NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/07
Page Numbers: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT 7 Left Wing panel ready fortop sheeting Shear webs between spars outer ribs 1/aX 1/2 1/4 X 1/2 between spars root Right Wing center section ready top sheeting two spar joiners side spars cut 1/8 plywood side edges hatch block act spacers 1/16 plywood F-13 seals tank compartment exhaust oil Glue pieces 1/16 X 1/4 balsa strips over firewall marks hatch block Epoxy two 3/16 plywood F-15s onto hatch block against 1/16 balsa side firewall strips install hatchmount bolts blind nuts drill 8-in hole through center F- 15 down through hatch block Put hatch position fuselage drill back through holes s-in drill through F-5 fuselage Remove hatch enlarge holes F-S 5/32 epoxy 4-40 blind nut holes Enlarge holes balsa hatch up plywood F-15s 4 drill Check fit glue hatch block fuselage sides forward firewall bolt tightly together Glue front blocks place finish cutting hatch outline Place wing fuselage drill two 3/16 holes dowels leading edge wing using holes F-6 to guide drill Glue 3/16 dowels wing Drill two 3/16 pilot holes nylon wing mounting bolts through trailing edge wing F 11 slight angle heads bolts will flush wing Enlarge holes wing 4-in tap holes F-il 4 X 20 tap Rough shape window blocks hollow out glue place fuselage now complete ready carving Get pictures ofa Skyhawkespecially cowl visit airport cowl details contours used sanding block very coarse #50 grit sandpaper shape fuselage followed #100 sandpaper finally #220 sandpaper finish Add 4 balsa tail surfaces after fuselage shaped sanded may wait until fuselage glassed before gluing stabilizer did Wheel Pants wheel pants necessary Cessna also nuisance often break fall off over corn field just rotate 1800 flight Having experienced things over years continue make changes Everything mounted firewall holes drilled pushrods fuel line Nose gear wire bent propane torch center both strut steering arm over wheel Engine strut easily removed before firewall epoxied fuselage structure begin fuselage join F-8 top cowl first bulkhead F-6 Cut-out F-8 engine crankcase F-6 fuel tank battery wiressmall holes pushrods fuselage sided nI,I n 5trLt. Int nn nf th AnainA muffler tank usually help some problems like laminated balsa plywood pants covered light fiberglass cloth sport flying durability wheel pant must have notch fits aluminum landing gear pant can rotate single bolt axle similar concept Formula racer wheel-pant system almost trouble-free does require special parts leaving gear side blind nut long enough pass through both plywood side pant aluminum gear axle bolt can tightened down hard set drop Hot Stuff make main gear pants first cut out inner balsa cores epoxy /8 plywood sides Drill hole through both sides axle epoxy blind nuts used 8-32 blind nuts bolts am sure 6-32 would work well length threaded center will have filed down flush plywood inside pant flush outer surface aluminum gear other Enlarge hole aluminum gear fit over end blind nut Align aluminum gear pant using side view plan Cut another piece ood fit around gear epoxy place Glue a outer lamina tion conceal other blind nut dry finish shaping sand smooth Prather Products Formula landing gear other brand must cut half order match 6-in wide fuselage Note outline mounting bolt pattern landing gear mount F-il nose wheel pant have tried achieve both realism serviceability full-size nose gear centered over wheel pant rather along side pant way standard commercial nose gears bent Use propane torch bend 5/32 wire nose gear Heat wire red hot bend finished reheat entire wire quench cold water want make nose gear knee shown plan 5/32 wheel collars brass strip must strut before bending forgot After wire bent brass strip can soldered wheel collars nose gear pant must split install wheel gear ifit removable could piece built around wheel gear wire permanently attached First assemble bottom half wheel pant notch inside left 5/32 wire 3/8-in wide notch other side just fits 5/32 wheel collar notches should extend down top pant far center wheel blind nut wire bottom out against plywood two halves pant attached same cowl fuselage 4-40 blind nuts top 4-40 X s bottom First drill -in holes through both ply wood plates Enlarge holes bottom lywood Enlarge holes Bottom view fuselage before sheeting Lto R hatch mount plate F-5 tank support F-i 2 bulkhead F-B landing gear supports F-9 landing gear mount F-b Hatch block before carving Cooling duct must large enough go over nose-wheel pant 1/s holes hatch mounting bolts drilled through F-i 5s 1/16 spacer strips glued around edges front F-i 5sto seal offfirewall actas spacerfori /16 ply cover F-i 3 seals off tank compartment exhaust oil 1/a holes hatch drilled backthrough hatch mounting plate F-5 enlarged to5132 blind nuts installed Finally holes hatch enlarged 1/4 down plywood F-i 5s 4-40 heads W-9W-B 7 I/B PLY D / F-6 I/B PLY z 22 I/BPLY B OPTIONAL AILERONS DETAIL I/B PLY1/16 PLY W-IO l/BPLY MAKE 2 F-B 1/4 BALSA MAKE 2 F-3 1/4 BALSA 12 4 BALSA K121 L7K4 F-I 1/16 PLY FUSELAGE SIDE DOUELER MAKE 21 DIHEDRAL 2 LINDER EACH TIP 5/32 WiIEEL W LAR STRUT MOUGT W-IO 3/SI DOWEL I/4 1/2 W-3W-3W-3W-3R-3 W-2 W-2W-I 1/411/2 1d2 W-3 ENTIRE WING IS SHEETED WI7H 1/16 BALSA il/B, 3/B IF4F L/2 1A LI I/B PLY II STRUT MGIJNT W-3 N-3 I/Bx 1/2 BETWEEN RIBS AND SPARS W-4 W-3 1/16 BALSA MAKE 10 - W-2 I/B BALSA MAKE 4 I W-I 1/16 BALSA E4AKE I1....\....W-4 56 T B 9 1/16 BALSA MAKE 2 EACH 1JFO~IFII 1HFSI@o jPB [m BEND NOSEGEARIETI] FROM DO ERO 5/32III INVERSAL NOSEBEARB 32 BOLT WIRE ND ID4 ORLB PLYB 32BEBEINDT ON F-4121 EACH END TO MATCHFOrjBALSAr1 PLAN DRAAIJG SHOWS T II EDUIVILENT CUT OFFIIr GOLDBERG STEERAB E F1/4PL NOSEBEAR BEANINGB P YB 32 BLIJI AND MOUNT PATTERN[jB BA SA31 WIlDRU FRONBA 55 LANORO GEAR MOUN WIlD STRUT TOP VIEW w-6 W-7 W-B W9 I/IA WIRE-.I/I6 1/4 BALSA END VIEW PRATHER V4-20 BEFORE AND AFTER GIAPING1/4 BALSA 3/4 SPINNER TATCE EXH MANIFOLD ENGINE COULING INTAKE I/B I/B BALSA 5/32 WI-EEL COLLARS O3O 1/4 BRASS\Wi-EEL FART IWST FITPRAlI-EP F-I LANGIND GEARCESSNA 172 SKYHAWK THROUGH COOLING VENT__ 440 BLIND NOT 4-Ii I/BPLY'--A 1/ 4-40BOLTU II 2WN2ELR 3 BALSA AND I/B PLY IMIEEL PANTS WRO SPAN60I DESIGNEE AND DRAWN BY FRED REESE LENGTH421/2 ENGINE40I CHANNELRAO10 234 5A 7 B9 KJ FULLSIZEPLANSAVAILABLE ~SEE PAGE 128 K N arge nocn siae aisaipiywooa pani isoraiuminum gear Lno or-32 blind nut passesthrough hole gear Second blind nut inside pantsecures bolt axle other side pant Right Finished pant split held togetherwith 4-40s blind nuts Narrow slot inside gear leg wide slot other side bottom wheel collar Wheel pant clamps tightly around nose gear wire bolted together top plywood pieces 5/3 2 epoxy blind nuts top Bolt top plywood plates bottom half pant continue building top half pant complete rough shape fit wire inside needs 5/32-in notch wire side top half far up first bend wire Drill 3/16 hole top pant nose gear Care fully fit wire nose gear pant center pant will need hollowed shown dotted line side view nose gear pant prevent splitting wood Epoxy 5/32 washer over hole top finish shaping Finishing Model choose iron-on covering suggest first apply Finished engine fuel tank installation Two holes shown drilled F-i 3 forfuel fill vent lines match holes F-8 Battery fits tank located back receiver balance model Pack foam around tank support coat Balsarite over surfaces prevent future wrinkling Due com plexity paint scheme chose decided paint model First used KB -oz glass cloth surfacing resin over entire model followed coat KB Superpoxy primer applying surfacing resin over super-fine glass cloth may necessary desirable dilute resin after adding catalyst 50/50 acetone diluted resin brushes much easier glass cloth will lay down wrinlde-free excess globs resin remove excess resin before sets unroll roll toilet tissue over surface pushing down roll act blotter Tear off dampened tissue roll hatch bolted place F-i 3 tank compartment can seen bottom cooling duct Both fuel lines end top rear tank fuel will run out position Prather Products Form gear correct size must cut halt fit 6-in wide fuselage Blind nuts insidefacilitate removal SingleS32 wheel axle secures wheel pant immediately peel back off surface following procedure should no excess resin model sanded off match unusual paint scheme full size Skyhawk saw Long Beach used automobile touch-up spray cans final finish used white two browns black blue windows use different brands types paint first check compatibilities scrap before spraying model hawks head hand painted using contact paper mask Pactra Formula U paint head bottom stripes mixture yellow orange little black beak talons wheel pants yellow little orange 1/16 black Goldberg Color Stripe used separate colors entire model sealed Perfect Paint gloss clear spray Flying model flys much like real airplane easy order keep model flying slower realistic speeds use 11 X 4 prop ratherthanthe usual 10 X 6 did put ailerons model because have found high-winged models will roll well rudder increased dihedral Takeoffs breeze just point wind flying speed reached touch elevator will lift off Landings also easy Cessna will fly slow steady reduced power around pattern Just chop power final approach Cessna will settle right Cessna Skyhawk model presented designed realistic sport model can serve intermediate trainer will help landing use throttle Space barn-like Rear fuel tank supported hole bulkhead Wing hold-down plate tapped 1/420 nylon boltsdrop Hot Stuff will harden wooden threads Radio switch mounted techniques providing hours easy plywood screwed servo rails Push-pull wire actuates switch through side stick timefuselage wheel collar knob