This is a great flying little plane. \u00a0 If you want to fly electric, you\u2019ll have to design a battery hatch into it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve made a few modifications to the original design, but if you\u2019ve built a few things before you should have no trouble figuring it out. \u00a0Attach the main fuselage doublers first. \u00a0Use 1\/8\u2033 music wire to make sure the wing dowel holes line up while you glue the doubler to the fuselage side. \u00a0Then laminate the bulkheads. \u00a0The plan shows 1\/8\u2033 balsa, but mine are laminated from two crossgrain layers of 1\/16\u2033 balsa. \u00a0The front bulkhead is the tall one, and the rear one is the wide one. \u00a0The rear bulkhead\u00a0goes behind the main doubler, then the rear doubler is installed behind it. \u00a0Use 1\/8\u2033 music wire\u00a0once again to make sure the dowel holes are lined up.<\/p>\n
Cheek cowl is made of alternating grain laminations of 1\/16\u2033 balsa.<\/p>\n
The plan shows a 1\/8\u2033 ply firewall, but I have changed that to 1\/16\u2033 ply. \u00a0This is adequate for electric as well as Cox 020 power. Also, I prefer a D-tube wing, so I\u2019ve cut the ribs for 1\/16\u2033 balsa leading edge sheeting on top and bottom, and 1\/16 x 3\/4 sheeting on the trailing edge. \u00a0Throw some shear webs in at the main spar and your wing will never twist.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve added a slanted rear window to the fuselage side for easier construction. \u00a0If you prefer the classic look, cut off this portion of the fuselage side just behind the rear bulkhead and install a block as shown on the plan, and install your rear dowel through it. \u00a0But if you want to save the weight of the block and do it the easy way, leave the back window slant in place, add the rear doublers for dowel reinforcement, and install a piece of 1\/16\u2033 sheet for the back window.<\/p>\n
One last thing is the landing gear. \u00a0If you glue a little scrap of lite ply inside the floor, you can attach the landing gear to the bottom of the fuselage with a couple of #2 sheet metal screws.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t worry about all of these extra instructions. \u00a0When you see the kit it will be very obvious how it goes together. If you still don\u2019t get it, just send me an email.<\/p>\n
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This is a great flying little plane. \u00a0 If you want to fly electric, you\u2019ll have to design a battery hatch into it. I\u2019ve made a few modifications to the original design, but if you\u2019ve built a few things before … Continue reading