User Manual

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Die-Cut Birch Plywood
1 1/16"x3"x6" F-2 Fuse
Former
Foam
I Foam Wing Core
Hardwood
I 3/8"x5/8"x I-5/8" Basswood
Wing Hold Down Block
2 1/4"x3/8"x I" Basswood Servo Mounts I 1/4" dia.x1-1/12" Birch Wing Hold-
Down Dowel
Formed Wire Parts
I
1/32"dia. Canopy Latch 1 4-40x8" threaded rod L.H. Aileron
Torque Rod (with 1/8" o.d.x4" brass
bearing)
I 4-40x8" threaded rod R.H. Aileron
Torque Rod (with 1/8" o.d.x4" brass
bearing)
Plastic
I .030x1/2"x12" ABS Plastic
Skid
Miscellaneous Parts
I 2"x24" Fiberglass Tape (for
wing center joint)
I 1/16"x1/2"x18" Servo Tape (for
mounting skid and servo)
I 4"x8" Decal
I
18"x24" Plan
1 Photo lllustrated Instruction
Book
Hardware
2 #2x1/2"; Sheet Metal
Screws (for control horn)
I 10-32 x I" Nylon Wing Bolt 2 4-40 Nylon Aileron Connectors
3
2-56 R/C Links
(2/ailerons, 1/elevator)
I Small R.H. Nylon Control
Horn
I .190"o.d.x24"; Outer Nylon Pushrod
Tubing (for elevator)
I .130"o.d.x 28"; Inner Nylon Pushrod
Tubing (for elevator)
4 2-56x10"; Threaded Rods
(2/ailerons, 2/elevator)
I Pkg. of 10 Easy Hinges
You can't get along without a good sanding block
An assortment of different size sanding blocks are indispensable tools for model
construction. A good general purpose block can be made by wrapping a 9"x11"
sheet of sandpaper around a piece of hardwood or plywood. Use three screws
along one edge to hold the overlapped ends of the sandpaper. Put 80-grit paper
on the block during general construction. Switch to 220-grit paper for final finish
sanding just before covering.
Another handy block can be made by gluing sandpaper onto a 24" or 36" long
piece of aluminum channel stock. Most hardware stores carry a rack of aluminum
in various sizes and shapes. This long block is very useful for sanding leading
and trailing edges accurately.
Glues
There are so many different glues available today for model construction that it can be confusing even for the experienced
modeler. To simplify matters, most glues can be classified as one of four basic types:
1. Fast cyanoacrylate adhesives (abbreviated in these instructions as "C/A") such as SIG CA, Hot Stuff, Jet, etc ...
2. Easy-to-use water-based glues such as SIG-BOND (yellow) and SIG SUPER-WELD (white).
3. Super strong (but heavier) two-part epoxy glues such as SIG KWIK-SET (5-minute cure) and SIG EPOXY (3-hour cure).
4. Traditional solvent-based model cements such as SIG-MENT.
Each of these types has different characteristics and advantages. Often times, the choice of which type to use is strictly a matter
of personal preference based on your experience with a previous model. However, because of the vast use of Lite-Ply and
hardwoods in the NINJA, we have found that the C/A glues seem to work the best for general construction. In fact, the
construction sequence of the fuselage is designed with the use of C/A glue in mind. Other glues could be used, but C/A is
recommended as our first choice because of its ability to penetrate an already assembled joint. In other words, the fuse parts
can first be assembled dry (without glue), the alignment checked and adjusted, and then the glue can be applied to the joints.
You should also have on hand some epoxy (both 5-minute and slow dry) and SIG-BOND because these glues are called out in
several of the steps in these instructions.