Lopez Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopez Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 (edited) Good day Edited November 18 by Martin Harris - Moderator Posted in Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Welcome to the forum - sorry, but I’ve had to edit your posts as the forum rules require English language only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopez Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 Disculpa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopez Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 Good morning, I'm looking for assembly information or instructions for Peter Miller's D-VIII fokker, would you know who could help me. Sincerely Lopez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 It featured in the RC Model World magazine, January 2013 Lopez, you may be able to find one online ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 You can buy a digital copy of the magazine from Pocket Mags for a few pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 There was an article by Frank Skilbeck in March 2023 (last year) on building an electric version. If you buy the plan from Sarik then I think you also get a print-out of Peter's article from the January 2013 RCME. I built one earlier this year - finished but not yet flown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopez Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 Very good, thanks for replying, I'm translating from Spanish to English. I bought a model from Sarikhobbies, Peter Miller's 54’ Fokker D-VIII, and it arrived last week. The instructions are rather scarce, rather non-existent. I'm a beginner and I like a challenge. There would be information on how to assemble the plane. Atten.Lopez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopez Posted November 18 Author Share Posted November 18 24 minutes ago, kc said: Puedes comprar una copia digital de la revista en Pocket Mags por unas pocas libras. Very attentive, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 You could ask any questions here on the forum if there are unexplained items. This may not be the best model for a beginner. The big problem with WW1 models is the very short nose - you will need to keep the model very light at the tail end to avoid putting a lot of lead in the nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 16 minutes ago, Geoff S said: article from the January 2013 RCME. Note it's not RCME but RC Model World! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 1 hour ago, kc said: You could ask any questions here on the forum if there are unexplained items. This may not be the best model for a beginner. The big problem with WW1 models is the very short nose - you will need to keep the model very light at the tail end to avoid putting a lot of lead in the nose. I'd agree with that. It took me numerous attempts to get the parasol wing supports right because the wing is in midair as it were. Not having flown it yet I'm not sure even now I have it right 🙂 It wasn't too difficult to get the CoG right but mine's electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 1 hour ago, Geoff S said: There was an article by Frank Skilbeck in March 2023 (last year) on building an electric version. This article was in RCME and looks as though it would be very useful for anyone building this model for electric power. Back issues of RCME are available from Mortons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Just a pointer on wing mounting. Build the wing centre section and use that as a guide when you bend and fit the piano wire wing supports. I bought the CNC parts from Sarik as well as the drawing because I'm lazy. I soldered brass P clips to the ends of the piano wire supports so that wing removal/fitting was easier and repeatable. That's much the hardest part of the build IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payneib Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 I built one, I'm yet to get a decent flight out of it. The parasol struts are a nightmare, and one knock on a wing tip rips them, and your undercarriage mounts out. Everything else just builds like a normal plan build. Mines in the queue for repairs, again, if it doesn't get a decent flight next season I'll take great pleasure in stripping it for parts and binning it. VID-20230520-WA0009.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 - Moderator Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 You have a nice round WW1 type field there so take off can be directly into wind, good for nearly all aircraft of this period. That bump just as model was getting light did not help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Classic example of adverse yaw leading to a wing drop. It would have been so easy to have corrected with rudder if the take off had been happening at the video speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Hilton Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 It does look like adverse yaw If you have two. aileron servos try extreme aileron differential ie. all up and no down .The model may require rudder input in the turns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Whisky Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Two members of our club have built models of this aircraft. One failed to return from its first mission, the other still flies. You can see the video of both of them on our Club website. The video is in the "Featured Models" album here ... https://dmfc.org.uk/galleries/video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopez Posted November 19 Author Share Posted November 19 Hace 19 horas, Geoff S dijo: En marzo de 2023 (el año pasado) Frank Skilbeck publicó un artículo sobre la construcción de una versión eléctrica. Si compras el plano de Sarik, creo que también recibirás una copia impresa del artículo de Peter de la revista RCME de enero de 2013. Construí uno a principios de este año, lo terminé pero aún no lo puse en vuelo. Hello, I know her. Good electrical characteristics with the plane. I have seen the proof on YouTube of Frank Skilbeck, but the assembly instructions for the model are very deficient, specifically 4 sheets, if they had one that was a little more explicit. Sincerely Lopez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Hi Lopez, any questions, just ask. Was flying mine just last week. The build is pretty easy, the only tricky bit is the parasol wing supports. As for flying, mine flies quite well, it's just the takeoff and landings! Into wind and it's fine, any crosswind and using the rudder on mine causes it to throw a tizzy and flip over, it's fine once the wheels have left the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 From what I have read the DVIIi, like the Triplane, relied heavily on the rear fuselage for yaw stability as there is virtually no fixed fin area. This is made worse by the extended nose on such RC models as the nose extension "eats into" the already limited directional stability. I also note the prototype DVII had a "short" rear fuselage that at Fokkers insistence was extended secretly by the factory over night despite the fact the plane had been formally submitted to the fighter trials. The resulting control harmony was then considered ideal for a fighter by all the test pilots that flew it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 - Moderator Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Some fit a rudder gyro on models like this. The Newport 17 being one, keep it going straight in that critical take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Freeman 3 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 I joined my wheels to the axel that was supported in brass tubing so that the wheels turned together, this helped keep the take offs and landing straight on my 1/4 DV111. The brass tubing was help in position with elastics to allow suspension like the real ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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