ALL OUTLINES ARE 1/16”

SQUARE BALSA. WET COLORING:

FORM CURVED AREAS. OVERALL COLOR IS BROWNISH OLIVE
GREEN. BOTTOM IS LIGHT GRAY. INSIGNIA
IS RED WITH A WHITE BORDER. NOSE IS
BLACK. WINGS HAVE A YELLOW STRIP ON
THE LEADING EDGE FROM THE ROOT TO
MID SPAN. WHITE LETTERING ON THE TAIL.

MOTOR STICK

IF A PLASTIC PROP
IS USED, A 6" PROP OR
A 7" PROP CUT
DOWN TO 6" IS BEST.
SCRAPE TO LIGHTEN.

LIGHT GRAY BELOW THIS LINE

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 WING OUTLINE IS 1/16" SQUARE.
WET FORM THE TIPS. SAND THE
OUTLINE TO A TRIANGULAR SHAPE
AFTER ASSEMBLY

1 1/4" DIHEDRAL
UNDER EACH TIP

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3/32" ALUMINUM PROP BLADES ARE 1/32" SHEET FORMED ON
TUBE 1/2" LONG A 3" CYLINDER. SET EACH BLADE WITH THE
LEADING EDGE 15 DEGREES LEFT FROM
VERTICAL ON THE CYLINDER. MAKE 2
IDENTICAL BLADES FOR THE PROP
ASSEMBLY. PROP SPARS ARE MADE FROM
GLASS BAMBOO ROUNDED TO 1/16" DIAMETER. A
BEAD GOOD SOURCE FOR BAMBOO IS SHISH
KABOB SKEWERS. GLUE THE SPARS INTO
PECK THRUST THE ALUMINUM TUBE. USE REGULAR
BEARING MODEL AIRPLANE CEMENT FOR THIS SO
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE BY
1/32" PIANO 1/8" X 1/2" SOFTENING THE GLUE WITH ACETONE.
WIRE SHAFT BLOCK INSERTED IN
EACH END OF THE
ROLLED TUBE.
REAR HOOK IS .020 WIRE
INSERTED THROUGH THE
BALSA TUBE AND BLOCK
INSERT. MAKE AN "L" MAKE MOTOR STICK FROM ROLLED
BEND AND ATTACH WITH 1/32" BALSA FORMED ON A 1/4"
CA. DOWEL. IT IS GLUED TO THE
UNCOVERED SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.
DRILL FOR PECK 1/32" ALUMINUM
MOTOR STICK THRUST BEARING
1/4"
5/16" 1/2"
PROP HANGER DETAIL
FUSELAGE WING SUPPORTS
FORWARD FUSELAGE PIECE
FUSELAGE TAIL
PIECE
FUSELAGE NOSE
BOTTOM AIR SCOOP
ALL PARTS ARE 1/16” WING
BALSA WING TIPS ROOT RIB
DIHEDRAL
ANGLE
GAGE
CUT WING RIBS FROM 1/16” SHEET. TRIM FROM
THE TRAILING EDGE TO FIT INSIDE OUTLINE.
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COMPLETED STRUCTURE

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