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FUSELAGE
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The
fuselage is built up in two section, front and rear, then
combined. Decide the nose section you wish to make, either
Skyfox or Kitfox, and cut out shapes accordingly.
Cut
out all plywood formers F1 - F4, engine mounting blocks,
fuselage doublers, and all cabin pieces. Build up front
section by assembling and gluing cabin area components
over the plan followed by the nose section up to F1. See
the 3 - view diagram shown on plan which shows what is
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Build up
the struts for the wing. Trial fit the brass tubes for wing
joiner rods across F2 and F3 with wing and struts in place. Make
any adjustments necessary for correct alignment. The wings have
about 1° dihedral each side.
Bend,
cut and solder undercarriage to shape. Assemble together as
shown on plan. Use lightweight 4" wheels which are rather
big on a model this size.
Make up
tailwheel unit and attach to rear of fuselage.
Install
all radio gear and connecting rods, check movement of all
controls. All up weight was a mere 2.2kg.
COVERING
THE MODEL
The
model lends itself to a variety of covering materials being
mostly open structured, however something which resembles fabric
covering is best to use rather than shiny plastic ones.
I chose
Solartex and painted the model with spray enamels. The colour
scheme was based on a Skyfox which used to be at Sunbury
airfield and was flown by John Rogers of Airborne at one time.
I added
a few more graphic stickers to enhance the colour scheme, after
all itıs my aeroplane.
All the
cockpit glazing was fitted and glued in place with silicone
sealant. Make sure engine bay is thoroughly fuel proofed.
Install
all the radio gear and engine back into the model and balance
the aircraft to C.G shown on plan. Check the flying surfaces for
any warps. |
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