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This new model of the FLEET 80 CANUCK was added to my site on the 28th October 2000,the original aeroplane is owned by my good friend Ewen Taylor who has spent many hours rebuilding the original airframe and suggested the model as a subject and I think that you will agree that it makes a lovely scale subject very colourful in its canary colourscheme.

The construction follows very much along the lines of the Super Cub in this series except for a few improvements to help construction,as always first of all download this page to your printer using if possible thin card as the material,failing this use paper and mount onto suitable material (ie Bristol Board,thin balsa wood,insulation foam etc) by using Spraymount adhesive except on the foam where it is best to use a pva based adhesive to avoid melting the foam.
Curve the wings slightly to an aerofoil section by rolling over sorbo rubber or something soft,use one of the wallpaper or silk screen printing rollers obtainable from art shops,if you are building a few models then you will find this useful,once this is done join together using the piece provided and give the wings a little

dihedral angle,bend down the two pieces on the top of the fuselage which acts as the wing seating and glue the wing into place mounting the wing struts using a small amount of adhesive applied with a cocktail stick,check for alignment viewing from the front and top view.
Next tackle the tailplane which is simply slotted into place after first bending back the elevator onto itself sliding through and then bendind back again,apply glue at joint.The undercarriage fairings are bent outwards and the wheels fixed into place,use thinned down cocktail sticks for tail wheel and the two struts between undercarriage legs for strength,balance by placing modelling clay onto the extreme nose placing fingers on the leading edge line and aim for a long flat glide,experiment with weight and by small adjustments of the rudder and elevators to attain a stable flight,this model flies very well once trimmed due to its stable layout.