Arizona DeHavilland Tiger Moth Assembly Notes And Historical Documentation Download Page 14

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Page 1: ...NA RIZ A Model Aircrafters www arizonamodels com DeHavilland Tiger Moth ARF Assembly Notes and Historical Documentation ...

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Page 3: ...s to the fuselage Pretty simple just bolt the horizontal stabilizer to the fuse insert the vertical stabilizer into the top of the horizontal stabilizer and rear end of the fuse and bolt into place Next mount the tail wheel assembly to the rear of the fuselage Wings First mount the cabanes to the fuselage and the top wing center section to the cabanes Assemble and attach the cabane flying wires to...

Page 4: ... yourself Get the help of an experienced pilot If you do not know any get in touch with your local radio control airplane club for assistance Check that everything is attached properly and that the control surfaces are moving in the correct directions Also check the balance one more time before flying Once you are satisfied start up the engine taxi out onto the runway and get it into the air The T...

Page 5: ...The horizontal and vertical stabilizers were constructed from open frame balsawood and can be mounted permanently or removable Four wing panels fuselage and a nice fiberglass cowling rounded out the airframe Also included in the kit were a couple of packages of hardware struts landing gear etc wheels and a package consisting of two scale cockpits It was at this point the plane cried out in a loud ...

Page 6: ...d only adequate A better choice would have been a Saito 100 nonetheless the plane flew VERY scale like meaning slow and almost under powered just like the full scale On another identical plane an OS 91 two stroke was used and exhibited a higher rate of climb With the Saito 91 mounted in front of a Du Bro 16 oz tank there was plenty of room for a Du Bro Remote Glow Extension exiting on the dashboar...

Page 7: ...rocedures were utilized The most obvious addition was the ribbed effect done to the Tiger Moth s fuel tank which on the full scale was in the top wing s center section Some plastic from Evergreen Scale Models was gently heated and glued to the center section The part used was 4544 Board Batten Also the regular nylon control horns were replaced with Sullivan s to give a more scale appearance The tw...

Page 8: ...throttle handle to freely move Use music wire for throttle cable GAS O O F Z U U A GWE U R E Z K G U L F IX N O H P BSUSCHAF UE T M IE T M A DLAU TA S N E I W Interior Notes PETROL M E ER O T AIN M C A R B O T A I N M T N I O A M C A R R E B M E F F O A I N M Stack In order 1 Optional Fuel Switch Install in the pilots cockpit only 2 3 4 5 M E ER O T AIN M C A R B O T A I N M T N I O A M C A R R E ...

Page 9: ... cut out for Vickers Make instrument bodies from rolled strips of aluminum lithoplate or strips of manila folder paper Paint the inside flat black to finish Brass or aluminum tube sections can be substituted for the lithoplate however the edges of the laser cut parts will need to be sanded to reduce the diameter slightly Use bent wire or pins painted white to simulate the dial indicators Assemble ...

Page 10: ...Compass Detail Oil Pressure Graphic E N W S O 30 60 90 120 Scale Compass Graphic Use white glue only to assemble Seat Back Seat Bottom Seat ...

Page 11: ...ical set up for a working cockpit Shown in the illustration is the layout for an Albatross D III Specific cockpit details for your model will vary but the basic principal works for most all early aircraft ...

Page 12: ...Elev Bell Crank Rudder Hidden Elev Rudder Servos Tail Hookup ...

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