ARH TIGER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

ARH TIGER
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

Please use extreme caution in the building of the Defence paper The suitable minimum age is 14+ years due to the accurate
models. Parental permission, help and supervision is required if cutting and folding requirements, and the need to use a sharp
being built by people under 18 years of age. Only build Defence hobby knife or scissors to cut the fine corners and details.
paper models in a stable, dry, well lit area.

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The Tiger ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter)

is the world’s most advanced armed reconnaissance
helicopter. It incorporates cutting-edge technologies,
including composite airframe to minimise weight and
reduce radar cross section, latest-generation engines
and rotors, integrated suite of sensors and weapons,
built-in low-cost maintenance design, and latest
generation target identification and acquisition sight.

SPECIFICATIONS
CREW 2

LENGTH 14.08 metres

MAX. SPEED 290 km/h with mast, 315 km/h without mast
POWERPLANT 2× Rolls-Royce/Turboméca/MTU MTR390
turboshafts, 873 kW (1,170 shp) each

AVIONICS TECHNICIAN
Avionics Technicians ensure the instruments and
electronic systems such as communications and
navigational equipment on-board Army aircraft are
maintained perfectly.

defencejobs.gov.au/army/jobs/avionicstechnician

AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN
An outstanding opportunity to work with a large
world-renowned organisation maintaining some of
the most high-tech helicopters in Australia. Training
provided.

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1 CUT OUT ALL

SHAPES 2 MAKING THE
MIAIN ROTOR 3 FOLDING THE
BLADES
Cut out all shapes, making sure to Select this part of the model. Turn the part over. Select a blade
cut slits where solid internal lines and fold sharply inward at both
are shown. dotted lines as shown.

4 FOLDING THE
BLADES 5 MAIN ROTOR
SHAFT 6 TURN OVER

Repeat for the 3 remaining blades. Select this part of the model. Fold the shortest pair inward at
both sets of dotted lines. Connect
together as shown.

7 FOLD ROTOR
SHAFT 8 SECURE SHAFT
TO BLADES 9 MAKING THE
FUSELAGE
Fold the longest pair inward and Place rotor shaft on the centre of Select this part of the model.
bend outwards. Crease each arm the rotor blades. Tuck arms of the
inward along dotted line. shaft into each of the blades.

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Fold the centre of the wing

piece. Place inside fuselage and
poke ends through matching slot

10 TURN OVER AND

FOLD INWARD 11 FOLD TOP OVER &
TAB 12 FOLD WING &
PLACE INSIDE
Turn the piece over and fold inward Fold top section over and crease Fold the centre of the wing piece.
along the dotted lines as shown. tab & corresponding slot inwards. Place inside fuselage and poke ends
Select the wing section. through matching slots.

13 CLOSE THE
FUSELAGE TOP 14 CREATE ROTOR
HOLE 15 FOLD TAIL BOOM
SIDES & SECURE
Push tab into matching slot to Using a pen or similar, Push the 4 Fold inward each side of the tail
secure the top. flaps inward to create a hole in the boom. Take long tab and fold
top of the aircraft. outward. Slot in to main section.

16 SECURE SECOND
SIDE 17 FOLD SLOTS
INWARD 18 FOLD TAIL UP

Repeat for the opposite side. Fold the securing slots inward on Fold inwards both sides of the tail.
each side as shown.

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19 FOLD TAIL BOOM

TOP 20 SECURE TAIL
21 SECURE TOP
OF TAIL
Fold inward along each dotted line Secure the tail by pushing both tabs Fold the tabs inward at the top rear
for the tail boom top. into their matching slots and pulling of the tail.
back to lock into place.

22 SECURE TOP
OF TAIL 23 CREASE TAIL
FRONT 24 FOLD COCKPIT
TABS IN
Slide these 2 tabs together to Crease inward along the dotted lines Fold inwards the tab and matching
secure the tail. running up the front of the tail. slot for the upper cockpit as shown.

25 REPEAT FOR ALL

26 CREATE THE NOSE.
27 SECURE UNDER
NOSE
Repeat the process all the way Fold the nose over and secure the Turn the object over and bend long
down the cockpit. same way as the cockpit. flap inward.

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28 SECURE UNDER
NOSE. 29 TO MAKE
ENGINE COVER 30 FOLD WALLS
DOWN.
Push tab into slot under nose. Select this piece of the model. Fold along the dotted lines as
shown to create the walls.

31 FOLD AND SECURE

32 PLACE ONTO
AIRCRAFT 33 TO MAKE THE
UPPER CASING.
bend the walls together, fold the Push piece onto the aircraft as Select this piece.
tabs inward and secure them shown. Slide until catch at the
together. bottom drops into secure position.

34 CREATE ROTOR
SHAFT HOLE 35 FOLD WALLS
DOWN 36 PLACE ONTO
AIRCRAFT
Push the 4 flaps inward to create a Fold all 4 sides down along dotted Push the tabs into their matching
hole as shown. lines as shown. slots on top of the aircraft.

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37 TO MAKE THE
SIGHT 38 FOLD ALONG LINES
39 CURL & SECURE

Select this piece. Turn the piece over and fold inward Curl the walls around and secure the
on the dotted lines as shown. tabs together. Make sure the long
tab left over sits inside the object.

40 ADD TO AIRCRAFT
41 TO MAKE THE
STABILATOR 42 FOLD BOTH
SIDES UP
Push the exposed tab into the slot Select this piece. Fold sides upward at dotted lines
on top of the aircraft. as shown.

43 FOLD SIDES DOWN

44 FOLD ALONG
DOTTED LINES 45 CONNECT THE
WING TOGETHER
Fold both sides back down as Turn the piece over and fold the Push the tab through the slot to
shown. Crease very sharply. main section inward along each secure the wing together.
dotted line as shown.

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46 FOLD END AND

SECURE 47 REPEAT
48 ADD TO AIRCRAFT

Fold the last end of the upright Repeat for the other side to Push onto the tail section of the
wings inward, bend the tab out and complete the rear stabilator. aircraft as shown.
slide into the main section.

49 TO MAKE THE
REAR ROTOR. 50 FOLD EACH BLADE
51 ATTACH TO
AIRCRAFT
Select this piece. Turn piece over and fold each blade Push slot on wing onto the aircraft
inward along dotted lines. Fold the tail as shown.
wing inward to point up as shown.

52 TO MAKE THE
WING COVERINGS 53 FOLD AT EACH
LINE 54 WRAP OVER WING
STUBS
Select these pieces. Turn the pieces over. Fold inward at Wrap each wing cover over the 2
each dotted line. wing stubs. Secure the tabs into the
slots on the bottom side.

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55 TO MAKE THE
STAND 56 FOLD INWARD AT
DOTTED LINE 57 SECURE TABS &
MOUNT AIRCRAFT
Select this piece of the model. Fold inward at each dotted line. Bend the tabs inward and secure
the stand together. Push the aircraft
down onto the vertical tabs.

58 TO MAKE THE
CANNON 59 FOLD ALONG
DOTTED LINES 60 SECURE ONTO
AIRCRAFT
Select this part of the model. Turn object over and fold inward at Turn aircraft over and push tab into
each dotted line. slot under the nose of the aircraft.

61 TO MAKE THE
FRONT WHEELS 62 FOLD SIDES OVER
& TABS IN 63 ATTACH TO
AIRCRAFT
Select these pieces of the model. Turn the pieces over and carefully Attach a wheel unit to each side of
fold over along the dotted lines as the aircraft.
shown. Fold the tabs upwards.

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64 ATTACH THE MAIN

ROTOR 65 THE FINISHED ARH
TIGER
Push the main rotor shaft down Congratulations!
through the 2 holes in the top of the You have completed your model of
aircraft to secure the ARH Tiger.

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