Hello fellow aerotower's, I was going to wait to start this build when the weather here in Arkansas got too hot to fly, but it's been so rainy I decided to go ahead with it. Maybe I can have it ready for Huntsville this year. This is a short kit purchased from Aerosente a couple of years ago.
I'll start with the specs and materials list. I had copied this from the Aerosente website back when but found the material list to have mistakes and was incomplete. So this is my material list and I believe it to be accurate.
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 132" (3.3m)
Length: 64.9" (165cm)
Aspect: 13.6:1
Area: 1280 in.2

All up weight: 6.5 lbs. (2.95kg)

Wing loading: 11.7 oz./ft.2
Airfoil: GOE 649

Scale: 1:4
No. Servos Req'd: 5-7
FUNCTIONS: Rudder, Elevator, Dive Brakes, Ailerons, Tow Release (optional)
KIT CONTENTS
Plans, 2 Sheets 36" x 84" Rolled
Laser Cut Parts
Laser Cut Parts Kit
All ply and balsa wing ribs,
Tail spars and ribs,
Fuselage bulkhead and wing root formers
Turtle deck notched balsa formers
Hardware List
Wheel 3-1/4" dia. Lightweight Treaded, DUB325TL

Steel Landing Gear Wire, 5/32" x 2" length

Plated Brass Dura-Collars, 5/32", DUB140

Aluminum Wing Rod, .375" OD x 18" length
Brass Joiner Sleeve, 13/32" OD x 12" length (3) K&S8136
Steel Tow Release Wire 1/16" x 12" length

Elevator Joiner and Actuator Square Brass Sleeve 5/32" x 12" (1) K&S152
Elevator Actuator Square Brass Sleeve 3/16" x 12" (1) K&S153
Elevator and Rudder Control Horn Brass Strip 1/16" X 1" X 12" K&S8248
Hinges, Nylon Large, pkg of 15, DUB117
Pushrods, Sullivan Semi Flexible 60" SUL518
Rudder 2-56 Pull-Pull Cable and Hardware Set, DUB517
Stab Mounting Bolts, 6-32 x 1 1/2", (2) DUB317
Stab Mounting Blind Nuts 6-32 (2 ) DUB136
Wood List
Basswood Spar Caps 1/8" x 3/8" x 36" (8)
Leading Edge Balsa 1/4" X 3/4" X 36" (4)
Sub Leading Edge Balsa 1/8" X 3/4" X 36" (4)
Wing Sheeting and Shear Webs Balsa 1/16" X 4" X 36 (11)
Trailing Edge Balsa, 1/16" x 1 x 36" Balsa (8),
Turtle Deck Spruce Stringers, 1/8" x 1/4" x 36" (2)
Fuselage Truss Longerons Balsa, 1/4" x 1/4" x 36" (16)
Cap Strips Balsa 1/16" X 1/4" X 36" (6)
Aileron LE and TE Balsa 1/8" X 1/2" X 36" (4)
Stab LE Balsa 1/4" X 3/4" X 36" (1)
Stab and Elevator Shear Web Balsa 1/8" X 3/4" X 36" (2)
Stab TE and Elevator LE Balsa 3/16" X 3/4" X 36" (2)
Stab and Elevator Cap Strips Balsa 1/32" X 4" X 36" Sheet (1) (Cut strips from sheet.)
Stringers Basswood 1/8" Sq. X 36" (26)
Fin LE Balsa 1/4" X 3/8" X 36" (1)
Rudder TE Balsa 1/8" X 1/4" X 36" (1)
Keel bracing plywood 1/8" X 12" X 12"
Covering
Solartex Natural (If painting) 5 meter (1)
Nelson Hobby Paint 1 qt. base coat
Nelson Hobby Paint 1/2 to 1 pint trim coat depending on color scheme.
I'm old school as far as building technique goes. Just a big flat table with fiber board on top. I got Tom's permission to copy the prints so I didn't have to cut up the originals. Good old wax paper over the plans.
Here is the laser cut parts.
Here is the balsa and bass wood. I ordered this from Sig Mfg. Very nice quality.
I'll start with the specs and materials list. I had copied this from the Aerosente website back when but found the material list to have mistakes and was incomplete. So this is my material list and I believe it to be accurate.
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 132" (3.3m)
Length: 64.9" (165cm)
Aspect: 13.6:1
Area: 1280 in.2

All up weight: 6.5 lbs. (2.95kg)

Wing loading: 11.7 oz./ft.2
Airfoil: GOE 649

Scale: 1:4
No. Servos Req'd: 5-7
FUNCTIONS: Rudder, Elevator, Dive Brakes, Ailerons, Tow Release (optional)
KIT CONTENTS
Plans, 2 Sheets 36" x 84" Rolled
Laser Cut Parts
Laser Cut Parts Kit
All ply and balsa wing ribs,
Tail spars and ribs,
Fuselage bulkhead and wing root formers
Turtle deck notched balsa formers
Hardware List
Wheel 3-1/4" dia. Lightweight Treaded, DUB325TL

Steel Landing Gear Wire, 5/32" x 2" length

Plated Brass Dura-Collars, 5/32", DUB140

Aluminum Wing Rod, .375" OD x 18" length
Brass Joiner Sleeve, 13/32" OD x 12" length (3) K&S8136
Steel Tow Release Wire 1/16" x 12" length

Elevator Joiner and Actuator Square Brass Sleeve 5/32" x 12" (1) K&S152
Elevator Actuator Square Brass Sleeve 3/16" x 12" (1) K&S153
Elevator and Rudder Control Horn Brass Strip 1/16" X 1" X 12" K&S8248
Hinges, Nylon Large, pkg of 15, DUB117
Pushrods, Sullivan Semi Flexible 60" SUL518
Rudder 2-56 Pull-Pull Cable and Hardware Set, DUB517
Stab Mounting Bolts, 6-32 x 1 1/2", (2) DUB317
Stab Mounting Blind Nuts 6-32 (2 ) DUB136
Wood List
Basswood Spar Caps 1/8" x 3/8" x 36" (8)
Leading Edge Balsa 1/4" X 3/4" X 36" (4)
Sub Leading Edge Balsa 1/8" X 3/4" X 36" (4)
Wing Sheeting and Shear Webs Balsa 1/16" X 4" X 36 (11)
Trailing Edge Balsa, 1/16" x 1 x 36" Balsa (8),
Turtle Deck Spruce Stringers, 1/8" x 1/4" x 36" (2)
Fuselage Truss Longerons Balsa, 1/4" x 1/4" x 36" (16)
Cap Strips Balsa 1/16" X 1/4" X 36" (6)
Aileron LE and TE Balsa 1/8" X 1/2" X 36" (4)
Stab LE Balsa 1/4" X 3/4" X 36" (1)
Stab and Elevator Shear Web Balsa 1/8" X 3/4" X 36" (2)
Stab TE and Elevator LE Balsa 3/16" X 3/4" X 36" (2)
Stab and Elevator Cap Strips Balsa 1/32" X 4" X 36" Sheet (1) (Cut strips from sheet.)
Stringers Basswood 1/8" Sq. X 36" (26)
Fin LE Balsa 1/4" X 3/8" X 36" (1)
Rudder TE Balsa 1/8" X 1/4" X 36" (1)
Keel bracing plywood 1/8" X 12" X 12"
Covering
Solartex Natural (If painting) 5 meter (1)
Nelson Hobby Paint 1 qt. base coat
Nelson Hobby Paint 1/2 to 1 pint trim coat depending on color scheme.
I'm old school as far as building technique goes. Just a big flat table with fiber board on top. I got Tom's permission to copy the prints so I didn't have to cut up the originals. Good old wax paper over the plans.
Here is the laser cut parts.
Here is the balsa and bass wood. I ordered this from Sig Mfg. Very nice quality.
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