Before You Start - Kavan Vinx Bauanleitung

INTRODUCTION
The contest discus launch glider (DLG) VINX has been designed with begi-
nners in mind. This kit is a great introduction to the classic "balsa bashing/
dope & tissue" model building and covering. With a little help from an expe-
rienced DLG yer you can ne tune your VINX turning it into a high perfor-
SPECIFICATION
Wingspan
Length

BEFORE YOU START

Glue: You can use a solvent based modeller's glue (UHU® Hart etc.), water
resistant white glue (KAV56.9960 KAVAN White Glue SUPER, BISON® Su-
per Wood etc.) or cyano (KAV56.9951 KAVAN Power CA Thin, KAV56.9952
KAVAN Power CA Medium, KAV56.9953 Power CA Thick etc.) with an acce-
lerator (KAV56.9983 KAVAN PRO Accelerator CA Spray), and 5min epoxy
(KAV56.9962 KAVAN Epoxy 5min).
Covering Material: Oralight® iron-on lm or 13-17 g/m2 covering tissue
(KAV524.13 Japan paper white 13 g/m2)
Dope: KAVAN's STANDARD line Adhesive dope (KAV56.9988), Shrinking
dope (KAV56.9986), Protective dope (KAV56.9989) and Thinner (KAV56.9992)
STAVBA MODELU
Lay the building plan on the building board and put a sheet of a thin clear
plastic lm to protect the building plan.
Before applying the glue, please always double check the correct size, shape
and alignment of the particular part.
FUSELAGE
1. Glue the T1 and T2 parts together using thick cyano or 5min epoxy.
2. Sand the joint ush once the glue has cured.
3. Insert the T6 beech dowels into the fuselage.
4. Trial t the T4 fuselage sides onto the T6 dowels. Trim the holes in the sides
with a ne round le if necessary.
5. Apply white glue onto the fuselage (except for places marked at Fig. 5) and
press the fuselage sides in place.
6. Insert the T3 wing seat partially between the fuselage sides.
7. Clamp the fuselage onto a at support block (with help of small wooden
blocks) to keep the fuselage straight and true until the glue cures. Note:
Put a thin clear plastic lm between the fuselage and the support block
in order to prevent sticking together.
8. Sand the T6 dowels ush with the fuselage sides.
9. Insert the carbon tube of the T5 tail boom into the fuselage; apply thin
cyano to the joint and spray a little bit of CA accelerator onto it. Fill the
corners between fuselage sides and the tail boom with thick cyano, apply
CA accelerator onto it.
10. Wrap the tail boom with a paper masking tape next to the fuselage in
order to protect it during sanding.
11. Round the edges of the fuselage, carefully sand the wooden parts to crea-
te smooth transition to the tail boom.
12. Remove any remaining hardened glue in the slot between the fuselage
sides. Bend the T10 wire into the shape (see Fig 12) to create a spring. Glue
it with medium cyano in place, apply CA accelerator onto it.
13. Round the edges of the T3 wing seat as indicated in Fig. 13; glue the T11
pin into T3. Insert the T3 into the fuselage; it has to move easily within
without any binding - trim if necessary. Apply three layers of protective
dope (diluted 1:1) to the T3 wing seat (except for the hole for the T8 pin),
sand with No. 360 sand paper after each layer (except for the last one).
14. Apply three layers of protective dope (diluted 1:1) to the fuselage, sand
with No. 360 sand paper after each layer (except for the last one). Insert
the T3 wing seat to the fuselage and secure it with the T8 pin - the T3 wing
seat has to swing on the pin without any binding.
15. Once satis ed, slide the T7 and T9 rings onto the T8 pin and glue the rings
with thick cyano to the fuselage. CAUTION! Be sure the T3 wing seat could
move easily; prevent glue from reaching the T3 and T8 pin.
VINX
Instruction Manual
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mance contest model. You will need some basic modeller's tools, glues and
dopes – you will nd these handy with any of your future projects as well.
Please make yourself familiar with the building plans and this manual BEFO-
RE you actually start the assembly.
Wing Area
All-up Weight
are the must for the dope and tissue covering, indeed. You can use any of the
KAVAN colour shrinking dopes KAVAN COLOR (KAV56.9987.x) as well.
Tools and Accessories: you will need a perfectly at building board (at least
300x700 mm), modeller's knife (Excel K1 w. No.11 blades etc.), razor saw, 3.5
mm drill bit, model hobby sealing iron, sanding blocks with No. 120, 180, 240
and 360-400 grit sandpaper, model hobby pins, scissors, sharp model hobby
knife, at and round ne le, soft at (1/4"-3/8") brush, thin clear plastic lm
to protect the building plan (a large PE bag cut in half will work), paper mas-
king tape, clear sticky tape 10-12 mm.
16. Sand the T8 pin ush with the T7/T9 rings. Apply small amount of medi-
um cyano to the T8 pin to glue it to the rings (but not to the T3 wing seat).
Apply three layers of protective dope (diluted 1:1) to the rings.
17. Screw the T12 M2 setting screw into the fuselage; secure the T3 wing seat
with a rubber band.
18. Congratulations! The fuselage is ready for the nal assembly.
TAIL FEATHERS
19. Locate the P2 and P3 parts of the tailplane jig.
20. Glue the jig together using white glue.
21. Apply a strip of paper masking tape to the bottom side of the right half of
the horizontal tailplane.
22.-23. Stick the left half of the horizontal tailplane to the tape.
24. Sand the entire horizontal tailplane with No. 240 sand paper; round the
outer edges.
25. Put the horizontal tailplane on the tailplane jig (the side with the mas-
king tape down), press it to the jig and glue the halves together with thin
cyano. Once the glue sets remove the tape and carefully sand the joint
smooth. Apply two layers of protective dope (diluted 1:1), sand with No.
360 sand paper after each layer (except for the last one).
26. Sand the entire vertical tailplane O1 with No. 240 sand paper; round the
outer edges. Apply two layers of protective dope (diluted 1:1), sand with
No. 360 sand paper after each layer (except for the last one).
WING
27.-28. Lay the building plan on the building board and put a sheet of a thin
clear plastic lm to protect the building plan. Pin down the leading edge
parts K1 to the building plan; tack glue them together with a few small
drops of thin cyano.
29. Insert the K3 wing tips into the leading edge, press it down to the buil-
ding board and glue in place with thin cyano. Pin down the K2 trailing
edge to the building plan and glue it to wingtips with thin cyano.
30. Use a sharp modeller's knife to carefully cut the ribs o the K6 8 mm balsa
sheet. Sand o the "bridge", round the front edge.
31. Insert the 8 mm ribs K6 into slots in the leading and trailing edges - into
the trailing edge rst, then to the leading edge.
32. Glue the ribs in place with thin cyano.
33. Use a sharp modeller's knife to carefully cut the wing outer panel ribs
o the K8 2 mm balsa sheet. Sand o the "bridge", round the front edge
(refer to Fig. 30).
34. Insert the ribs into slots in the leading and trailing edges - into the trailing
edge rst, then to the leading edge.
35. Use a sharp modeller's knife to carefully cut the wing centre section ribs
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