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FDKKER DR.1
assist in the balancing
process. I made a plywood
tray and set it in
front of the firewall over
the engine. This allowed
me to place my receiver
as far forward as the cowl
would allow. Last, I boxed
in the carburetor with the
supplied pieces. Don't forget
to fuelproof these
areas.
The dummy engine
goes together quickly and
easily with the provided The Fokker Triplane comes complete with these machine guns for
laser-cut parts. I assem- added realism. This is a really nice scale touch!
bled the machine guns as directed.
RADIO INSTALLATION
I elected to install a JR radio in my triplane.
I began with the installation of the
aileron servos. The model came with all of
the necessary linkages. The thoughtful
folks at Arizona even inserted strings to
help pull the leads through. The only
problem I had was that a standard-size
servo didn't seat flush with the wing. I
recommend that you install a mini or a
low-profile servo.
1 next installed the throttle, elevator
and rudder servos immediately behind
the firewall and over the 8-ounce fuel
tank (not included). The kit includes dowels
to make the pushrods. The directions
were unclear about how to hook up the
surfaces, so I decided to take the provided
dowel and attach two pieces of the
included threaded rod to one end with
some CA and thread. I then spread the
threaded rod to make a "V." Next, I cut
slots in the rear of the fuselage to correspond
with the length of the elevator
horns. 1 then inserted the V-rod through
the fuselage and attached it to the elevator
horns with the provided clevises. Last,
I attached the dowel to the elevator servo
using another piece of the provided rod.
The kit includes some cable for a
pull/pull control system on the rudder,
but I elected to use Nyrod instead. I used
the cable and its sleeve to attach the
throttle. After I installed the battery and
receiver on the tray I made in the cowl
area, the model was complete; best of all,
it balanced without any added nose
weight.
CONCLUSION
The Arizona Model Aircrafters 1/5-scale
Fokker Dr.l ARF is a quick and easy way
to get into WW I aircraft. The plane is
IMAA-legal but is small enough to carry to
To assist in the balancing process, I made a
plywood radio tray and set it in front of the firewall.
This allowed me to place my radio gear as
far forward as the cowl would allow.
the field fully assembled. To date, I have
let about a half dozen pilots—from rank
beginners to experienced veterans—fly it,
and all have been able to handle this
plane. It provides a reasonable scale
appearance with none of the complexity
and time required to build it yourself. 4-
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