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SIG SIGRC95ARF Fokker D.VII Assembly Manual Download Page 9

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17...Plug the two servos and the ESC back into the correct
receptacles in the receiver. Place the receiver on the bottom
of the fuselage, in front of the servos. Cut a piece of soft
foam rubber (not furnished) to fit over the receiver and hold
the receiver in place. Install the ESC on top of the foam
rubber. Poke the ESC’s motor plug through the hole in the
front of the fuselage and into the motor compartment. Make
sure the ESC’s battery plug will be accessible at the top of
the battery compartment.

Turn on your transmitter and then plug the battery pack into
the ESC. Stow the battery pack in the radio compartment,
right up against the back of the foam firewall. Cut another
piece of soft foam rubber to put between the battery pack
and the front of the servos, to keep the battery from moving
around. Check the radio for proper operation. If the servos
move in the wrong direction, use the servo reversing on your
transmitter to change the direction of travel.

Adjust the control throws to the following measurements:
Rudder: 3/4” Right 3/4” Left
Elevator: 1/2” Up 1/2” Down

18...Drill a 1/16" dia. hole in the bottom of the fuselage, just
behind the rear wing dowel, as shown. Feed the receiver
antenna through this hole. Pull the antenna back to the rear
of the fuselage and hold it in place with a small piece of
Scotch

®

Tape just behind the tailskid. Allow the full length

of the antenna to trail behind the model. Do not cut the
antenna to shorten it. That will reduce the radio range.

19...Remove the cabane struts from the die-cut plywood
sheet. Note that there are two inner cabane struts and two
outer cabane struts.

a. Use 5-minute epoxy to glue the two inner cabane struts

into the appropriate pockets molded into the fuselage sides.
Note that the pockets are pre-molded at the correct angles.
Hold the struts in place until the glue dries.

b. Use 5-minute epoxy to glue the two outer cabane struts

into the appropriate pockets in the fuselage sides. Let dry.

c. Glue the tops of each set of inner and outer cabane

struts together, being careful to match up the top edges of
the struts to create a smooth wing saddle.

Tape

Antenna Exit Hole

Receiver Is Under Foam

ESC

Inner Cabane Struts

Outer Cabane Struts

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Summary of Contents for SIGRC95ARF Fokker D.VII

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Page 2: ...ng Officer of Jasta 18 from March to November 1918 This fighter group was called the Raben Raven squadron and all of their fighter aircraft including the Fokker D VII fighters were painted in the distinctive red and white color scheme depicted on your model Your SIG Fokker D VII is a very nice replica of this famous WWI fighter aircraft It flies very nicely with fighter like maneuverability and fl...

Page 3: ...olded Plastic Wheel Covers 2 50mm Dia Molded Plastic Main Wheels 4 Metal Wheel Retainer Washers Bag 4 SIGRPTF295 1 Fokker Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevators 1 Fokker Vertical Fin and Rudder Kit Contents Do a complete inventory of your kit before starting assembly Bag 2 SIGRPWK295 1 Fokker Top Wing 1 Fokker Bottom Wing 1 Fokker L G Spreader Wing 2 Wing Reinforcing Strips 1 1 4 x 20 1 4 Bag 3 1 Fok...

Page 4: ...conversion receivers There are several very good dual conversion micro receivers on the market such as the Hitec Electron 6 and the FMA M5 If you decide to use the Hitec Electron 6 receiver you can easily remove the plastic case as we did saving even more weight Of course there are a number of other small receivers and servos on the market that can be substituted with equally good results Select c...

Page 5: ...T use C A Glue on any of the foam parts or they will be damaged 5 Twist tube to bevel Slight bevel on inside Fuselage Straight Fuselage Bent Fuselage side cross section Apply epoxy sparingly to inside edge of one fuselage side as shown GOOD BAD Assembly Starts Here 1 Use a small piece of 220 grit sandpaper to remove any burrs from the ends of the two 4mm x 3 11 16 Aluminum Wing Tubes Now use your ...

Page 6: ...6 Use a sharp hobby knife to trim and remove the unwanted foam bridges from the Stabilizer Elevator assembly and the Fin Rudder assembly There are 5 bridges to remove A Trim 2 foam bridges connecting Stabilizer to Elevator B Trim foam bridge connecting top of Rudder to Fin C Trim foam bridge connecting bottom of Rudder to Tab D Trim foam bridge connecting bottom of Fin to Tab 7 Use a small diamete...

Page 7: ...are fully charged soft rag to generously apply cold tap water to the paper The paper will immediately begin to soak up the water Let the paper com pletely soak for at least 1 2 minutes Now gently SLIDE paper from the top of the decal DO NOT try to move the decal on the model s surface The decal is very thin and fragile If the decal has air bubbles under it use a soft cloth to gently pat out the bu...

Page 8: ...e pushrod length by screwing the clevis in or out on the threads Then repeat this process to attach the elevator pushrod to the elevator control horn Clevis To operate the system first turn on the transmitter and place the throttle stick in the full low position Now plug the airborne battery pack into the battery side of the ESC The system should now be operational see NOTE below Test the system b...

Page 9: ...ollowing measurements Rudder 3 4 Right 3 4 Left Elevator 1 2 Up 1 2 Down 18 Drill a 1 16 dia hole in the bottom of the fuselage just behind the rear wing dowel as shown Feed the receiver antenna through this hole Pull the antenna back to the rear of the fuselage and hold it in place with a small piece of Scotch Tape just behind the tailskid Allow the full length of the antenna to trail behind the ...

Page 10: ...y in the model and install the Plastic Cockpit Cover Check the balance of the model To do this turn the model upside down and support the model on your finger tips placed 1 2 back from the leading edge of the bottom wing Hold your fin gers close to the 10 20 Trim the plastic Hatch Cover as shown Test fit the trimmed Hatch Cover onto the top of the fuselage and adjust as needed for a good fit Note ...

Page 11: ...ament packing tape such as Scotch 893 spanwise on the bottom of both wings Cut a strip of filament tape to fit between the outer wing strut locations and lay it in place on the bottom of each wing at the high point of the airfoil Press the tape firmly in place Remove flange Wing Reinforcing Strip 26 Use 5 minute epoxy to glue the two die cut plywood landing gear inserts into position on the Wire M...

Page 12: ...n you will probably need to hand launch the airplane This is done by holding the model level running the motor up to high throttle and then tossing the model straight ahead at flight speed NEVER throw the airplane in a nose up attitude or tilted to one side or the other Throw it perfectly level If you ve never hand launched an R C model before make your first hand launches over tall knee high gras...

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