Carl-goldberg GPMA0960 Gentle Lady Manuel d'utilisateur

1Instructions Introduction. The Gentle Lady sailplane was designed to be a gentle trainer for the beginning R/C modeler, yet to possesscompetition cap

10FUSELAGE CONSTRUCTION (18 Steps)1.  Collect all of the items you will need to construct the FUSELAGE. They include: (1) D/C Sheet 6008 Front Bot

114.  Glue rear pieces of fuselage (fuse) sides. Temporarily position doublers and check for fit and correct placement (flush along top edge).

126.  Refer to plan for correct location, then cut and glue 1/8”square longerons to sides. Top longeron starts at former 3and bottom longeron star

13 Glue main fuse top, and top rear doubler/stab platform inplace, and let fuse dry thoroughly. Note: Stab platformfits between the fuse sides.10.

1414.  Remove 1/2” square spacer from tail end of fuse. Carefully drill or carve 1/4” hole at bottom of tailopening for pushrod exit. NOTE: AF

15 Trial fit fin in place. Glue dorsal fin to fin, but not to fuse.When dry, watch grain and very carefully trim off die-cutbumps. Finish sanding.18

16POWER POD OPTIONMake saddle from 1/16” ply x 2” x9-1/4”, grain going the 2” direction. Make center notches front and back for centering with wing ho

17Covering the TailThe rudder and elevator can be hinged using the film covering hinge technique. This combines covering and hinging into oneoperation

182. Trial fit stab in place on fuse, marking it for center,and adjust as necessary to line up with wing. Then measure from the stab tips to the fus

19RADIO INSTALLATIONPrepare for installation1.  The pushrods should be in place in the fuselage and connected to the control horns. The wires at

2Items needed to complete this kit.1 Radio Guidance system( 2 channel minimum required)  2 Rolls covering material  1 2oz. bottle CA glue

5.  With both servos in position, and approximately1/16” between them, mark through the grommetsfor the location of the servo mounting screws. Re

21FLYING YOUR GENTLE LADYIMPORTANT: Always check to be sure no one else is using the same frequency as you, before operating your radio.Make hand laun

Using This Instruction Manual Before you start gluing and sanding, take some time to lookthrough this entire instruction booklet. It is designed to gu

4Wood Parts Be careful when removing parts (such as fuselage sides) fromthe die-cut sheets. Long parts are fragile until glued into a struc-tural unit

1. Collect all of the items you will need to construct the HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. They include:(1) D/C Sheet 6006 (3/16” Balsa) Pt.#3455

2.  Place the plan on a building board or other flat surface. Working over the RIGHT INBOARD PANEL section of plan, pin inboard leading and trail

7Stuff double thickness of wing rib scrap into rib slots as shown in sketch to center spars in their respective slots. Glue spar bott

8 Position outboard and inboard panels together at polyhedral joint. Raise wing tip end of outboard panel 4” off worksurface. With outboard sp

911.  DO NOT USE GLUE YET. Temporarily join wing panels, using 1/8” ply joiners. Observe and correct fit and placement of parts for proper dihedra