Great Planes Pluma 3D Bipe ARF ARF - GPMA1130 User Manual

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GETTING STARTED

Take the time to look over your Pluma 3D ARF. Assembly is
pretty simple and straight-forward, as you’ve already seen
by looking over the table of contents section in this manual.
Look for damage to the foam or broken parts. The Pluma 3D
ARF uses a light-weight type of fl at foam that has a “skin”
applied to its outer surfaces. This creates a strong and rigid
airframe when completed, but special care is needed while
handling individual parts during build-up. Bending foam parts
can cause the skin to tear and severely weaken the foam, so
be careful not to force things into place.

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1. Lay the wing panels and horizontal tail on a fl at work

surface. Gently run your fi nger over the taped hinges to form
a secure bond between the tape and the foam.

If you ever need to remove a control surface DO NOT
attempt to pull the hinge tape off – this damages the
skinned layer of the foam – use a hobby knife to cut the
hinge tape along the hinge line. Replacement hinge tape
is available from your local hobby shop. Order Dubro
Electric Flyer Hinge Tape (DUBQ0916).

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2. Apply a bead of thin foam-safe CA to both sides of

the140mm carbon fi ber elevator joiner.

WING INSTALLATION

Install the Wings

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1. Glue the bottom wing to the bottom of the fuselage.

Apply a bead of medium or thick foam-safe CA to the wing
saddle and the two fuselage former tabs and mount the wing.
Note: The bottom wing can be identifi ed by the servo hole
and the protruding LE stop.