The flying surfaces are all finished (above) and sanded to final shape and the hinges cut in. The aileron servos (at right, above) are secured to their mounts using silicone caulk and the wiring extended out through the wing root. Fuselage construction begins by building the side frames (below) directly over the framing plan. The front formers (at right, below) are assembled and glued in place along with the rudder support at the tail. The landing gear former assembly is built up and glued in place to complete the basic frame.
motor off-set. Add the upper cabin formers B10 followed by all of the 3⁄32-inch square balsa top and bottom stringers and the 3⁄16- inch O.D. aluminum wing receiver tubes. Cut the stringers from between formers
4A and 5A for the battery access hatch. Re- inforce the stringers on the outer edges of the opening with 3⁄32 × 1⁄4-inch balsa, and the front and rear formers with 3⁄32-inch square balsa. Build up the hatch using the detail drawing and fit it into the opening.
Align and glue the servo mount rails in
place, spaced for the servos used. Screw the rudder servo in on center, and the elevator servo on the right side of the cabin. Run in the elevator pushrod and support at the front end and three places in between with the pushrod stand-offs (PRSO). Tape the rudder in place on the fuselage and run in the pull/pull cables and tie them off to the control horn. Note the exact location where the cables exit the fuselage and mark the di-
mensions on the plans for reference after the model is covered. Build up the motor mount and glue it in
place on the firewall. Mount the motor on FW using the provided holes for the E-flite 450, or rotate the mount 90 degrees and drill for your specific motor. Set up the ESC and test run the system for proper direction of rotation, with the prop removed to prevent the possibility of injury should the system run away unexpectedly.
The balsa rudder and elevator servo mounts (above left) are located and glued in place. The servos are mounted with the rudder servo in the center for pull/pull operation and the elevator servo against the side of the cabin. The
FLYING MODELS
motor (above right) is mounted on the firewall, wired up to the ESC and functionally tested to insure proper operation and direction of rotation while access is still easy.
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