1.

5mm (1/16") balsa front cockpit floor

1.5mm (1/16") balsa instrument panel

A home-made fibreglass cowl was used on the prototype.

F6A

1.5mm (1/16") ply engine box top

F7A

F8A

the plug for the canopy on

the prototype was homemade
and then vacuum formed at a
local hobby shop (Airsail)

F12

6.5mm x 3mm (1/4" x 1/8") balsa

F13A

F14A

1.5mm (1/16") ply

2.5mm (3/32") balsa cockpit floor

Elevator servo

9.5mm (3/8") tri-stock balsa

1.5mm (1/16") ply engine box sides

F6B

F1

6.5mm

F10

F8B

F7B

F13B

F11A
fuselage sheeted with 2.5mm (3/32") balsa

Cowl outline

F3

(1/4"sq.) balsa cross pieces

5mm (3/16") balsa reinforcment

Top and bottom fuselage

longerons 6.5mm (1/4"sq.) balsa

F14B
Rudder servo

servo rails made from

6.5mm (1/4"sq.) balsa
with 6.5mm x 3mm (1/4"
x 1/8") ply or hardwood

Pin F1 with toothpicks

F15

3mm (1/8") ply tailwheel mounting plate

3mm x 6.5mm (1/8" x 1/4") balsa bracing

1.5mm (1/16") ply L.G. reinforcing

wing locating dowel

6.5mm (1/4") ply L.G.

mounting plate
1.5mm (1/16") ply engine box bottom

F2

C.G. range

F4
F5

F6C

F8C

F7C

F13C

F11B

F9

F14C
scrap balsa fairing

2.5mm (3/32") balsa

approx. spinner shape.

grain direction

Cockpit floor.
2.5mm (3/32") balsa

Tailwheel assembly.

Wing fairing former.

1.5mm (1/16") ply

Landing gear former/mold.

3mm (1/8") ply
4.5mm wing locating dowel

F17
Wing bolt bracket pieces.
1.5mm (1/16") ply

F6B

balsa block, grain verticle

F11A

F6C

F10

elevator servo
2.5mm (3/32") balsa cockpit floor

F12

F13A

6.5mm

F15

(1/4"sq.) balsa cross pieces

F14A

rudder servo
INDIRECT DRIVE

F6A

F7A

F8A

F14B

Futaba

F2

F13B

S3001

Pin F1 with toothpicks

F8B
F7B

F3

F1

F16

F14B
F11A
F7B
F6B

3mm (1/8") ply tailwheel mounting plate

F13B
Thrustline and Incidence.

F8B

F15

On the prototype everything was set

to 0 degrees incidence. But after
flying the model, a small amount
of downthrust and right thrust was
added.

Specifications:
Scale - 19% (approx. 1 : 5.2)
Wing span - 1489mm (58.6 inches)
Wing area - 42.77 dm (662.9 sq. in.)
Fuselage length
(front of cowl to - 1234mm (48.6 inches)
end of rudder)
Cowl diameter - 190mm (7.5 inches)
Tailplane span - 552mm (21.7 inches)
Tailplane area - 8.75 dm (135.6 sq. in.)
Weight (ready to
- 3.2kg (7lb 1oz)
fly minus fuel)
Wing loading - 74.82g/dm (24.54oz/sq.ft)

19% scale

Sukhoi SU-26MX

Sheet
1 of 4

Designed by: Erik Middeldorp

email: edorp@hotmail.com
Building notes & photos online at:
http://www.geocities.com/rcsu26mx/
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Scale:

100mm

W2

W3

6.5mm (1/4") balsa leading edge

W4

W1

W5

W6

W7

W8

W9

W1

3mm (1/8") balsa false leading edge

1.5mm (1/16") ply wing joiner socket front

2.5mm (3/32") balsa sheer webs

balsa wing tip block
5mm (3/16"sq.) balsa
6.5mm (1/4"sq.) spruce spar

1.5mm (1/16") ply wing joiner socket back

W2

3mm (1/8") tri-stock balsa reinforcment

wing bolt attachment bracket

balsa blocks for hinges (grain verticle)

Aileron servo

Aileron horn made out of 1.5mm

(1/16") thick fibreglass sheet

3mm (1/8") ply set into 5mm balsa rails

1.5mm (1/16") balsa facing

1.5mm (1/16") ply servo hatch/mounting plate

W3
6.5mm x 3mm (1/4" x 1/8") balsa
Wing and aileron fully sheeted with 1.5mm (1/16") balsa
6.5mm (1/4") balsa aileron leading edge

W3A

W1-3 3mm (1/8") balsa

W5A

3mm (1/8"sq.) balsa

6.5mm (1/4") balsa leading edge

W3A
W9

W7

W8

W5

W6

W3

W4

W2
W1

3mm (1/8") balsa false leading edge

1.5mm (1/16") ply wing joiner socket front

2.5mm (3/32") balsa sheer webs

W4-9 2.5mm (3/32") balsa

3mm (1/8") tri-stock balsa reinforcment

balsa wing tip block

5mm (3/16"sq.) balsa
6.5mm (1/4"sq.) spruce spar

W4

1.5mm (1/16") ply wing joiner socket back

balsa blocks for hinges (grain verticle)

wing bolt attachment bracket

Aileron servo
3mm (1/8") ply set into 5mm balsa rails

W5
1.5mm (1/16") balsa facing

1.5mm (1/16") ply servo hatch/mounting plate

W5A
Don't cut out the closed off
notches until the top sheeting
is in place.

6.5mm x 3mm (1/4" x 1/8") balsa

Wing and aileron fully sheeted with 1.5mm (1/16") balsa

W6

W5A

6.5mm (1/4") balsa aileron leading edge

3mm (1/8"sq.) balsa

W3A
front and back of the wing joiner socket
1.5mm (1/16") ply. (4 needed)

W7

Wing bolt attachment bracket

10/32 blind nut

3mm (3/32") ply. (2 needed)

1.5mm (1/16") ply. (4 needed)

6.5mm (1/4"sq.) spruce spars

W8
19% scale

Sukhoi SU-26MX
W9

Pin the wing joiner

socket/spar assembly
with toothpicks

2.5mm (3/32") balsa sheer web

Note: This sheer web should be glued in place

after the first side of the wing joiner socket
is glued in place. The other sheer webs are
added later after the ribs are in place.

Sheet
2 of 4

Designed by: Erik Middeldorp

email: edorp@hotmail.com
Building notes & photos online at:
http://www.geocities.com/rcsu26mx/
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Scale:

100mm

6.5mm (1/4") ply wing joiner.

1.5mm (1/16") ply engine box sides

Guides for shaping the leading edge of the wing.

W2

W9

this side against rib.

Wing rib angle guide.

W5

point towards wing root

1.5mm (1/16") thick fibreglass elevator control horn.

T3

R7

R8

R9

1.5mm (1/16") balsa

T4

R3-9 1.5mm (1/16") balsa

R5

R6

T1
3mm (1/8") balsa

T5A
T2A

1.5mm (1/16") balsa

T5

2.5mm (3/32") balsa

R3

2.5mm (3/32") balsa

R1/R2

T2

T6

3mm (1/8") balsa

balsa block tip

R9
R4

scrap balsa
3mm (1/8") balsa tailplane spar
3mm (1/8") balsa leading edge

R8

R7

rudder false leading

edge 3mm (1/8") balsa

3mm (1/8"sq.) balsa

2.5mm (3/32") balsa false leading edge

1.5mm (1/16") thick fibreglass rudder control horn.

3mm (1/8") balsa leading edge

R6

2.5mm (3/32") balsa false leading edge

T5 T5A

T3

T4

T1

T2

T2

T3

3mm (1/8") balsa spar

T6

fin and rudder sheeted with 1.5mm (1/16") balsa

T4

R5
T6

6.5mm x 3mm (1/4" x 1/8") balsa

balsa block tip

1.5mm (1/16") balsa facing

6.5mm (1/4") balsa elevator leading edge

3mm (1/8"sq.) balsa

T5A T5
R4

5mm (3/16") balsa fin trailing edge

T2A

6.5mm (1/4") balsa rudder leading edge

T2A

3mm (1/8") rudder false leading edge

Location of trim tab on

full-size aircraft.

R3

tailplane sheeted with 1.5mm (1/16") balsa

1.5mm (1/16") balsa facing

19% scale

R2
R1
3mm (1/8") balsa facing

Sukhoi SU-26MX

Sheet
3 of 4

Designed by: Erik Middeldorp

email: edorp@hotmail.com
Building notes & photos online at:
http://www.geocities.com/rcsu26mx/
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Scale:

100mm

F6A

F1

3mm (1/8") ply

6.5mm (1/4") ply

F3

3mm (1/8") ply

F2

F3

F4

3mm (1/8") ply

F5

3mm (1/8") ply

3mm (1/8") ply

3mm (1/8") ply

3mm (1/8") ply

F6B

Note:
If you are going to cut lightening holes in the formers,
take note that former F7B supports and forms part of the
wing joiner box and you should take this into account
when planning where to cut the holes.

F7A

F6B

F8A

3mm (1/8") balsa

3mm (1/8") balsa

F8B

F6C

3mm (1/8") ply

3mm (1/8") ply

1.5mm (1/16") balsa

F10
F7B

F7B

3mm (1/8") ply

3mm (1/8") ply

Front cockpit floor.

3mm (1/8") ply

F7C

1.5mm (1/16") balsa

F8C

3mm (1/8") ply

3mm (1/8") ply

instrument panel

F12

F13A
F14A

F9

3mm (1/8") ply

F11A

3mm (1/8") balsa

F11A

F13B

3mm (1/8") balsa

F13B

F14B

F15

3mm (1/8") balsa F14B

1.5mm (1/16") ply engine box top

F14C

1.5mm (1/16") ply engine box bottom

F13C
F11B
1.5mm (1/16") ply L.G. reinforcing

F16
3mm (1/8") balsa

wing joiner sleeve (in fuselage) 1.5mm (1/16") ply

6.5mm (1/4") ply L.G.

mounting plate

F17
1.5mm (1/16") ply

19% scale

Sukhoi SU-26MX
10/32 blind nuts

Sheet
4 of 4

Designed by: Erik Middeldorp

email: edorp@hotmail.com
Building notes & photos online at:
http://www.geocities.com/rcsu26mx/
0mm

Scale:

100mm