IMPORTANT!

THERE ARE NO NOTCHES

IN FORMERS F9A AND F9B, STRINGERS GO ON
TOP OF THESE. TOP AND BOTTOM STRINGERS
GO ALL THE WAY TO TAIL, EACH ONE A LITTLE
SHORTER THAN THE LAST SO THAT THEY
FOLLOW THE CONTOUR OF THE REAR
OF THE FUSELAGE.

ALL TAILFEATHER STOCK 3/32 X1/8

R3

S1

S2

R2

S2

S3
S3

IMPORTANT! SCORE AND BREAK FUSELAGE

SIDES AT F2 LOCATION.GLUE BREAK WITH
THIN CA AFTER FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY.

PROTOTYPE COVERED IN LITESPAN AND TRIM PAINTED

WITH ACRYLICS.

SLOT FOR 1/32 PLY CONTROL HORN

RIGHT SIDE ONLY

SANDWICH CARBON ROD WITH 2 H1

NOTE:RUN NO LARGER PROP THAN 8IN

DIAMETER.PROTOTYPE FLIES ON
GWS 9X7 2 OR 3 BLADED PROP
CUT DOWN TO 8 IN.IF A LARGER
PROP IS DESIRED YOU MUST
LENGTHEN LANDING GEAR.

1/16 CARBON ROD

CABIN REINFORCEMENT

H1
H2

C1 GLUED TO COWL

1/8 SQ WING SADDLE

REINFORCEMENT

SMALL PIECES OF
CA HINGE MATERIAL

CG

PLASTIC WINDSHIELD
COWL MADE REMOVEABLE
BY PINNING WITH SMALL
DOWELS
F2

1 1/4 IN DIHEDRAL EACH TIP

H1

1/16 CARBON ROD

PLASTIC REAR WINDOW
F7

MAKE SIDE WINDOWS

FROM .010 PLASTIC

F3
TS1

R4
REAR SPINE

1/16 WINDOW
REINFORCEMENT

PLASTIC COWL

1/32 PLY CONTROL HORN

LEFT SIDE

R1

F9A

F1

PLASTIC SPINNER

TS2 THIS AREA

F9B

1/4X1/8 BALSA
SERVO RAILS

MM
7 CELL 300 NIMH

STRUT MOUNT FROM

1/16.GLUE BETWEEN
FUSE SIDE AND FIRST
STRINGER

GWS DX-A MOTOR

AND GEARBOX

SANDWICH NOSEGEAR
WITH 2 NGM

APPROX ELEVATOR PUSHROD

EXIT HOLE RIGHT SIDE ONLY.
1/8 SQ CROSS PIECES TO
KEEP COVERING FROM
BOWING FUSE SIDES.

F8
1/8 SQ SERVO RAIL MOUNTS

NGM

MAINGEAR

F6

BEND MAIN AND NOSE GEAR

FROM .047 WIRE

LOWER SPINE
SANDWICH MAIN GEAR
BETWEEN W5,W5A,W5

F4

RIGHT WING PANEL

MAKE OLEO FROM

ROLLED PAPER AND SCRAP
COWL VENTS
MAKE 2 FROM
GLOSSY CARD
STOCK

CUT WHEELPANT IN HALF

AND GLUE OVER NOSEGEAR

DU-BRO 1 1/4
SLOWFLYER WHEELS

1 1/4 WHEEL TURNED DOWN

TO 1 1/8

GLUE WPL TO MAINGEAR PANT TO

KEEP IT FROM ROTATING.RETAIN
PANT WITH SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK TUBE

MOTOR MOUNTS FROM 1/4 SQ BALSA.

NOTCHES IN MM GIVE CORRECT DOWNTHRUST

BS THIS AREA.TRIM
TO FIT BETWEEN
F1 AND F2

MAKE SPACERS FROM

SMALL PIECES OF TUBING
CARVE AND SAND WHEELPANTS TO THIS SHAPE

1/8 SQ WING SADDLE REINFORCEMENT

4 TS2 PER SIDE OMMITED
FOR CLAIRITY

BATTERY FLOOR FROM 1/16 BALSA

RECV
AREA

PUSHRODS FROM .032 WIRE AND 1/16 ALUMINUM TUBE

ADJUST TO LENGTH AND GLUE WITH THIN CA

TS1

HITEC HS55
OR SIMILAR

GLUE HARDWOOD MOTOR MOUNT TO

TOP OF SQ BALSA.NO RIGHT THRUST
FOUND TO BE NECESSARY

MAKE WING MOUNT FROM 1/8 BALSA.

GLUE UNDER WING SADDLE REINFORCEMENT

1/16 STRUT MOUNT

T3
3/16 SQ BALSA
LEADING EDGE
FRONT OF WINGTIP IS CENTERED
ON LEADING EDGE,NOT FLUSH
WITH BOTTOM

RUDDER PUSHROD PASSES

BETWEEN STRINGERS

ALL STRINGERS 1/16 X 1/8

OMMITED FOR CLAIRITY

1/16 X 3/16 STRINGERS

CUT W1 RIB AFTER WING PANEL
ASSEMBLY FOR 1/32 PLY WING JOINER

LEFT WING PANEL

DRILL HOLES FOR ROUND

TOOTHPICK WING MOUNT
DOWELS THROUGH FUSELAGE
H1 AND WING

1/16 SCRAP SHEET

NOTE:PERFORM AEROBATICS WITH THIS MODEL

AT YOUR OWN RISK.I HAVE NOT DONE ANY,
NOR WAS IT DESIGNED FOR THEM.

1/16 SHEET.ALTERNATE GRAIN DIRECTION

T2
T1

3/16 X 3/32 BALSA SPARS

TOP AND BOTTOM

3/32 BALSA SHEAR WEBS

1/32 PLY WING JOINER

WING STRUT
GLUE SMALL PIECE OF .010 PLASTIC
INTO ENDS OF STRUT. THESE SLIDE INTO
SLOTS CUT IN FUSE AND WING STRUT
MOUNTS

USE W1 ANGLE GAUGE

THIS SIDE TO SET ANGLE
BEFORE GLUING

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1/8 SQ

DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY:DAVE BLUM

T4
TOP TRAILING EDGE SHEETING NOT SHOWN

FILL TRAILING EDGE IN THIS AREA WITH

SCRAP BALSA TO REINFORCE FOR WING BOLT

SPAN: 37.5 IN
WING AREA: 200 SQ IN

1/32 X 1/2 BALSA SHEET TRAILING EDGES TOP AND BOTTOM

WEIGHT: APROX 8 OZ

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W2

W3

W1

W3

W1

W2

W4

PATTERNS FOR STRETCH FORMING

PLASTIC PARTS

W4

COWL
W2

W2

W5

W2

T3

W2

T4

T2

W5

T3

T2

T4

T1
T1

NGM

NGM

W1 ANGLE
GAUGE

SPINNER
F1
H2

ALL PARTS 1/16 BALSA UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

H2

F7

BS

F5A

BS
BS

F3

F2

F9A

BS
BS

F9B

C1

REMOVE AFTER ASSEMBLY

BS
F8

BS2
BS2

F4

THE 2 BS2 GO CLOSEST TO

FUSELAGE SIDE
TS1

H1

H1

WINDSHIELD

TS2
TS2
TS2

MM

TS2

MM

F5

TS2

F6

TS2
TS2
TS2

NOSEGEAR

1/2 SOFT BALSA

NOSEGEAR

REAR SPINE 1/8 BALSA

BACKGLASS
LOWER SPINE

WPL

3/32 BALSA

CONTROL HORNS

1/32 PLY

R3

S3
S2
S1

WINDOW
MASK FOR
PAINTING
BACKGLASS

WING JOINER
R2

S3
S2
R1
R4
WING STRUT

GRAIN DIRECTION ON ALL PARTS SHOWN

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