Estarmodels Pilatus Turbo Porter Instructions Manual

PILATUS TURBO PORTER

INSTRUCTIONS

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z KIT INCLUDES z ITEMS NEEDED TO COMPLETE

Full size plan
Lasercut parts

1.5mm(1/16”)xL570mm(22.4”) balsa : 5sheets

1.5mm(1/16”)xL360mm(14.2”) balsa : 5sheets

3.0mm(1/8”)xL600mm(24”) balsa : 3sheets

3.0mm(1/8”)xL330mm(13”) balsa : 3sheets

5.0mm(3/16”) xL600mm(24”) balsa : 2ea

1.8mm(5/64”)xL100mm(4”) plywood :1sheet

3.0mm(1/8”)xL300mm(12”) plywood :1sheet

3.0mm(1/8”)xL600mm(24”) plywood :1sheet

Motor mount 10x10x100mm
Landing gears(4ea)
3mm screws(4ea), 2mm screws(14ea)
Landing gear bracket (plywood lasercut)
Tail gear (plywood lasercut)
Neodymium Manetics (4ea)
CA hinge
pushrods(4ea) for Rudder, Elevator, Ailerons
Clear plastic for Windshield

GWS EPS-400C-DS(3:1) or BL
motor (100~150W)

ESC (15A) or ESC for BL motor

Propeller 9070 (2-blades or 3­blades)

Li-Poly 11.1V 1700~1800mAh
Battery w/Li-Poly charger

Micro or Mini Receiver
(4~6 channel)

4 submicro Servos
(Hitec HS-55 / Futaba S3108 /
GWS pico servos,
or equivalant)

3 rolls of covering film.
More films you needed for color
trim.
(Solite film, or equivalant)

Instructions
Stickers.

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55mm Wheels & wheel Collars
EZ connectors (4ea)

z TAIL CONSTRUCTION z WING CONSTRUCTION

1. Temporary assemble ribs(W6-W12, W16-W18),

1. Lay the waxed paper or PVC film over the plan.

Pin the Vertical Fin p arts(V1-V5) and Rudder parts(R1­R6)on the plan.
Glue the parts with thin CA.

spars(W1) and tailing edge(W4) on the plan.
Pins and glue are not required in this step.

2. Pin the Stabilizer parts(S1-S5) and Elevator

parts(E1-E6) on the plan. Glue the parts with thin CA.

3. Remove tail from the plan and apply thick CA glue

at each joints for reinforcing.

2. Temporary assemble lower trailing sheet(W3).

3. Temporary assemble spars(W5, W19, W20) and sub

leading edge(W21).

4. Temporary assemble lower wingroot sheets(W2,

W27-W28) and strut mount(W13).

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5. Assemble strut mount(W13) and servo trays(W14,

W15). Pin on the plan and glue all the parts with thin
CA.

9. Glue leading edge(W22). Remove pins and apply

thick CA glue at each joints for reinforcing.

10. Assemble the other side wing.

6. Glue wing joiners(W24-W25). Location of ribs are

marked on the joiners.

7. Glue upper trailing sheet(W23) and upper wingroot

sheets(W26, W30-W31).

11. Pin the aileron p arts(A1-A5) on the plan and glue

them.

12. Carefully sand surfaces.

8. Glue upper wingroot sheet(W29).

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