New Instruction Manual book - Ripmax · 2011. 7. 6. · Focke-Wulf FW190A-Item code:BH87 INSTRUCTION MANUAL.2 This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying

SPECIFICATION Wingspan : 1,780 mm 70.08 in. Length : 1,520 mm 59.84 in. Weight : 4.8 kg 10.56 Lbs. Radio : 06 channels. Servo : 09 servos. Engine : 120 4stroke

Instruction Manual book

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Focke-Wulf FW190A-Item code:BH87 INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

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This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read thismanual thoroughly before starting assembly of your Focke-Wulf FW190A. Use the parts listingbelow to identify all parts.

WARNING.

Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it iscapable of causing injury to people or property. WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOUASSUME ALL RISK & RESPONSIBILITY.If you are inexperienced with basic R/C flight we strongly recommend you contact your R/C supplierand join your local R/C Model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of trainingprocedures designed to help the new pilot on his way to successful R/C flight. They will also be ableto advise on any insurance and safety regulations that may apply.

TOOLS & SUPPLIES NEEDED.

Thick cyanoacrylate glue.30 minute epoxy.5 minute epoxy.Hand or electric drill.Assorted drill bits.Modelling knife.Straight edge ruler.2mm ball driver.Phillips head screwdriver.220 grit sandpaper.90° square or builder’s triangle.Wire cutters.Masking tape & T-pins.Thread-lock.Paper towels.

Some more parts.

HARDWARE PACK

COWLING.Landing gear.....

To avoid scratching your new airplane, do notunwrap the pieces until they are needed forassembly. Cover your workbench with an oldtowel or brown paper, both to protect theaircraft and to protect the table. Keep a coupleof jars or bowls handy to hold the small partsafter you open the bag.

Please trial fit all the parts. Make sure you havethe correct parts and that they fit and arealigned properly before gluing! This will assureproper assembly. Focke-Wulf FW190A ARF ishand made from natural materials, every planeis unique and minor adjustments may have tobe made. However, you should find the fit su-perior and assembly simple.The painted and plastic parts used in this kitare fuel proof. However, they are not tolerantof many harsh chemicals including thefollowing: paint thinner, C/A glue accelerator,C/A glue debonder and acetone. Do not letthese chemicals come in contact with thecolors on the covering and the plastic parts.

PARTS LISTING.

FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY(1) Fuselage.

WING ASSEMBLY

(1) Right wing half with pre-installedaileron.(1) Left wing half with pre-installedaileron.

Tail section assembly

(1) Vertical stabilizer with pre-installed rudder.(1) Horizontal stabilizer with pre-installed elevator halves.

SUGGESTION.

NOTE.

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+ This is not a toy + Be sure that no other flyers are using yourradio frequency. +The glow plug clip must be securely attachedto the glow plug. + Do not flip the propeller with your fingers. + Keep loose clothing and wires away fromthe propeller. + Do not start the motor if people are near.Do not stand in line with the side of thepropeller.

SAFETY PRECAUTION.Caution: this model is not a toy!If you are a beginner to this type of poweredmodel, please ask an experienced model flyerfor help and support. If you attempt to operatethe model without knowing what you are doingyou could easily injure yourself or somebodyelse. Please keep your safety and well-beingin mind at all times.

Important: before you start constructionEven if you have already built a large numberof RC models please read right through theseinstructions and check all the kit componentsagainst the parts list. We have taken greattrouble to keep construction as simple aspossible, without making any compromisesin the area of safety.

Note regarding the film coveringMinor creases or bubbles may develop in thefilm covering due to major fluctuations inweather conditions (temperature, humidityetc.); in rare cases you may even find a slightwarp in a component. These minor faults arein the nature of film-covered built-up woodenstructures, and can easily be corrected usinga heat gun, as commonly used for modelling.Creases: Blow warm air over the area

and rub down with a softcloth.

Wing warp: Hold the panel twistedgently in the oppositedirection to the warp, andapply warm air to removethe creases from thecovering.

Caution! do not heat the film more than isabsolutely necessary. If the air or the iron istoo hot, the film may melt and holes may beformed.

This model is highly pre-fabricated and canbe built in a very short time. However, the workwhich you have to carry out is important andmust be done carefully. The model will onlybe strong and fly well if you complete yourtasks competently - so please work slowlyand accurately.

When self-tapping screws have to bescrewed into wood, apply a little whiteglue to prevent them shaking loose: justsquirt white glue into the hole and fit thescrew.

B. Wing panel.

C. Fuselage.

D. Horizon stabilizer.

E. Vertical stabilizer.

REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS

A. Cowling.

F. Aluminium wing dihedral brace.

A

B

C

B

F

D

E

REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS


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5. Wheels.

2. Valve control.

4. Air line sets.3. Valve one way.

1. 3 way connector.

6. Plastic for tail gear.

10. Air retract main gear.

7. Air tank.8.Tail gear set.

Top side

Bottom side

C/A glue.

C/A glue.

C/A glue.

C/A glue.

AileronFlap Bottom side

1) Install the rubber grommets and brasseyelets onto the aileron servos.

1.INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS.

1. 2.

3. 4.6.

8.

10.

5. 7.

9.

11. Plastic for pushrod.

I. AILERON.

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9.Battery tray

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Repeat the procedure for the otherwing half.

C/A glue.

C/A glue.

C/A glue.

C/A glue.

Bottom sideAileronFlap

2) Using a modeling knife, remove the cov-ering at possition show below.

3) Using the thread as a guide and usingmasking tape, tape the servo lead to the endof the thread: carefully pull the thread out.When you have pulled the servo lead out, re-move the masking tape and the servo leadfrom the thread.

Servo tray.

Remove covering


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4) Drill 1,6mm pilot holes through the blockof wood for each of the four mounting screwsprovided with the servo. 5. Instal servo tray with aileron servo into

the wing as same as picture below.

Thread

Electric

wire

2x10mm.

2.INSTALLING THE AILERON CONTROL HORN.

M3 lock nut. 3mm x 50mm.

Nilon control clasp.

Secure.

Repeat the procedure for the other winghalf.

Control hornof the aileron

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Installing the aileron linkages as pictures below.

3.INSTALLING THE AILERONLINKAGES.

C/A glue.

II. FLAP.

1.INSTALLING THE FLAP SERVOS.

thread

M2 lock nut

65mm

2x10mm.

Electricway

Secure.

2. INSTALLING THE FLAP CONTROL HORN.

3mm x 30mm.



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Installing the aileron linkages as pictures below.

3.INSTALLING THE FLAPLINKAGES.

Flap controlhorn.

M2 lock nut

65mm

Repeat the procedure for the other winghalf.

C/A glue

INSTALLING AIR RETRACTABLELANDING GEAR.

3 x 15mm 3 x 15mm

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10

Secure

Secure

Secure

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Bottom side

Locate the aluminium wing dihe-dral brace.

WING ATTACHMENT.

*** Test fit the aluminium tube dihedral braceinto each wing haft. The brace should slide ineasily. If not, use 220 grit sand around theedges and ends of the brace until it fits prop-erly.

4 x 35mm

Secure


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C/A glue

Epoxy glue.

C/A glue

C/A glue

FUSELAGE-CANOPY AND PILOT.

See pictures below: INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.

4 x 30mm

4 x 30mm

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Drill a hole2mm diameter

3) Carefully bend the second nylon tubeup at a 45 degree angle (using a cigarettelighter). This tube will be the vent tube to themuffler.

4) Carefully bend the third nylon tube downat a 45 degree angle (using a cigarette lighter).This tube will be vent tube to the fueling valve.

INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY 1) The stopper has been pre-assembled

at the factory. 2) Using a modeling knife, cut one length

of silicon fuel line (the length of silicon fuel lineis calculated by how the weighted clunk shouldrest about 8mm away from the rear of the tankand move freely inside the tank). Connect one

FUEL TANK.

end of the line to the weighted clunk and theother end to the nylon pick up tube in the stop-per.

When the stopper assembly is installed in thetank, the top of the vent tube should rest justbelow the top surface of the tank. It should nottouch the top of the tank.

Vent tube Fuel pickup tube

Fuel fill tube


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5) Test fit the stopper assembly into thetank. It may be necessary to remove some ofthe flashing around the tank opening usinga modeling knife. If flashing is present, makesure none of it falls into the tank. 6) When satisfied with the alignment of

the stopper assembly tighten the 3mm x 20mmmachine screw until the rubber stopper ex-pands and seals the tank opening. Do not overtighten the assembly as this could cause thetank to split.

7) Using a modeling knife, cut 3 lengths offuel line 150mm long. Connect 2 lines to the 2vent tubes and 1 line to the fuel pickup tube inthe stopper. 8) Feed three lines through the fuel tank

compartment and through the pre-drilled holein the firewall. Pull the lines out from behindthe engine, while guiding the fuel tank intoplace. Push the fuel tank as far forward aspossible, the front of the tank should just abouttouch the back of the firewall. Blow through one of the lines to ensurethe fuel lines have not become kinked insidethe fuel tank compartment. Air should flowthrough easily.

9) To secure the fuel tank in place, apply abead of silicon sealer to the forward area ofthe tank, where it exits the fuselage behind theengine mounting box and to the rear of the tankat the forward bulkhead. Do not secure the tank into place perma-nently until after balancing the airplane. Youmay need to remove the tank to mount thebattery in the fuel tank compartment

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INSTALLING THE ENGINE. Locate the long piece of wire used for thethrottle pushrod. One end of the wire has beenpre-bend in to a “Z” bend at the factory. This“Z” bend should be inserted into the throttlearm of the engine when the engine is fitted ontothe engine mount. Fit the engine to the enginemount using the screws provided.

150mm

Mark point

Drill a hole4mm diameter.

Secure

4 x 30mm

COWLING.

Top side

Right side

Left side


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1. Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en-gine and line up the back edge of the cowl withthe marks you made on the fuselage.

2. While keeping the back edge of thecowl flush with the marks, align the front ofthe cowl with the crankshaft of the engine. Thefront of the cowl should be positioned so thecrankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowlopening. Hold the cowl firmly in place usingpieces of masking tape.

3. Slide the cowl back over the engineand secure it in place using four wood screws.See picture below.

4. Install the muffler and muffler extensiononto the engine and make the cutout in thecowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fueland pressure lines to the carburetor, mufflerand fuel filler valve.

Trim and cut

Right side

3 x 12mm

Left side

Machine screw.

Trim and cut

Bottom side

Bottom side

INSTALLING THE SPINNER.

Install the spinner backplate, propeller andspinner cone. The spinner cone is held inplace using two 3mm x 12mm wood screws.

Front view.

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Install one adjustable metal connectorthrough the third hole out from the center ofone servo arm, enlarge the hole in the servoarm using a 2mm drill bit to accommodate theservo connector. Remove the excess mate-rial from the arm.

INSTALLING THE THROTTLE PUSHROD.

After installing the adjustable metal con-nector apply a small drop of thin C/A tothe bottom nut. This will prevent the con-nector from loosening during flight.

Connector.

Servo arm.

Throttle servo

Secure

Cut.

SERVO INSTALLATION.

ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.

2. Mount the servo to the tray using themounting screws provided with your radio sys-tem.

1. Install the rubber grommets and brasscollets into the elevator servo. Test fit the servointo the servo tray.


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See pictures below:HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

C/A glue

C/A glue

C/A glue

C/A glue

C/A glue

1. Draw a center line onto the horizontalstabilizer. Then slide the horizontal into thefuselage.

Center line

Elevator servo

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3. Mark the shape of the vertical on the leftand right sides onto the horizontal stabilizerusing a left-tip pen.

Removecovering

4. Remove the stabilizer. Using the linesyou just drew as a guide, carefully remove thecovering from between them using a modelingknife.

When cutting through the covering toremove it, cut with only enough pressureto only cut through the covering it’s self.Cutting into the balsa structure mayweaken it. This could lead to possible fail-ure during flight.

Mark line

Bottom side.

R e m o v ecovering

5. When you are sure that everything isaligned correctly, mix up a generous amountof 30 minute epoxy. Apply a thin layer to thetop and bottom of the stabilizer mounting areaand to the stabilizer mounting platform sidesin the fuselage. Slide the stabilizer in place andre-align. Double check all of your measure-ments one more time before the

Check to mark sure the wing and stabi-lizer are paralell. If they are not, lightly sandthe opening in the fuselage for the stabilizeruntil the stabilizer is paralell to the wing.

Epoxy glue

2 Using a modeling knife, cut away thecovering from the fuselage for the stabilizerand remove it.


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epoxy cures. Remove any excess epoxy us-ing a paper towel and rubbing alcohol and holdthe stabilizer in place with T-pins or maskingtape.

6. After the epoxy has fully cured, removthe masking tape or T-pins used to hold thestabilizer in place and carefully inspect theglue joints. Use more epoxy to fill in anygaps that were not filled previously andclean up the excess using a paper towel andrubbing alcohol.

C/A glue

C/A glue

C/A glue

Control horn of elevator.

Elevator control horn install as same as theway of aileron control horn. Please see pic-tures below.


3mm x 40mm.M3 lock nut.

ELEVATOR CONTROL HORNINSTALLATION.

Elevatorcontrol horn.

Elevator pushrod install as same as theway of aileron pushrod.

M2 M2 lock nut.

ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.

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Secure.

Rudder servo install as same as method ofelevator servo. See picture below:

VERTICAL INSTALLATION.

C/A glue

C/A glue

Throttle pushrod.

Elevator servo.

Elevatorpushrod

Elevatorpushrod

Rudder servo


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C/A glue

C/A glue

1) Using a modeling knife, remove thecovering from the top of the fuselage and thecovering from over the precut hinge slot cutinto the lower rear portion of the fuselage Thisslot accepts the lower vertical.

Hinge slot.

Hinge slot.

3. Mark the shape of the vertical on the leftand right side on the rudder using a felt-tippen.

4. Now, remove the rudder and using amodeling knife, carefully cut just inside themarked lines and remove the film of the rud-der. Just as you did with the horizontal stabi-lizer, make sure you only press hard enough to cut the film, not the balsa rudder.

Also carefully remove the covering fromthe horizontal fin as below the lines whichyou drew as same picture below.

2. Put the rudder into the fuselage assame as picture below.

Mark point

Remove covering.

Remove covering.

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Epoxy glue

Epoxy glue

90º

VerticalStabilizer.Horizontal

Stabilizer.

Epoxy glue

5. Put the vertical stabilizer back inplace. Using a triangle, check to ensurethat the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90 de-gree to the horizontal stabilizer.

C/A glue

6) When you are sure that everything is aaligned correctly, mix up a generous amountof 30 minute epoxy. Apply a thin layer to theslot in the mounting platform and to the verti-cal stabilizer mounting area. Apply epoxy tothe lower rudder hinge. Set the stabilizer inplace and re-align. Double check all of yourmeasurements once more before the epoxycures. Remove any excess epoxy using apaper towel and rubbing alcohol and hold thestabilizer in place with T-pins or masking tape.Allow the epoxy to fully cure before proceed-ing.

C/A glue

C/A glue


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RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-TION.

Rudder control horn install as same as theway of aileron control horn. Please see pic-tures below.

Control horn of Rudder.

M3 lock nut.


3mm x 70mm.

M3 lock nut.

M2 M2 lock nut

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1. Set the tail wheel assembly in placeon the plywood plate. The pivot point of thetail wheel wire should be even with the rud-der hinge line and the tail wheel bracketshould be centered on the plywood plate.

3x12mm

MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEELBRACKET.

2. Using a pen, mark the locations of thetwo mounting screws. Remove the tail wheelbracket and drill 1mm pilot holes at the loca-tions marked.

3. Secure the tail wheel bracket in placeusing three 3mm x 12mm wood screws. Becareful not to overtighten the screws.

Elevatorpushrod

Rudderpushrod

Secure

Rudder Control horn.

M2 lock nut.


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Rudderpushrod.

Elevatorpushrod

Elevatorpushrod

Rudderpushrod.

C/A glue

Cut.

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INSTALLATION SERVO AIR RETRACT-ABLE LANDING GEAR .

Cut.

C/A glue

Servo arm.


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Tie w

rap.

Secure

Tie wrap.

Air tank

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1) Cut out the switch hole using a modelingknife. Use a 2mm drill bit and drill out the twomounting holes through the fuselage side.

2) Secure the switch in place using thetwo machine screws provided with the radiosystem.

INSTALLING THE SWITCH.

Air supply

1. Plug the servo leads and the switchlead into the receiver. You may want to plugan aileron extension into the receiver to makeplugging in the aileron servo lead easierwhen you are installing the wing . Plug thebattery pack lead into the switch.

2. Wrap the receiver and battery pack inthe protective foam to protect them from vi-bration. Use a rubber band or masking tape tohold the foam in place.

3. Position the battery pack and receiverbehind the fuel tank. Use two tie wraps to holdthe battery and receiver securely in place aspictures below

INSTALLING THE RECEIVER AND BATTERY.

switch

Do not permanently secure the receiver andbattery until after balancing the model.

4. Using a 2mm drill bit, drill a hole throughthe side of the fuselage, near the receiver, forthe antenna to exit.

Tie wrap.

battery

Receiver


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Mark point

See picture wing attach to fuselage.

WING ATTACHMENT.

Installing the fuselage hatch as same as pic-ture below.

Wing bolt.

secure

Wing bolt.

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C/A glue.

Mark point

C/A glue

C/A glue

Mark point


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1) We highly recommend setting up aplane using the control throws listed.

2) The control throws should be meas-ured at the widest point of each control sur-face.

3) Check to be sure the control surfacesmove in the correct directions.

Flap : 20mm down.Ailerons : 15mm up 15mm down.Elevator : 15mm up 15mm down.Rudder : 20mm right 20mm left.

CONTROL THROWS.

1) Completely charge your transmitter andreceiver batteries before your first day of fly-ing.

2) Check every bolt and every glue joint inyour plane to ensure that everything is tightand well bonded.

3) Double check the balance of theairplane.

4) Check the control surface.

5) Check the receiver antenna . It shouldbe fully extended and not coiled up inside thefuselage.

6) Properly balance the propeller.

We wish you many safe and enjoyableflights with your Focke-Wulf FW190A.

3. Turn the airplane upside down. Placeyour fingers on the masking tape and care-fully lift the plane .

1) It is critical that your airplane be bal-anced correctly. Improper balance will causeyour plane to lose control and crash.THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED140MM BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGEOF THE WING.

2) Mount the wing to the fuselage. Using acouple of pieces of masking tape, place themon the top side of the wing 140 mm back fromthe leading edge, at the fuselage sides.

Accurately mark the balance point on the topof the wing on both sides of the fuselage. Thebalance point is located 140mm back from theleading edge. This is the balance point at whichyour model should balance for your first flights.Later, you may wish to experiment by shiftingthe balance up to 10mm forward or back tochange the flying characteristics. Moving thebalance forward may improve the smooth-ness and arrow- like tracking, but it may thenrequire more speed for take off and make itmore difficult to slow down for landing. Movingthe balance aft makes the model more agilewith a lighter and snappier ”feel”. In any case,please start at the location we recommend . With the wing attached to the fuselage, allparts of the model installed ( ready to fly), andempty fuel tanks, hold the model at themarked balance point with the stabilizer level. Lift the model. If the tail drops when youlift, the model is “tail heavy” and you must addweigh* to the nose. If the nose drops, it is “noseheavy” and you must add weight* to the tail tobalance.

*If possible, first attempt to balance the modelby changing the position of the receiver bat-tery and receiver. If you are unable to obtaingood balance by doing so, then it will be nec-essary to add weight to the nose or tail toachieve the proper balance point.

BALANCING.

PRE-FLIGHT CHECK.

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Flap control

Aileron control

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New Instruction Manual book - Ripmax · 2011. 7. 6. · Focke-Wulf FW190A-Item code:BH87 INSTRUCTION MANUAL.2 This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying