Great Planes Fundango Park Flyer Kit - GPMA0050 - Manual (Page 16)

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7. Attach the tail skid the same way you did the landing
gear with string and CA.
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8. Mount the wheels and secure them with the two
nylon retainers.
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1. If you haven't done so already, sand all wood parts of
the model smooth with 320-grit, then 400-grit sandpaper.
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2. Use compressed air (be careful!), a dust brush or a
tack cloth to remove balsa dust from the model.
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3. Determine what material you will be covering the
model with. If using Top Flite EconoKote or MonoKote, the
model is ready to cover. If using Coverite Micafilm, coat the
areas to be covered with Coverite Balsarite (COVR2500).
Be certain you use the formula for Micafilm (fabric) and not
the formula for regular film covering.
The following procedure must be followed to assure a
straight, strong wing.
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1. Cover the bottom, then the top of the wing, but do not
shrink the covering until instructed to do so. Do your best
to minimize wrinkles without applying heat, thus reducing the
amount of shrinking that will be required later on.
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2. Cover the bottom, then the top of both ailerons the same
way. Do not shrink the covering until instructed to do so.
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3. Cut both 3/4" x 1" [9 x 25mm] hinge strips into (12)
hinges as shown on the plan.
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4. Use a hobby knife to cut 1/8" [3mm] hinge slots in the
trailing edge of the wing and the leading edge of the ailerons
where shown on the plan.
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5. Join the ailerons to the wing with the hinges. Apply 3
drops of thin CA to each side of each hinge.
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6. Proceeding slowly, heat the top and bottom of one side
of the wing to shrink the covering. Heat each side a little at
a time, so the top and bottom shrink simultaneously. Use
only enough heat to remove the wrinkles. Avoid fully
shrinking and tightening the covering. After the wrinkles
have disappeared, use a covering iron to bond the covering
to the ribs, to the servo mounting rails, to the aileron cross-
braces and to the control horn brace.
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7. Use the same procedure to remove the wrinkles from
the other side of the wing and the ailerons.
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8. Trim the covering from the servo mounting rails and the
control horn braces in the ailerons.
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1. Cover both sides of the fin, shrinking the covering evenly
and only as much as necessary to remove the wrinkles.
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2. Cover the stab and the elevator.
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3. Join the elevator to the stab with the hinges, then heat
the covering evenly on both sides to remove the wrinkles.
Cover the Tail Surfaces
ASSEMBLE, THEN APPLY 3 DROPS
OF THIN CA TO CENTER
OF HINGE, ON BOTH SIDES
AND #11 BLADE
WITH HOBBY KNIFE
CUT HINGE SLOT
Cover the Wing and Ailerons
Prepare the Model for Covering
COVER THE MODEL
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