Illustrated Building Guide for the 'Olympus'
Science Olympiad Model, Division B
by Don Slusarczyk
version 101004
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Getting started, and what you will need

Lets build it:
      1. Selecting the balsa wood
      2. Making your own balsa stripwood
      3. Preparing the plan

Building the wing:
      4. Cutting out the wing ribs (This is from the old version of the disk as the method is identical.)
      5. Building the wing
      6. Gluing the wing together (This is from the old version of the disk as the method is identical.)

Building the horizontal and vertical stabilizer:
      7. Cutting out the stab ribs (This is from the old version of the disk as the method is identical.)
      8. Building the stab
     9. Building the vertical stabilizer (This is from the old version of the disk as the method is identical.)

Covering the model: (This is from the old version of the disk as the method is identical.)
      10. Preshrinking the tissue paper
      11. Covering the wing
      12. Covering the stab and fin
      13. Covering with a glue stick

Adding the dihedral and washin: (This is from the old version of the disk as the method is identical.)
      14. Adding the dihedral
      15. Adding the washin
      16. Fixing the wing tip 'wrinkle'

Making the body and tail boom:
      17. Cutting out the body and tail boom
      18. Gluing the tail boom to the body
      19. Preparing the Ikara prop hanger and rear hook
      20. Mounting the prop hanger, rear hook, and trimming the prop to size

Final assembly and balance point:
      21. Tissue tubes
      22. Wing posts
      23. Gluing the stab and fin onto the model
      24. Locating the wing position
      25. Gluing the wing posts to the body
      26. Attaching the wing to the posts

Lets fly it:
      27. Making a 2gr motor
      28. The first powered flight
      29. Flight trimming and what to look for
      30. Winding technique and storing your model
      31. Useful Flying equipment

      32. Flight Log

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