Pilatus PC-21 Depron-Version - HT-Modellbau

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8) Make two parts from polypropylene strip 820 mm long and two 760 mm long. Glue the shorter parts to sides of front cockpit and longer parts to rear cockpit. Cut instrument panels out, paint them a glue them in. Assemble pilot seats, blind rear parts with parts cut from PP. Cut out parts of pilots, glue them together and caulk the seams. Paint pilots with light green-ochre paint, helmets with white paint. You can prepare oxygen mask tubes from pieces of spaghetti. Stick pilots to seats, you can prepare seat belts for better look. Install seats into fuselage. Assemble dial sight and glue it. Glue the cockpit. 8
9) Assemble the spinner, propeller and install it. You can glue front part of the spinner or fix it with two screws. 10) Deflections setting - ailerons can have slightly negative angle in basic position, max. 1 mm. Elevator slightly up at basic position, cca 1 mm. 11) Insert batteries, install wing and verify correct position of the center of gravity. Modify it using batteries movement. 67 - 72 mm from center leading edge at fuselage. Fix the wing with a plastic screw when connectors from receiver to aileron servos are connected. Be aware of a reaction moment of propeller when you launch model from the hand. It causes model tilting to left. Do not decrease throttle rapidly, make landing maneuver with running motor. 12) Landing gear assembly Assemble the lock of nose gear from supplied parts and spruce lath so that steel wire would be inserted tightly to prepared opening. Prepare locks of main landing gear in the same way. Cut covers of landing gear wells and glue the lock of nose gear in. Locks of main landing gear will be glued to the lower wing covering. Assemble landing gear legs from supplied parts, glue shock absorbers from supplied parts to main legs, glue door rods and struts. Bend carefully nose gear cover and insert it into well. Modify main gear covers by bending ends to angle 90 o and by gluing bends, slide landing gear legs into locks, insert covers into locks and press legs to locks. Landing gear and wells are white. 9
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