Wing Area:
Weight:
9.5 – 10.5
Length:
Wing Loading:
LaGG-3
Instruction Manual
66
in. (1676 mm.)
980
sq. in. (63.23 dm
lbs (4082g – 4536 g)
59
in. (1473 mm.)
22
24.5
-
oz per sq ft
(64.6-71.8 g per dm
2
)
2
)
308 Belltown Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3239
www.redstarrc.com
red_star_rc@yahoo.com
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Page 1: Instruction Manual
LaGG-3 Instruction Manual Wingspan: in. (1676 mm.) Wing Area: sq. in. (63.23 dm Weight: 9.5 – 10.5 lbs (4082g – 4536 g) Length: in. (1473 mm.) Wing Loading: 24.5 oz per sq ft (64.6-71.8 g per dm 308 Belltown Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3239 www.redstarrc.com... -
Page 2: Kit Contents
Star RC reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice. In that Red Star RC 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. -
Page 3: Additional Hardware
12” Servo Extension 6” Y-servo Extensions Standard Servos Items You May Need: Thin and Medium CA 30-min Epoxy Wax Paper or Plastic Wrap Razor Blades Different Grid Sand Paper Balsa Wood Filler Windex Isopropyl Alcohol © 2006 Red Star RC... - Page 4 Assemble using plan as a reference. 5. Shape leading edge round. 2. Glue precut leading edge ELE. 6. Put stab ribs over the plan and fix them into 3. Glue precut tips EET and end blocks EEB. position. © 2006 Red Star RC...
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Page 5: Build The Fin & Rudder
Build the Fin & Rudder Then cut it by half. Sheet top of the stub. Remove from building board and sheet bottom. 1. Glue two rudder halves RF1-1 and RF1-2 9. Glue precut stub tips HST together. together. © 2006 Red Star RC... - Page 6 VSSLE and subtrailing VSSTE edges. 3. Glue hinge blocks and control horn support block from balsa leftovers according to the plan. 6. Sheet top of the stab. Remove it from building Make sure they are lower than ribs. board. © 2006 Red Star RC...
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Page 7: Build The Fuselage
VST and glue tip in place. Build the fuselage 1. Locate and assemble top fuse formers. 4. Glue two 1/8x1/4x24” side bass stringers Attention! All formers installed with markings together. Make two of them facing forward (toward nose). © 2006 Red Star RC... - Page 8 6. Glue top formers according to the plan. 9. Install canopy rear window former W. Control vertical using square. 7. Install horizontal stab saddle SS. Install top 10. Shape top substringer. horizontal substringer FT1. Install stringers. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 9 16. Glue reinforcing triangles and install firewall strait and true. Fuelproof forward part from the using 30 min. epoxy. outside using 30 min epoxy tinned with isopropyl alcohol. It will be hard to access it once installed in the fuselage. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 10 19. Install motor box and remaining formers in the leftovers. fuselage. When installing former F21 you may need to unglue two side bass stringers from the last former VSSTE-T. Install Wing Support formers WS1 and WS2. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 11 24. Build the fuselage part of air scoop from former AS4 and stringers ASS-2 and ASS-3. 28. Install pushrod support from both ends from balsa leftovers. 25. Glue precut sheeting support WSS to wing saddle doublers and sand them into shape. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 12 31. Drill elevator halves according to the plan and 34. Sheet top. Glue precut vertical stab leading test fit joint. Hinge elevator and horizontal stab. edge. Glue balsa block from balsa leftovers between vertical stab and top to form fairing later. © 2006 Red Star RC...
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Page 13: Build The Ailerons
2. Glue ribs according to the plans. Glue aileron 37. Hinge rudder and install precut control horn. tips. Double tip goes to the bottom. Remember that the other aileron is a mirror copy of this one. Do not build two identical ailerons!!! © 2006 Red Star RC... -
Page 14: Build The Wing
3. Make landing gear assembly with 30min epoxy. 5. Glue precut 1/4” balsa hinge blocks (by pairs from each side). Make sure they are lower than ribs. Sand them if necessary. Do not round leading edge yet. © 2006 Red Star RC... - Page 15 WBB. Top – WBB-1, WBB-2, WBB-3. Bottom – WBB-1, WBB-2, WBB-3, WBB-4 9. Assemble central wing section according to the 6. Glue central rib doublers R1-D. Make right and plan. left of them. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 16 12. Note flap and aileron trailing edge joint. 15. Prepare four sheathings from 1/16” balsa sheets according to the templates provided. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 17 17. Sheet top of the wing. Live a space for flap sheeting on trailing edge 21. Sand the edge of the flap at the rib angle 18. Build and sheet left wing the same way you built the right one © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 18 26. Build wheel well from 1/16” balsa leftovers and send them to shape. 24. Glue balsa 1/4” leftovers to flap and aileron 27. Glue Landing gear shim from ply leftovers, servo cover bases. sheeting support around from balsa and sand to shape. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 19 30. Mark hinge location and then hinge flaps. 33. Prepare wing flap top sheeting from precut 1/16” balsa sheet and 1” wide strip sandwich from 1/32” balsa and 1/32” ply according to the templates provided. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 20 39. Cut central section of trailing edge according to blocks to servo covers and mount servos. the plan. Install central section trailing edge sheeting support blocks from 1/4” and 1/8” balsa leftovers, shape them and sheet the central section. © 2006 Red Star RC...
- Page 21 Drill holes 1/4” dia. 42. Pin ailerons to the wing. Make sure they in the right place (left and right). Cut and glue wing tips. 45. Cut sheeting around holes and glue light ply bolt support pieces. © 2006 Red Star RC...
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Page 22: Install The Fuselage Components
Cut machine gun blisters and shape them to fit. Trim and fit canopy and rear windows. 2. Install machine guns from 1/16” tube and 48. Build forward wing fairing. cannons from 1/4” tube sizes. © 2006 Red Star RC... - Page 23 4. Glue cowl support blocks from balsa leftovers. from aluminum foil self-adhesive tape. 8. Install throttle servo and pushrod supporting 5. Test fit cowl. Drill holes, temporary screw in. block. Remove it and put a drop of thin CA in balsa blocks. © 2006 Red Star RC...
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Page 24: Prepare The Model For Covering
An airplane that has 11. Throttle pushrod needs to be bent to reach been balanced laterally will track better in loops and carburetor arm. other maneuvers. 4. Remove all the part previously installed. © 2006 Red Star RC... -
Page 25: Cover The Model
2. Glue picture on the base, cower with thin clear plastic and glue painted front panel up top. Make switches from soft wire required diameter. 5. Pilot’s seat made from balsa leftovers and painted. All cockpit details glued in place. © 2006 Red Star RC... -
Page 26: Final Assembly
IT WILL GET WORSE! There is no point in attempting to fly until everything is 100% correct. 308 Belltown Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117-3239 www.redstarrc.com red_star_rc@yaho.com © 2006 Red Star RC... - Page 27 LaGG-3 Paint scheme (from Squadron LaGG fighters in action) © 2006 Red Star RC...
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