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Monday, August 4, 2008
To get the wing mounting tubes correctly aligned, a simple jig was made.
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How to Make a Model Aeroplane
These are the items that you will need to build yo...
First you need to cut out parts 1 and 2 from the f...
Now apply glue to part 1. Quick hint, use a glue s...
Next, you need to stick parts 1 and 2 together as ...
Now, fold the wings gently where shown to turn up ...
Add a strip of tape across the top and bottom of y...
Now prepare the motorstick as shown on the right p...
Then add the wing support, glue one wing support ...
Then cut out part five and fold it long ways, afte...
Cut out the parts the you have left and assemble t...
Part 1: Building the wing and stabilizer
Closeup
The completed wing frame. Weight: 0.40 grams.
The wing is covered with lightweight mylar. This e...
The mylar film is first flattened out on a suitabl...
The movable part of the cradle is used to adjust t...
When the cradle has been adjusted, it is time to a...
The pre-glued frame is then put on the covering. L...
A small soldering iron is used to cut out the wing...
The wing is complete and is weighed. Weight: 0.53 ...
The wing tips should be raised to provide dihedral...
The left wing should be washed in. That means that...
The stabilizer is made in the same way as the wing...
Completed stabilizer frame; weight 0.11 grams
Then the covering is mounted on the cradle, the cr...
the frame attached to the covering.
The completed frame on the scale for weighing. Wei...
And here is the finished wing and stabilizer.
Part 2: Fuselage
The tissue piece is coated with glue, wound on the...
To get the wing mounting tubes correctly aligned, ...
Wing posts are made to fit in the tubes, and then ...
Some additional bracing for the wing posts
Here is the finished wing with wing posts. Weight:...
A deviation from the plan was the attachment of th...
And here the rear hook is attached.
The propeller holder is a ready made item. It is g...
Here is the completed motorstick. weight:0.80 gram
The tail frame. On the original plan, the stabiliz...
The "Novice Penny Plane" is a bit unusual in that ...
The tail frame. On the original plan, the stabiliz...
The fin being flat, is easily covered without the ...
The tailboom/fin covered. Weight: 0.26 grams.
To set up the tailposts, a jig is again used
Closeup on tail and tailpost.
Stabilizer with tailposts. Note that the front pos...
The different pieces...
and everything mounted together.
On the scale. The weight is 1.98 grams
Part 3: Propeller and finishing
First, propeller blade templates are laid out over...
Here are the blanks that were cut out. They are th...
After having been sanded to correct thickness, the...
The propeller blades are soaked in water for a few...
and then wrapped to the block form and left to dry.
Here are the pieces that will be used to make the ...
Here the hub is almost finished. The little plug h...
Here the spars are glued to the blades.
And here is the finished hub, mounted on the prope...
The stub spars are inserted in the hub, and a jig ...
The finished propeller
With all the parts put together, the plane is now ...
Another picture of the finished model. Weight: 2.9...
The F1M-rules stipulates that the model must weigh...
and mounted on the fuselage.
To transport the model to the flying site, a box m...
At the flying site, winding up the rubber.
And the plane is ready to fly!
The model sitting on a purpose made stand.
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