Racer 539 Hawk: Assembly Instructions

Points to note when making the glider

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Try to avoid bending the parts when you cut them out.

Rub with pencil or scissors

to flatten out.

Align the parts

against a ruler to fold them.

Flatten the uneven surface.

C ross section of the fuselage

If any of the cut out parts are bent, this will seriously
affect the glider's performance. Therefore, be sure to
To glue the wings flush onto the fuselage, use a pencil
keep all parts perfectly flat till you join them up. For
or scissors to flatten out the part where the wings at-
the wings, stabilizer and other parts, use a ruler to
tach to the fuselage.
give you a proper straight edge to make your folds.

Dihedral angle

When assembling the parts, follow the assembly in-

Assembly Instructions structions and use the parts in the order given.

Tools
Scissors, glue, ruler, tweezers, pencil
[Caution] Glue, scissors and other tools may be dan-
! gerous to young children so be sure to keep them out of
the reach of young children.
When sticking surfaces together, spread the glue evenly
and stick the parts together quickly and line up the
edges cleanly. While the glue is drying, put the fuse- To give the wings an angle, bend along a straight
lage inside a sheet of paper and then press it down with
a book or similar in order to get a nice, straight finish.
ruler. (Refer to the assembly instructions for details on
what degree of angle to use.)

C enter line Arrow points forward.

Mountain fold (dotted line)
Make a mountain fold.

Valley fold (dashed and dotted line) Make sure that the center line of
Make a valley fold. the wings matches up exactly
with the center line of the fuselage. Arrow points forward.

Scissors line (solid line)

Cut along the line. Also attach the horizontal stabilizer firmly.

When sticking the right and left wings together, make Attach the wings and horizontal stabilizer carefully so
Cut in line (solid line)
sure that the center line is not off center. that their center lines match up exactly with the center
Cut along the line.
line of the fuselage.

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GLUING INSTRUCTIONS
Glue the parts together in the order indicated.

Glue the main wing firmly to

the fuselage, aligning the
center of the wing along the Glue the horizontal stabilizer
Assemble the main wing top of the fuselage. to the fuselage, making sure that
following the assembly the dots appearing in its center
instructions 3-1 to 3-8. portion line up along the top of
the fuselage.
Placing a ruler along the fold lines, bend the cut Dot towards the front.
strips slightly upward.

Dot towards the front.

Dot towards the front.

Glue parts and to the underside of

parts and respectively.
Fold all tabs outward.
Aligning the noses flush,
glue through together
in the order shown.

5˚
5˚

Using a ruler along the center line, fold part from the
center line to make 5˚ angle on both sides. Then curve it
carefully with your fingers to fit the curved fuselage top Placing the dihedral angle gauge on the main wing,
where the main wings are to be attached. check that the dihedral angle is 5˚.
Folded stands

G lue
5˚
G lue
5˚

Curve the main wings, + , + Apply glue on half of the underside In the same manner, Putting folded stands under the main wing
respectively in the same manner as . of and glue onto + . attach + to the other will be conducive to fast and thorough drying.
This curve is called camber. (The dots on the parts should meet side of .
with each other.)
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C amber the wing tips carefully.

Camber both wing tips and slightly.

Fold tabs on both ends of the main wing to form a 30˚ dihedral angle
using the gauge and then camber them as well.

Dot towards the front.

Apply glue to the top surface of the folded tabs of the main wing.
Glue wing tips and onto them as shown.
Once again, check that the dihedral angle at the tip of the wing is 30˚
using the gauge.

Dot towards the front.

FINISHING TOUCHES C amber the wings carefully.

Give the finishing touches to the plane
after it dries thoroughly.

30˚

Level the camber on the main wings carefully 5˚

with your fingers, checking the curve
with the camber gauge.

5˚ 30˚
Using the dihedral angle gauge,
make sure the dihedral angle for the main View the plane from both the front and the back
wing is 5˚ and for the wing tips is 30˚. and straighten any warps or bends
in the fuselage and the wings.

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