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WarbirdKits T-34A Mentor Assembly Manual

Manual is about: 1:12 Scale - BP-21 Brushless Motor - 33.25 Inch Wingspan - Weight 18-20 ounces

Summary of T-34A Mentor

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    Copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com t-34a/b mentor 1:12 scale - bp-21 brushless motor – 33.25 inch wingspan – weight 18-20 ounces version 2.0 – 15 november 2008.

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 2 materials this kit contains the following materials: this manual (via download) plan sheet laser-cut wood pack plastic canopy plastic cowl (two pieces) to complete this kit, you will need the following additional mater...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 3 wing panels pin the left bottom skin to your building board (over a sheet of wax paper. Glue the 3/16 x 3/8 balsa leading edge against the front edge of the left bottom wing skin. Glue w3 and w3a ribs together. Assembl...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 4 glue w1 and w1a ribs together. Note that w1 rib goes toward the centerline of the aircraft. Glue the w1 rib assembly to the bottom sheet and the spar. The notch in the spar is cut at an angle to set the dihedral. glu...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 5 sheet the inner portion of the wing panel from w3 to w1. Cut the aileron free from the wing using the laser-cut guide lines on the underside of the wing. Sand the front of the aileron flat. Glue w11 aileron leading edg...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 6 notch the wing leading edge for a 1/8 dowel. Sand the wing leading edge to shape. Repeat these steps for the right-hand panel. Glue the wing panels together. Reinforce the join with 1/2" fiberglass tape and epoxy. Inst...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 7 fuselage glue the f11 wing saddle doublers to the fuselage sides. Be sure to make a left side and a right side! Glue 1/4" balsa triangle sticks to the bottom inside edge of the fuselage sides, from the rear of the wing...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 8 glue the two fuselage sides to f14 and f6. Glue f3 and f2 formers in place. Glue f8, f9 and f10 formers in place. Glue the two f1 formers together. Make sure that the motor mount holes line up, and that they fit your c...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 9 glue f1 in place. Glue f2a, f3a, f4, f5 (2 each), f7a, f8a and f9a in place. Glue a 1/8” x 1/4" stick in place between f7 and f9a. Sheet between the two f5 formers with 1/16” balsa..

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 10 sheet the top of the fuselage between f2a and f3a, then between f3a and f4, and finally between f7 and f9a. Cut and glue 1/2" wide strips of 1/16” sheet along the cockpit sides. Alternatively, glue in 1/4" x 1/2" bals...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 11 build the tail surfaces over the plan. Glue the tail blocks tb1 and tb2 together, making two pairs. Bevel the top edge of f10 so that the elevator will not bind when it moves down. Mark a centerline on the stabilizer ...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 12 glue tail blocks tb2 in place. Glue them to the fuselage only. Remove the stabilizer and fin. Insert temporary 1/8” balsa spacers to hold the blocks in place. Shape the tail blocks as shown, and sand them flush with f...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 13 cut a slot in the elevator and glue the elevator horn in place. Install the elevator pushrod. Glue the two ply wing mount pieces together. Then glue them into the slots in the wing mount doublers. Reinforce the inside...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 14 drill through the wing and wing mount. Tap the wing mount for your chosen wing bolt. Sheet the bottom of the fuselage from f6 to f10 with 1/16” balsa. Cowling trim the top and bottom cowl sections to the trim line. Ta...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 15 cut the openings in the front of the cowl. Cut three cowl mounting blocks from hardwood stock. Glue one block to each inside corner where f2 meets f12 as shown. Glue one block to the bottom of f2 as shown. Tape strips...

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    Assembly manual for t-34a/b copyright 2008 thomas a. Jacoby and warbirdkits.Com 16 push a pin through the cardboard templates and the cowl as shown. Attach the cowl to the fuselage using small screws. Tail surfaces cover the fin, rudder, stabilizer and elevators as desired. Hinge the elevators to th...