Thursday, July 18, 2013

Flying Scale Models 06/2012

If you intend to fly your model outdoors, you may wish to ignore this section and build it with the gear retracted. Using thin-nose pliers, bend the 1mm dia. wire components to shape using the plan as a guide. The inner legs are made up from one piece of wire; start bending from the wheel end and work your way up - you will need to slip the two sections of aluminium torque tube on the wire as you progress. Next, bend the outer sections, slipping into place the tube before you make the final bend at the top. Ensure that you make a left hand and a right hand leg. Bind and solder the three sections together. Mount the undercarriage into the model, epoxying the aluminium tubes to the wing plates (you will have to remove a section of tissue from below the wing, and patch in later). Note that the assembly also epoxies to the rear of F1 A. Thicken the gear legs with sanded scrap balsa and use thin strips of paper around the balsa to replicate the oleos etc. Use soft balsa block for the 'square sectioned' outer legs and fashion the doors from thin card.

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