Albatros
DVa
54”
Page
7
Copyright©
2005
Kurt
Bengtson
All
Rights
Reserved
Rev
10/05
Dubro
landing
gear
straps
are
used
to
serve
as
attachment
points
and
are
epoxied
into
the
ply
ribs
as
described
earlier.
Sand
IP
Struts
to
shape
and
secure
with
nuts
and
bolts.
Fitting
Tail
Surfaces
The
horizontal
stabilizer
is
in
two
halves
and
has
tabs
that
fit
into
slots
in
the
side
of
the
fuselage.
Insert
the
two
halves,
and
dry
fit
the
elevator
using
CA
hinges.
The
elevator
serves
as
an
alignment
tool
so
that
the
horizontal
stab
can
be
CA
glued
in
place.
The
vertical
stabilizer
also
fits
into
a
slot
in
the
top
of
the
fuselage
formed
in
F7.
Adding
Control
Horns
on
the
Pushrod
Ends
Slip
the
control
horns
onto
the
wire
pushrod
ends
and,
with
both
the
servos
and
the
control
surfaces
centered,
glue
the
horns
into
their
slots.
Pushrods
Fitting
the
Rigging
Wires
Use
strong
thread
or
Kevlar
fishing
line
or
elastic
beading
cording
to
simulate
rigging
wires.
Use
small
screws,
fishing
hook
eyes,
straight
pinheads
or
small
eyelets
to
attach
the
lines.
These
“wires”
can
add
a
degree
of
strength
to
your
model.
Windsock
Datafiles
“Albatros
Fighters
“
publication
has
details
on
placement
and
markings.
Available
at
http://www.aeroplanebooks.com/
Battery
hatch
Fashion
a
battery
hatch
from
soft
balsa.
Battery
Hatch
Detail
Balancing
the
Model
Balance
the
model
at
the
point
shown.
It
is
best
to
position
the
battery
to
do
this
operation.
FLYING
The
model
should
ROG
on
grass,
pavement
or
hard
surfaces.
The
model
may
require
coordinated
turns
using
both
ailerons
and
rudder
control.
This
is
due
to
adverse
yaw.
Halving
the
aileron
down
throw
may
reduce
this
tendency.
One
solution
is
rotating
the
control
arm
of
the
aileron
servo
forward
about
20
degrees.
