RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Should be OK with std servos, but if you wish larger ones for the tail feathers, that would be ok, 2.

I'd just get a flight pack for the plane and dive in.
Rudder, elevator, throttle, aileron[s].....4-5 servos

FA[8D]

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Eric, the plans say that you can use a standard sized, standard output servo in all 5 positions.

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

eric

I've been flying one for 3 yrs with a os120 , and futaba 148's all around flys perfect.

happy landings charlie

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

tank you.it s my first plane .i would like to know if futuba 6exap 6channel works with receiver fp-r168 df 8 channel.

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Yes, so long as

A they are both AM or both FM and

B they both are on the same frequency.

HTH

Tom

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Hey DEAD EYE, what happened to the build progress??

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

tank you.

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Sorry for the time lapse. I have been so busy. Over the holidays I finished the framing of the right wing. I plan on picking up the pace. I will start the left wing soon. I will post more pics soon. I enjoy reading all the posts.

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

whats model covering for nose?

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

If I understand your question correctly it has a cowl that you paint. I hope this helps. Here is a picture of the right wing. I have started the left wing over the weekend.

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

I would like to know what model finishing nose eindecker which is as galvanizing? sorry a little bit speak english

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Eric, that finish is called "engine turning". It was believed that it relieved the stresses found in the skins of these planes caused when the skins were hammered into shape.

Three techniques are availalbe. One paint the cowling with one shade of aluminum colored paint and leave it, don't bother with the swirling.

Two, paint the cowling with a darkened shade of aluminum paint, let that dry thoroughly. Then paint over that with a lighter shade of aluminum, once that drys take a rubber eraser or a large buffing wheel on end, in a dremel tool and GENTLY swirl the two paints together.


Three, cover the cowling with aluminum tape from the auto hardware store, then rub the aluminum tape with the eraser in the dremel and replicate the swirls in the aluminum tape.

HTH

Tom

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Thanks Major Tom. You just gave me a good idea to finish the cowl. I had thought I would just paint it and leave it. But since your input I may experiment on a scrap part and try putting swirls in the finish. :)

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Thank you. Do I need to test paint

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Here is photo of the left wing.

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Yea man! Do you think you will have the plane finished for the UCRCS fun fly in april? Steve Mullis here and I got your mail message. Looks like a great plane to build and fly. I have been working on my EDGE making my baffleing for my engine.Just about to glass it to the cowling. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

Steve Mullis

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Thanks for the nice comments. I hope to have it ready. Do you have any pics of your project ?

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Steve, Can't wait to see that baby fly. Looks like the build is going fast. Here is a link to my build thread.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6672165/tm.htm

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

I joined the wing halves and will post some pics soon.

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Hey Guys, This is my 1st post and I have had this thing boned up for a while now. I pulled it down a few days ago and thought Id finnish up this baby. It also is a 90 size balsa usa eindecker. My only problem is I lost the manual. I need to see if someone has the manual page to installing the cowl formers. I have to cut new ones out of stock and I am not sure if they are ply or balsa. Do you think someone could photo copy the page or pages around installing the cowl formers?
Thanks Steve

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

I hope this helps, if you need anymore scans just let me know. The cowl framers are made from lite ply 1/8 ". It looks like you did a great job framing it up ! How do you plan to trim her out ? I can't wait til I can maiden mine. Then lookout Cookeville, the Fokker scourge shall return ! Muhwah ha, ha,

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Here is a pic of the wings joined, but the pic didn't come out too bright. But anyway they are joined and now its time to do some sanding, filling, etc. Boy I hope I have it ready in a couple months. I've been feeling a bit under the weather recently [sm=52_52.gif]

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Thanks Dead Eye for the scanned copy. Would'nt ya know it. I found my manual after all the searching and posting.
By the way, You say that you are in cookville right? Heck thats about 45 mins from me here in Athens Tennessee. Get yours finnished as I will mine and maby we can meet up sometime and cruise the sky with them.
Later Steve

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Sounds good to me. I actually live in RockIsland but joined UCRCS. Its a great club and only 30 minutes from home. Hopefully we can fly them sometime.
Steve

RE: Balsa USA Fokker E . III Eindecker build
 

Two things

How's the build going? And I found a complete video set on doing engine turing on aluminum tape over on the SR battery web pages

http://www.srbatteries.com/mtech/alum/mt_alu.htm

HTH