BUILD A MINI WARBIRD.WE WILL BUILD A
DAVES AIRCRAFT Ki61 TONY.THESE BUILDING
TIPS CAN BE USED TO BUILD ANY MINI OR 48"
WING SPAN WARBIRD WITH ONLY 2 SERVOS.
SPARS AND WING PANELS TOGETHER.HOUSEHOLD GOOP TO GLUE THE WING
ON AND THE TAIL FEATHERS.DERMEL TYPE TOOL WITH BIT TO GRIND OUT
RADIO GEAR CAVITIES.10"SANDING BLOCK FOR SANDING BALSA WOOD
AND SHAPING THE FUSE AND WING LEADING EDGE.BASH BRAND
DOUBLE BIAS FIBERGLASS PACKING TAPE.3M77 SPRAY ADHESIVE.
RAZOR BLADES,IRON AND ULTRACOTE COVERING FOR YOUR PLANE.
FOTO#2 A NAKED OUT OF THE BOX PLANE PLUS RADIOGEAR
SHAPE OF THE SPAR THE LENGTH OF THE WING SO YOU CAN CUT AWAY
THE EXCESS WITH YOUR BAND SAW OR RAZOR SAW.
FOTO#5 SHOWS THE SPAR THAT HAS THE LINE DRAWN ON THE SPAR TO
CUT ON BAND SAW . THIS SAVE A LOT OF SANDING TIME THEN JUST HOT
GLUE OR ADHESIVE OF YOUR CHOICE THE SPAR IN PLACE ON BOTH WINGS.
SAND EVEN WITH THE EPP WING.I DO THIS BECAUSE THE SUB TRAILING EDGE
IS BASS WOOD AND TAKES A WHILE TO SAND DOWN.
FOTO#7 TACK GLUE WITH CA THE TRAILING EDGE AT THE TIP AND ROOT OF
THE WING. MAKE SURE THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILING EDGE IS FLUSH WITH
THE BOTTOM OF THE WING. THEN SAND DOWN THE TRAILING EDGE FLUSH
WITH THE TOP OF THE WING AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A NICE SHAPED
TRAILING EDGE.NEXT SAND THE WING ROOT EXCESS TRAILING EDGE STOCK
TILL YOU HAVE THE 2 WING PANEL FITTING TOGETHER PERFECTLY.
WITH PEN.THEN MEASURE 2"FROM THE ROOT OF EACH WING PANEL
AND MARK THE TRAILING EDGE FOR YOUR AILERONS.THIS IS THE
INBOARD CUT NEXT MEASURE 11" FROM THAT LINE FOR YOUR TIP
CUT.NEXT CUT THE TIPS SHAPE WITH YOUR BAND SAW OR RAZOR
BLADES.THEN CUT OUT THE AILERONS ALSO.IF YOU ONLY TACKED
GLUED THE TIPS THE AILERONS SHOULD JUST FALL OUT.
FOTO#9 YOU CAN SEE THE EACH WING PANEL WITH THE TIPS CUT
AND AILERONS CUT OUT. NOW WICK CA ON THE ROOT AND TIP PIECES
OF TRAILING EDGE TO SUB TRAILING EDGE SO YOU GET A GOOD BOND
BETWEEN THEM . I CA FROM THE TOP AND BOTTOM. SET TO THE SIDE
THE AILERONS FOR NOW.NOW SAND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE EPP
WING TOP AND BOTTOM SO YOU GET A NICE LOOKING AIRFOIL EDGE.
ALSO ROUND AND BLEND SAND THE TIPS OF EACH WING PANEL TOO.
EASY TO INSTALL.JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTION ON THE PACKAGE
THEY COME IN .HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO MAKE IT EASIER ON YOU.
WHEN SOLDERING THE SPRINGS ON I USE SOLDER WELD FROM
RADIO SHACK IT A LOW HEAT SOLDER THAT CAN BE HEATED WITH A
BIC LIGHTER AND IT WILL BOND JUST COAT THE PLACE YOU WANT
TO SOLDER SLIP ON THE SPRING ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM
BEND AND HEAT YOU HAVE A BOND.WHEN GLUING IN THE TORQUE
TUBES I USE THICK CA AND KICKER AND GLUE A LITTLE BIT AT TIME
TILL GLUED IN PLACE.
FOTO#10 GLUE THE WING PANELS TOGETHER WITH HOT GLUE PUT
1" OF DIHEDRAL IN THE WING.I USE A 1" ROLL OF MAKING TAPE TO
PROP UP ONE PANEL WHILE THE OTHER PANEL IS WEIGHT DOWN
WITH A BOOK.AFTER GLUE SETS CUT OUT AND SLOT FOR DIHEDRAL
BRACE AHEAD OF SPAR AND 5 MINUTE EPOXY IN PLACE.CUT OUT
SERVO HOLE BEHIND WING SPAR IN THE CENTER LINE OF THE WING
PANELS BUTT IT AGANIST SPAR CUT HOLE ALL THE WAY THUR TEST
FIT SERVO. I USED HITEC HS80 SERVOS.
WARBIRD CONSTRUCTION.
