PANIC KIT Designed by Avicraft Recommended set up:Servo`s Novice - Intermediate - HS635HB - HS5625MG Expert Engine I/C - SC61A-S - SC91A-S Electric ESC Lipo - EnErG C50-20 (IC 60) Brushless motor - 90A ZTW - Radient 4s 4000mAh 35c Recomended build items:Glue - Zap Tools - Excel Covering - Oracover Product specifications are subjected to change without notice. Due to ongoing development, the actual product and recommendations may vary from what is shown.
Please read the instruc on fully before commencing your build. Kit contents: The kit contains laser cut sheet ply and balsa parts and all the strip wood needed to complete the model. Also included is the wire undercarriage ready to solder, press-studs, wing dowels, undercarriage saddle clamps and engine mount. Check all components against the packing list to familiarise yourself with each part.
Remove the excess wood from the fuselage frames ensuring you keep the reinforcing strips highlighted in the image. Glue in place the reinforcing strips on the fuselage sides and the top and bo om frames. Allow to dry and then sand. Prepare the four ply centre cabanes. Glue two of the cabanes together as shown in the image, when dry sand the edges but make sure you do not round the edges. Repeat the process for the other two pieces. Prepare the two servo trays and glue together.
This must be to the front of the plane. Glue the cabane to the fuselage ensuring the correct orienta on (use image for reference). Allow to dry and sand flush to the side you will be using for the port side of the fuselage. Repeat the process and make sure on the second one you sand the fuselage the opposite side to the first (starboard). No glue in the servo tray channel.
Trim to allow the triangle sec on to lay flat. Repeat the process as per the bottom section of triangle strip. Remember to run the triangle section to the position you marked just in front of the tailplane seat. The rear of the fuselage should look like this. Repeat the process on the other fuselage frame but to suit the opposite side. Firewall 90 Pywood re-enforcing Balsa fuselage frame Glue the firewall in place in the recess created by the reinforcing ply and the front edge of the fuselage frame.
While gluing the two sides to the firewall make sure you keep the two frames parallel to each other. Insert the tailplane seat between the two fuselage frames and glue in place. It is very important when you glue this in place that you do not induce a banana shape to the fuselage. With the remaining triangle sec on re-enforce the firewall, undercarriage plate and top plate. Glue in place the undercarriage plate.
Glue in place the top plate ensuring it aligns with the centre cabanes. Ensure the frame aligns perfectly with rear wing sea ng area Glue the underside frame in place. Ensure the frame aligns perfectly with the rear trailing edge wing sea ng area. Before gluing the top frame in place you need to decide if the rudder servo will be located at the rear or inside the fuselage. If your choice is at the rear please install the servo blocks on the inside of the frame.
Before glueing the centre top plate in place a decision needs to be made. If your inten ons for this Panic are to go electric now is the me to fabricate a tray system and hatch for your ba ery. If you have chosen to go for the IC setup then please glue the top plate in place. Now the fuselage is complete sand all edges and round the rear fuselage corners. How much you round the rear of the fuselage is up to you but weight can be saved by increasing the radiuses.
Remove all excess balsa from the tailplane and fin. Please make sure you keep the two sec ons highlighted in the image. Keep these two reinforcing strips. On a flat surface glue the leading edge on the front of the tailplane and glue the trailing edge of the rudder to the rudder. Insert the reinforcing into the rudder. Glue the reinforcing strips in place. Do not round trailing edge. Either sand flat or V shape. Sand the tailplane flat and round the leading edge as shown in the image.
Separate the trailing edge strip as per the image above. The lower part of this sec on is used as a wing build jig, but also used as part of the wing build later. Do no discard. Remove all excess wood from the wing ribs and prepare items as shown in the image. Please be careful not to split the trailing edge strips as these have a strip a ached to it for building the wing on a flat surface. Lay out the necessary parts to build one wing panel.
Make sure the wing ribs are si ng ver cal to the build board. As men oned before this is impera ve for when it comes to joining the wing panels together. Glue and pin the triangle leading edge in place and allow to dry. Before star ng on the servo trays you have to decide if you are going to use four servos for ailerons or just two in the lower wing with joiner rods to the top ailerons. Remove the excess plywood from the servo trays and ensure the surfaces are clean.
Angle the sec on to allow for a good surface contact to the triangle leading edge. Obtain one of the eight sheets of leading edge shee ng. The leading edge of the sheet you need to slightly chamfer the edge so it aligns with the triangle leading edge when glued in place. Glue the sheet in place and leave to dry in this posi on. Do not a empt to roll the balsa sheet back into posi on un l fully dry. When the glue has set on the leading edge run slow se ng glue on the ribs.
Carefully remove the trailing edge jig strip and sand the trailing edge to ensure it is flat. Now glue the jig strip on the back of the trailing edge as shown and pin in place. Obtain one of the eight trailing edge strips and glue in place as per the image and repeat the process on the reverse side. Remove the excess balsa from two of the eight centre balsa sheets as shown in the image. Install the reinforcing strips as shown in the image along the length of the wing.
Glue the centre balsa sheet in place cu ng it at the trailing edge to fit the gap between the front and rear sheet. Please note this is to be a ached to the inboard wing area closest to the servo tray which should always be inboard of the wing NOT outboard. Remove the excess balsa from the wing rib capping strips and cut to size and glue in place on both the top side of the wing and bo om.
Remove these and discard so not to get confused with the others. Remove the excess wood from the ailerons but keep the small squares as shown in the image. Please discard the squares removed from the highlighted points on the image so they are not confused with the others as the grain direc on differs from the two types. Also please keep the outer part of the aileron in par cular the end sec on. Glue these into place as shown paying a en on to the grain direc on. Grain direc on front to back.
Please note this is for reference only for posi oning of the hinges as this is normally done once the covering of your choice has been applied. We recommend four hinges per aileron. Hinges are not supplied in the kit. Please note this is for reference only for posi oning of the hinges as this is normally done once the covering of your choice has been applied. We recommend three hinges for the rudder. Hinges are not supplied in the kit.
Apply the glue and push the two wing panels together, the masking tape on the bo om will prevent any glue seeping out from the bo om. Whilst drying the wing will need to be kept under constant pressure from wing p to wing p so find some good weights to push the two wing panels together. Using glass cloth (not supplied) run a sec on around the centre wing sec on and seal the wing. We recommend ZAP finishing resin. Repeat the process with the other wing. When dry cut out the holes for the servo leads.
Recess the area of the stud about 3-4mm so the base can sit below the surface of the strut which makes it easier to glue into place. Do not glue the studs in place as it is easier to cover the strut first, then remove the covering from the recessed areas and glue the studs in place. It will be necessary to temporarily tack them in place to mark the posi on on the wing p studs.
The most common servo installa on:2 x Servos on the lower wing for the ailerons with links to the upper wing ailerons. 1 x Rudder servo in the rear of the fuselage with closed loop control wire. 1 x Elevator servo in main servo tray. 1 x Thro le servo in main servo tray. If you have chosen to put the rudder servo in the main servo tray please ensure you modify the servo tray before installa on. Remove before tray installa on.
