Park Scale Models NS-TKAT User manual

Fuselage Assembly
1. Fit battery tray base BT2 to F2
2. Fit battery tray sides BT1 to F2/BT2
3. Fit F1 to battery tray BT1/BT2. Ensure all parts are fit
together square and tight and then glue together.

4. Glue F1A to the back of F1.
5. It is recommended to fit your motor to F1 at this time.
You will need to route a hole for your motor wires to
pass through
6. Fit former F3 to the electronics/servo tray ST. Ensure
ST is perpendicular to F3 and glue together.
7. Fit and glue the fuselage side pieces together as
shown in the illustration below this text. Fit to the
fuselage side. Fit F4 and F5 to the fuselage side, but
do not glue yet.

8. Fit and glue the other fuselage side to F3/ST. Bring the
rear of the fuselage sides together and secure with
tape, do not glue them together yet.
9. Fit the fuselage bottom to the fuselage sides. Ensure
the joints are tightly fit together and that the sides are
square to the bottom and then glue them together.
10. Fit and glue the top of the fuselage to the fuselage
sides.
11. If you intend to install floats, epoxy LG2 to the inside
of the fuselage bottom. If you do not plan on ever
installing floats, skip to step 13.

12. Cut two pieces of the included balsa triangle 2” long
and epoxy to LG2 and the fuselage sides.
13. Fit the battery tray assembly to the fuselage sides.
Ensure all parts are fully seated and that the fuselage
sides are straight (no twist) and then glue the battery
tray assembly to the fuselage sides.
14. Epoxy LG1 to the inside of the fuselage bottom. This
step is a little tricky because you have to work around
a number of other parts, so practice placing LG1
before applying any epoxy.
15. Cut two pieces of the included balsa triangle 2” long
and epoxy to LG1 and the fuselage sides.

16. Fit and glue the fuselage doublers FD in place as
shown.
17. Cut two pieces of 3/16” carbon rod so that they stick
out from both sides of the fuselage about 5/8” and
slide them into the fuselage. DO NOT glue them in
place!
18. Fit and glue F2A to fuselage former F2 as shown, be
careful not to glue F2A to the carbon rod. Sand a
bevel on the top of F2A to match the fuselage sides.
Remove the carbon rod when done.
19. Fit and glue F3A to fuselage former F3 as shown, be
careful not to glue F3A to the carbon rod. Sand a
bevel on the top of F3A to match the fuselage sides.
Remove the carbon rod when done.

20. Fit and glue the included pre-cut 3/32” balsa sheeting
to the nose and rear of the fuselage as shown.
21. Fit and glue the included pre-cut 3/32” balsa cockpit
sheeting to the fuselage as shown, you will need to
sand the bottom edge of the sheeting to fit tight
against the nose sheeting.
22. Glue together the two pieces of 3/32” balsa that make
the nose bottom sheeting. Fit and glue the sheeting to
the fuselage bottom as shown. Sand and cover the
fuselage.
23. Fit and glue the vertical stabilizer together as shown.

24. Sand and cover the vertical stabilizer.
25. Sand a 30 degree bevel on the trailing edge of the
horizontal stabilizer. Sand and cover the horizontal
stabilizer.
26. Join the elevator halves with a 3” piece of the
included 1/8” dowel, use the horizontal stabilizer to
ensure the elevators are spaced apart appropriately.
Sand and cover the elevators.
27. Use tape to join the elevators to the horizontal
stabilizer. Cut the covering from the slots in the
BOTTOM of the horizontal stabilizer and it to the
fuselage. Using the fuselage sides as a guide, cut and
remove the covering from the bottom of the stabilizer
where it meets the fuselage. Ensure the horizontal
stabilizer is straight and square to the fuselage and
glue in place.

28. Cut the covering from the slots in the top of the
fuselage and horizontal stabilizer for the vertical
stabilizer. Fit the vertical stabilizer to the fuselage and
using it as a guide, cut and remove the covering from
the fuselage/horizontal stabilizer where it meets the
vertical stabilizer. Ensure the vertical stabilizer is
straight and perpendicular to the horizontal stabilizer
and glue in place.
29. Sand a 45 degree bevel on the leading edge of the
rudder. Sand and cover the rudder. Use tape to join
the rudder to the vertical stabilizer and fuselage.
30. Insert and glue the carbon rods for the wing hold
downs.
31. Install motor, speed controller and servos for the
rudder and elevator. Install control horns on rudder
and elevator and connect to servos.

32. Secure the landing gear wire to the fuselage, the
landing gear should be even with the leading edge of
the wing.

Wing Assembly
33. It is very important to remember that you will be
building a right and left wing panel. For each step you
will need to perform the same task with the parts in
left (as depicted in the illustrations) and right
orientation.
34. Fit R4 and R5 to SDB with the marked outline towards
the front of the ribs. Ensure the ribs are perpendicular
to SDB and then glue together.
35. Fit and glue WS3 to the bottom of WS2, the rib slots
on WS2 MUST be at the top.