Assemble The Fuselage; Mount The Wing; Mount The Stabilizer & Fin - GREAT PLANES Fokker D.VII ARF ElectriFly Instruction Manual

ASSEMBLE THE FUSELAGE

Mount the Bottom Wing
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1. Locate the two 4.5mm x 18mm [11/64" x 11/16"] dowel
rods and insert them into the bottom wing as shown, so that
only about 9.5mm [3/8"] sticks out. Secure them with a drop
of CA.
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2. Test fit the bottom wing to the fuselage and secure it
with two 4-40 x 19mm [3/4"] machine screws and 3mm [1/8"]
washers. The flat side of the wing is the bottom.
Mount the Stabilizer & Fin
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1. Using a sharp hobby knife, remove the covering from
the stabilizer cut-out at the aft end of the fuselage.
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2. Mark the center of the TE of the stabilizer. Place the
stabilizer onto the stabilizer saddle.
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3. Stick a T-pin into the center of the top of the firewall. Tie
a small loop in one end of a 900mm [35"] piece of non-
elastic string such as K&S #801 Kevlar thread. Slip the loop
in the string over the T-pin.
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4. Fold a piece of masking tape over the other end of the
string and draw an arrow on it. With the stab centered on the
fuselage and the TE of the stabilizer flush with the aft end of
the fuse, slide the tape along the string and align the arrow
with one tip of the stabilizer. Swing the string over to the
same position at the other end of the stab. If the arrow
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