User manual Cessna 182

❏ Nylon Strapping Tape
(required for bending sheeting)
❏ Masking Tape (required for construction) ❏ Sandpaper (coarse, medium, fine grit)* ❏ T-Bar Sanding Block (or similar) ❏ Chalk Stick (local drug store) ❏ Waxed Paper ❏ Thin Cardstock or a File Folder ❏ Lightweight Balsa Filler, such as Hobbico
HobbyLite
™
❏ 1/4-20 and 8-32 Taps and Tap Wrench ❏ Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol (70%) ❏ Auto Body Filler (Bondo
®
or similar)
❏ Dremel
®
Moto-Tool
®
or similar (optional)
*NOTE: On our workbench, we have four 11” T-Bar sanders, equipped with #50, #80, #150 and #220-grit sandpaper. This setup is all that is required for almost any sanding task. Custom sanding blocks can be made from balsa for sanding hard to reach spots. We also keep some #320-grit wet-or-dry sandpaper handy for finish sanding before covering.
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS BOOK AND ON THE PLANS:
Deg = Degrees Elev = Elevator Fuse = Fuselage LE = Leading Edge (front) LG = Landing Gear Lt = Left Ply = Plywood Rt = Right Stab = Stabilizer TE = Trailing Edge (rear)
”
= Inches
TYPES OF WOOD
BALSA BASSWOOD PLYWOOD
Metric Conversion Chart
Inches x 25.4 = mm (conversion factor)
1/64” = .4 mm 1/32” = .8 mm 1/16” = 1.6 mm 3/32” = 2.4 mm
1/8” = 3.2 mm
5/32” = 4.0 mm 3/16” = 4.8 mm
1/4” = 6.4 mm 3/8” = 9.5 mm 1/2” = 12.7 mm 5/8” = 15.9 mm 3/4” = 19.0 mm
1” = 25.4 mm 2” = 50.8 mm 3” = 76.2 mm 6” = 152.4 mm
12” = 304.8 mm 18” = 457.2 mm 21” = 533.4 mm 24” = 609.6 mm 30” = 762.0 mm 36” = 914.4 mm
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