FSR-7
5P
enetrator
Instru
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HISTORY
Whilemostaircraft
watchersare lookingfor the
Aurorato be a singularfantastic
advanced
aircraft,
thereisgood reasonto believeit is
actually
a 2 plane system. Secondly,Aurorais
notthe propercodewordeven thoughthat word is
commonlyand widely used to designatethe
hypersonicsystem. The correctcodeurord
for the
system
remainsclassified.
As bestas can be determinedat this point in time
thereis a "mother' aircraftthat we havetermed
SR-75 and a craft - that is capable of hypersonic
speed- which is launchedfrom the backof the
SR-75. Thiscraftwe ha\p designatedXR-7.
You havethe SR-75 model. You can also build
he fantasticXR-7,
TestorkitNo.567,
inmatching
1172
sale to mount atop the SR-75. This makes
a mostimoressivecombination.
The SR-75 spans97 feet 6 inches and is 160fe€t
10inches
long. Powerisfourhugeturbojets
with
afterburners. lt has a 3 man crew: pilot;recon-
naissancesystemsop€ratorand a reanivard
sitting
faunchcontrolofficerto monitorthe uariety
of loadswhich can be launchedfrom the back of
fre SR-75. The SR-75 is capable of lvlach3.5
and can fly reconnaissance
missionsas well as
being
a 1u*n*91
gi;r:r'+lt.
ltis likelyhe airplane
has
tha abilify13
r:,i:-,1.,;'ri'"'
se*se niJclearmaterials,
andtheir
lii::::g. '";:::*g
highiy
sensitiw gamma
deifet,}rs.
:|".il r:ihq.si.3vicss.
This, in today's
wcrli, isii !.ei':",iinportantmission
not
only
be*efitir:gthe UnitedStat€s but alsoother.nations
ccncsrnsdwith protiferation
of nudear wea2ons.
The airplanehas been seen in ffightthroughout
the LJnitodStatss - both night and day - and
appearsto be operational. lt is saidto have been
built by the LockheedCg5grration'sSkunkWorks
division. Firstflightswe6-lrom the remotetest
facilityat Groom Lake, Nerada.
The Testornnodelsof bo$ the SR-75and lhp
XR-7 are based upon the best information
opBnly
availableat tris time. A numberof technological
guessosaro incorporatedin the model designs
sincetheactualairplanesare stillvery secret.
REFERENCES
Foradditionalinformation
onhypersonicaircraft
see
he following
book:Aurora
-ThePenta-
gon'sS*ret Hypaconic Spyplanc;
llll-Tech
Sariee;
BillSweebnan
; llotorbookslnbmational,
Osceola,Wisconsin54020USA.
BEFORESTARTING
1. Studytre illussationsandsequence
ofas-
semblybeforebeginning.
2. Decide
howmuch
detail
you
wishtoaddto
' your
modeland
whetherornot
yotlintendto
modify
or'convert'the
basicmodelinany
way. Studycarefully
allavailablerelerence
material
beforebeginning
toensureanau-
thenticmodel.
3. Due
tohe amount
ofparts
inthis
kit,donot
detachhe parts
fromthe
runnerofthe
parts
treeuntil
you
needtrem. Thishelpsavoid
confusion
and
lost
parts.
4. Wien csmenting
theparts
together,
checkthe
wayone
part
fitstogefter
withanother.
This
assuresaneat
lob
wih nosurprises.
5. Always-remember
whenworkingwith
plastic
modelcement
and
paint
tokeep
your
work
area
wellventilated,
Thetumeskomplastic
modeling
products
can
beharmfulifinhaled.
PREPARATION
OF
PARTS
1. Newrtear
parts
offtherunner
(parts
foe).
Use
aTestorHobby
Knife;fingomail.clippers,
orasmall
wirecutterstorernoveth€
parts
fromthetree.
2. ltispossible
someparts
mayrequirealittle
attention
withafile
orsandpapertoensdlea
propeq
fitand
neatapp€arance.
Hobbyftles
and
TestorHobby
Sandpaperappropriatefor
.model
building
areavailableinmost
good
hobby
shops.
PAINTING
You
canobtainanexcellentfinishonyour
model
usingTesbrproducts
and
paints.Deailed
descriptionsofpaint
types
andcolorareinduded
onthe
pages
that
follow.
Goodbrushesareessenlial
forproper
detailing.
Testorbrushesarerecommended,
includedinthis
kit,and
areavailableatgood
hobbystores.Be
sure
you
haw he entire
selectionforallyour
modelingneeds.AlwaysdeantheminTestor
thinner,washinsoapandwater,andstor€
with
brisdesupwardwhennotinuse.
Wash
plasticparts
before
deaching
them
from
tre partsbee. Warmwaterard liquid
clshwash-
ingdetergentwillremowhe oils
leftfromthe
manufacturing
process.
Lethe parts
dry
and
aroidexcessivehanding. lmmediablybefore
painting,
wipethe
parts
wifr a'trac
rag'(avaibble
atauto
parts
stores)toremovedustard lint.
Most
small
parts
arebest
painted
whilestillat-
tachedtotheparts
tee. Youcanalsodetach
hem andholdwithtweezers
or'magic'tape
while
painting.
Paintinonec$rectiononly. lfyour
paint
istheconect
hickness
hush stokeswill
disappear
asfre colordries.lfthe
paint
seems
toothick,thin
witr T€sbrPaint
Thinner.
Wheels
maybedetachedfromtheparb tee andfitonto
toothpbks
ormatchsticksforpainting.
JusthoH
he paintbrush
againsttheedgeofthewheeland
rotrate
thestickandwheeltoobtaina neatfinish.
L€tthe
paint
dy completelybeforehandling.
Whdn
he parts
aredry,
q$€emble
themodel,
followingthedirectionscliaely. Remember
cement
willnoJholdsrongly
topaint€d
surfacss.
Use
your
TcstorHobbyKnifetocaretullyremove
"paint
from.allsurfacastobecem€ntsd.After
you
have
gsse"mbled
he model
you
cantouchup
areaCu&E*oeaient
might
havemanedthefinish.
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