GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
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10/2006
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Cyano-acrylate glue (“cyano”), e.g. Order No. 5821
Thread-lock fluid, e.g. Order No. 952
Accessories for flying the model
(not included)
Synthetic oil based glow fuel, to suit motor
Fuel filter, e.g. Order No. 1650.1
Fuel tubing, e.g. Order No. 1643
Manual fuel pump, e.g. Order No. 1610
or
Manual fuel pump, e.g. Order No. 6870
Glowplug energiser battery, e.g. Order No. 3251 or 3253
Electric starter, e.g. Order No. 1628
Starter battery, e.g. Order No. 2592
Tools required
(not included)
Various (cross-point) screwdrivers, pointed-nose pliers, flat-nose pliers, side-cutters, balsa knife or razor
blade, set of twist drills, universal glowplug spanner, fine-tip soldering iron, pencil or felt-tip pen.
Assembling the P-47 Thunderbolt
Don’t start building the model until you have read right through the building instructions and are familiar
with all the model’s components. If you are not satisfied with any part, inform your supplier before you start
work on the aircraft.
Completing the fuselage
Use your fingertips to locate the holes in the elevators and rudder for the horns, and melt the film over
them using the tip of a hot soldering iron. Remove a disc of film around the holes the same size as the
horn base.
Mark the centreline on the tailplane, lay it on the fuselage, position it accurately and pin it in place. Mark
the outline of the fuselage on the underside of the tailplane.
Remove the tailplane and run a hot soldering iron just inside the marked lines to melt the covering film;
peel the unwanted film away.
The tailplane can now be glued permanently to the fuselage.
Allow the glue to set hard, then place the fin on the tailplane and mark the outline of the fin base on it. Melt
away the film in the usual way, and glue the fin to the tailplane and the fuselage permanently, gluing the
rudder hinge in the slot in the fuselage at the same time.
When the glue has set hard, the tailwheel unit can be screwed in place: place the plastic tailwheel bracket
on the underside of the fuselage, and align the steerable tailwheel shaft with the rudder hinge axis. Mark
the position of the retaining screws, drill pilot-holes using a suitable size of drill, and screw the tailwheel
bracket to the fuselage. Locate the plastic driver attached to the underside of the rudder, and slip the
projecting spigot of the tailwheel unit into it at the same time.
The elevator and rudder horns can now be glued in the prepared holes in the control surfaces. Melt away
the film over the pushrod slots in the fuselage.
The next step is to install the servos in the servo plate in the fuselage. Cut down the servo output arms as
