{"id":330,"date":"2005-10-17T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-17T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/build_your_own_aeolus_model\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:26:56","slug":"build_your_own_aeolus_model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fr\/build_your_own_aeolus_model\/","title":{"rendered":"AEOLUS: Instructions de construction de maquette"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aeolus Model Instructions<\/b><\/p>\n

Print the page of Aeolus parts<\/a> on an A4 size sheet of thick paper.
You will need some small scissors, a craft knife, a ruler and glue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A – Body of the satellite<\/b>
Cut out the body of the satellite.
Cut along the two red slits with the cutter.
Run the blunt side of the scissors along a ruler to score the body and flap fold lines.
Fold down all flaps.<\/p>\n

B – Instrument<\/b>
Cut out the instrument. Do not cut out the flaps.
Roll and bring B-2 to B-1 to make a cylinder.
Score the flap fold line.
Cut out the flaps.
Glue flap B-1 inside of B-2.
Fold inside the triangular tabs.
Glue the instrument on the body of the satellite in C-3, red arrow in front of red arrow.<\/p>\n

C – Mirror<\/b>
Cut out the mirror.
Glue inside the instrument, at the bottom of the cylinder, red arrow in front of red arrow.<\/p>\n

B – Instrument<\/b>
Glue the instrument to the body of the satellite, in A-4, red arrow in front of red arrow.<\/p>\n

D – Interface ring<\/b>
Cut out interface ring. Do not cut the flaps out.
Roll and bring D-2 to D-1 to make a cylinder.
Score the flap fold line.
Cut out the flaps.
Glue flap D-1 to the inside of D-2.
Fold inside the triangular tabs.<\/p>\n

E \u2013 Tank beams<\/b>
Cut out the tank beams.
Glue inside the interface ring.<\/p>\n

D – Interface ring<\/b>
Glue the interface ring to the body of the satellite in A-5, with the lines aligned.<\/p>\n

A – Body of the satellite<\/b>
Fold the 6 panels to make a box.
Glue first flap A-1 to the inside of the body.
Glue flaps A-2 (not A-3 !) to the inside of the body.<\/p>\n

F & G – Solar arrays<\/b>
Cut out solar arrays F and G, following the external dashed lines.
Glue solar array F onto solar array G, red arrow on top of red arrow and green arrow on top of green arrow, both blue faces upwards.
Slide the solar array into the two slots you cut in the body of the satellite, with their blue face towards the interface ring D and the white face towards the instrument B.<\/p>\n

A – Body of the satellite<\/b>
Close the body of the satellite.
Glue flaps A-3 to the inside of the satellite’s body.<\/p>\n