Great Planes Fokker Dr-1 60 ARF - GPMA1380 - Manual (Page 7)

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1. If you have not done so already, remove the major
parts of the kit from the box (wings, fuselage, cowl, tail parts,
etc.) and inspect them for damage. If any parts are damaged
or missing, contact Product Support at the address or
telephone listed in the front cover.
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2. Remove the masking tape and separate the ailerons
from the wing and the elevators from the stab. Use a
covering iron with a covering sock on high heat to tighten the
model's covering if necessary. It is easy to check the wings
for dihedral at this point. Place the wings on a flat surface,
bottom side down. Each wing should lay completely flat. If
your wing does not sit flat, use a heat gun to shrink the
convex side of the wing until the wing flattens. Do not forget
to check all three wings.
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1. Securely hold the Fokker's fuselage up side down.
Find the landing gear slots at the bottom of the airplane, in
between the firewall and the bottom wing's mounting former.
Make a line with a felt-tip marker along the slots as shown in
the picture, across the fuselage. Draw a mark on each line
3/4" [19mm] away from the fuselage's edge and then
another mark 1-7/8" [48mm] away from the edge.
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2. Cut the covering along the slot's centerline as shown
above. Iron down the covering into the slot and then fuel
proof the wood exposed with epoxy.
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3. Using the lines as a guide, mark and drill with a 1/16"
[1.6mm] drill bit the holes for each of the landing gear strap
screws. Harden each hole with thin CA.
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4. Use sixteen #2 x 3/8" [9.5mm] screws to install all the
landing gear straps in place, to hold the main landing gear
as shown above. Your Fokker’s landing gear has been
improved from what you see in this picture. It now has cross-
bracing and it is pre-painted.
BUILD THE FUSELAGE
PREPARATIONS
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