Estes 1265 – Scissor Wing Transport - Manual (Page 5)

WING TIP
SHOULD
SWING FREELY
8. 5.
WING
A. Lightly sand outside edges
of wing and round slightly.
5. ASSEMBLE WING
B. Position wing as shown. Apply plastic cement to underside of flange
on Plastic Wing Pivot. Wing locating tab must be lined up with
notch in wing, insert Wing Pivot. Pivot must be flush to top of wing.
Let plastic cement dry completely.
C. Position Plastic Pivot Base as shown.
Line up tab on base with mounting hole
on wing pivot. Press together, check
movement, must be free. Apply a drop
of plastic cement into center of mounting
hole in tab, insert wing pivot cap. Must
be flush. Let dry completely.
DO NOT ROUND
EDGES OF CENTER
HOLE OR SLOT.
PLASTIC WING
PIVOT
TAB
WING PIVOT CAP
LONG END
TOWARD FRONT
OF WING
A. Using a door frame
as a guide, draw a
line full length of the
body tube.
6. ASSEMBLE STABILIZER AND ATTACH WING TO BODY TUBE
B. Mark body tube 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) and
9" (22.9 cm) from end. Mark tube
1/8" (3 mm) from front.
REAR
FRONT
ALIGNMENT LINE
9. ASSEMBLE NOSE CONE
A. Apply plastic cement to one half of Wing
Holder, press both halves together. Mark
at 1/8"
(3 mm) as shown. Let dry.
PLASTIC WING
HOLDER
NOTE: DO NOT
GLUE NOSE
CONE TO NOSE
CONE INSERT!
10. ATTACH DOWEL MOUNT
LOCATING TAB
ON BOTTOM
SIDE
[FLAT SIDE UP]
W I
N G
T
O P
FLANGE
NOTCH
CEMENT
REAR
FRONT
NOTE: WING MUST BE
POSITIONED EXACTLY AS
SHOWN FOR PROPER
INSTALLATION OF
PLASTIC PIVOT PARTS!
PLASTIC PIVOT BASE
1/8"
(3 m
m)
9"
(22.9 cm)
1-1/2"
(3.8 mm)
BT-50 BODY
TUBE
DOOR
FRAME
1/8" (3 mm)
MARK EVEN
WITH JOINT
DON’T
GLUE PAST
MARK
B. Slide Nose Cone onto Nose Cone Insert. Apply
plastic cement to base of Wing Holder up to
mark as shown. Glue Wing Holder to Nose Cone,
center on body tube reference line. Make sure
that wing tip will swing freely between posts on
Wing Holder. Let dry.
ROUND
EDGE
1/8"
(3 m
m)
B. Position Wing in "boost" position (with its wing parallel to Body Tube)
and insert Dowel Mount (from step 4) through Launch Lug in Rudder
Tube Mount into Launch Lug in wing slot. The Dowel Mount Braces
should hold the elevator in a nearly horizontal position. Then remove it.
A. Place remaining
piece of Launch
Lug into slot at
end of wing. Trim
to fit. Glue in place
and let dry.
C. Slip Power Pod all the way into rear of main Body Tube until
the Rear Centering Ring is flush with the end of the Body
Tube. If necessary, sand centering rings for a loose sliding
fit in Body Tube. There should be no binding. The Engine
Hook should be centered on the bottom of the Body Tube.
D. Test fit Dowel Mount to Power Pod. Dowel should extend
through Launch Lug in Rudder Tube Mount. The rear of the
Dowel Mount should be flush with rear of Power Pod Tube.
E. It will be necessary to sand forward portion
of Dowel Mount Braces in order to clear
Tube Mount sides properly. Round bottom
surface of Dowel Mount Assembly to fit
tube.When you are sure that you have all
parts fitted properly, mark location of Dowel
Mount on Power Pod Tube.
COMPLETED ASSEMBLY
FLUSH
FLUSH WITH
END OF TUBE
DOWEL MOUNT
BRACE
ENGINE
HOOK
POWER
POD
BODY
TUBE
DOWEL MOUNT
BRACE BOTTOM
F. Remove Power Pod and glue dowel
mount into position flush with end
of tube. Let dry.