Racer 539 Hawk: Assembly Instructions
Points to note when making the glider
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Try to avoid bending the parts when you cut them out.
Rub with pencil or scissors
to flatten out.
Align the parts
against a ruler to fold them.
Flatten the uneven surface.
C ross section of the fuselage
If any of the cut out parts are bent, this will seriously
affect the glider's performance. Therefore, be sure to
To glue the wings flush onto the fuselage, use a pencil
keep all parts perfectly flat till you join them up. For
or scissors to flatten out the part where the wings at-
the wings, stabilizer and other parts, use a ruler to
tach to the fuselage.
give you a proper straight edge to make your folds.
Dihedral angle
When assembling the parts, follow the assembly in-
Assembly Instructions structions and use the parts in the order given.
Tools
Scissors, glue, ruler, tweezers, pencil When sticking surfaces together, spread the glue evenly
and stick the parts together quickly and line up the
edges cleanly. While the glue is drying, put the fuse- To give the wings an angle, bend along a straight
[Caution] Glue, scissors and other tools may be dan- lage inside a sheet of paper and then press it down with
! gerous to young children so be sure to keep them out of
the reach of young children.
a book or similar in order to get a nice, straight finish.
ruler. (Refer to the assembly instructions for details on
what degree of angle to use.)
C enter line Arrow points forward.
Mountain fold (dotted line)
Make a mountain fold.
Valley fold (dashed and dotted line) Make sure that the center line of
Make a valley fold. the wings matches up exactly
with the center line of the fuselage. Arrow points forward.
Scissors line (solid line)
Cut along the line. Also attach the horizontal stabilizer firmly.
When sticking the right and left wings together, make Attach the wings and horizontal stabilizer carefully so
Cut in line (solid line)
sure that the center line is not off center. that their center lines match up exactly with the center
Cut along the line.
line of the fuselage.
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Racer 539 Hawk: Assembly Instructions
GLUING INSTRUCTIONS
Glue the parts together in the order indicated.
Glue the main wing firmly to
the fuselage, aligning the
center of the wing along the Glue the horizontal stabilizer
Assemble the main wing top of the fuselage. to the fuselage, making sure that
following the assembly the dots appearing in its center
instructions 3-1 to 3-8. portion line up along the top of
the fuselage.
Placing a ruler along the fold lines, bend the cut Dot towards the front.
strips slightly upward.
Dot towards the front.
Dot towards the front.
Glue parts and to the underside of
parts and respectively.
Fold all tabs outward.
Aligning the noses flush,
glue through together
in the order shown.
5˚
5˚
Using a ruler along the center line, fold part from the
center line to make 5˚ angle on both sides. Then curve it
carefully with your fingers to fit the curved fuselage top Placing the dihedral angle gauge on the main wing,
where the main wings are to be attached. check that the dihedral angle is 5˚.
Folded stands
G lue
5˚
G lue
5˚
Curve the main wings, + , + Apply glue on half of the underside In the same manner, Putting folded stands under the main wing
respectively in the same manner as . of and glue onto + . attach + to the other will be conducive to fast and thorough drying.
This curve is called camber. (The dots on the parts should meet side of .
with each other.)
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Racer 539 Hawk: Assembly Instructions
C amber the wing tips carefully.
Camber both wing tips and slightly.
Fold tabs on both ends of the main wing to form a 30˚ dihedral angle
using the gauge and then camber them as well.
Dot towards the front.
Apply glue to the top surface of the folded tabs of the main wing.
Glue wing tips and onto them as shown.
Once again, check that the dihedral angle at the tip of the wing is 30˚
using the gauge.
Dot towards the front.
FINISHING TOUCHES C amber the wings carefully.
Give the finishing touches to the plane
after it dries thoroughly.
30˚
Level the camber on the main wings carefully 5˚
with your fingers, checking the curve
with the camber gauge.
5˚ 30˚
Using the dihedral angle gauge,
make sure the dihedral angle for the main View the plane from both the front and the back
wing is 5˚ and for the wing tips is 30˚. and straighten any warps or bends
in the fuselage and the wings.
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Racer 539 Hawk: Pattern
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Front
Camber gauge
30 ˚
˚ 30
Dihedral angle gauge
5˚ 5˚
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Racer 539 Hawk: Pattern
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How to fly the glider
CAREFUL WITH THAT GLIDER! 3. HOW TO FLY THE GLIDER
Be sure to keep these points in mind before you launch your Papercraft glider!
Launch your glider high into the air!
If you hit someone in the eye or on the head with your Papercraft glider, you could hurt them.
Be sure to keep these points in mind before you launch your glider. Once you have done your test flights and adjustments, its time to take the glider outside and fly it.
Before you launch your glider, make very sure that there is no danger around. You can either
Always be very careful not to hit any people or animals with your glider. launch your glider by hand or use the catapult.
Never launch your glider where there are a lot of people about.
Your Papercraft glider will fly best on days when there is no wind, or only a very gentle breeze.
Never throw your glider onto the road.
The catapult shooter launches your glider at a fast speed and should never be used near houses or
where there are people about.
ADJUSTMENTS If your glider falls to earth too quickly, repeat the adjustments and test flights.
If your Papercraft glider gets stuck up a tree or on a roof, don't climb up to get it! It's too dangerous! If the glider nosedives If the glider flies unevenly If the glider loops
When the Papercraft glider is being used by small children, there should be an adult in attendance.
Lower the flaps of the
horizontal stabilizer.
1. PRE-FLIGHT CHECK Raise the flaps of the Slightly lower the flaps of Launch the glider at right
horizontal stabilizer. the horizontal stabilizer. angles to the wind direction.
Model check! Main wing bent Vertical
stabilizer bent
Check the model carefully, from the HAND LAUNCH To launch the glider by hand, grasp the fuselage below the wings with thumb, index fin-
front and from the side, before you Horizontal ger and middle finger and throw it into the wind in order to make it fly higher. Place
launch it, to make sure that the fuselage stabilizer bent your index finger behind the wing and launch your glider with a flick of the wrist.
and the wings are not bent or twisted.
2. TEST FLIGHT
Now, throw your Papercraft glider straight forward! Cant the glider
to the side and throw.
If your glider does not fly straight, refer to the diagrams below and adjust the glider as required.
You may need to repeat the test flight and adjustments several times till the glider flies straight. 60˚ - 90˚
CORRECTING LEFT/RIGHT YAW TO CORRECT TO CORRECT
Bend the flap of the right wing so that Bend the flap of the left wing so that
OK it is level or angled slightly upwards. it is level or angled slightly upwards.
LEFT YAW RIGHT YAW
Bend the flap of
CATAPULT SHOOTER The catapult shooter allows you to fly your glider much higher than launching by
Bend the flap of the vertical hand. Use thumb and index finger to grasp below the wings, or the rearmost
Bend the flap of the the vertical stabilizer Bend the flap of the How to make the catapult shooter part of the fuselage, and launch.
left wing so that it is stabilizer slightly slightly to right wing so that it is Circle Circle
angled slightly downwards. to the right. the left. angled slightly downwards. Cut a groove
at one end of a stick. RIGHT LEFT
CORRECTING PITCH TO CORRECT TO CORRECT
OK Bend the flaps of the horizontal Bend the flaps of the horizontal 60˚ - 90˚
stabilizer so that they are stabilizer so that they are Fasten a length of rubber yarn Hold the glider Hold the glider
angled slightly downwards. angled slightly upwards. firmly around the groove.
in the LEFT hand. in the RIGHT hand.
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