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Step By Step Construction Plans.38 Pages With Over 150 Full Color Photos showing how to build the

Can be made from most12 or 16 oz Beverage Cans.

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Welcome to the B. C. Air Originals Squadron.

This booklet contains complete step by step instructions for building the B. C. AirOriginals - Supermarine Spitfire Mk V. Before you start building your first plane itis suggested that you review the entire set of plan directions. Once you have pre-viewed the construction steps you should start collecting the cans that you want touse to make your first plane. These plans are designed to be used with most any 12or 16 oz. beverage can. Always use clean, unscratched and undented cans for thebest looking planes.

Since the building of these planes requires the cutting of cans and the use of sharptools, CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT THE CONSTRUCTION OFTHESE PLANES WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE.CONSUMER ACCEPTS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY IN-CURRED IN THE BUILDING OF THESE PLANES.

It is not necessary to follow all the building steps in the order presented. Such as, ifyou want to make the Wing, or the Landing Gear first, you can do that and then setthem aside until you need them. However, until you understand the construction ofthese planes, it may be easier to follow the steps in the order listed. Your very firststep should be to make a copy of all the templates. All templates are drawn toscale. Using a sheet of mylar (Clear Plastic) will enable you to re-use your tem-plates again and again. There is no limit to the number of planes you can build withthese plans.

We, at B. C. Air Originals, will make every effort to assist you in answering anyquestions you may have about the construction of these planes. Please feel free tocontact us ANY TIME at [email protected].

Thank you for your interest in the B. C. Air Originals and have FUN!

D. P. (Wayne) Mathis

When you print your manuals be sure that your printer is set on it’s MAXprinting area to ensure that all the templates print out to the correct size.The standard 12 oz Can, here in the US, measures 2 1/2" in diameter. If theCans you’re using to make your plane are smaller or larger, then here’swhat you do..... Measure the diameter of your Can and find what percent-age of 2 1/2" it is.... I.e. If your Can measures only 2 1/4" (in diameter)then 2 1/4" is = to 90% of 2 1/2" so you would print out all the templatesat 90% instead of at 100%. If your Can measures 3" (in diameter) then 3"is = to 120% of 2 1/2" so you would print out all of the templates at 120%.etc.Some of these models were originally designed in 1984. Since then thebuilding techniques of these planes has changed over time. I.e. many of theplanes no longer require the use of the wooden former “F-1 & F-2”. Wesimply glue the “B-2’s” onto the BACK (BOTTOM) of the Can “B-1” oruse corrugated cardboard in place of the wood. (See http://www.bcair.com/BT/nwf1.htm and http://www.bcair.com/BT/nf1.htm )Once you’ve reviewed your manual and you’re ready to start your firstplane, go here > http://www.bcair.com/BT/ < and look over the Builder’sTips. These are building tips sent in from builders all over the world. Theywill help you to make these planes easier and faster. Bookmark this page asit is NOT accessible from the main web site.You can obtain the plastic props used on these planes from yourlocal Hobby Shop or here’s where I get my props on-line > http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0091p?&C=QBC&V=MAS http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0097p?FVSEARCH=PROPELLERS+++&CATEGORY=QB&MANUFACTURER=TOP&submit=Submit+AdvancedSearch<Any 5-7" prop, with any pitch, will work on these planes.

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The following is a list of tools and materials I use to build these planes.You may find that you do not need all of the tools that I use.Use whatever works best for you.

Push Pin.Hot glue gun.Awl (old screw driver sharpened to a point).Wire cutter. Rat-Tail-FileX-acto knife (hobby knife) (box opener).ScissorsSmall Paper Cutter, Ruler (straight edge).Felt tip pen (any color).Needle nose pliers.

Materials -

Aluminum Cans (beer, pop, soda, juice, etc) any 12 oz. size will work.Bottle caps. Electrical Terminals as shown below.Corrugated Cardboard. Tape (any kind) & Glue (2-Part Epoxy and Contact Cement).Mylar (Clear plastic).Copper Coated Welding Rod, Music Wire or any other straight wire .

(2 sizes - 1/16” & 3/32”)

Cutting CansThe building of these planes requires that the Tops and/or Bottoms of beverage cans becut off. While you can decide for yourself which method you use to accomplish this,most builders use a Dremal® Tool in a fashion similar to that shown below.

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What I’ve done here is taken a piece ofboard wood (aprox 12” x 15” x 3/4”) and toit I’ve attached (screw or glue) Two Blocksof wood (2” x 2” x 5”) and Two Rails ofwood (1” x 1” x 10”)

Using a Hose Clamp, I’ve secured myDremal® Tool to the board. The twoguide rails are used to cradle the can.

A cutting wheel is used to cut theBottom and the Top off the Cans.

Again, you can use any other method at your disposal to remove the Tops and Bottomsof the cans. Use whatever means you feel most comfortable with.ALWAYS USE PROTECTIVE HAND & EYE GEAR WHEN CUTTING CANS!

In ALL cases, cutthe Bottom off theCan FIRST, thencut the Top off.Get as much of theCan as possable.

Another Way Of Cutting Cans

Once you’ve selected which Cans your plane will be made out of, take one Can and hold it firmly atit’s bottom. Using your wire snips, cut through the ring at the top of the Can.

Now grab the ring with your wire snips and PULL the top off the Can. The top will normally tare offright where the Can begins to taper inward to the ring.

Continue PULLING until the top of the Can comes off. Then cut down the side of the Can with yourscissors. Next use a smaller scissor to cut the bottom off the Can.

Use a straight edge, or a papercutter to trim the edges smooth.

Trim Can to 3 5/8” x 8 1/4”

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(This is the method I used to make this Plane.)

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This Plane takes a total of 12 Cans to make. It is designed to bemade from most 12 oz. beverage Cans but can easily be madefrom the larger 16 oz. Cans.

Once you’ve selected which Cans you’re going to make your Plane out of, remove all the Pull Tabsfrom the Cans and cut the Tops and the Bottoms off all Cans and open them up as shown here.

For this plane I’m going to use Caffeine Free Pepsi Cans.

If you use the larger 16 oz Cans you can UP-SCALE all the patterns by 120%.

You can mix and match your Cans any way you like.

Set your cut Cans aside for use later in the building process.

Pull Tab

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Cut Template # 1 (Page 36) fromcorrugated cardboard and markwhere indicated.

STEP # 2

STEP # 3

Plane’s Cabin

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STEP # 4

Cut Cabin sides as shown.

Flatten the entire CabinCardboard Corrugation

INSIDE of Cabin

3” x 5”

STEP # 5

STEP # 6

STEP # 7

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Cut One Template # 2, Page 36,from corrugated cardboard.

Cut One Template # 4, Page 36,from corrugated cardboard.

Cut Two (2) Template # 3, Page36, from corrugated cardboardand glue them together on top ofone another.

STEP # 8

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STEP # 9

Cut out the Instrument Panel (IP), page 36,and glue it to the Top half of 3 as shown.

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Use your Hot Glue Gun and glue 2, 3, & 4 in place, on the INSIDE of 1 as shown.

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STEP # 10

STEP # 11

Again using your Hot GlueGun, glue one side of theCabin up to the sides of 2,3, & 4 as shown.

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Next glue the other side of theCabin up in place as shown.(Trim where necessary for atight fit.)

STEP # 12

STEP # 13

CanCellophane TapeDouble-Sided Tape

Take Two (2) Cans,from Step # 1 andMarry them together asshown here.Measure and trim theCans as shown.These Cans will becomeB-2.

8 1/4”

5 1/2”

Cut Template # 5, (B-2) page36, from the Cans you marriedtogether in Step # 12.B-2

STEP # 14

STEP # 15

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Take B-2, Step # 13, and shapeit into a cone. Use contact cementand glue on the INSIDE and holdit’s shape on the OUTSIDE with apiece of Clear Tape.

Use 2-Part Epoxy and glue B-2 onto the BACK END of 1 as shown.

5/8”

STEP # 16

Take a piece of 3/32” Rod, 34” long,and glue it into Hole A, in 1, as shown.

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Push Rod all the way into 1.

Put a beed of 2-Part Epoxy along thebottom of 1 as shown to keep theRod in place.

(The Joy Stick, Step 38 - page 26,will go over the Rod on the Inside ofthe Cockpit.)

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STEP # 17

Use 2-Part Epoxy, or Hot Glue, and glue aCan to the Bottom of 1 as shown.

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STEP # 18

STEP # 19

Next glue the Can up one side of the Cockpit.

Trim Can where necessary and fold CanINTO Cockpit Side as shown.

Then glue the Can up the other side of theCockpit and over the Front of the Cockpit.

Trim Can where necessary and fold CanINTO Cockpit Side as shown.

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Cut Template # 6, Nose Cone(NC) page 37, from Can andshape it into a cone as shown.

Use contact cemment andglue it on the INSIDE andhold it’s shape with a piece ofclear tape on the OUTSIDE.

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STEP # 21

Cut a circle, the size of apenny, out of corrugatedcardboard and glue itINSIDE the Front of theNose Cone as shown.

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Make 3/32” Hole inCenter.

STEP # 22

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Take a Bottle Cap, (Plastic orMetal) and put a 3/32” hole inthe center. Insert a 3/32” Rod,4” long (with a bend at oneend) through the Cap asshown.

Insert the Rod through thehole in the Penny sizecardboard in the Front of 6.

Glue the cap to the Inside of 6as far forward as it will go.

STEP # 23

STEP # 24

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Glue 6 to the Front of 1 as shown.

5/8”1”

Draw a line, BOTH SIDES of the Nose Cone (6), from the Prop Shaft straight back to 1 as shown.

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Cut Template # 7, Engine Cowl - page 37,from a Can and shape and glue as shown.

Use contact cement on the INSIDE.

Use clear tape to hold it’s shape on the OUT-SIDE.

(The tape can be removed once the glue is dry.)

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STEP # 26

STEP # 27

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Glue 7 onto 6 as shown. Trim 7 sothat it is flush with the lines you drewon 6 in Step # 24 and does NOT gopast where 6 meets 1.

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Cut TWO EACH of Templates #8 & 9, (Page 38) Wing andWing Air Foil, from corrugatedcardboard.

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Glue Both 9’s on Topof Both 8’s as shown.

STEP # 28

STEP # 29

Bottom ofRight Wing

Top ofLeft Wing

Cover Both Wings withCans as shown here.

1/2” overlap of cardboardin the Bottom Can.

DO NOT put any glue in this areaof the Bottom of the Wings.

Cut notches in TopCan to fold overWing Edges.

Cut TWO Templates # 10,HS - page 36, from corru-gated cardboard and coverwith Cans in the same waythat you covered the MainWings.

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Bottom View Top View

STEP # 30

Draw a line down the Center of the Bottom of the Cockpit (1). Make 3/32”Holes B 3/4” Back from the Front of 1 and 3/4” either side of the Center Line.

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3/4”

1 1/2”1 1/2”

Make 3/32” Holes C 1 1/2” Back from Holes B and 1/2” either side of theCenter Line.

C C

1/2” 1/2”

Take a piece of 3/32” Rod 9” long and bend it as shown here. (FWS)

1”4 1/2”4 1/2”

Take a piece of 3/32” Rod 7” long and bend it as shown here. (AWS)

STEP # 31

3 1/2”3 1/2”

3/4”

Insert FWS through Holes B.

Insert AWS through Holes C.

C C

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AWS

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STEP # 32Put some 2-Part Epoxy on the FWS & AWS andslide the main wings into position. Hold in place untilepoxy is dry.

FWSAWS

Leading Edge of Wings 5/8”Forward of Back of EC.

STEP # 33

5/8”

Cut Template # 11 (VS - page36) from corrugated cardboardand cover it with Cans as youdid the Main Wings and the HS.

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STEP # 34

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Make a 3/32” Hole in Both sides of the Tail Cone asshown below. Take a piece of 3/32” Rod, 3 1/2” long,and insert it through the Holes as shown at the Left..Put some Epoxy on the Rod and slide the HS’s intoplace.

HSHS .1/2”

1/2”

Bottom of Tail Cone

3/32” Rod, 3 1/2” long

STEP # 35

STEP # 36

Make a 3/32” Hole in the Top of the Tail Cone 1/2” Forward of the Back end. Insert a pieceof 3/32” Rod 1 3/4” long into it and glue the VS into place over the Rod as shown.

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HS

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Make a 1/16” Hole in theUNDERSIDE of the Tail Cone5/8” Forward of the Back Endand Glue the Tail Wheel inplace as shown.

For the Tail Wheel I used a Sullivan T-0 Tail Wheel, 1/2", Part # LXFU85 from Tower Hobbies.You can also make your Tail Wheel from a piece of 3/32” Rod, 3” long, bending it as shown.

For the Main Wheels I used, 1” Sullivan Tailwheels - No. 352, Part #LXFU87 from TowerHobbies. (Also See Page 34)

You can also make your wheels from Bottle Caps. Take Two Caps and put a 3/32”hole in the center of each cap. Glue Two Caps together to make one wheel.

STEP # 37

Pilot Seat

Take Two Pull Tabsand glue a piece of“Cardboard” onto theBack of each Tab.

Glue the Tabs togetheras shown.

Glue a piece Cork, Balsa,Wood, or Cardboard measur-ing 1/2” cubed and glue it tothe bottom of the Pilot Seat asshown.

Glue the Pilot Seatin place in theCockpit.

STEP # 38

Joy Stick

Take a Ring Electrical Terminal (Size 4-6)and remove the Plastic coating. Then takea piece of 1/4” aluminum tubing 1/2” longand glue the Ringed terminal into it asshown.

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STEP # 39

STEP # 40

Glue the JoyStick in placeover the Rodfrom Step #16, page 14.

Take a piece of clear plastic 1/2” x 1 3/8” andsecure it to the Back of the Cockpit as shown.

STEP # 41

STEP # 42

Cut the Main Cockpit Canopy Windshield Template #12 - page 37 from a clearplastic bottle as shown here.

The bottle I used is “Softsoap” and I got it at Walmart. This bottle has the propercurvature to it to give the proper look to the Cockpit Canopy.

(You can get TwoCanopies from eachbottle.)

Glue the Canopy into positionand tape off the windshield asshown. Glue small piece of Canto Top OUTSIDE of canopy asRear View Mirror.

STEP # 43

Take Six (6) Disconnect Electrical Terminals and remove the plasticcoating then “flatten slightly” (photo 1). Epoxy Three (3) together asshown in photos 2 & 3. Paint Black (or Brown) as shown in photo4. Glue each “set” of Engine Exhausts to the sides of the EngineCowling as shown in 5, 6,& 7.

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STEP # 44

Radiator

Cut Template # 13, page 37, from a piece of Can and fold it intoshape as shown. Glue Four (4) Pull Tabs on top of one another.

Slide the Pull Tabs into the Radiator cover and glue in place.

Glue the Radiator in place under the Right Wing as shown.

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STEP # 45 Oil Cooler & Air ScoopTake a piece of Can, 1” square, and roll it into a cylinder. Glue the Oil Cooler in place as shown.

1”

Cut Template # 14, Air Scoop - page 37, from Can and shape and glue in place as shown.

STEP # 46 Guns (make 2)Take a piece of 3/32” brass tubing 1” long and glue it into a piece of 1/16” aluminum tubing 3/4” long as shown.Glue Gun into the leading edge of the wing as shown.

2” 2”

1” 3/4”

1/2”

If you use a plastic, or wooden, model airplane prop you may find that the hole in the centerof the prop is larger than the PS. To reduce the size of that hole you can use a 3/32” AnchorBolt glued/epoxied into the back of the prop.

FLATTEN the three spikesbefore securing to the prop.

STEP # 49 - Mount Prop

STEP # 47

Cut Template # 15, Radio Antenna - page 38, from Can. Glue it onto a pieceof 1/16” Rod 2 1/2” long. Glue a piece of Black String into the Top asshown. Make hole in the Top of the Plane 3/8” back from the back of thecanopy and glue the Antenna in place as shown. Glue a small nail, or Pin, inthe Top of the VS and tie off the String as shown. Paint the head of the NailRED.

STEP # 48

Glue a small nail, or Pin, in each wing tip.paint the head of the Left Nail RED andpaint the head of the Right Nail GREEN.

Navigation Lights

STEP # 50 (Cont)

Cut Template # 16, Prop Spinner - Page38, from Can and shape it into a cone.Glue it on the INSIDE. (Paint it whatevercolor you desire.)

Secure the Prop onto the prop shaft andcut off excess shaft.

I used a 5 x 3 Master Airscrew fromTower Hobbies, Part # MA0530TE on thisplane.

Glue the Prop Spinner onto the Prop.

STEP # 51 - OPTIONAL

Victory Flags

Add Victory Flags if desired.(Page 38)

If you are going to display yourplane with the Main Gear in the UPposition, your B. C. Air OriginalsSupermarine Spitfire Mk V isnow complete.

STEP # 52 - Main Landing Gear

STEP # 53

Take Two (2) pieces of 3/32” Rod 3” long and bend them as shown in 1. Take Two (2) pieces of 3/32” AluminumTubing 1 1/2” long and insert them into a piece of 1/16” Aluminum Tubing 1” long (photo 2) and then insert the Rods(from 1) into the Tubing as shown in 3. Bend the Main Landing Gear as shown in 4.

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5/8”5/8”

Make 3/32” holes in the UNDER SIDE of the Main Wings where indicated and glue the Main Landing Gear in place.

STEP # 54

Cut Two (2) Templates # 15, Main Wheel Doors - Page 36, from Can and glue in place as shown.

STEP # 55 - MANDATORY

Show your finished Plane to ALL your friends !

Your B. C. Air Originals Supermarine Spitfire Mk V is now complete.

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Template # 7

ECDO NOT CUT BLUE LINES

Bring Black lines to the Blue Lines and glue at that point.

(See Page 20)

Template # 12 Canopy

Template 13Radiator

Template 14Air Scoop

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Template # 8

Template # 9

Template # 15

Radio Antenna

Template # 17Wheel Doors Template # 16

Spinner (S)

Trim Down to Fit.

Victory Flags