GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
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02/2007
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Manual fuel pump, e.g. Order No. 1610
Glowplug energiser battery and glowplug clip, e.g. Order No. 3248
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, pencil or felt-tip
pen, fine-tip soldering iron.
Assembling the Focke Wulf 190 D
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 model.
Completing the fuselage
Locate the openings in the fuselage sides for the tailplane panels, and the joiner holes in
the tailplane root ribs, and melt the film away using the tip of a hot soldering iron.
Remove all the covering film from the tailplane root ribs in order to obtain sound glued
joints.
Check the fit of the tailplane panels by sliding the aluminium tube through the fuselage
and fitting both tailplane panels onto it.
When you are satisfied, glue the tailplane panels to the aluminium tube and to the
fuselage.
Tape the tailplane in place while the glue is hardening.
Drill blind holes at the marked points in both elevator panels for the horns; they should
be 6 mm Ø diameter and 8 mm deep.
Tip:
you can avoid drilling too deep by clamping a collet on the bit at the required depth.
The elevators can now be attached to the tailplane using the hinges provided. This is
done by gluing the hinges half-way into the elevators and allowing the glue to set. The
projecting hinges can then be glued in the slots in the tailplane.
When the adhesive has cured, glue the horn sockets in the holes in the elevator panels,
after removing a disc of covering film the size of the socket flange. To mark the
diameter, fit the socket in the hole and slit the film round it using a sharp balsa knife.
Tip:
a good method of cutting out accurate discs of film is to take a piece of brass tube
whose I.D. (internal diameter) is the same as the O.D. (outside diameter) of the socket,
and sharpen the edge to form a hole-punch. Rotate the tube gently to cut the film.
The horns can now be glued in place permanently: fit the M3 stud into the socket as far
as it will go, and secure it with an M3 lock-nut. Set the linkage lugs to the correct height,
then cut off the excess stud length and file it back flush with the lug. The correct height
of the horns is dictated by the level of the pushrods where they exit the fuselage. With
the elevators at neutral, the pushrods should run in a straight line to the linkage hole.
Obviously it is essential to set
both
elevator horns to the
same height
.