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The fuselage is made from a 35” piece of 2 3/8” square PVC gutterpipe (also referred to as “Canadian” gutterpipe). When you cut the opening at the back end, save it because you will need it to make fittings, control horns, hatch, etc. It is probably wise to paint the entire fuse BEFORE you make any cuts. The nose cone is made from a rectangle piece of EPP foam (usually found in computer packing boxes) that is 4" x 2 3/8" x 2 3/8“. Carefully shape it so that it fits TIGHTLY inside the front of the fuse. Mark a line at the halfway point (2”) so that you can see how far it should go in. Hot glue a corner piece of PVC (from the scrap piece) right behind the nose cone INSIDE the fuse to keep it from going any further back. The following picture illustrates this and also shows the hatch measurements:
Drill 2 screws into the bottom of the fuse and up through the nose cone stop to keep it in place. Drill a hole in the middle top part of the nose cone stop for a rubber band to be tied there. The other end will be hooked to the hatch to keep it down. The following picture shows the measurements of the wing hold down dowels and the hole for the aileron servo wire to come into the fuse and then into the receiver. You may want to make the aileron servo wire hole bigger because you could then conceivably add modeling clay to the inside of the fuse right in the middle of the CG for ballasting the plane on very windy days. IF YOU DEVIATED FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS CONSIDERABLY: WAIT to drill and install the wing hold down dowels until you have accurately balanced the plane. See the Final Instrucs for help on balancing. Otherwise, measure and install as shown in the following picture:
Radio gear placement: Put velcro on the bottom of the fuse near the Nose Cone Stop and also next to the elevator servo. Put velcro on the bottom of your battery and receiver. Place them in the fuse as follows:
For the hatch, hot glue the piece of PVC you cut out of the fuse for the hatch (the one you saved "for later") to a larger rectangle of scrap PVC. Then cut a corner piece of PVC, drill a hole through it, and hot glue the surface that DOESN'T have the hole to the hatch. Then tie a standard rubber band to the hole that is in the Nose Cone Stop. Tie a knot in the free end. Lower the hatch close to the fuse and pull the free end of the rubber band (that has the knot in it) through the hole in the PVC corner piece so that the knot comes through the hole and holds the rubber band there. You can now lower your hatch onto the fuse and the rubber band should hold it tight.
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Last Updated:
10.09.2006 The site that started it all: Spadtothebone.com
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