jab2of3

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antiquifier,

I have no idea what wing incidence is? It sounds like it is just the angle of the wing as compared to the bottom 2. I will ask at the hobby shop.

john cirri

If you mount the engine by thier firewall line's, The propshaft dosen't line up with the cowl hole, You can see the vetical line is off to one side, I drew a new line right down through the center, Now the shaft's perfect, Don't ask me why they have it that way.

highflyer66

This is my finshed..FOKKER DR-I..Badbrad for the LOLA! Blue sky's..No wind up up and way!! It is a hand full to fly.

john cirri

No hole's, You gotta make um', Mount it any way you want, Vertical is best with a Box type Muff pointing down, I use a Dubro remote Ignition plug I mounted in the cockpit, The only hole you make in the cowl is the needle valve Very clean.

antiquefer

I mounted mine (Saito 91) in about the 8 oclock position to line up with the dummy engine. This putes the needle valve out the bottom of the cowel I like to put a 1/8" hole to access the low end adjustment. I then make up a guide tube (outer nyrod tube) glued in place on the firewall which keeps the screwdriver perfectly aligned. I use a remote glow driver also, which you can put anywhere you want. I aligned the crankshaft with the center of the hole in firewall and it came out dead center of the cowel.

carlosmalone

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HighFlyer,
Thanks for sharing the really nice photos. If you don't mind my asking, where did you get the LoLa! graphics?...very cool. Could you elaborate on your first flights? Any advice? I hope to maiden mine in this weekend.
Carl

john cirri

I cut the LOLA from a white monokote trim sheet.

carlosmalone

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Thanks John. Did you draw a template first or just freehand it? I suppose they were painted freehand on the real thing.
Carl

john cirri

I have a copy of "The Great Waldo Pepper" movie and paused it, Yes freehand.

carlosmalone

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John,
Ok, sounds easy enough. Time to give it a go.
This is a great youtube clip from Waldo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzKQp...eature=related
I'm ready to see this thing in the air. :_)
Carl

john cirri

Great, It only takes 15min to cut out, Just trace the 2nd from the first, It was too windy last Saturday here for the Maiden Flight, I'm V.P and grass cutter of our club, I'll take it with me Friday when i cut, The weather looks good, I'll have Pic's.

antiquefer

Carl. If you fixed the wing incedence problem ,and have the CG in the correct spot (measured on top wing) the first flights will be a piece of cake. Point it into the wend, and roll on the power. It will be airborn in just a few feet. Once you get used to it you will be able to make more scalelike takeoffs. The landing is the hardest part. Get it as slow as you dare to shorten rollout. Practice this up high to feel out its behaveyor. Much rollout at all will produce a groundloop, and probably a noseover. It is much easier from grass. I think highflyer got the lola from Badbrad graphics....................................antiqu efer.

FOKKERFREAK

hey antiquefer,
i'm building mine now and have got into the wing incidence problem. do you think it would be worthwhile to buy a wing incidence meter to set it up, or can you eyeball it and get it close? never had to deal with incidence before, but want to learn. any help is appreciated. i have all wings on, nothing glued and it looks straight on the bottom and mid wing.

highflyer66

Carlosmalone
go to [email protected] I think he will have them on file. Both for $7. And they are vinal very nice. (LOLA) or (LOLA!) I flew my today..Working on that flat turn..Flying not so bad..Landing. It's a hand full.


Don't for get to say the pilots pray::: O Lord please don't let me F this up......Happy fly in

antiquefer

FOKKERFREAK. You can do it without an incadence meter. Tape a stick to the bottom of the bottom wing with a few inches sticking out past the leading and trailing edges. Level the plane so that both ends of the stick measure the same distance to the work surface. With another stick on the bottom of the top wing, adjust the wing till the ends of the stick measure the same from the work surface. This will make the wings the same at least. The NM DR1 has a flat bottom airfoil so this method will work. If you still need to you can redrill the holes in the bottom end of the front cabane struts to allow them to mount lower which will bring the leading edge down some more. If you do decide to get an incadence meter the Hanger Nine digital meter is the one you want. I have learned the hard way that some of the less expensive arfs dont always have things inline..................................antiquefer .

antiquefer

Highflyer66!!! Yomama!!!.........................antiquef.

FOKKERFREAK

sounds great. i'll give it a try. thanks for the info.

highflyer66

Be one with the sky. You no fyling hack!! (antiquer)!! To be real he is one of the best pilot and builder I know. But I don't know that much? Carlosmalone..Did you give brad a call? It been a little to windy here lately for the DR-I. I don't mind just a little wind. But when that wind sock is staight out. No thank you.

carlosmalone

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Highflyer,
I did call Brad and now have the graphic in my grubby little hands. thanks for the tip. No Fokker flying this weekend here either...the stearman will get some air time instead.
Carl

jab2of3

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WING SKIDS:

I see that a lot of people have wing skids on their planes. Are they custom made?

STEERING:

Also. does this thing steer on the ground only using the rudder ?

Thanks,

antiquefer

Lab.............The full scale Fokker DR1 had ax handeles attached to the lower wingtips for skids. I made them out of 1/4 inch dowel, and 1/4x1/32 brass fashioned into mounts. These are screwed to plywood I installed in the last bay of the wingtips. The rudder is all you get to steer with. You can install a steerable tail wheel, but what fun would that be? I just hold rudder and give short blasts of power. It works real good for taxiing. Landing however is still a work in progress for me. on hard surfaces I have the best luck if i get it to the ground as slow as it will go. This will reduce the rollout, and lessen the tendacy to ground loop. Also the slower it is when it does groundloop the lesser the dammage if it noses over. Takeoff and landings are much better from grass. Practice getting it slow up high till you get used to it. This NP DR1 willo fly stable surprisingly slow...........................antiquefer

jab2of3

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Missing Wing Bolts:

Was anyone else missing a set of Wing Bolts?

JAB

FOKKERFREAK

yep, i am. had a spare set, though.

carlosmalone

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Mine were missing too. Well, wish me luck, local winds willing we should test fly this weekend!
I still need to add the wing skids and guns.

Carl

SSG_Stallian

I want one mommy!!!! videos gotta see videos. this thing should be a nice hangar mate to the H-9 Sopwith camel i am building now.. thinking about putting an O.S. FS 61 on it.. an d an O.S. FS 91 on the DR1