Owner manual
❏ 4. Temporarily install the pull/pull lines and
connect the air valve to the air valve servo using the
hardware shown. Note that the air valve servo can
only move so far before it will interfere with the nose
wheel steering lines. The air valve should be fully
open (or closed) when the servo is in this position.
This can be adjusted using the AFR or ATV function
in your transmitter.
❏ 5. If installing fixed landing gear, connect the nose
wheel steering servo to the steering arm with the
hardware shown in the photos. The pushrod goes
through the hole in the bottom of the firewall and the
cutout for the retractable nose wheel in former F2.
Bend the pushrod as necessary and cut it to the
correct length.
❏ 6. Test fit the fuel tank and route the lines through
1/4" [6.4mm] holes drilled through the firewall.
Secure the tank as shown in the manual with a #64
rubber band connected to a leftover 1/8" [3.2mm]
plywood stick glued across the bottom of the tray.
Don’t forget to use R/C foam rubber underneath.The
lines will be connected later.
❏ 7. Use an extended 3/16" [4.8mm] drill or a 3/16"
[4.8mm] brass tube sharpened on the end to drill
holes through the firewall and F2 for the throttle
pushrod guide tube. Use a piece of guide tube
leftover from the stabilizer and rudder guide tubes
and glue it into position. Connect the carburetor arm
to the throttle servo with the pushrod and hardware
shown on the plan.
COVER THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
It’s time to get started on the top of the fuselage, but the
horizontal stabilizer will be permanently installed during
the process. It will be much easier to cover the stab
before attaching it to the fuselage, so follow the
instructions to cover the stab. We’ve experimented with
several different methods for covering the corrugations
and found that the method described works best.
❏ 1. If you haven’t yet done so, final-sand the stab to
prepare it for covering. Remove all balsa dust using a
shop-vac with a brush attachment or compressed air.
❏ 2. Start by covering the inside edges of the stab.
First cut a strip of covering, then use a 3/8" [9.5mm]
brass tube sharpened on the end to cut a hole in the
strip. Cut a slit from the hole to the front of the strip,
then slip the strip over one of the brass tubes. Iron
the strip into position.
❏ 3. Cover the rest of the way around the inside
edge of the stab, then cut the covering approximately
1/16" [1.6mm] from the outer surfaces. Iron the
covering down.
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