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PREPARATION
NOTE:
The covering on your Sport requires less heat than
you may be used to if you’re already familiar with iron-on
coverings – too much heat causes seams and edges to
pull and draw away from each other causing wavy, uneven
edges or exposed balsa. Follow the instructions below
to tighten the covering on your model.
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1. Use a covering iron with a cover sock to tighten any loose
covering and thoroughly bond it to the wood structure. The
optimum temperature measured on the surface of a covering
iron with a protective cover sock is about 280ºF [140ºC] which
requires a dial setting of about 300º F [150º C] or “medium”
heat on most covering irons. Wherever the covering is over
wood (especially on the sheet balsa tail surfaces) press down
on the iron to thoroughly bond the covering to the balsa
underneath. If the covering blisters up over balsa and cannot
be pressed back down, the iron may be too hot or you are
leaving it in one location for too long—try reducing the heat
or moving the iron a little faster.
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2. Give a generous tug on all control surfaces to check the
hinges. Add thin CA where necessary to any loose hinges.
Residual CA or CA “fog” is removable with a paper towel
square dampened with CA debonder.
CONTENTS
1.
Cowl
2.
Canopy
Hatch
3.
Fuselage
4.
Wing
5.
Horizontal
Stabilizer
6.
Vertical
Stabilizer
7.
Fuel
Tank
8. Landing Gear Wires
9. 75 mm Main Wheels
10. 65 mm Nose Wheel
11. Wing Joiner
12. 2” Spinner
13. Metal Hardware
14. Nylon Hardware
15. L & R Engine Mount
16. Pushrods
17. EP Motor Mount Box
18. Hatch Cover
19. Pilot Mount Plate
20. Balsa Stick
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7
13
4
4
10
16
2
8
14
5
11
17
3
9
15
6
12
18
19
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