Estes 2054 - Python 4 - Manual (Page 4)

5/8”
(16 mm)
8.
ATTACHING BALSA STRIPS
9 .
PREPARING NOSE CONE
BALSA STRIP
WIDE END
NARROW END
90˚
90˚
90˚
90˚
A. CAREFULLY CLEAN
FLASH FROM NOSE
CONE AND EYELET.
A . APPLY GLUE TO BOTTOM OF BALSA STRIP. WIDE END
TOWARD FINS, POSITION BALSA STRIP CENTER ON FIN
CONDUIT, WIDE END EVEN WITH FIN CONDUIT END.
CAUTION:
BE CAREFUL NOT TO CUT OFF EYELET. CLAY WEIGHT
B. ROLL CLAY INTO SNAKE.
C. INSERT CLAY INTO NOSE
CONE.
D. PACK CLAY TIGHTLY INTO
TIP OF NOSE CONE.
B . COMPLETED
ASSEMBLY.
10 .
ASSEMBLING TUBE COUPLER
B. APPLY GLUE BAND INSIDE
UPPER BODY TUBE.
C.
INSERT COUPLER UP TO
5/8” (16mm) MARK.
D. LET DRY.
GLUE
SQUARE END
ROUNDED END
GLUE ON
BOTTOM
WIDE END
NARROW END
5/8”
(16 mm)
COUPLER
UPPER BODY TUBE
GLUE
11 .
ASSEMBLING UPPER BODY TUBE AND FINS
PARTS IN THIS
ASSEMBLY
WIDE END
GLUE GLUE
UPPER FIN
CONFIGURATION
FRONT
REAR
FRONT
REAR
UPPER FIN LINE
FRONT
REAR
UPPER FIN LINE
A. APPLY GLUE TO EDGE OF FIN,
PLACE ON UPPER FIN LINE. LET
DRY. CONTINUE FOR REMAINING
FINS. LET DRY.
D. COMPLETED UPPER BODY
TUBE ASSEMBLY. FINS
MUST BE STRAIGHT.
A.
MARK TUBE COUPLER.
PLASTIC CEMENT
C. APPLY A BEAD OF PLASTIC
CEMENT INSIDE UPPER
BODY TUBE, INSERT NOSE
CONE. LET DRY.
B. COMPLETED FIN ATTACHMENT.
FIN CONDUIT