Estes 1265 – Scissor Wing Transport - Manual (Page 2)

REFERENCE SHEET & MARKING GUIDES
2. 11.
BALSA SHEETS
NOT TO SCALE
PLASTIC PARTS
NOT TO SCALE
TUBE MOUNT SPACER
DOWEL MOUNT CENTER
WING
1/8" LASER CUT BALSA SHEET
1/16" LASER CUT BALSA SHEET
POD FIN BRACES
ELEVATOR
STABILIZER
TUBE MOUNT
RUDDER
DOWEL MOUNT BRACES
POD FINS
DOWEL MOUNT SIDES
PLASTIC WING
HOLDER A & B
PLASTIC WING
PIVOT CARD
PLASTIC WING
PIVOT
PLASTIC
PIVOT BASE
CUT OUT FOR STEP 1-A CUT OUT FOR STEP 7-A
ROCKET PREFLIGHT
SCISSOR WING TRANSPORT & BOOSTER
POD IN "BOOST" CONFIGURATION
DOWEL HOLDING WING IN
"BOOST" CONFIGURATION
A. With Power Pod removed from Glider, aim at a spot about 50
feet away and toss Glider straight out at eye level.
GLIDE TEST
NOTE: Test the Glider only on soft, grassy surfaces like a sports field or lawn
so that you don t damage your model.
PREPARE ENGINE
A.
B.
IGNITER MUST
TOUCH
PROPELLANT! C.
D.
E.
WARNING: FLAMMABLE
To avoid serious injury, read
instructions & NAR Safety Code
included with your engines.
PREPARE YOUR ENGINE
ONLY WHEN YOU ARE
OUTSIDE AT THE LAUNCH
SITE PREPARING TO
LAUNCH!
If you do not use your prepared
engine, remove the igniter before
storing your engine.
Wrap parachute around Power Pod as shown and slide into Main Body Tube
using a twisting motion. Turn wing to ’booster’ position. Make sure dowel
on Power Pod goes through the Launch Lugs on the Tube Mount and wing
tip. Also make sure that the Dowel Mount is over the elevator, holding it in
the horizontal position. For your first flight, use a B6-2 engine. Tape Nose
Cone securely as shown for your first flight.
TAPE NOSE CONE SECURELY
FOR YOUR FIRST FLIGHT
NOTE: After you have flown and are sure your glider
is balanced correctly, you can glue the nose cone
on permanently using plastic cement.
LIGHT STALL-OK
CORRECT FLIGHT-SLOW
LOSS OF ALTITUDE
HEAVY STALL-
CORRECT IT
DON’T LET THIS DIVE
HAPPEN TO YOU!
F.
INSERT ENGINE
INTO ROCKET.
MOUNT
DO
WEL
FIN
HOOK
ENGINE
FIN
R
UDDER
MOUNT
TUBE
GLIDER ADJUSTMENTS:
If Glider dives:
1) Remove weight from nose cone, or
2) Add weight inside of rudder tube, or
3) Lightly sand angled part of Tube Mount to increase elevator movement
If Glider stalls:
1) Add weight to nose cone, or
2) Remove weight from rudder tube, or
3) Add shims to angled part of Tube Mount to decrease elevator movement
If Glider turns too sharply:
1) Be sure that wing is at right angles to body tube in glide position.
2) Make sure that wing snaps firmly into glide position when released.
3) Make sure model balances span wise (from side to side). If not, add
weight, in small amounts, to the light wing tip until nearly balanced.
The Glider should perform a large, gliding circle during descent.
B. Observe glide carefully. Make adjustments a little at a time
until you are satisfied with the glide.
R
UDDER MOUNT
TUBE MARKING GUIDE
PO
WER POD
TUBE MARKING GUIDE