Great-planes Gee Bee ARF - GPMA1326 Manuel d'utilisateur

WARRANTYGreat Planes®Model Manufacturing Co. guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship at the date ofpurchase. This

servo. Mark the location for the screw holes. Drill through themarks you made with a 1/16" [1.6mm] drill bit. (Be sure youare drilling into the p

❏ 5. Locate the 1/4" [6mm] holes under the covering at thetrailing edge of the wing center section. Cut the coveringaway on both the top and bott

❏❏5. Position the wheel pant so that the wheel iscentered in the opening. Mark four locations for the wheelpant mounting screws onto the base of the w

sanding, clean the area with rubbing alcohol. Mix 1/4 ounce[2 drams] of 6-minute epoxy and some microballoon filler.Add enough filler to make it diffi

❏ 4. 1/16" [1.6mm] inside the lines you have drawn cut a 3/4"[19mm] wide strip of covering from the wing. Use a sharp #11hobby knife or use

❏ 1. Locate the left and right halves of the engine mount.Remove the molded spreaders, leaving the engine mount to look like the photograph. Be sure t

❏ 6. Tape the proper engine mount template to the firewall,aligning the template on the lines you have drawn on thefirewall. Drill a 3/32" [2.4mm

❏ 12. Position the servo tray with the arm on the servo sothat it is in line with the carburetor arm.❏ 13. On the firewall mark the location of the tw

❏ 2. Install the tank into the fuselage with the neck of thetank through the firewall. Hold the tank in place inside thefuselage by wrapping two #64 r

Glue the tabs to the firewall with 5-minute epoxy. Align the lineon each tab with the edge of the firewall. After the glue hascured drill two 1/16&quo

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❏ 12. Cut a hole in the center of the dummy engine largeenough to clear the thrust washer of the engine. Position thedummy engine over the engine. For

❏ 17. Place the cowl onto the ring, centering the cowl onthe engine. Do not push the cowl onto the cowl mountingring too hard as this could deform the

❏ 1. Temporarily install the wing onto the fuselage with two1/4-20 nylon wing bolts.❏ 2. Trial fit the horizontal stabilizer into the stabilizer saddl

❏ 10. Locate the tailwheel assembly. Trial fit the nylonbearing into the slot you have cut. Adjust the slot as neededuntil the nylon bearing fits into

under the covering. Use a pin to determine that you havelocated the hardwood plate. Important! This is the bottom ofthe elevator. The control horns mo

❏ 6. On the left side of the fuselage below the stab arelocated two molded pushrod exit locations. Cut them out. Onthe right side of the fuselage is l

❏ 18. Repeat steps 7 - 17 to make a second, matching pushrod.❏❏19. Install a clevis and silicone clevis keeper to thethreaded end of the wire the same

❏ 34. Center the rudder and the rudder servo. Attach thepushrod to the rudder servo using nylon Faslinks followingthe same procedure used for the elev

❏ 1. Paint the pilot and install it in the cockpit area.❏ 2. Trim, then glue the canopy in place.You can use eitheraliphatic glue or if done carefully

❏ 3. Make certain that the control surfaces and thecarburetor respond in the correct direction as shown in thediagram. If any of the controls respond

4. You must use an R/C radio system that is in first-classcondition and a correctly sized engine and components (fueltank, wheels, etc.) throughout th

If you do not have a C.G. machine we recommend that youbalance the plane as shown here. Mark the location for theC.G. on the wing, close to the wing s

Carefully balance your propeller and spare propellers beforeyou fly. An unbalanced prop can be the single most significantcause of vibration that can

2. I will not fly my model aircraft higher than approximately400 feet within 3 miles of an airport without notifying theairport operator. I will give

This is a Gee Bee and the Gee Bee has had a reputation forbeing a difficult airplane to fly but we have designed many ofthe bad flight characteristics

34while on the downwind leg. Allow the nose of the model topitch downward to gradually bleed off altitude. Continue tolose altitude, but maintain airs

351.85"1.85"EM6012 BOLT TEMPLATE FOR THEO.S. 1.20 4-STROKE ENGINEIT WILL USE 8-32 BOLTS AND BLIND NUTSIN A TYPICAL INSTALLATION1.85"1.8

In addition to common household tools and hobby tools,this is the “short list” of the most important items required tobuild the Gee Bee.Great Planes P

5If you have never worked with fiberglass there are a fewbasic things you should be aware of:1. When you are cutting into fiberglass, be sure you arec

62879910131411121516181917431561 Fuselage2 Cowl3 Right Wing and Aileron4 Left Wing and Aileron5 Stabilizer and Elevators6 Rudder7 Dummy Engine8 Engine

1. If you have not done so already, remove the major partsof the kit from the box and inspect for damage. If any partsare damaged or missing, contact

Do the right wing first so your work matches the photosthe first time through.You can do one wing at a time, orwork on them together.❏❏1. Drill a 3/32

❏❏9. On the top of the wing, cut the covering away fromthe hole at the wing center section. This hole is for theaileron servo wire to come through, in