Assembling Your Flamingo 2006; The Fuselage; Fuselage Openings / Wing Faring; Installing The Winch Hook (*) - GRAUPNER TANGENT FLAMINGO 2006 Bauanleitung

For all joints involving Styrofoam wing cores it is essential that you do not use any
solvent based adhesives, and in particular avoid use of any form of cyano-acrylate
glue. Use of such adhesives will destroy the foam and render the affected parts
useless. Use only solvent-free adhesives, such as Epoxy resin and/or Aliphatic Resin
(white wood glue) if working anywhere near exposed areas of Styrofoam.
Notes regarding the use of Epoxy Resin.
Epoxy alone is not a viable adhesive! However, the addition of appropriate additives makes
for a variety of excellent adhesives. Match the choice of additive to the job at hand:
4. Chopped cotton fibres – produces a tough but flexible joint.
5. Superfine glass fibres - makes a hard joint.
6. Microbaloons – produces a highly effective, lightweight filler.

Assembling your FLAMINGO 2006.

The kit you have purchased includes all the parts required to complete the basic airframe
(ARC) and covering (ARF), but does not include adhesives or radio control components. You
can make a significant contribution towards the ultimate appearance and performance of
your model by building carefully and accurately. It is a well known fact that a poorly built
model does not fly well and may be difficult to control. A well built and properly trimmed
model will reward the pilot and spectators with good performance and accurate handling
characteristics. Be patient, take your time; the effort will be well worth while!
Note: For those customers intending to install an electric drive system, please pay particular
attention to the parts of the instructions indicated with an asterisk (*).

The Fuselage.

Begin the construction with the Fuselage as this is the point of reference for all other parts.

Fuselage Openings / Wing faring.

Open out all of the fuselage openings at the points indicated in the mould. Carefully drill the
3mm dia. holes at the four pilot positions to accommodate the wing incidence pins. Use the
same drill to make a series of small adjacent holes to open out the wing-joiner position and
the holes for the wing servo connections in the wing faring.
Tip. Use a needle file or suitable rotary tool to finish the job.

Installing the winch hook (*)

(Pure glider version - not applicable for the eclectic version)
Using a flexible tape-measure, measure and mark a point 455 mm from the nose along the
underside of the fuselage. Drill a 2.5mm hole to accommodate the winch hook. Cover the
hole on the outside with tape to protect the surface and roughen up the inside of the fuselage
in the area of the hole. Now glue the tow hook support block into place centrally over the hole
using thickened epoxy.
Tip. Use a self tapping screw, through the hole in the bottom of the fuselage to secure the
support block while the epoxy cures.
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