Aircraft in Miniature Limited 747-100 Quick start guide

TRANSPORT WINGS
History, Notes and
Instructions
1:72 Multi-Media Kit of the
747-100/200
The world’s first wide-body airliner

Introduction
History
TRANSPORT WINGS kits are model kits of large aircraft - the experienced
modellers can now own 1:72 models of many of the world's largest airliners and
their military transport variants. Because of their size, they are moulded in very
heavy(2mm)plastic,andaresuppliedwithallpartspre-cut.Additionalcuttingand
sandingisrequired,andthepartsareassembledwithpolystyrenecement,aswith
any other plastic kit. Resin or metal parts should be attached with super glue
(cyanoacrylate)or5-minuteepoxyasthebuilderprefers.
The series 100 was the first version of the famous 747 airliner. Various
modifications resulted in the series 200, which was visually the same, except for
morewindowsontheupperdeck.
The747SP(SpecialPerformance)wasarevisedlayoutwithshorterfuselage.The
specialperformancewastheexceptionallylongrangeoftheaircraft.
Thelaterseries300hadastretchedupperdeck,withlargerupperdeck doors.
The series 400 had the stretched upper deck of the -300, together with modified
wingrootleadingedges(forreduceddrag),and winglets.
There are various military versions of the aircraft, including the E-4B Airborne
CommandPost,VC-25‘AirForceOne’andtheYAL-1AirborneLaser
The latest development in the history of this aircraft is the 747-8, with a new wing,
andenginesbasedonthoseusedonthe787.
The747-300,747-400,E-4BandVC-25areallavailableasTransportWingskits.
General Characteristics (-200)
Primary Function: Long range airliner
Builder: Boeing Aerospace Co.
Power Plants: Four Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofan engines (this model)
Length: 231 feet, 4 inches (70.5 metres)
Wingspan: 195 feet, 8 inches (59.7 metres)
Height: 63 feet, 5 inches (19.3 metres)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 710,000 pounds (162, 500 kilograms)
Ceiling: Above 30,000 feet (9,091 metres)

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747 Pitots etc. - Part No. TW05-001/020
PARTS LIST
Vacformed Part
Fuselage-keel................................................1 off Intake..........................................................4 off
Fuselage-left..................................................1 off Jetpipe........................................................4 off
Fuselage-right................................................1 off Resin flap tracks (numbered 1 to 8)............8 off
Nacelle left half (numbered 1 to 4) ...............4 off
Nacelle right half (numbered 1 to 4) .............4 off
Tailplane - top ................................................1 off
Tailplane - bottom left ....................................1 off 2mm polystyrene sheet (for landing
Tailplane - bottom right ..................................1 off gear bays structure)...............................1 sheet
Wing - top left ................................................1 off Pan Am decals.......................................1 sheet
Wing - top right..............................................1 off Window decals.......................................1 sheet
Wing - bottom................................................1 off Instructions................................................1 set
Wing - bottom - right outer.............................1 off
Nose wheel.....................................................2 off Brass Fret - Part No. TW03-001/006
Nose leg(100/200) ..........................................1 of Brake equalizer rod (K)..............................8 offf
Nose leg (non100/200) ..................................1 off Drag strut (C & F) .....................1 Left & 1 Right
Lower tripod brace..........................................2 off Jury strut (G & J) ......................1 Left & 1 Right
Main wheel ...................................................18 off Jury strut (D & L) .......................1 Left & 1 Righ
Body gear leg .................................................2 off Side strut (A & B)......................1 Left & 1 Right
Drag Strut Trunnion ........................................2 off Torque link, nose leg - bottom (E)...............1 off
Side brace ......................................................2 off Torque link, nose leg - top (H).....................1 off
Cross Brace....................................................2 off
Cylinder - long ................................................2 off Nickel Silver Fret - Part No. TW05-001/020
Cylinder - short ..............................................2 off Pitot probe (small) (A).................................4 off
Wing gear leg .................................................2 off Antenna (B) ................................................1 off
Antenna (C) ................................................2 off
NOTE: The cast metal set supplied is common to Drain mast (D) ............................................1 off
all our 747 based kits.For this kit uses the longer Drain mast (E).............................................1 off
nose leg marked '100' and the two smaller wheels. Drain mast (F).............................................2 off
Do not use the longer nose leg marked '300' or the Windshield wipers (G).................................2 off
two extra main wheels. Antenna (H) ................................................4 off
Resin Parts
Cast Metal Parts Etched Metal Parts
Other Items
..............................................................................
.........................................
Torque link
- bottom
(nose leg)
Drag strut
Side strut (x2)
Jury strut
(x2)
Drag strut
Brake equalizer rod (x8)
Torque link - top (nose leg)
Jury strut (x2)

Detail A
Fuselage-left
Horizontal Stabilizer
No. 1
Engine
No. 3
Engine
No. 2
Engine
No. 4
Engine
Wooden wing spar
(Not supplied in kit)
Fuselage-right
Wing - right top
Nose Landing-gear
cutout
45
mm 115
mm
Body
Main Landing Gear
- left side shown Wing Main
Landing Gear
- left side
shown
Fuselage-keel
Fuselage
keel
Typical Fuselage
Cross-Section
Fuselage
halves Wing - left top
Wing - bottom,
right outer
Flap track fairings
Numbered 1 to 8, left to right
To suit nose bay

1
A A keel is provided to give structural strength to the fuselage - it is
important that you use it because of the size of the model.
B All parts must be cut and/or sanded down to the correct profile. There
is an engraved 'joint line' on most parts.
C Cut out the slots for the tailplane in both fuselage halves.
D Cut out the nose main landing-gear doors from the fuselage, and the
main landing-gear doors from the wing/fuselage lower surfaces .
Keep all these parts in a safe place until you need them.
2
A Carefully remove any flash or casting seams from all the metal parts.
B Make the three sets of landing gear bay components from the 2 mm
plastic sheet supplied, using the template supplied .
GENERAL
PREPARATION
FUSELAGE AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUB-ASSEMBLIES
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
WARNINGS 1 - THIS KIT CONTAINS SMALL AND/OR SHARP
PARTS. KEEP THE CONTENTS OF THE KIT AWAY
FROM CHILDREN.
2 - THIS KIT CAN CONTAIN PRECUT PARTS WITH
SHARP EDGES OR CORNERS. BE CAREFUL WHEN
YOU HANDLE THESE PARTS BECAUSE THEY CAN
CAUSE CUTS OR OTHER INJURIES.
3 - USE ALL SOLVENTS, PAINTS, FILLERS AND
OTHER MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTION. OBEY ALL
SAFETY WARNINGS.
3 .
A.
(1) Sand the tail plane parts to the correct shape.
(2) Cement the top and bottom halves of the tailplane together.
(3) When the tailplane is dry, file and sand the Leading and trailing
edges to shape.
B. (1) Mark the position of the nose landing-gear bay on the keel (see
Figure 4), and cut it out.
(2) Make the nose landing-gear bay.

(a) Use the templates enclosed to make the components of the
noselandinggearbay fromthe2mmplasticsheet supplied.
(b) Glue the five components together with each side at 90
degreestotheadjacentside(seeFigureAbelow).
(3) Attach the nose leg (marked 100) to the upper face of the nose
landing gear bay structure, with the pins in the holes in the side panels.
Donotattachthedetailpartsyet.
4
(Twohandedsub-assemblies)
Makethecomponentsofthetwomainlanding-gearbays fromthe2mm
plasticsheetsupplied.
(4)Puthalfthedepthofthekeelintoonefuselagehalfandcementitinplace
withliquidpolystyrenecement.
(5)File the visible part of the keel to match the curvature of the second
fuselagehalf.
(6)Cement the nose landing-gear bay structure to the fuselage half and
keel.
(7)Putthetailplaneinplaceinthetwofuselagehalves.
(8)Clip the second fuselage half on to the keel. Flood the joint with liquid
polystyrene cement, hold the two halves together with adhesive tape,
andleavetheassemblyuntilisthoroughlydry.
NOTE-Werecommendthatyouputa wooden spar (not provided) into each
wing to prevent them drooping with age. This is very important with this
modelbecauseoftheweightofthefourresinengines.
A Sandthewingpartstotheircorrect shapeandmakesuretheyfit together
correctly.
B Prepareawoodensparforeach wing. Assemblethetopandbottom of the
wingswiththesparsinplace,WITHOUTANY CEMENTtomake sure that
theyfitcorrectly.
C Cutthemainlandinggeardoorsoutfromthewinglowersurface(seeFigure
C),andkeepthem.
D Makethemainlanding-gearbays
(1)
WING SUB-ASSEMBLY
Nose Landing Gear Bay Structure
A
Forward
Nose gear leg
in place
= glue here
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N1
N4
N3
N1
N5
N2
N3

(2) (seeFigureBbelow).
(3) Cement the two main landing-gear bay structures onto the lower wing
section.
E Cementthewingsparsinplace.
F Cementthetopandbottomhalvesofthewingstogether.
G Cementtherightwingtipinplace,fillalljointsandleavethefillertodry.
H Whenthewingstructureisdry,filetheleadingandtrailingedgestoshape.
I Cementtheflaptracksinthepositionsmarkedonthebottomofthewing.
Glue the components together with each side at 90 degrees to the
adjacentsideforeachbay.
5
CAUTION-Makesurethatyoumatchthecorrectenginehalvestogether.
NOTE-Eachenginehalfhasidentification‘pips’ontheenginenacelle(1,2,
3or4pipsasapplicable).Thesearesandedoffafterassembly.
A Sand the two halves of each engine to their correct shape and make sure
theyfittogethercorrectly.
B Cementthetwohalvesofeachenginetogether.
C Cut off the front and back of each vacformed engine assembly, then attach
theresinintakesandjetpipes.
D Whenthe cement isdry,filland sand all joints oneachengine.Alsosand off
theidentificationpipsfromthenacelles.
ENGINE ASSEMBLY
2
7
81
9
3
= glue here
Typical Assembled
Main Landing-gear Bay
(Left shown,
right is opposite)
Drill this hole after bay is assembled .
Diameter to suit leg, with position
as far aft, and outboard as possible.
5
4
6
11
11
10
10
Forward
Main Landing Gear Bay Structure
B

No. 1 Flap Track
No. 2 Flap Track
No. 3 Flap Track
No. 4 Flap Track
No. 5
Flap Track
No. 6
Flap Track
No. 7
Flap Track
No. 8
Flap Track
Centreline of Aircraft
All dimensions are
in millimetres
Detail 'B' - Right side of aircraft
41010 9
These doors are
closed when
undercarriage is down
Nose of aircraft
(underside)
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Lower surface
details
Main landing gear
doors
C
Body gear inboard
wheel well door
Body gear shock
strut door hinges
down with leg
Body gear wheel
well door - closed
when undercarriage
is down
Wing gear shock
strut outboard door
Doors fold
downwards here Doors hinge
down with leg
Doors hinge
here
Door hinges
here
Wing gear wheel
well inboard door
Left side of aircraft shown - right side is mirror image
(Right flap track numbers are shown in D )
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Wing gear wheel
well outboard door Wing gear shock strut
inboard door
Forward
6
Wing/centre section
lower surface
10 20 3
10 20 7 122 4 10

6
A Prepare the components.
(1) Mount the fuselage on blocks on a baseboard or workbench and cut
blocks of wood to go below the wingtips and centre wing, to hold the
wing in the correct position.
(2) Put the fuselage on to the wing and align the two sub-assemblies,
then mark the position of the fuselage sides on the top of the wing.
(3) Cut some strips of 2 mm plastic sheet 5 mm x 20 mm, to make
reinforcing blocks for the fuselage sides.
B. Assembly.
(1) Glue the reinforcing blocks (made in step 6 A (3)) to the top of each
wing, and before the glue has set, put the fuselage on to the wing.
Make sure the blocks touch the inside of each of the fuselage sides,
then leave the glue to dry completely.
(2) Put the fuselage on the wing, and use the blocks from step 5 B (1) to
make sure the sub-assemblies are correctly aligned.
(3) With the wing and fuselage aligned, flood the joints with liquid
polystyrene cement, then leave the assembly to dry thoroughly.
7
A Attach the nose and body gear legs to the landing gear bays with epoxy
cement (Refer to Figure 5). Make sure that all three legs are vertical.
B Let the aircraft rest on these three legs until the epoxy cement has cured.
C Put the aircraft on a flat surface, then trim the top of each wing gear leg.
Remove as much as necessary of the area shown in red on the leg in
Figure D.
D Attach the landing gear parts.
Note - We recommend that you study any available photographs of actual
aircraft, to achieve the maximum realism of the landing gear. If
available,theInternetisanexcellentsourceofresearchmaterial.
FUSELAGE/WING ASSEMBLY
LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION
Wing landing gear
installation
D
Forward
Drill these holes
after bay is
assembled.
MAKE SURE YOU
DO NOT DRILL
THROUGH THE
TOP OF THE WING.
Diameters to
suit leg.
Body gear leg
Wing gear leg LEFT SIDE SHOWN,
RIGHT SIDE OPPOSITE
Trim top of leg
=
=
=
=

(1) Attach these parts to the nose landing gear with epoxy cement (see
FigureE):
-Thelowertripodbrace (castmetal)
-Theupperandlowertorquelinks(brass)
-Twonosewheels(castmetal)
(2) Attachthesepartstotheleft bodylandinggear withepoxycement(see
toFigureF):
(a)Attach the cross brace (cast metal) to the front of the body gear, and
thesidebrace(castmetal)fromthelegtothecrossbrace.
. (b)Attach a drag strut trunnion (a small, semi-circular piece of cast
metal)totheflatonthedragstrut(brass).
(c) Attachthe dragstruttrunnion totheleg, andtheother endofthe drag
struttothesideofthelandinggearbay.
(d)Putajurystrut(brass)fromtheetchedlineinthecentreof the drag
strut,tothesideofthelandinggearbay.
(e)Put a long cylinder (cast metal) and a short cylinder (cast metal)
betweenthedragstrutandthejurystrut.
(f) Fit a main wheel (cast metal) on to each of the four axles of the body
geartruck.
(g)Puttwobrakeequalizerrods(brass)underthetruckofthebodygear.
(3) Do steps 7 D (2) (a) thru 7 D (2) (g) again to attach the parts to the right
bodylandinggear.
(4) Attach thesepartsto theleft winglanding gear with epoxycement(see
FigureG):
(a)Attach the side strut (brass) from the side of the wing gear leg to the
landinggearbay.
. (b)Putajurystrut(brass)fromtheetchedlineinthecentreof the drag
strut,tothesideofthewinggearleg.
(c) Attacharetractionactuator(castmetal)abovethejurystrut,between
thejurystrutandthesidestrut.
(e)Attach a downlock actuator cylinder (cast metal) below the jury strut,
betweenthejurystrutandthesidestrut.
(f) Fit a main wheel (cast metal) on to each of the four axles of the body
geartruck.
(g)Puttwobrakeequalizerrods(brass)underthetruckofthebodygear.
(5) Do steps 7 D (4) (a) thru 7 D (4) (g) again to attach the parts to the right
bodylandinggear.

Cross Brace
Main Wheel
4 on each truck
Cylinder - long
Cylinder - short
Drag Strut Trunnion - fit onto
flat area on Drag Strut
Jury Strut
(Brass - G & J)
Side Brace
Forward
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Drag Strut
(Brass - C & F)
Brake Equalizer Rods
(Brass - K
2 on each truck)
Nose Wheel (smaller wheels - 2 off)
Lower
Tripod
Brace
Upper Torque
Link (H)
Nose Leg - marked '100'
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Lower Torque
Link (E)
Forward
Body landing gear
detail parts installation
F
Nose landing gear
detail parts installation
E

A Drill a 0.017 inch (0.4 mm) diameter hole for each of the detail parts (see
Figure H).
B Attach each part with epoxy cement.
D. Attach all the landing gear doors.
8
9
A. Fill all joints and sand them smooth.
B. Add any scribed detail which you require and then polish the surface.
C. Wash the model in mild detergent to degrease it, then allow it to dry
throughly.
D. Paint the model, then apply the decals.
DETAIL PARTS
PAINTING AND FINISHING
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Main Wheel
(4 on each truck)
Down Lock
Actuator Cylinder
Retraction
Cylinder
Forward
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B
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H
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Brake Equalizer Rods
(Brass - K
2 on each truck)
Jury Strut
(Brass - D/L)
Side Strut
(Brass - A/B)
Wing landing gear
detail parts installation
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747 Pitots etc. - Part No. TW05-001/020
x2 on
each side
x2 on
each side
54 mm
72 mm
HPitot probes and windscreen wiper positions

Initial issue - 28th January 2004
Exhaust - Xtracolor X504
Dark Grey - FS26173 - Xtracolor X130 - See note 1 Pan Am Blue - FS26173 - Xtracolor X130 Light Grey - FS16473 - Xtracolor X138
Polished Aluminium - Xtracolor X504
COLOUR KEY
Clipper Ocean Herald
Left Lower Glove
Left Upper Glove
Right Upper Door - CS
Hatch
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BB-Right
Upper
BB-Hatch
Clipper Ocean Herald
Left Lower Glove
Right Lower Glove
Left Upper Glove
Right Upper Glove

NOTES
© Aircraft In Miniature Ltd 2007 - Issue 3 - 20th October 2007
The manufacturers reserve the right to alter parts; add to, or delete parts without
prior notification in the interests of quality control, production, or product improvement.
This kit is manufactured in the United Kingdom by
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