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PILATUS

 TURBO 

PORTER

 

INSTRUCTIONS       www.estarmodels.com

 

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 KIT INCLUDES

 

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 ITEMS NEEDED TO COMPLETE 

 

Full size plan 
Lasercut parts 

1.5mm(1/16”)xL570mm(22.4”) balsa : 5sheets 
1.5mm(1/16”)xL360mm(14.2”) balsa : 5sheets 
3.0mm(1/8”)xL600mm(24”) balsa : 3sheets 
3.0mm(1/8”)xL330mm(13”) balsa : 3sheets 
5.0mm(3/16”) xL600mm(24”) balsa : 2ea 
1.8mm(5/64”)xL100mm(4”) plywood :1sheet 
3.0mm(1/8”)xL300mm(12”) plywood :1sheet 
3.0mm(1/8”)xL600mm(24”) plywood :1sheet 
 

 

Motor mount 10x10x100mm 
Landing gears(4ea) 
3mm screws(4ea), 2mm screws(14ea) 
Landing gear bracket (plywood lasercut) 
Tail gear (plywood lasercut) 
Neodymium Manetics (4ea) 
CA hinge 
pushrods(4ea) for Rudder, Elevator, Ailerons 
Clear plastic for Windshield 
 

 

Instructions 
Stickers. 
 

 

 

GWS EPS-400C-DS(3:1) or BL 
motor (100~150W) 
 

 

ESC (15A) or ESC for BL motor 

 

 

Propeller 9070 (2-blades or 3-
blades) 
 

 

Li-Poly 11.1V 1700~1800mAh 
Battery w/Li-Poly charger 
 

 

Micro or Mini Receiver 
(4~6 channel) 

 

4 submicro Servos 
(Hitec HS-55 / Futaba S3108 / 
GWS pico servos,   
or equivalant) 
 

 

3 rolls of covering film. 
More films you needed for color 
trim. 
(Solite film, or equivalant) 
 

 

55mm Wheels & wheel Collars 
EZ connectors (4ea) 
 

 

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Summary of Contents for Pilatus Turbo Porter

Page 1: ...ding gears 4ea 3mm screws 4ea 2mm screws 14ea Landing gear bracket plywood lasercut Tail gear plywood lasercut Neodymium Manetics 4ea CA hinge pushrods 4ea for Rudder Elevator Ailerons Clear plastic for Windshield Instructions Stickers GWS EPS 400C DS 3 1 or BL motor 100 150W ESC 15A or ESC for BL motor Propeller 9070 2 blades or 3 blades Li Poly 11 1V 1700 1800mAh Battery w Li Poly charger Micro ...

Page 2: ...E6 on the plan Glue the parts with thin CA 3 Remove tail from the plan and apply thick CA glue at each joints for reinforcing 1 Temporary assemble ribs W6 W12 W16 W18 spars W1 and tailing edge W4 on the plan Pins and glue are not required in this step 2 Temporary assemble lower trailing sheet W3 3 Temporary assemble spars W5 W19 W20 and sub leading edge W21 4 Temporary assemble lower wingroot shee...

Page 3: ...ibs are marked on the joiners 7 Glue upper trailing sheet W23 and upper wingroot sheets W26 W30 W31 8 Glue upper wingroot sheet W29 9 Glue leading edge W22 Remove pins and apply thick CA glue at each joints for reinforcing 10 Assemble the other side wing 11 Pin the aileron parts A1 A5 on the plan and glue them 12 Carefully sand surfaces Page 3 ...

Page 4: ...tery tray F12 5 Temporary assemble landing gear mount B7 6 Assemble and glue wing joiner sockets B4 B6 Shape rear socket B5 with sanding block as shown on the drawings 7 Temporary assemble wing joiner sockets to the bulkheads F7 F8 8 Temporary assemble left longerons F2 F14 F4 Cover the left side panel F1a F1c 9 Temporary assemble fore longerons F19 F23 Make sure to pay attention to bulkheads F17 ...

Page 5: ...m longerons F31 F32 Install bulkhead F34 servo trays F35 F36 F38 F39 and Stabilazer holder F32 F33 14 Assemble and glue strut mounts B1 B3 B8 B10 15 Sight check down the fuselage to insure against twist 16 Now apply thin CA to fix fuselage and thick CA at each joints for reinforcing 17 Glue Landing gear mounts B12 B13 and windshield frames F13 F15 F16 18 Glue fuselage top cover F43 F46 19 After sa...

Page 6: ...tor mount stick 24 Finish covering F48 F50 F52 and glue inner nose parts F25c 25 Assemble hatch parts H1A H1C H2 26 Finish hatch parts H3 H4 27 Test assemble airframe Make hinge slots and pre install hinges Do not glue hinges in this step 28 Paint cockpit area and strut parts 29 Ready to cover Page 6 ...

Page 7: ...tch H5 3 Install and glue Neodymium magnetics with thin CA 4 Cut CA hinges as shown above 5 Prepare control horns Drill 1 2mm holes Apply thin CA for reinforcing 6 Install and glue plywood horns to control surfaces Refer to drawings for control horn locations 7 Install landing gear and apply thick CA Page 7 ...

Page 8: ... screws 12 Glue Tail to the fuselage with thick CA Horizontal Tail must be paralleled with wing and Vertical Fin must be at right angle to Hozizontal Tail Install Rudder and Elevator and then glue hinges with small amount of thin CA 13 Cut clear plastic windshield and glue it refer to template on the drawing Cover side windows with clear film 14 Install rudder servo and insert pushrods Page 8 ...

Page 9: ...ds 17 Install motor and fix with screw 18 Install wheels Congulatulations Enjoy flying Control Throws The following control throws are recommended starting points After you are familiar with this plane you may increase or decrease Ailerons 13mm 1 2 up 10mm 3 8 down Elevator 19mm 3 4 up and down Rudder 25mm 1 right and left Page 9 ...

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