KIT DC-34 Copyright 1957 by PAUL K. GUILLOW, INC., WAKEFIELD, MASS.

F6F HELLCAT
WORLD WAR 2 FLYING MODEL
FRONT VIEW

Successor to the well known Wildcat, the Grumman F6F Hellcat

became a feared Jap killer during the Pacific phase of World War 2.
Operating from aircraft carriers and island based landing field,
the F6F spearheaded many of the famous island invasions carried
out by U. S. Marine and Naval forces.

First carefully remove all die-cut parts from balsa sheets. Lay
parts on a workboard with numbers up for quick identification.
Use model cement for assembling your model. This is obtan-
able at your local hobby dealer or chain store.

ASSEMBLING THE MODEL

1. Cement NOSE BRACES F-1 on each 7. Cement landing gear to wing let
side of fuselage nose. cement dry solid apply 2nd coat. TISSUE COVERING
2. Cement wheel sections together 8. Add TAILWHEEL and stiff paper
with printed side out. WHEEL FLAPS.
3. Build right and left wing frames as 9. Insert common pin thru the top of
shown on reverse side of this sheet. fuselage and attach one end of
4. Cement comleted wings to sides of rubber motor. NOTE: INSERT ENDS OF LEADING
AND TRAILING EDGES INTO NOTCHES
fueslage hold intil dry. 10. Insert nose bearing in fueslage nose
and hook free end of rubber motor FOR CORRECT WING ALIGNMENT EXPLODED VIEW TRACE AND CUT WHEEL
5. Cement STABILIZER to fuselage FLAP FROM WHITE BOND
tail then add RUDDER. over propeller shaft.
PAPER 2 REQ.
6. Cut wheel struts to length and as- 11. Add radio mast and aerial as
semble strits and wheels as shown shown.
below.
CEMENT COCKPIT TO AERIAL - BLACK THREAD
MAIN PART OF FUSELAGE RUDDER
RADIO MAST
NOSE BRACE F-1 CEMENT RUBBER MOTOR
OF EACH SIDE OF FUSELAGE STABILIZER

PLASTIC NOSE TAILWHEEL

BEARING WHEEL STRUT 2 REQ.
USE COMMON PIN FOR STOCK: 1 16 1 8
FULL SIZE SIDE VIEW REAR MOTOR MOUNT
FUSELAGE
WHEEL FLAP
FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS ground, warp stabilizer up.
WHEEL STRUT
Test glide model before making powered After proper corrections, wind motor clockwise
flights. Hold model beneath wing and launch about 100 to 125 turns and launch straight
gently forward like a glider. If plane noses up out. Model can be flown indoors or out.
WHEEL AND
COMMON into a stall, warp rear edge of stabilizer down Launch into breeze if flown outdoors. Try
PIN STRUT ASSEMBLY slightly do not break. If model dives into R.O.G. flights for added fun.
 NOTE SLANT USE MAIN PANEL
KIT DC - 34
DIHEDRAL GAUGE
WING FRAME LAYOUT SHEET ROOT PANEL
11/16"

BUILD PANELS SEPARATELY THEN JOIN

Build wing frames directly over layouts. first lay
this sheet on a workboard, then pin a piece of wax STRUT BRACKET W-6 FRONT VIEW
paper over layouts to prevent wood parts from LEADING EDGE
sticking to plan during cementing. 116 18

W-4
BUILDING WING FRAMES ROOT RIB W-2
1. Cut LEADING and TRAILING EDGES of main panel to length W-1 W-3
and pin in place on layouts. (Use common pins)

2. Cement die-cut WING RIBS to LEADING and TRAILING EDGES.

use DIHEDRAL GAUGE W-7 for correct angle of RIB w-2. W-5

3. Cut CENTER SPAR to length and cement in place. Add WING

TIP W-5. CENTER SPAR
116 18 TRIM OFF EXCESS SPAR LENGTHS
4. Let cement dry hard then remove pins and raise tip to dihedral
height given.

5. Pin RIB W-2 to layout then add root panel in a similar manner. W-7 DO NOT
Add STRUT BRACKET W-6.
BUTT JOINT CEMENT IN PLACE
6. Apply second coat of cement to all joints let dry hard!
TRAILING EDGE
7. Remove pins and lift frame from wax paper. Trim pars to
116 18
lengths as indicated.
RIGHT WING
LAYOUT
PIN PLACEMENT
INSIGNA
TRIM SPARS TO EXACT END
LENGTH SHOWN W-1 VIEW
W-2
(BEFORE
W-3 W-6
DIHEDRAL
W-4
IS ADDED)

W-5

W-7
COVERING WING FRAMES
1. Lightly sandpaper frames to remove balsa fuss and any
excess cement.
2. Only tops of frames are covered with tissue. Cover root panel
first, then main panel, finally the wing tip. Note illustration
showing how cement is applied to top of ribs and trailing edge.
TRIM OFF EXCESS SPAR LENGTHS

W-4
AILERON
SEPERATIONS
W-3
LEFT WING
LAYOUT

W-2
NOTE: SEE FACE OF
PACKAGE FOR ACTUAL W-7
W-1 COLORS OF WING
INSIGNIA OR LETTERS
WING RIBS DIHEDRAL GAUGE
 In the kit fuselage were 3/16", the
rest 1/16". 3mm for the fuse and 1mm
for the rest may be adequate.

W-1
W-4
W-5 W-7
W-2
W-3

W-3 W-5
W-2
F-2
W-4
W-1
W-6 W-6
F-1