IMPORTANT!

THERE ARE NO NOTCHES

IN FORMERS F9A AND F9B, STRINGERS GO ON ALL TAILFEATHER STOCK 3/32 X1/8 R3
S1 R2
TOP OF THESE. TOP AND BOTTOM STRINGERS S2 S2
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.
S3
S3

IMPORTANT! SCORE AND BREAK FUSELAGE

PROTOTYPE COVERED IN LITESPAN AND TRIM PAINTED SIDES AT F2 LOCATION.GLUE BREAK WITH
SLOT FOR 1/32 PLY CONTROL HORN
WITH ACRYLICS. THIN CA AFTER FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY.
RIGHT SIDE ONLY

SANDWICH CARBON ROD WITH 2 H1

NOTE:RUN NO LARGER PROP THAN 8IN 1/16 CARBON ROD H1 1 1/4 IN DIHEDRAL EACH TIP
H1
DIAMETER.PROTOTYPE FLIES ON CABIN REINFORCEMENT 1/8 SQ WING SADDLE SMALL PIECES OF
GWS 9X7 2 OR 3 BLADED PROP H2 REINFORCEMENT CA HINGE MATERIAL
CUT DOWN TO 8 IN.IF A LARGER PLASTIC WINDSHIELD CG 1/16 CARBON ROD
PROP IS DESIRED YOU MUST PLASTIC REAR WINDOW 1/32 PLY CONTROL HORN
COWL MADE REMOVEABLE R1
LENGTHEN LANDING GEAR. LEFT SIDE
BY PINNING WITH SMALL F7 R4
C1 GLUED TO COWL DOWELS F2 F3 MAKE SIDE WINDOWS REAR SPINE
TS1 FROM .010 PLASTIC 1/16 WINDOW
REINFORCEMENT F9A
PLASTIC COWL
F1
PLASTIC SPINNER
TS2 THIS AREA
F9B

1/4X1/8 BALSA APPROX ELEVATOR PUSHROD

MM SERVO RAILS EXIT HOLE RIGHT SIDE ONLY.
1/8 SQ CROSS PIECES TO
STRUT MOUNT FROM 7 CELL 300 NIMH F8
GWS DX-A MOTOR KEEP COVERING FROM
1/16.GLUE BETWEEN BOWING FUSE SIDES.
AND GEARBOX FUSE SIDE AND FIRST 1/8 SQ SERVO RAIL MOUNTS
STRINGER
NGM MAINGEAR
F6
SANDWICH NOSEGEAR BEND MAIN AND NOSE GEAR
LOWER SPINE FROM .047 WIRE
WITH 2 NGM
SANDWICH MAIN GEAR RIGHT WING PANEL
F4 BETWEEN W5,W5A,W5

MAKE OLEO FROM

ROLLED PAPER AND SCRAP CUT WHEELPANT IN HALF
COWL VENTS AND GLUE OVER NOSEGEAR
MAKE 2 FROM
GLOSSY CARD
STOCK DU-BRO 1 1/4
1 1/4 WHEEL TURNED DOWN
TO 1 1/8 SLOWFLYER WHEELS GLUE WPL TO MAINGEAR PANT TO
KEEP IT FROM ROTATING.RETAIN MAKE SPACERS FROM
MOTOR MOUNTS FROM 1/4 SQ BALSA.
PANT WITH SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK TUBE SMALL PIECES OF TUBING
BS THIS AREA.TRIM NOTCHES IN MM GIVE CORRECT DOWNTHRUST
CARVE AND SAND WHEELPANTS TO THIS SHAPE
TO FIT BETWEEN
F1 AND F2 1/8 SQ WING SADDLE REINFORCEMENT
4 TS2 PER SIDE OMMITED
FOR CLAIRITY RECV
BATTERY FLOOR FROM 1/16 BALSA
AREA PUSHRODS FROM .032 WIRE AND 1/16 ALUMINUM TUBE
ADJUST TO LENGTH AND GLUE WITH THIN CA

TS1

RUDDER PUSHROD PASSES

ALL STRINGERS 1/16 X 1/8 BETWEEN STRINGERS
HITEC HS55 OMMITED FOR CLAIRITY
OR SIMILAR

GLUE HARDWOOD MOTOR MOUNT TO

TOP OF ¼ SQ BALSA.NO RIGHT THRUST MAKE WING MOUNT FROM 1/8 BALSA.
1/16 STRUT MOUNT GLUE UNDER WING SADDLE REINFORCEMENT
FOUND TO BE NECESSARY
DRILL HOLES FOR ROUND NOTE:PERFORM AEROBATICS WITH THIS MODEL
T3 TOOTHPICK WING MOUNT AT YOUR OWN RISK.I HAVE NOT DONE ANY,
3/16 SQ BALSA DOWELS THROUGH FUSELAGE NOR WAS IT DESIGNED FOR THEM.
LEADING EDGE H1 AND WING
1/16 X 3/16 STRINGERS
FRONT OF WINGTIP IS CENTERED
ON LEADING EDGE,NOT FLUSH
CUT W1 RIB AFTER WING PANEL 1/16 SCRAP SHEET 1/16 SHEET.ALTERNATE GRAIN DIRECTION
WITH BOTTOM LEFT WING PANEL
ASSEMBLY FOR 1/32 PLY WING JOINER

T2
3/16 X 3/32 BALSA SPARS 1/32 PLY WING JOINER
3/32 BALSA SHEAR WEBS
T1 TOP AND BOTTOM
WING STRUT
GLUE SMALL PIECE OF .010 PLASTIC
USE W1 ANGLE GAUGE INTO ENDS OF STRUT. THESE SLIDE INTO
THIS SIDE TO SET ANGLE SLOTS CUT IN FUSE AND WING STRUT
BEFORE GLUING MOUNTS

Cessna 182
1/8 SQ

T4 DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY:DAVE BLUM

FILL TRAILING EDGE IN THIS AREA WITH
TOP TRAILING EDGE SHEETING NOT SHOWN 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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 W3
W1 W3 W1
PATTERNS FOR STRETCH FORMING
PLASTIC PARTS
W2 W2 W4
W4

COWL
W2 W2 W5
W5

W2 W2 T3 T2 T4
T3 T2 T4

T1
T1

NGM NGM
W1 ANGLE
GAUGE

SPINNER
F1
H2
ALL PARTS 1/16 BALSA UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
BS
H2 F5A
F7 BS

F2 F3 BS

F9A BS

BS
C1 F9B
REMOVE AFTER ASSEMBLY BS

F8 BS2
BS2
F4
THE 2 BS2 GO CLOSEST TO
FUSELAGE SIDE
TS1 WINDSHIELD
H1 H1
TS2
TS2
TS2
MM MM TS2
F5 TS2
F6 TS2
TS2
TS2

NOSEGEAR

NOSEGEAR 1/2 SOFT BALSA

REAR SPINE 1/8 BALSA

BACKGLASS
LOWER SPINE
WINDOW
3/32 BALSA
WPL CONTROL HORNS
MASK FOR
1/32 PLY PAINTING
R3
S3
S2 BACKGLASS
S1 WING JOINER

R2

S3
S2

R1 GRAIN DIRECTION ON ALL PARTS SHOWN

Cessna 182
R4

WING STRUT

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