Saturno V3.6
Building Instructions
Congratulations on your purchase of the Saturno! You are about to build a high performance rubber model
capable of competitive, long flights. This is a full kit containing all parts necessary for rigging a fuse dethermalizer
equipped competition model. Refer to the notes on the plans for basic construction notes. We recommend sealing
the entire structure with a coat of 50/50 thinned nitrate dope before attaching the tissue by soaking it with
acetone to soften the dope on the airframe. The completed flying surfaces should be given one or two coats of
nitrate dope thinned to 30%. Use an electric ignitor to light the dethermalizer fuse to avoid accidentally igniting the
tissue on the model with an open flame.
1.
Parts list
Before beginning construction, please verify that your kit contains all of the necessary parts listed below and
shown in Figure 1 and 2. Please be aware that some of the laser cut parts may have separated from their carrier
sheet, so you should ensure that all of those parts are present and undamaged.
1.
Full size plans
2.
Parts Sheet #1:
Longerons and spars, 1/8” balsa
3.
Parts Sheet #2:
Wing ribs, 1/16” balsa
4.
Parts Sheet #3:
Stab ribs, 1/16” balsa
5.
Parts Sheet #4: Stab platform and dihedral braces,
1/32 ply
6.
Parts Sheet #5: Fuselage jig and hard point
s, 1/8”
balsa
7.
¼” Al tubing,
1
” long
8.
1/32
” Piano wire, 15” long
9.
Rubber bands for wing and tail hold downs (8x)
10.
Spiderwire for DT line (36” long)
11.
Tissue paper (2 sheets)
12.
1/4
” nose bearing
13.
3/64
” propeller shaft
14.
9.5
” gray propeller
15.
1/8
”x16’ rubber
16.
DT fuse
(10” long, 1”/minute burn rate)
17.
Balancing clay
18.
Kevlar thread (DT limit line
, 36”
)
19.
2-56 nylon screw
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