Estes 1265 – Scissor Wing Transport - Manual (Page 3)

BODY TUBE
BOTTOM VIEW
RUBBER BAND
WING AT 45ß
2-1/2"
(6.4 cm
)
1-7/16"
(3.7 cm)2"
(5.1 cm)
1/8"
(3 mm)
1/2"
(13 m
m)
MASKING
TAPE
10. 3.
B. Wrap power pod marking guide
around BT-20 Power Pod Tube,
secure with tape. Mark at each
arrow point and identify. C. Remove marking guide. Using
door frame, extend all lines
entire length of tube.
1. ASSEMBLE POWER POD
A. Cut out power pod marking
guide from page 2.
F. Mark yellow spacer tool at 1/4"
(6 mm) from end.
1/4"
(6 m
m)
FIN
FIN
EN
GIN
E H
OO
K
DOOR
FRAME
1/4"
MAR
K
(6 mm)
G. Use scrap balsa to smear
glue 2-1/4" (5.7 cm) inside
end of power pod tube.
H. Push engine block into power pod tube with
spacer tool up to mark. Remove spacer tube
immediately. Let dry.
I. Position engine hook.
Temporarily tape into place.
J. Apply a line of glue around
tube just in front of 2" (5.1 cm) .
K. Slide mylar retainer ring over front
of tube, push up to the 2" (5.1 cm)
mark. Carefully remove tape. Let
2" (5.1 cm) MARK
L. Locate the two green centering rings.
Notch one of the rings 1/32" (1 mm)
deep and 1/8" (3 mm) wide with a
hobby knife.
NOTCH
2"
(5.1 cm
)
NOTCH
1-7/16"
(3.7 cm)
1/2" (13 mm)
1-7/16"
(3.7 cm)
1/2" (13 mm)
M. Apply glue band just behind 1-7/16"
(3.7 cm) mark and slide notched ring
up to mark. Repeat for other end-slide
ring to 1/2"
(13 mm) mark.
COMPLETED POWER POD
ASSEMBLY
E. Cut 1/8" (3 mm) slit at
2-1/2" (6.4 cm) mark.
D. Mark tube on the "EH" line at 1-7/16"
(3.7 cm) , 2" (5.1 cm) and 2-1/2" (6.4 cm) .
Mark tube 1/2" (13 mm) from front end.
2-1/4"
(5.7 cm
)
REAR
INSTALL RUBBER BAND & ELASTIC THREAD
B. Remove any twists from rubber band. Check to
make sure wing pivots into "glide" position when
released. If wing binds, try a little silicon spray
lubricant on plastic pivot parts .
C. Tie two knots in elastic thread 3-1/2" (8.9 cm) apart. Stretch
thread through notches in elevator and rudder as shown. Be
sure elevator moves up against tube mount sides and that
rear of elevator is at least 1/8"
(3 mm) above horizontal when
raised. If necessary, sand lower portion of tube mount sides
to allow more elevator movement.
SIDE VIEW
3-1/2" (8.9 cm)
KNOT
KNOT
1/8"
(3 mm)
BODY
TUBE
TOP VIEW
RUBBER BAND
WING AT 90ß
REAR
FR
ONT
FR
ON
T
PIVOT BASE PIN
A. Hook one end of Rubber Band over Pivot Base Pin.
Move wing to about 45ß, turn rocket over, and hook the
other end over pin on wing pivot.
A. With Wing in glide position (at right angles to body
tube), check the center of gravity location. It should be
between 8-3/4
(22.2 cm) and 9 (22.9 cm) from the rear
of the body tube.
BALANCE GLIDER
B. If the glider does not balance between these two points, add clay weight, in small amounts,
to the nose cone or rear rudder tube. Make adjustments a little at a time until you are
satisfied that the glider is balanced.
CLAY
WEIGHT NOSE CONE
RUDDER
TUBE
8-3/4 - 9"
(22.2-22.9 cm)
CENTER OF
GRAVITY
CENTER OF GRAVITY IS THE
POINT WHERE PLANE IS
LEVEL WHEN BALANCED ON
YOUR FINGER
CLAY
WEIGHT
CLAY
WEIGHT
MOUNT
DO
WEL
FIN HOOK
ENGINE
FIN
P
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W
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TU
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