Great Planes ESP6 Easy Sport 60 - GPMA0152 - Manual (Page 47)

Before proceeding with the next sections, we
suggest that you remove the following components from
your Easy Sport to facilitate easier finishing.
D Engine and Engine Mount Assembly
D Landing Gear
D Rudder, Elevator, Pushrods and Control Horns
D Rudder, Elevators and Ailerons
D Hinges
D Aileron servo
D Fuselage-mounted Switch Harness
D Receiver
NOTE: When covering areas that involve sharp
junctions, like the tail and center fairing section of the
wing, cut narrow strips (3/8" to 5/8") and apply them in
the corners before covering the major surfaces The
larger pieces of MonoKote film will overlap and capture
these smaller pieces. This technique also bypasses the
need to cut the MonoKote in these areas after it has
been applied DO NOT, under any circumstances,
attempt to cut the covering material after it has been
applied to the fin and stab, except around the
leading and trailing edges and the tip. Modelers who
do this often cut through the covering and part-way into
the balsa stab This can weaken the stab to the point
where it may fail in flight!
Nearly every imperfection in your wood structure
will show through the covering material, therefore,
before covering, you should make a final check of the
entire structure First fill any gaps with Hobbylite" For
structurally important joints, use balsa dust and thin CA.
Sand the entire structure smooth using progressively
finer grades of sandpaper.
Small dents in your balsa structure can be removed
by using an age-old technique passed on from
furniture and cabinet-makers
Simply by applying a small drop of water (real
modelers use saliva') to the dent, the wood will swell
out and the dent will disappear Just wait until the
swelled areas are dry and sand as usual
1. Tail fillet strips as described
2. Rudder left side
3 Rudder right side
4. Bottom of elevators
5. Top of elevators
6. Stab bottom
7. Stab top
8. Fin left side
9 Fin right side
10. Fuse bottom
11. Fuse sides
12 Fuse top
13. Hatch
14. Ends of ailerons
15 Bottom of ailerons
16. Top of ailerons
17. Center fairing fillet strips
18 Forward and aft ends of center fairing
19 Sides of center fairing
20 TE surfaces of wing (at ailerons)
22 Bottom of left wing panel
23 Bottom of right wing panel
24 Top of left wing panel (overlap covering 1/4" at
wing LE)
25 Top of right wing panel (overlap covering 1/4" at
the LE)
26. Top of center fairing
Make sure the structure is smoothly sanded, ending with
320-grit sandpaper Remove all dust from the structure
with a MonoKote Tack Cloth (TOPR2185) so the
MonoKote film will stick well.
Cover the aircraft with MonoKote film using the
sequence Make sure the MonoKote film is thoroughly
stuck down to the structure and all of the edges are
sealed Use a Top Flite MonoKote Hot Sock" on your
covering iron to avoid scratching the MonoKote.
There are two ways to make your Easy Sport look
like the one depicted on the box ...
1. If you are comfortable and confident about working
with iron-on coverings like MonoKote, then by all means
cut the trim colors from rolls of MonoKote and apply The
MonoKote colors we used on the prototype were Royal
Blue, Dove Grey and Missile Red The trim colors were
bordered with Great Planes 1/16" Black Kwik Stripe"
Model Striping Tape
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