WATTage B2 Stealth
Construction Photos Page 2 1/16/99
The WATTAge B2 Stealth kit was ordered from Hobby Shack in November. The sales personnel mentioned that the kit was back ordered and wouldn't arrive until mid December. Only the kit was ordered (approx. $39.00). The servos and other radio control equipment were already in hand to finish this kit. If you need it, an electronic mixed is available from WATTage to complete this kit. We will use the JR X347 transmitter and buddy box system. The radio is programmable and has the necessary delta wing mixing capability.
The kit was received late in December. This is the first kit for 1999. We want to use this model for a local school program on March 18th. We will share the experience of flying this model with the students in their school gym!
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The model comes in a very attractive box. The ARF (Almost Ready to Fly) designation belies the amount of precision gluing and care to keep the weight down to a minimum. Some of the construction steps can be done differently to provide a better overall appearance of the model (more about this later). | |
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Each of the major components are wrapped in plastic bags.
Shown here are the plastic parts bag (black molded plastic, electric
motors, o-rings (used as wheels), fuselage, and wing tips.
The kit also contains the decals shown on the box. Construction was started by reading the construction manual cover to cover (all kit building should start this way!) . Each of the kit parts was identified to help familiarize us with the steps and parts used. |
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The wing tips need to be epoxied to the main wing. An 18mm spacer is cut from cardboard. In addition to the spar supplied in the kit, toothpicks were glued to keep the wing tips in position. Care must be taken to align the wing tips exactly as shown in the instructions. | |
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5 minute epoxy is used throughout the construction of this model. As little as possible should be used to keep the weight down. Lots more to build yet. The elevons need to be cut out and joined, then the radio equipment installed. | |
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The transmitter will be an existing JR X347, which has 4 model memory and is programmable.
This makes setting up the elevons easier. An existing buddy box setup will allow student pilots to experience flying this model. Shown in the photo:
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This model is being built specifically for a program for demonstration at a local school program scheduled for March 18, 1999.
Construction Photos Page 2 1/16/99
Last Updated 10/17/00
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