Great Planes Ultra Sport 40 Kit - GPMA0410 User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Decisions You Must Make . . . . . . . . . 4
Other Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Die Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supplies and Tools Needed . . . . . . . . . 6
Types of Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
GET READY TO BUILD . . . . . . . . 6
Tail Feathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Fin and Rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Stabilizer and Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
WING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Join the Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Install Aileron Torque Rods . . . . . . . . 14
Sand "Flats" on LE and TE . . . . . . . . 15
Fiberglass the Center Section . . . . . . . 15
Install the Wing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Install the Ailerons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Install Wing Dowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Install Wing Bolt Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fill Landing Gear Slots . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing Retracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . 19
Preparing Fuse Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Assemble Lower Fuselage . . . . . . . . . 21
Drill Engine Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Install Servos and Pushrods . . . . . . . . 22
Install Bottom Sheeting . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mount the Wing to the Fuse . . . . . . . . 24
Fitting Fuel Tank, Fuelproofing . . . . . 26
Install Turtle Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Assemble the Nose Section . . . . . . . . 28
FINAL ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sand the Fuselage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Install Wing Fairings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Install Wing Fillets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Shape the Fin Fillets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mount Stabilizer and Fin . . . . . . . . . . 34
Install Servos, Horns & Pushrods .... 35
Control Surface Throws . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FINISHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6
Additional Fuelproofing . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seal Off Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Prepare the Canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Balance the Airplane Laterally . . . . . . 37
Final Sanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Covering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Glue the Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Install the Pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Glue Canopy in Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Wing Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Re-install Engine & Radio . . . . . . . . . 39
Balance Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Final Hookups and Checks . . . . . . . . . 40
PRE-FLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Charge the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Find a Safe Place to Fly . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Ground Check the Model . . . . . . . . . . 41
Range Check Your Model . . . . . . . . . . 41
AMA SAFETY CODE . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Radio Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
F L Y I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
Takeoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
Flying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
TRIM INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . 43
PARTS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
2-VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8
Please inspect all parts carefully before starting to build! If any parts are missing, broken or de-
fective, or if you have any questions about building or flying this airplane, please call us at (217) 367 - 2069
and we'll be glad to help. If you are calling for replacement parts, please look up the part numbers and
the kit identification number (stamped on the end of the carton) and have them ready when calling.
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