RBC kits F22 RAPTOR User manual

The F22“RAPTOR”
For twin drive mini fan and edf motor
For 2 x metalgeared servo's and light receiver
For all gluing we used thick and thin ca.
Fins can be made removable, tailerons can be full flying or as normal

Some parts have to be joined , do this before starting building.
Start with F2,F3,F4
Place BF1 onto the formers.
Now chamfer BF2 for having a correct fit onto BF1

Place BF2 into the formers , place F2 and F5 onto the assembly

Place BF3 and TF1 and glue all together, making sure for straightness
Place doublers F2A and F4A onto the F2 and F4

Place CF2 and chamfer the sides to take the fuselage sheeting
Note CF2 may look different as on th epictures.
Glue the former doublers to the correct fomers , see t e drawing for the positions

Place formers F5,F6,F7 and FH1,FH2,FH3
Note the orientation of the doublers

Place F8 with help from F9A, place F10,F9
Place WC1
Now line up all parts with help from some small blocks on a flat board when everything
seems straight , glue all formers with ca.
Place all 2,5x6mm stringers along the fuselage.

Start sheeting the fuselage sides with 2mm balsa,
Glue inside also

Sand sheeting to stringers

Sheet the nose section side by side with 2mm balsa
Sand nose section to the stringers to take the bottom sheeting

Sheet the nose bottom with 2mm balsa , make a opening for the LH1
Start the bottom sheeting with 2mm balsa, pin down with nails and use slow ca
be carefull not to warp the airframe

Place top stringers for rudders
Start the duct sheeting make parts to templates on drawing , cut oversize and
trial and fit to fuselage, note teh inner duct sheeting is outside the former F4
and is connected to the forward fuselage with a smaal piece of 2,5x6mm

Let Ducting extend forward to meet top and side sheeting at the duct leading edges
Sand ducts flush with F7
Place FH1 and FH4 these formers take the fan unit for connecting to the ducts

Place the wiring now , before you forget it
Cut the tail sheeting to a sawtooth as shown on the drawing for simulating the exhaust

Make the Hatch assembly from formers HF1,HF2,HF3,HF4.HF5
Sheet the hatch assembly on a flat building board
Let overlap the sheeting , cut it to size after fitting to the fuselage

Cut out the sawtooth for simulating the exhaust
Cut out the hatch sheeting and fit the hatch, it should slide in smooth
The Hatch is fastened with 2x M4 screwed in hardwood blocks
Sheet the fuselage back part as per template

Cut out the top sheeting as to the templates on the drawing, cut oversize
Sheet the fuselageforward part.

Sheet the fuselage midle with small pieces of 2mm sheet carefully bend it
to the formers and in case it will not cooperate , wet the outside of the sheeting
to make it bend more easyli

Work the sheeting to the nose and sand it all to shape
Note teh duct and the fuselage sheeting meeting blund
Assemble the rudder parts and sand to shape

Try fit the rudders, the rudder do not have to be glued , they will hold
without any fastener , just slide them in
Cut out the wing sheetingas per plan , draw up all ribs and formers with a soft pencil