4501 Instructions

KIT 4501
GERMAN FIGHTER
COPYRIGHT 2013 BY PAUL K. GUILLOW, INC.

You will build the wing frames directly over layouts. To ensure that they are built straight, tape this sheet on a flat surface and tape parts down as shown. If you have a workboard you can exchange the tape for common pins to hold parts down.

COVERING WING FRAMES
Cut out decals just inside the outer edge lines.

BUILDING WING FRAMES

END VIEW
(Before dihedral is added)

1. Tape W1 - W4 over right wing on plan and glue together.

2. Glue W5 - W7 ribs into slots on the leading and trailing edges.

3. Slide W9 center spar down into slots and glue into place.

4. Glue W8 rib in place, making sure it butts up to W9.

5. Let dry and repeat for left wing.

3. Wrap flaps over leading and trailing edges and press down.

4. Wrap wing tip flaps over the edge of the wing tip.

5. Repeat with other wing.

2. Line the +s on top decal up with where the wing ribs and center keel meet.

1. Place the bottom decal, sticky side up, on your work surface and align the +s with the wing ribs. Press down.

ASSEMBLING THE MODEL

First carefully remove all laser cut parts from the balsa sheets. Use white glue (or with adult supervision a fast drying glue like super glue) for assembling your model. Glue can be purchased at your local hobby or hardware store.

1. Glue one nose brace onto the front of the fuselage.

2. Glue the tube of the propeller unit into the nose of the fuselage (Be sure not to get glue on the prop wire).

3. Glue the other nose brace on the other side of the fuselage, securing the propeller unit into place.

4. Glue canopy and rear wheel onto the fuselage.

5. Cut and glue wire for rear motor mount into slot.

6. Glue stabilizer on the fuselage. When dry, glue rudder on the stabilizer. Be careful to get them on straight.

7. Glue assembled wings into the slots on fuselage. Hold until dry. Check wing angle from front of the model.

8. Loop rubber band motor around rear wire and propeller hook. Tie knot. (See note)

9. Assemble and install the landing gear, if desired (see note). Be careful to build one left & one right assembly.

NOTE: This model will fly well with one loop of rubber thread, but if you want to give it more speed / climb try two loops of rubber motor. (You have enough rubber to make & fly both options.)

FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS Check the balance of your model by putting your fingertips under the wing at the balance point (approx ½” back from the leading edge) and picking up, the airplane should hang level or slightly nose heavy. Use the stick on weights included in the kit to achieve this. Test glide model before making powered flights, hold model beneath wing and launch gently forward into any breeze. If plane noses up or dives into ground add or subtract some weight. After proper corrections, wind motor clockwise about 100 to 125 turns and launch straight. Model can be flown in a gym or outside on a calm day.

STABILIZER

PERSPECTIVE VIEW

FRONT VIEW

FUSELAGE

LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY

WHEEL STRUT

WIRE

WHEEL

Glue landing gear to wing up through W4 slot.

Bend landing gear wire and assemble landing gear. Cut off the extra wire with wire cutters.

CANOPY

NOSE BRACE

RUDDER

LEFT WING

RIGHT WING

NOTE: If you would like to build a lighter & better flying model, build it without the landing gear.

PROPELLER UNIT

POINT OF BALANCE

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FULL SIZE SIDE VIEW

NOSE BRACE

PROPELLER UNIT

CANOPY

FUSELAGE

REAR WHEEL

REAR MOTOR MOUNT WIRE

PROPELLER TUBE

LANDING GEAR

RUDDER

POINT OF BALANCE

ANTENNA (Optional)

STABILIZER

NOTE: SLANT - FOR WING DIHEDRAL (The angle needed to give the plane stability)

KIT 4501
WING FRAME LAYOUT SHEET

Terms and notes to know on Wing Layouts

WING TIP