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Building
I will tell you how I make the planes in a few big steps.
Design
First weigh the equipment you are going to use. After this determine the
weight of the plane. In which 65 gram is very light and 100 gram is the
maximum weight of the airplane without any equipment. So if you want a
wingload from 10gr/dm2 with a total weight of 180 gram the wingsurface
should be 18dm2. With this you can determine the span and width of the
wing. After this you can design the rest of the plane.
Step 1
First I cut the pieces out of 3mm Depron.
Before you glue it all together you can give it some color. I use
Waterproof Edding 2000 pencils. You can also use paint on water basis but
keep the weight down!
Step 2
I start with the main parts of the fuselage. Keep it straight and square.
Before bending the round parts I first tape the outside with clear packing
tape so it won't break. Bend it around a curve, like example a kitchen
blade. You can also use a heat gun, but be careful that it won't melt.
After bending the back fuselage I glue the piece (F2) and line up the end
off the fuselage so it will stay straight. After this I glue
the piece (F1) and the two front half of the
fuselage together. It bends easier if you already cut the holes
for the rudder and elevator before bending and gluing the fuselage
together.

Step 3
Now I measure the elevator in line with the fuselage before I glue it in
place and after this the rudder. Dubbel check the measurements to be sure
it is straight because it will affect it's performance.
Step 4
Before you can make the wing first cut out the whole wing. The up and down
side together at the leading edge. Tape the leading edge outside
with clear packing tape. Turn the wing over and mark the main spar
position on both sides. Sand down the trailing edge so if the two sides
come together the distance is 3mm. Use a ruler to make a fold on the
leading edge line in the inside of the wing so you can bend the wing. Glue
the main spar in place on one side of the wing. After drying, glue the main
spar and trailing edge together. Check the alignment and fix this position
with some weights. For the glue I use white glue because this give you a
change to make adjustmance before it is hard.

Step 5
Glue the wing in place and sand the curve if needed in the fuselage so it
will fit tight. Before gluing it in place check the alignment on the
fuselage by measure the length to the tail by both sides of the wing and
check the horizon of the wing. This is very important because again it can
effect the flying characteristics.
Step 6
I use a little piece of 3mm Balsa to secure the landing gear to the plane.
I make a 1.2mm slot into the Balsa piece and glue it on both sides into
the fuselage. Just bend a landing gear out of 1.2 mm piano wire and push
this in the slots, if necessary glue it. The wheels are made out of
pipe isolation 40mm. Within a round piece of 3mm Balsa. Glue at the center
an outside bowden cable for the hub. Fix the wheel on the landing gear by
using a silicon tube piece. This way you can make wheels from 3-5 gram.

Step 7
For the battery entrance I use a little lock (see picture).
All made out of Depron but for the lock I used 3mm Balsa wood. This way
you don't have to use tape etc. and can make a quick battery pit stop.

Step 8
For control horns you can cut a strip of 4mm width out of an old CD. Sant
down the surface so it will be transparent and it will glue better. For
extra strenght you can also glue a little strip across the rudder.
Tape the rudder with tape on the plane. You can also use little hinges and
glue them into place. I personaly like the little hinges because the total
weight of all the hinges are below 1 gram and they are so much better than
tape.
For linking the control horns to the servo I use a carbon rod with 0.8mm
piano wire. Use a little heatshrink to attach the 0.8mm pianewire to the
carbon rod. Try to place the servo's near the
rudders for direct steering but keep a close look at the C.G.

Step 9
Build in the equipment for the controls of the plane. I used double side
tape for the servo's, receiver and electronic speed controller. Tape the
inside from the fuselage where you going to place the servo's with clear
packing tape so that you
can get the servo's out when needed without breaking the Depron fuselage.
Your plane is now ready for center of gravity check and test flying.
Start with minimum movement on the ailerons, like 10mm up and 8mm down.
The material I used are
Depron (black) for most part of the plane.
Balsa wood
Carbon rod 2mm
Steel 0.8mm - 1.2mm
Tube with inner diameter to fit the steel steering rod
The tools I used are
Instant glue.
White glue
Epoxy.
Sharp knife
Steel ruler
Square hook
Clear packing tape
For coloring the plane I used
Edding 2000 pencils
Depron
For the Netherlanders I bought my Depron by 't Parket Huys in Hilversum.
Drawings
The drawings are free to download. The planes are for anyone with enough insight and experience to make a good end
result. How you make the steering mechanism is your own choice. The drawing
shows my idea on how to install the equipment. I made the design because I
like to experiment. Because I'm not a professional designer,
I used standard values in the design. I will take no
responsibility at all for flaws in the design and there possible
consequences.
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