Parts List for the basic fuselage structure
Part
Description
No.
R 1
Fuselage side
R
Wing saddle
R 3 - R 6
Fuselage longeron
R 7
Fuselage former
R 8 / R 8a
Undercarriage retainer plate
R 9
Fuselage former
R 10
Servo plate
R 11
Fuselage former
R 1
Fuselage former
R 13
Fuselage former
R 14
Motor mount
R 15
Motor bulkhead
R 16
In-fill block
R 17
Fuselage nose former
R 18
Wing retainer plate
R 18a
Wing retainer plate doubler
R 19
Reinforcement
R 0
Fuselage former
R 1
Fuselage former
R
Fuselage turtle deck sheeting
R 3
Fuselage turtle deck sheeting
R 4
Fuselage bottom sheeting
R 5
Fuselage bottom sheeting
R 6
Fuselage bottom sheeting
R 7
Fuselage bottom sheeting
R 8
Windscreen frame
R 9
Fuselage nose sheeting
R 30
Fuselage hatch
R31
Hatch reinforcement
R 3
Pushrod support
R33
Tailskid
R 34
Battery hatch latch
The basic fuselage structure
Note: take care to prepare one right and one left fuselage
side R 1 (mirror-image pair).
Use cyano for all joints unless stated otherwise.
Fig. 31
- Glue the wing saddles R and the longerons R 3 to R 6
to the fuselage sides R 1.
Assembly and operating instructions
Charterle
Laser-cut
sheet
Sheet B + D
Sheet C
Sheet E
Sheet C
Sheet F
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet E
Sheet E
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet D
Sheet D
Sheet B
Sheet B
Sheet B
Sheet D
Sheet D
Sheet D
Sheet B
Sheet C
Sheet C
Sheet C
Plastic
Figs. 32 and 33
- Slot together the formers R 7, R 8, R 9, R 11 and R 1 with
the servo plate R 10, and glue this assembly to one fuse-
lage side.
- Note that part R 8a is fitted later.
Material, dimensions
No. off
Balsa, mm
off
Poplar, 3 mm
off
Balsa, 4 mm
each
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Plywood, mm
1 each
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Balsa, 4 mm
off
Balsa, 4 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Balsa, mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Poplar, 3 mm
1 off
Ready made
1 off
7
Fig. 34
- Fit the second fuselage side R 1 on the structure, and
check that the fuselage sides line up flush at the tail end.
- Glue the second fuselage side to the former framework.
No.
3279