H-KING Seagull Instruction Manual

SEAGULL 1570MM SEAPLANE
BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

CATALOG
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BUILDING INSTRUCTION-------------------------------------------------------------------------P2-P20

CONTENTS
1 x Un-assembled Seagull kit.
1 x Paulownia strips
1 x Construction drawing
1 x Operation manual
1 x Set of Connecting rods
1 x Plywood sheets pack
1 x Balsa sheets pack
1 x Balsa sticks pack
1 x Hardwood strips
1 x Accessories bag
INCLUDES:
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KIT FEATURES
•High quality balsa and plywood construction.
•Easy to fly floatplane design.
•Excellent flight performance and handling qualities.
•Capable of taking off from water, grass and snow.
•Complete accessory pack.
•Extensive clear drawings and step by step instructions with pictures.
•Only adhesives and covering material required to complete the airframe.
BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Select front former parts A4 and A5. 2. Glue the parts together as shown.
Fuselage Assembly.
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3. Glue parts A24 & A22to part A13, the front fuselage top and battery access hatch.
4. Glue together asa laminate the 2 x A20 parts to form part the keel.
5. Glue together as shown the 4off different shapedA29pieces to make one fuselage side. Repeat
this process to make the second fuselage side.
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6. Glue formers A1/A2/A3/A5 and A6 to the keel A20.
7. Glue the battery mount A15to the above assembly and the add the 3 off A16 to form the dummy
windshield front bracing.
8. Glue the battery access hatch A13 assembly to the top of the front of the fuselage.
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9. Glue part A7 toformer A6. 10. Glue strips A21to front base of fuselage.
13.Glue the 2 off fuselage side strips A26 toformers A6 and A8. Ensure the tapered end of A26
goes to the rear. When dry, glue in formers A9/A10 and A11 into the notches in parts A26. Also at
the point glue the rear of strips A26 together. Be careful at this point not to build a twist into the
fuselage assembly.
11. Glue strips A25 to the sides from the front
nose former A1 back to the rear former A8.
12. Glue in place the radio tray part A17.
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14.Laminate together the 2 off wing fixing plates
A19, when dry install the four-pronged blind nut as
shown.
15.Glue the prepared wing fixing plate A19 to the top
former A8. Then add the 2 off wing seating strips A18.
16.Glue the 3 off 6x6mm balsa strips to the top of
the fuselage from the rear wing seat former A8
down to the rearmost former A11. Glue these also to
formers A9 and A10.
17.Then add the 2 off 6x6mm balsa strips to the
bottom of the fuselage from former A7. These will
require shaping at the rear as shown below then glued
together (Please note these do not go to a point, the
fuselage at the rear needs to be the same width as the
rear of part A12). When these have set add the center
bottom 6x6mm balsa strip from former A7 and shape
it to fit in between the 2 outer strips as shown below.
Be careful at this point not to build a twist into the
fuselage assembly.
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19.At this point add the horizontal stabilizer seat A12 to
the rear of former A11.
20.Using a PVA or similar glue, attach the two balsa fuselage sides to the frame, use dress making
pins or glass/plastic headed pins to hold them in place as the glue dries.
22.Cover the bottom of the rear fuselage with the
balsa sheet parts A30. Once again use a good PVA
glue and pins to hold them in place as the glue dries.
21.Install the 2 plastic push rod outer tubes into the fuselage as shown. They run from the radio compartment
under the wing and exit on either side of the fuselage at the rear just under the horizontal stabilizer seat as
shown above.
18. When these have set add the center bottom
6x6mm balsa strip from former A7 and shape it to fit
in between the 2 outer strips as shown below.
23. Fill in the rear of the fuselage with scrap
balsa as shown. Width of the fuselage at the
rear should match the stern post part D3,
sand as necessary.
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24. Sheet in the underneath of the fuselage to form the hull using 2 off A31. Once again use a PVA
type glue and hold in place with pins as the glue dries.
25. Sheet in the top rear of the fuselage using part A32.26. Glue part A27 to the front of the fuselage
to form the dummy windshield.
27. The nose is made up of 4 layers of part A28. Glue these together once again using a good quality PVA type glue
as this will allow the nose to be easily sanded to shape when the glue has dried. Shape the nose as shown in the
pictures above.
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