Buzzard Models FOKKERish Assembly Instructions Manual

Buzzard Models FOKKERish Assembly Instructions Manual

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FOKKERish 
   
 
Available from buzzardmodels.com 
 
Please read and understand all steps to these instructions before beginning assembly. This plane is not a 
toy and is potentially dangerous to operate. Children should not operate this aircraft without adult 
supervision. Before you start, it may be a good idea to gather the required items to complete this plane. You 
will need a sharp knife, some foam-safe glue, a sanding block, and some hinge tape. At the end of the 
instructions you will find a list of the recommended electronic hardware. 
 
Assemble firewall-​ locate the firewall,the three gear attach doublers, and the two landing gear legs. Glue together as 
shown with 5min epoxy. 
 
Assembly fuselage sides -​ Locate and glue the two fuselage side doublers into place, I like to use 3M super 77 spray 
adhesive for this. Glue the two plywood upper wing attach struts into place with a small amount of 5min epoxy.
 
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  • Page 1     FOKKERish        Available from buzzardmodels.com    Please read and understand all steps to these instructions before beginning assembly. This plane is not a  toy and is potentially dangerous to operate. Children should not operate this aircraft without adult ...
  • Page 2 Install formers - ​ G lue into place the three 3mm foam fuselage formers, and the servo tray.      Join fuselage sides - ​ D o a dry run first.​ ​ S and a bevel in the rearmost vertical edges of the fuselage sides so  the come together at an approx.
  • Page 3 Install firewall - ​ G lue firewall in place with a strong glue.        Install control horns and elevator joiner - ​ S and an approx. 45deg. bevel on the rudder hingeline on the  opposite side as the control horn notch (LH side). Glue the rudder control horn into the slot on the other side  (RHside).
  • Page 4 Install servos - ​ c enter servo horns and install the short 6” music wire pushrods into the center servo horn  hole, glue servos into place. Route servo wires down though servo tray. Slide the two pieces of heat-shrink  over the ends of the pushrods, do not shrink or glue yet.   ...
  • Page 5 Glue upper and lower wing halves together - ​ G lue center of upper and lower wings. Glue bamboo rods to  the outer wing struts.        Install upper wing - ​ S lide outer wing struts into middle wing.vAssemble upper wing to fuselage struts and  outer wing struts and flip entire plane upside down.
  • Page 6 Install lower wing - ​ G lue lower wing to fuselage and tack glue to outer wing struts, let dry. With the  fuselage still upside down, place upper wing on dihedral jig, rotate the alignment block to the 5” width.  Push wing down until it conforms to the dihedral jig.
  • Page 7 Install motor and wheels - ​ S crew motor and cowl in place. Attach wheels with retainers, make a tool out of  a small block of wood with a ⅛ hole in it to push the retainer on by centering it over the hole.   ...
  • Page 8   Flying Tips:​ The Fokkerish has a rather low wing loading and does not like much wind.   For your first flight, I would recommend flying either in a large indoor area such as a gymnasium, or wait for a dead ...
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