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Plan Description
The Keil Kraft Cub. 20 inch span model can be built either as towline glider or for Jetex 50 power and was originally supplied as part of a building kit or wood parts. Keil Kraft descibed the model as "Particularly suited for the beginner - construction being both simple and conventional".
Full building instructions are printed on the plan itself
| Note: Image above showing original Keil Kraft kits incorporating this plan are provided for information purposes only - product offered on this page is the plan element alone and no kit or other parts are included |
Originally supplied with a kit of wood parts and now re-created and available either as a printed plan delivered by post or as an immediate digital download in PDF form for home printing.
| Keil Kraft Cub | |
| MODEL TYPE | Glider or Sport Free Flight |
| DESIGNER | Bill Dean |
| POWER TYPE | Towline launch glider or Jetex |
| POWER SIZE | Jetex 50 option |
| CONTROL | Free Flight |
| WINGSPAN | 510mm (20") |
| PLAN SIZE | 510mm x 450mm |
| NUMBER OF SHEETS | 1 |
| PUBLISHED | Originally supplied in kit |
| SHIPPING WEIGHT | 0.25kg |
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EXCERPT FROM BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS:
FUSELAGE
1 Pin the longerons to the basic fuselage plan of whichever version you are building.
2 Cut the upright braces (two of each) and cement one set in place.
3 Build the second side frame directly on top of the first.
4 Build formers 1 & 2 on the plan (Check that you are building the correct formers).
5 Remove the fuselage frames from the plan, lightly sandpaper and carefully separate.
6 Join the two sides with the formers (See sketch in this leaflet).
7 Cement pieces E & F in place and cement the tail ends together, holding the nose and tail together with clastic bands.
8 Add the spacers, obtaining the sizes from the fuselage top view.
9 Cement F1-F5 together to form the noseblock and set aside for cement to set.
10 Add formers F6-F9 to the fuselage assembly, followed by the 1/16" sq. stringers the stiff paper covering between F8 and F9 and the celluloid windshield.
11 Cement the noseblock in position and when set, carve and sand it to the shape shown on the plan
12 Add scrap gussets to take the wing and tail fixing dowels.
13 (Jetex version). Cut the piece of ply provided to fit in the underside of the fuselage, attach the Jetex mounting clip, taking care that it is central and straight, and cement the ply in place, followed by
FUSELAGE
1 Pin the longerons to the basic fuselage plan of whichever version you are building.
2 Cut the upright braces (two of each) and cement one set in place.
3 Build the second side frame directly on top of the first.
4 Build formers 1 & 2 on the plan (Check that you are building the correct formers).
5 Remove the fuselage frames from the plan, lightly sandpaper and carefully separate.
6 Join the two sides with the formers (See sketch in this leaflet).
7 Cement pieces E & F in place and cement the tail ends together, holding the nose and tail together with clastic bands.
8 Add the spacers, obtaining the sizes from the fuselage top view.
9 Cement F1-F5 together to form the noseblock and set aside for cement to set.
10 Add formers F6-F9 to the fuselage assembly, followed by the 1/16" sq. stringers the stiff paper covering between F8 and F9 and the celluloid windshield.
11 Cement the noseblock in position and when set, carve and sand it to the shape shown on the plan
12 Add scrap gussets to take the wing and tail fixing dowels.
13 (Jetex version). Cut the piece of ply provided to fit in the underside of the fuselage, attach the Jetex mounting clip, taking care that it is central and straight, and cement the ply in place, followed by
