6mmFlyRC F-4 Phantom II, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...ion 5 7 8 to 6 1 4 measured back from the leading edge of the wing were it connects to fuselage 6mmFlyRC com Get Ready To Fly The parts template page should be used as a guide only for part recognition and as a general guide Your kit has been modified from these plans 6mmFlyRC thanks Matti Houviala for his permission to use his design for the F 4 Phantom II ...

Page 2: ...ips with 3M Super 77 spray and a small amount of 5 minute epoxy to ensure a strong bond on the curves 2 Take your two fuselage sides and make sure you make a right and left side Lightly spray the 3M Super 77 Adhesive on the edges of the fuselage pieces and on the doubler strips It may be necessary near the nose to secure the strips with a dab of epoxy Near the tail section allow 4 inches without d...

Page 3: ...ng the same techniques Again it may be necessary to use a small amount of epoxy on the curves to ensure a tight bond Make sure to make a right and left side Intake Sides Intake Sides with doublers installed 4 After installing the doubler strips you may place these parts fuselage sides and intake sides aside they will be used later in the installation ...

Page 4: ...making sure the carbon fiber rod is completely embedded Let dry and remove tape Your carbon fiber rod should go from end to end Fuselage Assembly 1 You will need the two fuselage sides you prepared earlier and the three 3 bulkheads Attach to one side the bulkheads at the points indicated in the pictures The smaller bulkhead attaches at the nose the next size bulkhead with a centered hole assembles...

Page 5: ...e sides assembled Wing to Fuselage 1 The first step is to take the bottom front fuselage piece and attach it to the fuselage piece Take extra care to get a tight fit Pre bending the piece sometimes helps Make sure the piece is flush with the nose NOTE Your kit contains a cockpit floor doubler piece that is optional It simply doubles the floor thickness of the cockpit floor ...

Page 6: ...he fuselage is up place the wing assembly on it for a dry fitting Align the piece from the nose back 2 After you are satisfied with the fit remove wing and apply epoxy to the edge of the fuselage pieces and place the wing on top making sure to have a tight bond on all contacted surfaces Allow adhesive to dry NOTE Make sure you get good contact with the fuselage sides to ensure a good bond ...

Page 7: ...ake Assembly WARNING SOME OF THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE INCORRECT TAKE NOTE OF THE PICTURES DIRECTLY BELOW TO ALIGN YOUR INTAKES CORRECTLY FRONT TO BACK THE INTAKE SIDES HAVE A CURVED SECTION THAT SHOULD BE TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT DESPITE SOME OF THE PICTURES THE SECTION EXPLAINING THE INSTALLATION OF THE TOP INTAKE PIECE IS CORRECT IN REGARDS TO ALIGNMENT Questions sixmmflyrc yahoo com C...

Page 8: ...body 2 Align the intake sides with both the outside of the intake bottom that is part of the wing assembly and with the edge of the rear fuselage piece you just assembled in the previous step The doublers should be on the inside of the intake Intake side placement Make sure to have the intake sides flush with the outside intake edge Side view of assembled intake side Note incorrect alignment front...

Page 9: ... photo as well The angles cant outward on the intake It may be necessary to gently bend the REAR of the intake tops to curve around the intake sides This can be done by gently bending the pieces by hand or with a heat gun on very low heat We recommend just using your hand 3 Next apply epoxy to the top of the intake side you are working on and to the edge of the intake top that butts against the fu...

Page 10: ...ail Assembly 1 Flip your model over so you can install the bottom tail piece 2 Apply epoxy to one side of the fuselage body edges and attach one side of the rear lower tail piece After drying repeat and gently bend the fuselage tail to form the triangle shape ...

Page 11: ...oint is flush This can be done with a medium grit sandpaper 150 Bevel applied to wing tip edge 2 Next lay the wing tip on a flat surface Put a strip of tape across the angle brace slots so you don t glue your wing tip to the table Using a small amount of epoxy install the angle braces making sure the edges of the braces are flush against the table This will insure that the angle of all the braces ...

Page 12: ...l at a right angle relative to the fuselage top 2 After the tail has cured install the stick motor mount by applying liberal amounts of epoxy to the stick The placement of the motor mount should completely cover up the slot that received the tail and it must be straight and centered Take extra care in installing the motor mount correctly Centered and straight motor mount NOTE Elevator servo wires ...

Page 13: ...xt page For the next step you will need the triangular piece that bridges between the main fuselage and the tail 1 Apply epoxy and install making sure to have good contact to the main fuselage It may be necessary to sand using a sanding block the rear of the fuselage to remove any excess depron to ensure a tight fit Note the piece does not extend to the end of the tail section Nose Installation Fo...

Page 14: ...king sure its not on upside down The nose should appear to point down 3 Sand the nosecone into shape now or before painting Elevator Horizontal Tail Assembly The tails of the F 4 Phantom cant down at about a 23 degree angle For the installation you will need the two tailpieces the 4 angle brackets and epoxy 1 Install the angle braces using the same techniques you used for the wing tips Be sure to ...

Page 15: ...h material 4 Install one side of the tail by applying epoxy to the butting edge of the tail and to the angle brace Insert back into the slots and make sure the portion of the angle brace inside the fuselage is level It may be necessary to hold this piece while the epoxy cures Repeat for the other tail 5 Bevel the leading edge of the elevator on the bottom side of the elevator This allows for the e...

Page 16: ...ou previously installed It may be necessary to trim the stick mount during this process In addition it may be necessary to trim back portions of the foam in the tail It is important to get the motor as far forward as possible You do not want to just mount the motor way out on the stick Any foam that is removed must be from the bottom or sides 1 Dry fit your motor and determine if any stick or foam...

Page 17: ...long the intake sides about 3 25 forward of the trailing edge of the wing NOTE Ailerons not installed for measurement More pictures on next page Aileron servo and control horn installed Elevator Servo Location To install the elevator we used two servos and mounted them to the tail sides near the leading edge of the horizontal tail ...

Page 18: ...e control surface edge see picture either the aileron or elevator Control horns Holes lined up over butting edge of aileron or elevator Canopy Installation See canopy installation guide in your instruction CD With the F 4 you will be using 1 piece of depron precut instead of the 2 indicated in the canopy instruction guide Splitter Installation Optional Your kit also comes with two 3mm splitter pie...

Page 19: ...eeds but offers jet like speed and agility at higher speeds Beginner to intermediate experience is recommended This is not a trainer Finishing Tips Round over the edges of your model with medium grit sandpaper to achieve a scale look taking care not to remove too much depron Round over the leading edges of the wings and tail surfaces Refer to pictures Repeat with a fine grit sandpaper to achieve a...

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