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Tips for Success

Before starting assembly, take a few minutes to read the entire instruction manual to familiarize yourself with
the assembly process.

Use a fresh bottle of thin CA with a fine glue tip when attaching the CA hinges. This will ensure that the proper
amount of CA wicks into the hinge and surrounding balsa wood and creates a proper bond between the wood
and hinges.

Apply a couple drops of CA to high stress areas such as anti-rotation pins, landing gear mounts, servo trays and
motor box joints.

Take the time to properly balance and trim your aircraft and set up rates and exponential values. Your flying
experience will be greatly enhanced by doing this.

Note that this aircraft is printed using our printed covering technique. Your aircraft has been sealed with a matte
clearcoat. Due to climate changes, wrinkles may develop in the covering. These are easily removed with a little
bit of heat. Use your heat gun or a covering iron with a soft cotton iron sock, medium heat, and a gentle
technique. Just like regular covering, you can remove any wrinkles that develop over the life of your aircraft, but
go a little slower and be a bit more careful for best results. Your iron will feel a bit different gliding over this
sealed covering than regular. Be careful not to use too much heat as the covering may shrink too much and
begin to lift at the edges. Take your time, and the beautiful finish can be easily maintained.

Items Needed For Build

1. Masking tape
2. Thin and medium CA adhesive. We highly recommend Mercury M5T thin and M100XF
3. 30 minute epoxy
4. Blue Locktite thread locker
5. Small and medium Philips head screwdriver
6. Metric hex drivers
7. Needle nose pliers
8. Denatured Alcohol (methylated spirits) for epoxy clean up with paper towels
9. Plastic compatible adhesive/contact adhesive (shoe goo, seal-all work fine)

Required Equipment

1. Torque 4015T-500 brushless motor
2. Airboss  Elite 80-Amp ESC
3. External BEC to power radio system
4. QTY 6 mini (~30g) servos (metal gears recommended)
5. 6S 3300 – 4400mah LiPo flight battery
6. 8 channel computer radio
7. 2x 12” servo extensions (ailerons)
8. 2x 6” servo extensions (flaps)
9. Recommended: one three-servo surface mount plug and one two-servo

surface mount plug sets for easy wing equipment connection.

10. Prop
11. 2x 1” servo arms (ailerons)
12. 2x 3/4" – 1” servo arms (flaps)
13. 2x 3/4" arms (elevator and rudder)

Содержание Aces High Republic P-47D Thunderbolt

Страница 1: ...1 Republic P 47D Thunderbolt Copyright 2019 Extreme Flight RC ...

Страница 2: ...hout the typical weight problems that go along with detail In making the model look real our objective was to recreate the full size plane as it was in operation Those aircraft worked hard and had the scratches and dirt to prove it The details on the scheme are as if the full scale aircraft was wheeled into a photo booth there are no pin stripe panel lines and dots for rivets because panels aren t...

Страница 3: ...Squadron was killed in action when his aircraft crashed near Jodoigne Belgium High mountain terrain and low cloud cover with no visibility claimed many pilots during the war One side note about Jeanie scheme details We try our best to recreate the model from actual photos rather than rely on plates from other sources for the sake of accuracy For example all the color plates show Jeanie written abo...

Страница 4: ... use of this product please return it to the place of purchase immediately Extreme Flight RC Ltd guarantees this kit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 30 DAYS from the date of purchase All warranty claims must be accompanied by the original dated receipt This warranty is extended to the original purchaser of the aircraft kit only Extreme Flight RC in no way warrant...

Страница 5: ...p over the life of your aircraft but go a little slower and be a bit more careful for best results Your iron will feel a bit different gliding over this sealed covering than regular Be careful not to use too much heat as the covering may shrink too much and begin to lift at the edges Take your time and the beautiful finish can be easily maintained Items Needed For Build 1 Masking tape 2 Thin and m...

Страница 6: ... multi plugs on the wing servo retract connections A 2 wire plug and a 3 wire plug are recommended so that you can incorporate the retract connector into the 3 wire multi plug When using the 3 wire plug it is imperative that you pull back the black heat shrink tubing and inspect the wiring of the plug You will notice that 2 of the wires share common contacts on the plug while the 3rd wire is indep...

Страница 7: ...f thin CA to each hinge Allow to cure then flip the wing over and apply a drop to each hinge on the opposite side Remove the flap from the wing and remove the hinges Mix some epoxy and use a tool like a toothpick to coat the inside of the hinge holes with epoxy Note We recommend doing one side of the hinge at a time Gluing the hinges into the flap and allowing to cure before gluing into the wing W...

Страница 8: ...he wing Insert the aileron into the wing Note Before the glue is fully cured test that the flap moves freely If needed wipe a drop of denatured alcohol onto each hinge to free it up and ensure easy motion and to remove any excess Using some coarse sandpaper 100 150 grit is ideal rough up the surface of the tabs on the control horns the part of the horn that inserts into the wing for the flaps and ...

Страница 9: ...e a tool stick to pace into the holes of the control surface Wipe some epoxy onto the sanded tab area of the horn and insert into control surface Clean any excess glue with denatured alcohol methylated spirits Repeat for all flap and aileron horns Using the hardware that came with your servo mount the servos to the removable servo access doors as shown ...

Страница 10: ...emove the servo mount door and put a drop of thin CA into the screw holes Allow a few seconds to cure and then screw back into place This is important as the doors are actually part of the servo mount Repeat for the other servos in the wing Thread ball links onto the pushrods Shorter rods for flaps longer are for the ailerons As shown this is easier with a drill pair of pliers and 9 32 or 7mm hex ...

Страница 11: ...l with the wing with the servo at the end of its travel Using a 2 5mm hex driver remove the mounting screws from the retract units Remove the landing gear leg and apply a drop of thin CA to each of the landing gear mount screw holes Note Be mindful of the wire to the retract unit when removing only pull the landing gear out far enough to perform the work needed ...

Страница 12: ...ch side of the landing gear Place a drop of blue thread locker to the set screw and screw back into place Bolt landing gear back into the mount blocks Using a 1 5mm hex driver remove the set screw from the gear leg holders one at a time and give a drop of blue thread locker ...

Страница 13: ...this point now would be the time to repeat the steps for the opposite wing Retract landing gear cycle them a few more times because it is amusing to watch and then set aside as we assemble the fuselage As we did with the ailerons place pins through the center of the hinges of the elevator stabilizer Slide the elevator into place on the hinges making sure to center it on the stabilizer Remove the p...

Страница 14: ...or horn goes on the left hand side underneath the aircraft Add epoxy glue to the hole in the elevator and insert the control horn Clean away any excess glue with a paper towel soaked in denatured alcohol methylated spirits Slide the elevator through the hole in the fuselage as shown ...

Страница 15: ... including the step above of measuring it is centered Moving the stabilizer after it is glued is not recommended Using thin CA add a run of glue along each side of the top of the stabilizer Allow the top to dry before doing the same to the bottom Note It is recommended to take your time with this step and allow the glue to dry before doing the bottom Taking your time helps prevent the thin CA from...

Страница 16: ...es of the rudder and insert into the fin Align the rudder so that the scheme and the rudder lines up properly Deflect the rudder and add a couple of drops of thin CA to each side of the hinges Locate the pushrod exit holes and cut slits in the covering so that the pushrods can exit ...

Страница 17: ... the shorter pushrod is for the elevator Final result should look as shown Add the Quick links to the arms of the servos for rudder and elevator Center servos for the elevator and rudder and position arms so that neutral is perpendicular to the pushrods as shown Note This aircraft does not require a lot of throw so may be able to use a hole closer to the servo head than usual to maximize servo tor...

Страница 18: ... back into place Use hardware that came with your servo to mount elevator and rudder servos The hardware packs for Stab and Rudder contain the links to connect the pushrods to the servo arms as shown Tail Wheel scale location Measure 6 inches or 152mm from the tail post This is the scale position of the hinge point of the tail wheel Screw tail wheel into place Remove soak thin CA into the screw ho...

Страница 19: ...r paint Steering Option 2 Note Additional pushrod and horn not included Assembly is simply pushrod with ball link and z bend straight to a spare control horn added to base of rudder Can be hidden with a little silver paint Gather your power system components and the motor mount hardware pack Using a drop of thread locker on the bolts bolt the motor to the firewall using a 3mm hex driver ...

Страница 20: ... the speed control to the side of the motor box so that it receives good air flow Photo shows a mount using zip cable ties and small amount of foam padding Cut off the excess plastic from the engine detail leaving about 10mm 1 4 1 2 inch brim Note Now is a good time to paint the engine detail if you wish Using plastic compatible adhesive medium or thick CA should also work to glue the detail into ...

Страница 21: ...n gap under the mounted cowl to make the canopy easier to place on and off Tape the cowling into place Center it with the paint scheme and the motor hole on the front Use a straight edge to make sure that the cowling will not rub a mounted propeller Note You can mount the propeller but some curve away from the cowling If you change props to another type later like a scale prop it may rub without t...

Страница 22: ...etween each screw check alignment of cowling to ensure it has not shifted For final radio setup mounts are pre cut for optional wing servo connectors as shown Glue a strip of Velcro to the battery tray and complete radio setup to your radio manufacturers recommendations Shown here complete with wing connectors and a remote satellite style receiver ...

Страница 23: ...lot holes and drill to size for the carbon cannon tubes Sand the carbon tubes that will be inserted into the wing as shown Measurements 60mm 42mm 25mm 2mm largest closest to fuselage Glue into place using epoxy or thick CA Shown here completed with some basic art acrylic paint if you look at the aircraft photo at the start of the manual I over did it with the airbrushed black soot that is not scal...

Страница 24: ...e turbo exhaust and mark position lightly with sharp pencil pencil as any marks left visible will look like nifty scale details Apply plastic compatible adhesive to the inside of the marked area Be careful not to place glue outside the area Apply thick bead of glue to the inside of the turbo exhaust piece Large bead of glue is helpful to ensure it sticks but still be cautious that it will not run ...

Страница 25: ...xhaust place some sand paper face up on the fuselage and rub the piece on the sand paper This will let the fuselage shape the piece to where it needs to sit Shown here completed with a little extra airbrushed dirt Radio Antenna it sticks in the top of the fuselage This is a static detail that most people will remove before flight You can glue it in if you wish but regretfully is a handling hazard ...

Страница 26: ...Larger packs can be slid back to suit Control Throws and Exponential Setting appropriate control throws is an important step although you can adjust to your personal taste once used to flying the model The below rates are how many of us fly the model and a good start before refining the setup to your liking Low rate settings are closer to scale roll rates and the high rates are closer to what is t...

Страница 27: ...osing them For the continued enjoyment of your P 47D we highly recommend only lowering the landing gear and flaps when flying at half throttle and below Final Steps After you have completed all of your radio setup take the model outside and install your propeller Test run your power system in a safe manner Be sure to check the motor manufacturer s recommendations for help in selecting a prop We be...

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