Mountain Models Taylorcraft User Manual

Taylorcraft

Indoor / Cul-De-Sac Flyer

Taylocraft Specifications

Wingspan: 28.0 in.
Wing Area: 117 sq. in.
Weight (Ready to Fly): 3.0 – 3.1 oz.
Wing Loading: 3.7 – 3.8 oz. / sq. ft.

LIABILITY RELEASE

In that Mountain Models has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no
liability shall be assumed or accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user­assembled product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability.
If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product, the buyer is
advised to return the kit immediately in new and unused condition.

THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN 12 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER
Warning: This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth
defects or other reproductive harm

Revision History

Date Revision Notes/Comments

04/07/2010 1.0 Initial Release
09/13/2010 1.1 Production Release

Thank you for purchasing the Mountain Models Taylorcraft. The Taylorcraft is a
super lightweight, easy to fly, but fun to toss around Depron plane. High quality
laser cut Depron and plywood parts make the assembly of this laser cut model
airplane kit a breeze!

We think you’ll find this plane to be a lot of fun, being able to be flown indoors and
small outdoor spaces. It handles some wind just fine, so you’ll be fine at a larger
field as well.

Thank you,
Brian Eberwein

Mountain Models
PO Box 9557
Colorado Springs, CO 80932

www.mountainmodels.com

Phone: [phone]

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Parts List

Number in Kit

1 Set 3mm Depron Parts

4 1/64” Plywood LE & TE Reinforcements
1 1/16” Plywood Firewall
1 1/32” Plywood Sheet
1 1/32” Balsa Sheet
1 3/32” Balsa Sheet
2 0.032” x 12” Wire
1 0.045” x 12” Wire

Bagged Parts

2 Wheels
2 DuBro Wheel Keepers
1 1/64” Plywood Elevator Reinforcement
1 1/32” Plywood Tail Skid
4 Motor Mount Screws

Electronics You Will Need

• 1 ea. 10 gram, 2000 KV Outrunner

• 1 ea. GWS 6x3 HD Prop

• 2S-300 to 360 LiPo

• 1 ea. 6 Amp Brushless ESC

• 2 ea. 3.7 gram servos

• 1 ea. Lightweight (Berg4L, or similar) 4-channel RX

• 1 ea. 3 channel radio minimum

Description of Part

Building Materials You Will Need

• Smooth and flat work surface

• Wax paper or clear plastic wrap to protect the work surface

• Foam safe Cyanoacrylate (CA) glue and accelerator (or 5-minute epoxy, or white Gorilla Glue)

• Hobby knife with #11 blades

• Needle nose pliers

• Wire cutters

• Screwdrivers

• Sanding block, 320 grit sandpaper

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Step 2: Glue the 3/32" balsa ribs in

place on each wing, as shown. The

engraved lines on the wing go on the

bottom and help the wing bend to the

correct shape. Pile magazines on top

of the wing, while the glue is drying,

to make sure that the wing comes out
straight and properly curved to the
airfoil shape when the glue is dry.

Step 1: Glue the 1/64" plywood

leading and trailing edge
reinforcements in place on the wing,

as shown. Use a slower setting foam
safe CA or 10 minute epoxy
(sparingly). Make sure the wing is flat

and that the plywood is fully seated

against the foam.

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" Plywood Wing Spar

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Step 3: Glue the 1/32" plywood

wing joiner in place on the left wing
half, as shown. Make sure it is flush
with the top of the wing. When it is
dry, glue it to the other wing half. Use

some glue to fill in the gap on the

bottom of the wing where the two
halves come together.

If you are using a slower setting glue, you
can assemble/glue up the entire fuselage at
once.

Step 4: Glue the formers in place

on the crutch, as shown in the image.

MAKE SURE that the plywood
firewall is glued so the engraved text
faces FORWARD.

Step 5: Glue on the fuselage sides,

as shown. Tape the rear end of the
fuselage together to help in alignment.

Step 6: Glue on the fuselage top

front, windshield, and rear fuselage

top, as shown.

Step 7: Bend the

landing gear wires, as
shown in the wire drawing
sheet on the last page of this
manual.

Step 8: Glue the 1/32"

balsa landing gear mount
together, using thick CA,
with the landing gear wire

in between.

Step 9: Glue the landing

gear fairings onto the
landing gear wire. You can
groove the foam so the wire

sits in it slightly. This gives

a better glue joint.

Step 10: Place the

wheels onto the landing
gear wire and secure with
the shrink tubing.

Step 11: Glue the landing gear

assembly into the fuselage, as
shown, onto the front of the lower
former. The balsa landing gear
assembly should be flush with the

bottom of the former.

Step 12: Glue in the tail gear

skid against the inside of the

fuselage side. It should look like it
does in the side view on the next
page.

Step 13: Glue in the fuselage

fiewall doublers. They should be
glued to the inside of the fuselage,
pressed up against the firewall.

Step 14: Glue the stabilizer

and vertical fin in place, as shown.

MAKE SURE that the stabilizer is

horizontal and that the vertical fin
is at a 90 degree angle to the
stabilizer.

Step 15: Bevel the hinge side

of the rudder and stabilizer, as

shown. Use a sharp X-Acto and a

metal straight edge.

Step 16: Glue the 1/64" plywood

reinforcement onto the elevator as shown,
making sure the elevator is flat as the glue
dries. Take note as to where the control horn
hole is, in relation to what side the plywood is
glued onto.

Step 17: Glue the control

horns into the rudder and elevator,
as shown in the drawings. MAKE
SURE you glue them onto the
correct side.

Step 19: Slide the elevator

onto the elevator pushrod and use

tape to hinge the elevator to the

stabilizer.

Step 18: Slide the elevator

and rudder pushrods into the
fuselage, as shown in the drawing.

The adjustment "V" bends go
inside the fuselage.

Step 20: Slide the rudder onto

the rudder pushrod and use tape to
hinge the rudder to the vertical.

Step 21: Mount the servos in

the fuselage, as shown. Slide the

servo horn onto the Z-bend in the

pushrod and secure the servo horn
to the servo.

Step 22: Mount the ESC and

receiver in the location shown in
the drawing.

Step 23: Use the included

Velcro to mount your battery as
shown in the drawing.

RX goes against
the fuselage
side.

BATTERY

ESC

Step 24: Mount the motor

mount to the firewall, using the

included #2 screws. Mount the

motor to the motor mount and

secure the set screws.

Step 25: Hook up your radio

and make sure everything works,
the servos are centered, the rudder
and elevator are centered, and
your controls are moving the right
direction.

Step 27: Set your control throws to:

LOW RAETS:
Rudder: 3/8" each way
Elevator: 5/16" each way

HIGH RAETS:
Rudder: 3/4" each way
Elevator: 3/4" each way

Step 26: Glue the wing onto

the fuselage, making sure it is
centered. You may need to trim

just a little off the front former so

it sits flat.

Step 28: Balance the plane at

1.5" behind the leading edge of the
wing.