Great Planes P-47 Thunderbolt GP/EP ARF - GPMA1479 - Manual (Page 18)

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Install the Radio Gear
o 1. Cut a piece of 1/4" [6.4mm] or 1/2" [12.7mm] thick
foam rubber (not included) to fit your receiver. Attach the
receiver to the underside of the battery tray using a rubber
band (not included) and connect the servos to the receiver,
as shown.
o 2. If using a glow engine, create a hook and loop strap
by cutting the provided hook and loop material in half,
overlapping the hook and loop material 1" [25.4mm] and
threading it through the openings in the battery tray. Place a
piece of foam rubber under the battery and strap the battery
to the top of the battery tray, as shown.
o 3. Route the receiver antenna down the outside of the
fuselage or, if using a 2.4GHz receiver, simply tape it to the
fuselage and the battery tray
o 4. If you have not done so already, connect the elevator and
rudder servos to the receiver. If you are using a transmitter
that does not support mixing, you will also need a dual servo
extension or Y-harness to join the aileron servos together.
If you have installed a glow engine, an optional switch can
be installed onto the side of the fuselage wherever there is
free space. Be sure that it does not interfere with any of the
pushrods. There is no need to use a charge jack with this
model, because of the easily removed hatch.
FINISH THE MODEL
Install the Cowl
The cowl installation is shown on the brushless motor
power system. Installing the cowl over a glow engine is the
same. However, you will need to make a hole for glow plug
access, a hole to access the needle valve, and a cutout for
the muffler.
o 1. Tape some pieces of cardboard to the fuselage to mark
the location of the cowl mounting blocks. Place the cowl over
the fuselage and center it. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] pilot hole
through the cowl and into each of the blocks. Attach the cowl
to the fuselage using the 3/8" [9.5mm] self-tapping wood
screws. Remove the cowl and harden the cowl mounting
holes you have just tapped with some thin CA.