British Aerospace Hawk Mk. 51 Construction Guide - Velocity-RC.com

BAe Hawk Mk. 51 : 70mm Sport Jet
Construction Guide v1.3
5 Using a sharp blade carefully cut the outline away. You want to cut through the covering and the top
wood skin.
6 If there is foam from the wing core in your pocket, remove it.
7 Reinforce the area in the wing where the retract bases will go. I used 2 layers of 3oz glass cloth squares.
8 Mounting plates are provided for the retract mains, but you will need to build offset supports before
attaching the mains to the wing.
9 Using some hardwood blocks, I cut off sections to match the retract mains mounting plates. They are
glued to the plate and act as standoff’s for the retract mains.
10 The plate/blocks structure and retract gets glued into the wing. Wrap the retract base in cling film and
secure it to the mount before final gluing into the wing.
TIP: Insert your unbent wire struts before the glue fully sets, retract them and make sure the struts point to
each other.
11 If using wire struts, follow the bend guidelines provided.
WARNING: The strut centers are very close to the CG, so bent leg struts are highly
recommended.
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