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F-84F Thunderstreak 90mm edf

Pagina 28

Retracts:

Wing retracts are straightforward,

Bend a leg from 4mm steel wire with 1 spring rotation as per drawing, when using the retracts as
described you need a brass fill tube for the mains as this is 5mm

Flatten 5mm tube and solder to legs, mount retract cover cut from 0,5mm aluminium to legs

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Summary of Contents for F-84F Thunderstreak

Page 1: ...its design CAD Design CAD design allows strength to be built into the airplane without sacrificing weight Accurate parts design and placement ensures a perfect fit CAD Drawn Plans The plans in this kit are not copied from a master set They are originals drawn directly from the CAD program where the airplane was designed We do this because it allows us to use colour which helps you better visualize...

Page 2: ... way Similarly the cnc settings are optimized for wood thickness averages so occasionally due to variations even in individual sheets some areas might not cut through completely Simply use care in cutting the parts from the sheets most of the time the parts will break out of the sheets Note that due the differences in wood thickness per sheet it is advisable to sand the tabs a bit so they slide in...

Page 3: ...les etc etc For finishing you need Glass 25 gram 3mtr and filler dope or PS100 or epoxy 1 litre brushes sanding paper 60 120 180 paint of your choice Wheels as on the drawing controls motor battery etc All vacuumformings should be roughened up before gluing and primed before painting Check the pictures for additional information a picture says more as a 1000 words so do look at the pictures on the...

Page 4: ...glue also 8mm joiner Join wing tips and glue to assembly sand to shape as per section see drawing and Sand elevators to shape We leave the horizontal stabilizer for now Vertical Stabilizer Start by laying out all parts as on the drawing build formers and ribs ...

Page 5: ...zer section Cut the sheeting as per plan do make a bit oversize Sheet the rudder and take out the stabilizer opening Place scrap fill for the servos top and bottom as per drawing note that servos run opposite for correct movement of the elevators if you do not want this you must use a servo reverser I do not recommend this we had many problems with this items better build in as per plan ...

Page 6: ...ina 6 Place helpformer with a few drops of ca pin down rudder at the marked points place dowels for help do not glue dowels yet Join and place leading edges place doublers and Sand leading edge as per plan place tip sand all to shape ...

Page 7: ...e dowels use slow glue and make sure for straightness make sure your wiring is out Wing Place wing drawing under a sheet of clear plastic Start by making the wing sheeting from 1 5mm balsa as per plan see the templates for cutting the sheets and the wing top view for the glue template and do make oversize And join with tape and ca ...

Page 8: ... needed for the wings and clean them up with a sanding block from the small holding tabs Make up the retract formers joined with some glass and epoxy or white glue and join ribs with small parts Draw up rib and former lines on sheeting and place formers step by step ...

Page 9: ...ition on bottom sheeting place scrap fill under retract formers dowels are in for helping do not glue them yet Make sure the parts are sliding in smooth to tight a fit can warp the parts so sand if necessary Place formers without glue when all parts are in ad a drop of glue here and there to hold the set ...

Page 10: ...eeting start at the root and work your way to the tip along the main formers glue bottom front to ribs as last Place sub leading edge Place servo doublers and scrap fills for hinges and horns place ribs from scrap for flaps cut ribs for taking flap and aileron leading edges ...

Page 11: ...eed to fuselage construction as we need the fuselage for next steps Place wing assembly to fuselage with the dowels Tack glue dowels to ribs now the wing is aligned with the dowels and can be taken off the fuselage Fasten wing joiners with white glue Place wing assembly on work plate and fasten at the X marked spots with the helpformer under the wing ...

Page 12: ...leading edge and join and place wingtips sand all as per drawing Now mark trailing edge as per plan and cut clear the trailing edge and sand take out ailerons and flaps the wing is ready to place to the fuselage glass or paper it first as it is easy to work on also ...

Page 13: ...eck disk for pictures For a close gap between the wing and fuselage tape wing with thin plastic and fill the edge of the fuselage with 5min epoxy sand flush Make flap and aileron hinges as per plan Make z bends for aileron and you need a kwiklinks for the flap steering for adjusting ...

Page 14: ...ut all parts and clean up the small tabs on the parts Start by following the described steps here Note There is a build step map on the cd check this also Former F8 place the wing joiner formers into F8 join formers F30 and F31 F32 with white glue or epoxy ...

Page 15: ...lace F33 F34 and place F35 and F36 Cut F29 from 3x12 ply strip making sure you have a straight assembly The same goes for former F10 and F11 same procedure Now make up main fuselage former F64 join on a flat work plate Place former assembly F8 F9 and F10 F11 to F64 ...

Page 16: ...ina 16 Place formers F26 to the F8 F10 and use a dowel to line out the level and straightness when ok glue formers Place all formers to F64 you need to join some formers keep F64 flat with scrap ply bits Place side formers F25 and F27 ...

Page 17: ...e edf mounts from 3x12 ply strip Make the intake duct from the stiff supplied paper yes it works you can prepare the paper with some paint or 25gr glass and epoxy and glue it in cut as per plan do make a bit oversize and trial fit not easy take your time place front and bottom lip former from scrap balsa as per plan ...

Page 18: ...lide in second part place bottom former F23 so the formers are aligned Make outlet duct as per plan do try it in before cutting mark the overlap and then glue cone Make the straight outlet duct same way test mark and glue You need to fold in the tube slide it in from the back ...

Page 19: ...a 19 Place the anti duct collapse 3x6 balsa stringers to the inlet duct and glue ducts to formers with white glue ca works also but for tacking Make the front retract formers as per plan and join with some glass with white glue or epoxy ...

Page 20: ... your steering is located Now start sheeting the fuselage with the 2x12 balsa strips start in the middle of the fuselage did you place all anti duct collapse stringers and do not forget to place the wiring for the elevator servo and the wiring for the front retract and the steering servo ...

Page 21: ...ce the 2x50x950 sheet to the fuselage sides as per drawing sorry picture gone bad and place 3mm scrap to the tail cone sand it to shape later Sheet the fuselage with the 2mm strips as far as you can Mark the fan hatch And take fuselage from build frame See cd pictures and proceed sheeting place top formers and sheet top of fuselage ...

Page 22: ...out the wing openings for servo and joiners Place M3 nut into dowel opening with a bit of epoxy Cut an opening for the M3 screws and test t if it works there is not a lot of force needed to hold the wing in When nose is sheeted sand flat and place F2 cut vacuum formed inlet lip step by step to fit and glue with ca sand to shape ...

Page 23: ...F 84F Thunderstreak 90mm edf Pagina 23 Place Shute mount to fuselage and sand flush Canopy Make up the canopy frame and test fit to fuselage ...

Page 24: ...ent panel sheet from paper left over cut as per plan Paint assembly and place in canopy Clean canopy degrease it rough up sides and place assembly into canopy tack glue top and sides squeeze canopy to the formers and glue with ca cut canopy to fuselage fit ...

Page 25: ...F 84F Thunderstreak 90mm edf Pagina 25 Place rudder Place wings and place rudder with slow glue the wings are there for reference for straightness Finish ...

Page 26: ...s with lightweight filler and sand Finish with 25gr glass and pu or epoxy take out fan hatch Place fan unit into opening make the between sheet from the thin PVC slide it in the outlet duct place fan unit slide between duct over fan and fasten with tape ...

Page 27: ...with tape BATTERYS Locate them in the front side along the duct the proto had the batteries in the canopy but that prevented a pilot to take place Also place receiver and retract battery in the front and behind the battery s all after your cg and flying ...

Page 28: ... straightforward Bend a leg from 4mm steel wire with 1 spring rotation as per drawing when using the retracts as described you need a brass fill tube for the mains as this is 5mm Flatten 5mm tube and solder to legs mount retract cover cut from 0 5mm aluminium to legs ...

Page 29: ...erstreak 90mm edf Pagina 29 Front retract is a bit more work Cut out the hatch you did not forget the scrap fill for the hinges Mount the steering servo on a piece of leftover 3mm ply and make up the steering arms ...

Page 30: ...mer a bit to shape so it curves nice to the fuselage place hinges we love to fasten them with 2 2x9mm screws very easy Make small horns from aluminium and screw to doors make retract actuator plate with wire it will open itself when correct made closing adjust with some balsa fill on the plate ...

Page 31: ...ould go in light but tight fasten the wing with the M3 fasteners note that they are just to hold the wing in place and preventing the wing from coming out so not to tight not necessary Taking out the wing is a bit more difficult you might need to wiggle a bit it will come out slow just take your time for this after some time it will goes easyer note that there may not be much play in this connecti...

Page 32: ...worked out very well in reversed flight it need down elevator so you might want to get back a little also you need to adjust your elevator throws with a more rearward CG Throws of the rudders etc we like them big we steer just around the centre of the sticks but it might be too much for you so always make them large and have a dual rate button in your fingers to small throws is most of the time pr...

Page 33: ...ng side 1 3 x 400mm Wing side 2 3x 150mm Speed controller 300mm Y cable for flaps connecting 3Y cable for retract connecting Wing Aileron 300mm Retract 150mm Flap 150mm servos used 7pcs https hobbyking com en_us corona 939mg metal gear servo 2 5kg 0 14sec 12 5g html retracts used https hobbyking com en_us servoless retract with metal trunion 44mm x 41mm mount 2pcs html front retract https hobbykin...

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