TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Engine selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Exhaust system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Fixed gear or retracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Flaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Cockpit & pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Trim scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
COMPETITION-MINDED MODELERS . . . . . . . .5
SCALE DOCUMENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
OTHER ITEMS REQUIRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
BUILDING SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Adhesives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
COVERING TOOLS & ACCESSORIES . . . . . . .6
IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . .7
METRIC CONVERSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
TYPES OF WOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
DIE-CUT PATTERNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 & 9
GET READY TO BUILD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
BUILD THE TAIL SURFACES . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Build the stabilizer and elevators . . . . . . . . . .10
Finish the elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Build the fin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
BUILD THE FUSELAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Frame the fuse top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Mount the stab and fin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Sheet the top of the fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Build the fuse bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Sheet the bottom of the fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Mount the tail gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Build the rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Finish the turtle deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Mount the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
BUILD THE WING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Frame the wing panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Fit the landing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Finish the bottom of the wing . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Join the wing panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Sheet the bottom of the wing . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Build the wing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Build the flaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Hinge the flaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Finish building the ailerons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Hook up the flaps and ailerons . . . . . . . . . . .40
Finish the wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
FINAL CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Mount the wing to the fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Make the wing fillets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Build the belly pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Assemble the cowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Mount the muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Hook up the throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Install the fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Test fit the cockpit kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Mount the receiver and battery pack . . . . . . .51
Balance the airplane laterally . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
FINISHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Final preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Trim scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Cover the model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Machine gun cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Supercharger intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Landing gear covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Display propeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Exhaust stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
FINAL ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Join the control surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Hook up the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Mount the canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
GET YOUR MODEL READY TO FLY . . . . . . . .57
Balance your model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Set the control throws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
PREFLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Charge batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Balance propellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Ground check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Range check
ENGINE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . .59
AMA SAFETY CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
CHECK LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
FLYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Fuel mixture adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
3-VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back cover
INTRODUCTION
Thank you and congratulations for purchasing the
Top Flite Gold Edition Focke-Wulf 190 D9. If you
haven’t yet spent much time studying the Focke-
Wulf, you will soon come to realize that, although at
a first glance it appears to be a rather conventional
appearing plane, in actuality the Focke-Wulf has
some very interesting lines and features. And the “D”
model (a “stretched” version of its predecessor, the
A) is the most interesting Focke-Wulf with the
extended nose and aft “fuse plug”. If you’re not
already a big fan of the Focke-Wulf, after a while it
will begin to grow on you.
This 1/7th scale Top Flite Gold Edition model is an
ideal plan-form with long nose and tail moments and
adequate wing area—perfect ingredients for a
smooth flying plane no matter what the type. In spite
of its interesting lines, building this kit is rather
straight-forward. Though the fuse is sheeted in
several sections, none of the contours should
present any difficulty for the average modeler
(especially since the sheeting is only 1/16" thick). In
the wing, pneumatic retract installation is
straightforward with suggestions on air line routing
and other details. The characteristic extra long
landing gear struts, and the structural problems they
present, have been addressed by slightly shortening
the struts and by reinforcing the landing gear area
with 1/8" birch ply landing gear webs.
With this kit you can achieve whatever level of detail
you like. Just by following the instructions and
finishing the plane in a scale-looking trim scheme,
beginning scale modelers will end up with a model
that very much represents a full-size Fw 190D.
Experienced builders will find ways to add even more
detail, making this Top Flite
Gold Edition kit
competitive in scale competition.
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