Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” INTRODUCTION hank you for choosing the P-47D “Little Bunny” ARTF by SG MODELS . he P-47D “Little Bunny” was designed with the intermediate/advanced sport lyer in mind. It is a semi scale airplane which is easy to ly and quick to assemble. he air- frame is conventionally built using balsa, plywood to make it stronger than the av- erage ARTF, yet the design allows the aeroplane to be kept light.
KIT CONTENTS HINGING THE FLAP SEA338 P-47D “Little Bunny” Note : he control surfaces, including the ailer- ons, elevators, and rudder, are prehinged with 1. Fuselage hinges installed, but the hinges are not glued in 2. Wing set (2) place. It is imperative that you properly adhere 3.
Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - Delect the and completely satu- - Repeat this process with the other wing rate each hinge with thin C/A glue. he panel, securely hinging the aileron in ailerons front surface should lightly con- place tact the wing during this procedure.
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- Remove each hinge from the wing panel and aileron and place a T-pin in the center of each hinge. Slide each hinge into the wing panel until the T-pin is snug against the wing panel. his will help ensure an equal amount of hinge is on either side of the hinge line when the aileron is mounted to the aileron.
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” Note : Work the aileron up and down sev- eral times to “work in” the hinges and check for proper movement. INSTALLING THE LIGHT COVER - Please see below pictures. Epoxy...
Epoxy Ailerons control horn INSTALL THE AILERONS INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS CONTROL HORN Fiberglass control horn Ailerons servo Flap servo Epoxy...
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” Mininum servo spec. Torque : 66.6 oz-in (4.8 kg-cm) @ 4.8V; 83.3 oz-in (6.0 kg-cm) @ 6.0V Because the size of servos difer, you C/A glue may need to adjust the size of the precut opening in the mount.
- Remove the string from the wing at the servo location and use the tape to attach it to the servo extension lead. Pull the lead through the wing and remove the string. - Set the aileron hatch in place and use a Phillips screw driver to install it with four wood screws.
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” INSTALLING RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR Hex nut M2 clevis Fuel tubing INSTALLING THE FLAP PUSHROD - Repeat the procedure for the aileron pushrod. 45mm...
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- Locate the items necessary to install the retractable landing gear as shown. Mark - Remove the covering from the wing to it the fxed gear mounting blocks. Drill 2mm C/A glue...
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” 3x15mm 3x12mm - Install servo for Retractable landing gear. 30mm - Slide the wheel on the axle, then secure it using the wheel collar.
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Collar Epoxy M3x4mm - Slide the wheel on the axle, then secure - Secure the landing gear doors to the it using the wheel collar. landing gear struts. Collar M3x4mm...
Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” OPTIONAL RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR - Electric retractable landing gear is not included in this kit, however it is a very popular add-on as optional. If you want to use retracts in your P-47D “Little Bun- ny”...
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C/A glue - Fit the retract into the wing. Mark the locations for the retract mounting screws. - Trim the end of the wheel well us- Next, use a drill and drill bit to drill the ing hobby scissors. Next, it the wheel holes for the screws.
Epoxy Epoxy INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE SERVOS Because the size of servos difer, you may need to adjust the size of the precut opening in the mount. he notch in the sides of the mount allow the servo lead to pass through. - Install the rubber grommets and brass collets into all servos.
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - Secure the servos with the screws pro- vided with your radio system. 3/32” Hole. hrottle servo Rudder servo Trim and cut Elevator servo THROTTLE SERVO ARM INSTALLATION - Install adjustable servo connector in the servo arm as same as picture below: Switch Rudder servo arm...
Switch Vent tube. Fuel pick up tube. INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY - Using a modeling knife, carefully cut Fuel fill tube. of the rear portion of one of the 3 nylon tubes leaving 1/2” protruding from the - Carefully bend the second nylon tube up at rear of the stopper.
Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” FUEL TANK INSTALLATION Vent tube Fuel pick up tube Fuel ill tube - Connect the lines from the tank to the engine and muler. he vent line will You should mark which tube is the vent connect to the muler and the line from and which is the fuel pickup when you attach the clunk tothe carburetor.
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- Locate the engine mounting in position on the irewall. Use a 2.5mm drill bit to drill the holes necessary to mount your particular motor choice. 2.5mm head locker glue 5.5mm...
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - Position the engine with the drive wash- - On the ie wall has the location for the er (125mm) forward of the iewall as throttle pusshrod tube (pre-drill). shown. - Slide the pushrod tube in the iewall and guide it through the fuel tank mount.
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - Reinstall the servo horn by sliding the connector over the pushrod wire. Center the throttle stick and trim and install the servo horn perpendicular to the servo center line. - Move the throttle stick to the closed po- sition and move the carburetor to closed.
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - Use a drill and drill bit to drill the holes for the cowl mounting screws. Make sure the cowl position is correct before drill- ing each hole. - Install the muler and muler extension onto the engine and make the cutout in the cowl for muler clearance.
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- Recommend the items necessary to in- stall the electric power conversion parts included with your model. - Motor: 60 (1200 Watt) - Propeller: 14x8 ~ 16x8 - ESC: 60A- 80A - Lipo Batteries: 5S - 7S - Attach the electric motor box to the ire- wall centered with the cross lines drawn on the electric motor box and irewall.
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - hen, use 4mm drill bit to enlarge the holes on the electric motor box. M4x25mm and washers - Attach the motor mount to the front of the electric motor box using four 4mm blind nut, four M4x25mm hex head bolts to se- cure the motor.
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Speed control M3x15mm Epoxy 125mm Balsa stick Battery Epoxy - Attach the speed control to the side of the motor box using two-sided tape and tie wraps. Connect the appropriate leads from the speed control to the motor. Make sure the leads will not interfere with the operation of the motor.
Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” INSTALL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN M4 Nylon Fiberglass control horn INSTALLING THE SPINNER - Install the spinner backplate, propeller and spinner cone. he propeller should not touch any part of the spinner cone. If it does, use a sharp modeling knife and carefully trim Epoxy away the spinner cone where the propel-...
- Slide the stabilizer into place in the precut slot in the rear of the fuselage. he stabilizer should be pushed irmly against the front of the slot. Epoxy INSTALLING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER - With the stabilizer held irmly in place, - Using a ruler and a pen, locate the cen- use a pen and draw lines onto the stabilizer terline of the horizontal stabilizer, at the...
Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - Using a modeling knife, carefully remove the covering that overlaps the stabilizer mounting platform sides in the fuselage. Re- move the covering from both the top and the bottom of the platform sides. HINGING THE RUDDER - Glue the top two rudder hinges in place using the same techniques used to hinge - When you are sure that everything is aligned...
C/A glue Fill Epoxy - Slide the vertical stabilizer into the slot in the top of the fuselage. he rear edge of the stabilizer should be lash with the rear edge of the fuselage and the lower rudder hinge should engage the precut hinge slot in the lower fuselage.
Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” C/A glue Epoxy Hinge Vertical Stabilizer. Horizontal 90º ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION Stabilizer. - Locate items necessaryto install rudder pushrod. - Slide the vertical stabilizer back inplace. Using a triangle, check to ensure that the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º to the horizontal stabilizer.
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- Insert two wing panels as pictures below. INSTALLING BATTERY - RECEIVER - Plug the servo leads and the switch lead into the receiver. Plug the battery pack lead into the switch also. - Wrap the receiver and battery pack in the protective foam rubber to protect them from vibration.
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” - A scale pilot is included with this ARF. he Pilot included iting well to the coc pit. (or you can order others scale pilot i- ures made by SG Models. hey are avail- Epoxy able at SG Models distributors.) - If you are going to install a pilot iure, please use a sanding bar to sand the base...
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INSTALL THE GUN AND SHOOT THE INSTALLING NEEDED ANTEN PLASTIC ON THE WING - Parts requirement.See pictures below. - Parts requirement.See pictures below. Epoxy Epoxy...
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” * Note for using NACA droops. - Please kindly see and install NACA droops as instruction. his was required installing correctly about the posittion and the angle. Please use the wing air- foil shaped tool (the wood piece) that we supplied for the kit.
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Wrong Wrong Right Right Clear Tape Clear Tape Clear Tape Clear Tape...
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” APPLY THE DECALS - If all the decals are precut and ready to stick. Please be certain the model is clean and free from oily ingerprints and dust. Position decal on the model where de- sired, using the photos on the box and aid in their location.
* If possible, irst attempt to balance the CONTROL THROWS model by changing the position of the re- ceiver battery and receiver. If you are un- Ailerons: Rudder: able to obtain good balance by doing so, High Rate : High Rate : then it will be necessary to add weight to Right : 15 mm Up : 12 mm...
FLIGHT PREPARATION PREFLIGHT CHECK Check the operation and direction of the 1) Completely charge your transmit- elevator, rudder, ailerons and throttle. ter and receiver batteries before your irst day of lying. A) Plug in your radio system per the 2) Check every bolt and every glue joint manufacturer’s instructions and turn eve- in the P-47D “Little Bunny”...
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Instruction Manual. P-47D “Little Bunny” If you have any queries, or are interested in our products, please feel free to contact us Factory : 12/101A - Hamlet 4 - Le Van Khuong Street - Dong hanh Ward - Hoc Mon District - Ho Chi Minh City - Viet Nam. Oice : 62/8 Ngo Tat To Street - Ward 19 - Binh hanh District - Ho Chi Minh City - Viet Nam Phone : 848 - 86622289 or 848- 36018777...
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