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- Page 1 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Fox Composites F-86 Sabre January 2008 version: 1.0...
- Page 2 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Instruction Manual for F-86 Sabre model airplane kit Thank you for purchasing the F-86 Sabre kit (55.5" span) manufactured by Fox Composites. These instructions are available as a full-colour free down-loadable Adobe Acrobat .pdf file on our website (www.fox-composites.com), and also on a CD-Rom in every kit box.
- Page 3 At Fox Composites we only use 1st quality slow (24hr) laminating epoxy mixed with micro-bal- loons, ZAP 30 minute epoxy (mixed with micro-balloons), ZAP CA glues and Hysol 9462 thixotropic epoxy for assembly and important joints, and can highly recommend these types.
- Page 4 Fox Composites reserve the right to make changes to the kit for reasons of constant improve- ment, or production reasons, so it is possible that your moulded parts or hardware might not look exactly as shown in the photos in this manual.
- Page 5 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Equipment and Accessories In addition to the kit contents you will need some accessories, R/C, additional equipment and small hardware items to complete your Sabre. The list below can act as a 'Check-list' to remind you of the main items that will be needed, and our recommendations - based on our own experi- ence, and that of several respected customers who have been operating our Sabre successfully.
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Page 6: Building Instructions
Fox Composites Co., Ltd. the upper end of the thrust range, and all the batteries will normally be fitted in the nose. Using a 5 or 6-cell ECU/pump battery (sub C NiCad cells) and two 5 cell 800 mA (AA sized) NiMH receiver packs no additional weight was needed in the nose of the factory PST 600 powered Sabre. - Page 7 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. you have fitted both servos with the same orientation. In that case you will need to purchase either 1 'reversed' servo - or use an electronic reverser on one servo (eg: JR Match-box). The added advantage of using...
- Page 8 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Now thread these holes, right thru' the elevators, using an M3 tap. Sand both ends of the threaded rods flat, and screw on the plastic adapters pro- vided. Screw them into the tapped holes until the upper end is flush with the top surface of the elevators.
- Page 9 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. milled slot to suit your servo. Shown installed here digital JR3401 servo. Centre the servo with your Tx, set the travels to maximum, and fix a short servo arm onto it at 90° to the servo case as shown.
- Page 10 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Wing: The wings are laminated from a lightweight fibreglass and foam sandwich, cured under vac- uum, and are painted in the molds in a single colour. Ailerons and Flaps are elastic- hinged for your convenience. The hatches in the bottom skin...
- Page 11 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. the parts that will be exposed on all 3 joiners. Now glue all 3 parts into the wings as shown (dowel and back joiner into the right panel, and longer front rod into the left panel, using a slow epoxy and micro-balloons mix- ture.
- Page 12 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. posite orientation in the 2 wings so that you can Y-lead them together and use a single Rx channel for opera- tion as shown in the photos here. If you want to use a single Rx channel for operating the two flap servos you...
- Page 13 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. (below) You can either cut the unused Mark the position of the aileron horns, exactly in line with the servo arms, and drill and tap the holes M3 for mounting tabs off the servo case, or...
- Page 14 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. fore permanently gluing the Sand away foam here horn into the flap. You can tack glue the flap horn in place with 1 very small drop of CA during this test. IMPORTANT: The hole in the...
- Page 15 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Fuel Tanks Included in the kit is a pair of moulded fibreglass fuel tanks, each holding about 800cc, that fit into the wings very close to the Centre of Gravity - therefore giving minimal trim change during flight.
- Page 16 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Included in the kit are 2 milled composite balsa/glass plates to secure the tanks, and these should be fitted as they stiffen the wing root considerably. Sand the edges of the plates as needed to fit in the wing roots...
- Page 17 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Main Landing Gear The Sabre was originally designed to use Spring-Air 300 or 700 series main retracts (89° or 90° retraction angle), but there are many similar sized units that can be fitted. The maximum internal depth available in the wing at the outer end of the retract po- sition is 34mm.
- Page 18 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Shown installed here are standard Spring- Air 700’s (same as 300 series, but drill for 3/8” oleos), which are 29mm high, and it is just possible to install these and still fit the moulded retract bay covers over the re- tracts, but you will need to use countersunk bolts to secure the retracts.
- Page 19 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Fuselage: The fuselage is a fibreglass and epoxy moulding, without a foam sandwich, all painted silver in the moulds. We highly recommend that you lightly sand the complete inside surface of the fuselage now, with 120 - 240 grit sandpaper - this is especially important in the nose area as access is dif- ficult after the nose ring, inlet duct and nose gear bay are installed and glued in position.
- Page 20 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. bay will be glued in here later. The mounting plate for the nose retract is a milled 6mm thick liteply and fibreglass plate. Adjust the slot in it if necessary so that your chosen unit fits nicely, and bolt it in place using four small bolts and T-nuts, as shown.
- Page 21 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. out of the way when the gear is retracted. Pass the bands thru’ small hole sin the top of the bay, and secure with matchsticks or similar (see photo page 21). A small hole is cut in the back bulkhead for the servo cable and retract air tube.
- Page 22 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Inlet Duct After the nose retract bay is completed, you can glue the inlet duct into the fuselage. It is glued onto the nose ring and also onto the small bulkhead in front of the wing opening.
- Page 23 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. The canopy frame is quite rigid, and therefore it’s an easy job to glue the clear canopy onto the outside of it. Trim the canopy to shape using small curved scis- sors in a warm room to min- imise the chance of cracking it.
- Page 24 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Turbine installation The Sabre is designed for turbines of between 4.5 and 6.5kg thrust. We flew the prototype with a PST600, which is quite a heavy motor, and even though the com- pleted plane weighted about 6.7kg (dry) it flew very well indeed.The current production Sabres are considerably...
- Page 25 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. At this point you should install the thrust tube for your turbine, and fix it in place securely, following the man- ufacturers instructions. The back end of the outer (or ejector) tube should extend 2 or 3mm out of the back of the fuselage.
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Page 26: Centre Of Gravity
800 grit wet-and-dry (used wet) to prepare the surface. We understand that Tailor-made decals (Germany) can supply several sets of scale markings, sized to suit our F-86 Sabre. Please see www.tailormadedecals.com for current availability. R/C set-up and Flying:... - Page 27 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. face. It is not necessary to use dual rates if you set some exponential into the ailerons and ele- vators. Ailerons: 10mm ‘up’ and 8mm ‘down’. Set about 40% exponential in the ailerons, as they seem to get quite sensitive at slow speeds when the nose is raised for landing.
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Page 28: Kit Contents
Wing panel, Right (with retract cover taped in position) Fuel tank, Left Fuel tank, Right Fuselage protection bag Wing protection bags Stabiliser protection bags Fin protection bag Wood parts bag Hardware bag CD-Rom for F-86 Sabre, with Instructions and photos Packing Checklist. - Page 29 Fox Composites Co., Ltd. Wood Parts Bag Turbine mounting rails Wing rib fillers Stabiliser servo mounts Wing servo mounts (4 pieces) Radio Tray Landing gear mounting plates Nose gear retract mount Nose steering servo mount Nosegear rear bulkhead Hardware Bag...
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