ORLIK III

Drawn by John Greenfield

Operating Wing spars from Spruce. Taper
Block between spars Sub spars from 6mm square balsa Airbrake pivot arms Airbrake drive arms Airbrake
rod bearing before installation Airbrake operating arms
in area of wing Airbrake pivot arms Ghost Squadron
3mm Tufnol 8 required
1:2.08 Scale Glider
joiners
16 required
Operating arms Copyright - John Greenfield
14 required
Drive arm
4 required
Airbrake operating rod
Block between spars Operating rod bearing
in area of wing
joiners
Balsa block
wing tip
Aileron rib
2-required
2mm pushrods
with ball links Operating rod bearing
on both ends.
16 required
Servo
Diagonal ribs for ailerons shaped insitu
Pushrods set Main pushrod All ribs 3mm lite ply except R1 and R9 which are 6mm birch ply All wing sheeting and cap strips 0.8mm ply
between 2 3mm with ball
drive arms links on both
Airbrake from 1.5mm ends
Fuselage rib alluminium sheet
ORLIK III Drawn by John Greenfield
Ghost Squadron
1:2.08 Scale Glider Copyright - John Greenfield
 Canopy frame from 8mm dia. coppper tube
Drawn by John Greenfield Canopy bracing from 4mm copper tube Rudder outline made
from 2 pieces of 1.5mm ply Wing joiner box from laminations of 6mm
Birch ply screwed together
Ghost Squadron Entire fuselage covered with 0.8mm ply
Wheel box - 6mm ply
Copyright - John Greenfield
Nose block
from pine
Fuselage alignment stringers (remove after sheeting)
ORLIK III
Main stringers 10mm square Spruce
All fuselage formers from
Front and rear keel
6mm lite ply
pieces from 10mm ply
1:2.08 Scale Glider
Balsa block tail bump with 3mm ply
facing to take the tailskid
Tailskid from 6mm spring steel
 Main wing joiner on original 25mm x 50mm alluminium milled out to an ‘ ‘
section with a 5mm web joiner bonded into the wing which plugs into
the wing box in the fuselage
Main spars webbed between ribs with 1.5mm ply on front and rear faces
from rib 13 to rib 18 and then on front face only to rib 21
Outer wing joiner from 6 laminations of 3mm
Half lapped Tufnol sheet
centre joint
with 8mm
fixing bolt
Main spars webbed between ribs with 3mm ply on front and rear face
out to rib 13
Elevator diagonal ribs cut from 3mm balsa
rectangles and shaped insitu
ORLIK III
Drawn by John Greenfield
Ghost Squadron All tailplane ribs 3mm balsa.
1:2.08 Scale Glider
Tailplane sheeting 0.8mm ply.
Elevator outlines form 2 pieces of 0.8mm ply
Copyright - John Greenfield with balsa infill
 Fuselage alignment stringers (remove after sheeting)
Half formers are shown if preference is to build the fuselage in 2 halves
and join after sheeting.
The original was built by threading full formers onto alignment stringers
and supporting on jigs. Stringers were then removed after sheeting.
ORLIK III
Drawn by John Greenfield Jig height
Ghost Squadron Alignment stringer holes
1:2.08 Scale Glider Copyright - John Greenfield Fin ribs from 3mm balsa Jig height
Baseline