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**PRINT THIS PAGE FIRST** to check that the printed scale is correct. The black line below should be five inches long. If it measures to 5 inches then print the rest of the pages. If the black line does NOT measure to 5 inches make sure that Page Scaling is turned OFF in your printers setting box. *You will need to trim any side of a page that has the red guide lines. Just trim right up to the lines. These lines should match up exactly and will be 3 inches long.

Print scale 5 inches

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Top 3D view of MikeysRC A-7 Corsair

Bottom 3D view of MikeysRC A-7 Corsair

Glue BBQ skewers all along the bottomof the fuselage..

Ducted fan to under wing supports

Set rudder deflection too 1 inch left and right when measured here.

Flying tail / elevator bushing support mounting location. NOTE, these are NOT glued directly to the fuselage. Please see the close up view of the tail of the plane to see how they are mounted.

Close up view of the Flying Tail linkage / bushing construction

Extra support piece. Just cut a small piece of foam board to fit snuggly in.

1/4 inch dowel / elevator shaft

Flying tail / elevator bushing support

Flying tail / elevator bushing support

Wide popsicle stick control horn made to slide over 1/4 inch shaft.

Elevator control surfaces.

Extra support piece. Just cut a small piece of foam board to fit snuggly in.

Ducted fan to under wing supports

Aileron - Rudder popsicle stick control horn templates. Cut this area out
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Cut this area out

Battery tray air deflectors

Battery tray sides

Battery tray bottom

Optional scale bomb shackel

NOTE: Adding these tanks and shackels makes the jet look realistic but will add drag and slow the plane down a little.

Optional scale fuel tank

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Set the flying tails to this angle when the elevator servo horn is in the center of its travel.

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12 inch BBQ skewer glued here for wing support. Then cover with a strip of packing tape.

Optional scale bomb shackel mount locations.

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Optional scale fuel tank mount location.

Optional scale fuel tank mount location.

Optional scale bomb shackel mount locations.

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Suggested mounting location for a ducted fan with motor mounted that weighs about 110 grams. If yours is heavier than that then mount it a little farhter forward. If lighter then move it a little back from this location.

Cut this area out

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Build Materials

*3/16th or 1/4 inch Foam board for the fuselage, wings and tail. You can use 6 mm Depron also but you will have to add extra support to it to make it more ridgid. About 2 20 X 30 inch sheets of board is needed. *About 2 regular size popsicle sticks. *1/16 galvanized steel on a roll (from a hardware store) or RC pushrods, about 16 inches are needed. OR you can use RC pushrods if you have them. *Hot glue(prefered) or 5 min epoxy. *Thick packing tape for control surface hinges. *About 5 12 inch wooden BBQ skewers. *About 5 inch peiece of 1/4 inch diameter wooden dowel. *A little dab of gumpshun .

Plane Requirements

*11.1V 1300 -1500mAh 20C Li-po. OR a 1300mah 14.8 4 cell li-po. *4300 KV brushless motor to fit in your ducted fan. *40 amp speed control. *64MM Ducted fan. *4, 9 gram servos.

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Flying tail / elevator bushing supports

Drill a hole here such that the 1/4 inch dowel rod fits snugg but is still able to rotate freely. It may help to use the actual dowel rod to help smooth out the hole for smooth rotation of the dowel. If its too stiff it will mut too much strain on your servo.

Set aileron deflection too 3/4 inch up and down measured here.

Popsicle stick control horn template

Drill a hole here for the 1/4 inch dowel rod / elevator shaft to fit through. Because these wide popsicle sticks can be a little brittle its better to slightly oversize this hole for the shaft to slide through. Once its gluedto the shaft it will be totally solid. Hole for your adjustable pushrod connecter to screw into, about 1/16 . IMPORTANT NOTE....its important to keep the distance between these two holes
just as I have them here. Otherwise you may have too much or too little elevator control.

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