GRAUPNER PILOT Bauanleitung Seite 31

Materials required
Adhesive: UHU wood-glue (white glue)
Cyano-acrylate ("cyano")
UHU hart (cellulose cement)
Building instructions
Right at the outset you have to decide whether to install the DT timer, Order No. 153. If so,
then open up all the pre-cut apertures, and build the model exactly in accordance with the
instructions. If you do not intend fitting a timer, do not open up the timer opening in the
fuselage centre section. Glue the fuselage side panels (2) in place the "wrong way round"
(cut side on the inside), so that the outline of the timer opening is not visible.
The fuselage
This is assembled from parts (1) to (6). Cut out the laser-scored timer opening in the
fuselage side panel (2) using a fretsaw. Glue the fuselage side (2) and the tail boom (3) to
the pod core (1); the parts can be aligned by fitting the wing retainer dowels (5) through the
holes (do not glue them at this stage). When the glue has set hard, sand back the tail boom
(3) if necessary, until it is exactly flush with the central core (1). Glue the left fuselage side
panel (2) to part (1), keeping the edges flush, and hold the parts together with spring-
clamps until the adhesive has set. When the glue is dry, sand the sides of the fuselage pod
to a taper where they meet the tail boom, as can be seen in the plan-view on the plan. The
machine-cut wing saddle (4) can now be glued to the nose pod; ensure that it is exactly at
right-angles to the fuselage. Glue the wing retainer dowels (5) in the holes in the fuselage
pod; note that they should project by equal amounts on each side.
The tail panels
The tailplane and fin, including the associated fittings, are assembled from parts (7) to (14).
Use a sharp balsa knife to cut slits in the fin (8) and rudder (10) to accept the aluminium
hinge strips. Sand the fin and rudder to the cross-sections shown on the plan, then glue the
aluminium strips in the slits in the fin and rudder. Separate the plastic fin mount (7) and the
front tailplane support (13) from the plastic moulding sprue (part 28 on the sprue). Glue the
complete fin (parts (8) to (10)) in the fin mount (7), and glue the mount to the tail boom (3);
the distance between the front edge of the fin mount and the tail end of the tail boom should
be 160 mm (see photo). Caution: ensure that the fin is at right-angles to the top of the
tail boom (i.e. the tailplane).
Glue the tailplane (12) to the rear tailplane support (11) (tip: dampen the top of the tailplane
with a little water before gluing it in place; the tailplane then takes up a slight curve. Glue
the tailplane retainer (14) to the rear end of the tail boom (3). Glue the front tailplane
support (13) to the tail boom, leaving a clear space of 90 mm to the tailplane retainer (14)
(see photo). There must be about 0.5 to 1 mm clearance between the rear tailplane support
(11) and the tailplane retainer (14). Glue the rubber band guide (15) to the underside of the
tail boom, forward of the front tailplane support (13).
GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
Änderungen vorbehalten! Keine Haftung für Druckfehler! Id.-Nr.0061061
Order No. 958.60
Order No. 5821
Order No. 534.35
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Wood to wood
Wood to wood
Wood to metal
Wood to plastic
Wood to plastic
03/2010