Great Planes Fun One 40 - GPMA0490 - Manual (Page 2)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Decisions You Must
Make Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Other Items Required . . . . . . . . . 4
Supplies and Tools Needed . . . . . 4
Die Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Types of Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Get Ready to Build . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TAIL FEATHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Build the Stabilizer and
Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Build the Fin and Rudder . . . . . . . 8
Temporarily Install the Hinges . . . 9
FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY . . . . . . 10
Prepare Fuse Sides . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Prepare Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Assemble the Fuselage . . . . . . . . 11
WING ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Build the Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . 16
Join the Wing Panels . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sheet the Leading Edges . . . . . . 22
Add the Center Sheeting . . . . . . . 24
Install Aileron Torque Rods . . . . . 25
Install Ailerons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
FINAL ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Install Landing Gear ......... .27
Install Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Fit Fuel Tank and
Fuelproof Tank Compartment .. 28
Mount Stabilizer and Fin . . . . . . . 29
Install Canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Build the Wing Fairing . . . . . . . . . 30
Shaping and Sanding . . . . . . . . . 31
INSTALL PUSHRODS AND
RADIO COMPONENTS . . . . . . . 31
One Aileron Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Two Aileron Servos . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rudder, Elevator and
Throttle Servos . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Control Surface Throws . . . . . . . . 33
Install Receiver, Switch
and Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
FINISHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
Balance the Airplane Laterally ... 34
Final Sanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Covering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Attach the Wing Tips . . . . . . . . . . 34
Glue the Hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Glue Canopy in Place . . . . . . . . . 35
Wing Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Balance Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Final Hookups and Checks . . . . . 36
PRE-FLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Charge the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . 37
Find a Safe Place to Fly . . . . . . . 37
Ground Check the Model . . . . . . . 37
Range Check Your Radio . . . . . . 37
Engine Safety Precautions . . . . . 37
AMA SAFETY CODE . . . . . . . . . 3 8
FLYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
Takeoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Flying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2-VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9
PARTS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
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