MiG-15 ARF Electric Ducted Fan Jet (or .91 Nitro Ducted Fan) ASSEMBLY GUIDE This Assembly Guide is intended to provide the experienced modeller with a basic outline on how to assemble this advanced ARF. Due to the large number of ways in which it is possible to fi t out this aircraft you may fi nd many steps ommitted or different to how you would do it.
VITAL SAFETY INFO CONTENTS CAUTION! The Awesome MiG-15 is not a toy. WEEE disposal ..............2 It can cause injury to persons/animals and/or property if Vital safety info ............... 2 not used correctly. It is unsuitable for beginners or persons About the fl...
AILERON SERVO Measure the servo position and glue the mounting blocks onto the mounting plate for the Aileron servo. Then screw the servo in place with the hardware supplied with the servo. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
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fi nalized. FLAP PUSHROD Repeat the same procedure for the Flap servos. Notice the horn on the Flap servo is off set away from the hinge line to allow for more fl ap travel. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
WING TANKS 12. The wing tanks can be made removeable by sliding them onto the pre-installed retaining clips. However they can also be glued in place if you have no intention of removing them later. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
15. Insert the fan and tube assembly into the model and mount the fan onto the rails 16. Trim off the excess duct tube at the rear of the fuselage. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
RETRACT INSTALLATION 18. Fit the retract servo and valve onto the tray provided. 19. and glue the assembly into the belly of the fuselage. Screw the nose retract assembly into place with the screws provided. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
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23. Also attach the springs onto the control cable to stop the cable catching on the leg. 24. Install the Air tank and fi lling valve, then connect the air lines as shown in the illustration. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
This can be held in place with small screws or very thin double sided tape. 28. Glue the rudder into place and install the control horn and pushrod as described previously for the fl ap servo installation. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
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Once satisfi ed with the alignment, mark the outline of the fi n onto the stabilizer top and bottom. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
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36. Once satisfi ed with the alignment glue the stabilizer into place fi rst using Thin C.A to soak into the wood then apply Medium C.A to create a fi llet of glue over the join. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
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39. Screw the elevator horns into place using the screws and retaining plates provided. 40. Make up and fi t the Elevator control rods. Note the orientation of the servo horn on the left and right. This will reduce any elevator differential. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
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44. Detail the instrument panel and insert into place, a few drops of CA may be used for this purpose. You can also fi t a pilot fi gure in at this time also. Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
48. The following Control throws are all measured at the widest point of each control surface. Aileron: 15mm Up 15mm Down Elevator: 20mm Up 20mm Down Rudder: 30mm Left 30mm Right Flap: 15mm Down Takeoff Flap: 80mm Down Landing Awesome MiG-15 Instruction Manual...
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MiG-15 ARF Electric Ducted Fan Jet (or .91 Nitro Ducted Fan) Australasian agents: Model Engines, Melbourne, Australia www.modelengines.com.au European agents: J Perkins Distribution, April 2010...
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