Great Planes Christen Eagle ARF - GPMA1217 User Manual

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WASHERS:

(5) #4 lock washers (cowl ring)
(13) #4 flat washers (5-cowl ring, 8-wing strut

mounting)

(14) #8 flat washers (6-main wheel spacers, 8

glow engine mounting)

(8) #8 lock washers (4-GP engine mount to

firewall, 4-engine to GP mount)

FLYING WIRE CABLES:

(Measurements are from clevis pin to clevis pin)

(2) "Y" bottom tail wires
(4) 10-1/4" [260mm] top tail wires
(4) 21-1/2" [545mm] top wing to fuselage
(4) 22-1/4" [565mm] top wing to bottom wing
(1) bottom tail wire bracket
(30) clevis retainers

SHEET-METAL SCREWS:

(50) #4 x 1/2" [13mm] screw (16-aileron control

horns, 4-wheel pant mounting, 30-various
strut, cabane & bracket mounting)

(2) #4 x 5/8" [16mm] screw (tail gear mounting)
(6) #8 x 5/8" [16mm] screw (main LG mounting)
(8) #2 x 3/8" [10mm] button-head screw (canopy)

WHEEL COLLARS:

(4) 3/16" [4.8mm] wheel collars (main wheels)
(2) 3/32" [2.4mm] wheel collars (on rudder

pushrod for tail steering)

(3) 3mm wheel collars
(4) 3mm set screws for tail gear wire

NYLON:

(2) 2" x 9" [50 x 230mm] CA hinge strip
(7) large control horns (4-ailerons, 2-elevators,

1-rudder)

(3) mounting plate for large control horns (2-

elevator, 1-rudder)

(2) 1/4-20 x 2" [50mm] nylon wing bolts
(1) 4-40 torque rod horn (tail steering)
(2) ball link (tail steering pushod, throttle)
(1) clevis (throttle)
(1) nylon retainer for screw lock

TAIL GEAR PARTS:

Aluminum tail gear mount
Tail gear wire
1-1/4" [32mm] tail wheel
Steering arm
(3) 3mm wheel collars
(4) 3mm set screws
(2) springs (not used)
(2) 3 x 12mm screws

PLYWOOD PARTS:

(4 sets) cowl ring mounting tabs
(2) wheel pant braces
(2) brace doublers
(4) axle braces

METAL HARDWARE:

(7) 4-40 threaded metal clevis (4-ailerons, 2-

elevators, 1-rudder)

(7) Large solder clevis (4-ailerons, 2-elevators,

1-rudder)

(1) small solder clevis (tail steering pushrod)
(2) 3/16" x 2" [4.8 x 50mm] axles
(30) small threaded metal clevis

MACHINE-THREAD SCREWS:

(4) 8-32 x 1-1/4" [32mm] SHCS (GP engine

mount to firewall)

(4) 8-32 x 1" [25mm] SHCS (engine to GP mount)
(1) 8-32 x 3/4" [19mm] SHCS (drawing blind

nuts into firewall)

(15) 4-40 x 1/2" [13mm] SHCS (5-cowl ring, 10-

wing strut & cabane mounting)

(12) 4-40 x 3/4" [19mm] SHCS (rudder & elevator

control horns)

(2) 4-40 set screws (for wheel collars for tail

steering)

(1) 2-56 ball link ball (tail steering arm)
(4) 6-32 x 1/4" [6mm] SHCS (main landing gear

wheel collars)

(1) 4-40 x 1/8" [3mm] SHCS (for screw-lock)
(1) 2-56 ball link ball (carb end of throttle)
(6) 4-40 x 5/8" [16mm] screw (tail wire bracket

mounting)

PUSHRODS:

(4) 4-40 x 4-1/2" [115mm] pushrod (ailerons)
(3) 4-40 x 5-3/4" [145mm] pushrod (elevators-2,

rudder-1)

(1) 2-56 x 12" [305mm] pushrod (tail steering)
(1) 24" [610mm] pushrod tube (throttle)
(1) 24" [610mm] white, plastic pushrod (throttle-

gas)

(1) 2-56 x 36" [910mm] throttle pushrod (glow)
(2) 2-56 x 1" [25mm] threaded rod (throttle gas)

SOLID WOOD PARTS:

(2) 3/8" x 1-3/16" [10x 30mm] wing dowels
(2) 1/8" x 10" [3 x 250mm] wood dowels (firewall)

NUTS:

(9) 4-40 blind nuts (5 factory-installed for cowl ring,

4 extras for relocating screws if necessary)

(6) 1/4-20 blind nuts (2 factory-installed for wing

bolts, 4 mounting gas engines)

(13) 4-40 nut (7-clevis jam-nuts, 6-tail wire

bracket mounting)

(31) 2-56 nut (tail steering ball link ball)
(4) 8-32 blind nuts (for GP engine mount)
(2) large axle nuts (landing gear axles)
(2) 2-56 nuts (for ball link ball on carb and on

tail wheel steering arm)

(10) 4-40 lock nuts (wing strut & cabane

mounting)

OTHER:

(18) silicone retainers (pushrod clevises)
(4) #64 Rubber bands (fuel tank mounting)
(6) 3/8" [10mm] heat shrink tubing (for servo

extensions)

(1) 1" x 12" [25 x 300mm] fiberglass tape (cowl

ring)

(1) brass body screw-lock connector (servo end)
(1) 4" [100mm] brass tube (for tail wire collars)
(2) Velcro strips
Decal set
Extended 3/32" [2.4mm] ball-end hex wrench
(1) 3" Silicone tubing (for tail steering pushrod)

Kit Contents (Not Photographed)

METAL BRACKETS:
There are a total of thirty-five metal brackets used
to mount the wings and optional flying wires. Below
is a description and sketch of each bracket.

Bottom Tail Bracket

(2) bottom, front wing struts

(2) top, front wing struts

(12) stab flying wire mounts,

wing flying wire mounts

(2) top, center of wing flying

wire mounts

(4) fin flying wire mounts

(2) bottom, aft wing struts

(2) top, aft wing struts

(2) top, forward cabane mounts

(1) Bottom of fuselage for tail

(2) top, aft cabane mounts

(4) fuselage flying wire

mounts near LG