User Manual
9
ASSEMBLE THE WINGS
Important: If you remove all the parts from the plastic
bags, save the plastic bag the cowl comes in. This bag
will be used later when the cowl is installed.
Start with the left wing so the assembly matches the photos
the rst time through.
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1. If necessary, use a covering iron with a covering sock
to go over the wing, ap and aileron to remove any wrinkles.
The best method to remove the wrinkles is to glide the iron
over the covering until the wrinkles disappear, then go over
the area again, pushing down on the iron to bond the covering
to the wood. If the wrinkles don’t disappear, the balsa in that
area might be exing inward. If this is happening, don’t press
down. Simply let the heat of the iron shrink the covering. If the
wrinkles momentarily disappear, then immediately reappear,
the iron may be too hot, thus causing air bubbles. Lower the
temperature of the iron or use a sharp #11 blade or T-pin
to puncture several holes in the covering, then reheat. The
suggested iron temperature is around 360 degrees F.
The Grumman F6F Hellcat went from test models to
combat in less than 18 months. Grumman built a total of
12,275 F6F Hellcats. It rst saw combat in August 1943 in
an attack on Marcus Island. The F6F Hellcat was credited
with destroying 5,223 aircraft. It had a kill-to-loss ratio
of 19:1 with the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps. The F6F Hellcat
was considered one of the best ghters of WWII.
Install the Wing Tip Light
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1. The red LED will be installed in the left outer wing panel.
Using a 4.8 volt receiver battery and receiver, plug each LED
into the receiver. Plug the receiver battery into the receiver.
Use a piece of masking tape to identify the LED color.
CONTENTS
1. Cowl
2. Fuselage
3. Rudder
4. Right Wing Panel
5. Left Wing Panel
6. Belly Pan
7. Center Wing Panel
8. Right Stabilizer
9. Left Stabilizer
10. Landing Gear Covers
11. Tail Gear Cover
12. Dummy Engine Ring
13. Cowl Ring
14. Main Wheels
15. Tail Wheel
16. Canopy
17. Left Cockpit Side
18. Right Cockpit Side
19. Cockpit Floor
20. Seat
21. Instrument Panel
22. Cockpit Armore
23. Rudder Pedals
24. Dummy Engine
25. Spinner Back Plate
26. Spinner Cone
27. Stabilizer Tubes
28. Wing Tube
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8
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