User guide

GET READY TO BUILD
D 1. Unroll the plan sheets Re-roll them inside out
to make them lie flat NOTE You may cut the
fuselage plan into two sections for ease of building on
the "Bottom View" You may also cut the wing plan
into three sections by cutting along the "cut lines."
D 2 Remove all parts from the box As you do,
figure out the name of each part by comparing it with
the plans and the parts list (see separate sheet).
Using a soft pencil or a felt tip pen, write the part
name or size on each piece to avoid confusion later
Use the die-cut patterns on page 7 to identify the die-
cut parts and mark them before punching out Save
all scraps If any of the die-cut parts are difficult to
punch out, do not force them' Instead, first cut around
the parts with an X-acto knife After punching out the
die-cut parts, use your T-Bar or sanding block to
lightly sand the edges to square them up and remove
any die-cutting irregularities
D 3 As you identify and mark the parts, separate
them into groups, such as fuse, wing, fin and stab,
and hardware.
9" stick, cut the rudder bottom, and glue on the 1/4" x
1/4" x 3-1/2" balsa rudder top Cut two gussets from
the remaining 1/4" x 1" balsa for the inside corners of
the rudder Working right on the plan, pin these parts
in place and glue them together to make the rudder
framework.
D 3 From the 1/8" x 1/4" x 30" sticks, cut the internal
rudder "ribs" (trussing) to fit between the rudder
framework, and glue them in place NOTE: It is not
necessary to get these braces in the exact position
shown on the plan.
D 4 Examine the rudder framework and add thick CA
glue to any open joints, then, use your T-bar with
medium grit sandpaper to sand both sides of the
rudder framework smooth.
D 5. Cut and sand the outside perimeter of the rudder
framework to match the plan.
TAIL FEATHERS
PARTS NEEDED TO BUILD THE FIN AND RUDDER:
D (1) US10S01 1/4" x 1" x 9" Balsa Rudder Bottom, etc.
D (1) US10S02 1/4" x 1/2" x 9" Balsa Rudder TE
D (1) US10S03 1/4" x 3/4" x 20" Balsa Fin TE, Rudder LE
D (1) US10S04 1/4" x 1/4" x 3-1/2" Balsa Rudder Top
D (1) US10S05 3/8" x 1-1/2" x 10-1/2" Balsa Fin LE
D (1) US10S20 3/8" x 1" x 7" Balsa Fin Top
D (2) US10S06 1/4" x 3-1/4" x 1-1/2" Balsa Fin Bottom
D (2) US10S08 1/8" x 1/4" x 30" Balsa Fin & Rudder
"Ribs"
D (3) US10S17 1/16" x 3" x 30" Balsa Stab/Fin Sheeting
D (1) WBNT128 3/32" wire Tailgear Assembly
BUILD THE RUDDER
D 1 Tape the fuselage plan (side view) down to
your flat work surface Tape a piece of waxed paper
over the fin and rudder portion of the plan
D 2. Using a razor saw, cut a piece of 1/4" x 3/4"
balsa (from the 20" stick) to make the rudder leading
edge Trim the ends of the 1/4" x 1/2" x 9" balsa stick
to make the rudder trailing edge From the 1/4" x 1" x
D 6 Carefully draw a centerline all around the edges
of the rudder (this will help to maintain symmetry when
sanding)
D 7 Using a sanding block and coarse (50 or 80-grit)
sandpaper, sand both sides of the rudder to a taper
as shown on the plans The trailing edge should end
up approximately 1/16" wide
8