Lanier R/C BF109 Building Instructions - Warbird Combat
Warbird Combat
Assembly instructions
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Repeat the hinge taping at the tip of
the wing making sure to keep the
aileron tight against the wing trail-
ing edge. The tip hinge tape should be
1-1/2” from the end of the aileron so
that when you cut the tip to shape
you do not cut away the hinge.
Add three more hinges evenly
spaced between the root and tip for
a total of 5 hinges.
After all five hinges are installed
on the top side, flip the aileron all
the way over till the top surface of
the aileron is laying flat on the top
of the wing.
Now add 3” pieces of tape to the bot-
tom side at the same locations as the
tape on the top side. Put the tape
even with the trailing edge of the
aileron and pull it tightly around
the trailing edge of the wing.
The aileron is now hinged with no
gap on the top surface. The trailing
edge of the wing is thicker than the
aileron on the bottom but at the
speeds the .15 size plane flies it is
not a problem.
Filament tape
If you plan to only use the plane for
sport flying you may want to skip this
step. The filament tape added to the
leading edge is for protection in col-
lisions from combat. The tape add
weight so for sport flying you don’t
need it. For the combat planes add
four rows of 3/4” filament tape.
Start with one down the center of
the leading edge. Then put one on the
top of the wing overlapping the cen-
ter piece 1/8”. Now add one to the