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Tools and Materials Needed:

- Min 200mm x 200mm x 200mm desktop 3D Printer
- ColorFabb LW-PLA or LW-ASA (Recommended)
- High Quality Standard PLA, ABS, ASA, or PETG
- TPU or TPE for Tires
- Medium Bodied CA/Super Glue
- Accelerator for CA
- Two-Part Epoxy Adhesive - 5-minute cure time

- Sandpaper and/or Small Files

- Spray Paint or Airbrush Paints

- Velcro strips with adhesive backing
- Screwdriver and/or allen wrench for chosen screws/bolts

- Needle Nose Pliers
- Dremel/Rotary Tool for cutting carbon fiber tubes

Recommended Setup:

Motor Options: 

ESC Options: 
Rec. Prop Size:  
Battery:    

Radio: 
Servos:  

        

Leopard 5065-7T - 380kV

        

Leopard 5055-10T - 390kV

        

Turnigy Aerodrive SK3 5055-430kV

or motor with equivalent mounting pattern 

        80A Esc  like 

Hobbywing Skywalker Series 80A ESC

        

15x8 to 16x10 (follow your motor’s recommendations within this range)

 

        

6S 5000 mAh LiPo

 (PLA, ABS/ASA, or PETG version)

5S 5000mAh LiPo

 (LW-PLA Hybrid version)

 

        

Radio +  4ch - 6ch Reciever

  

        

EMAX ES3004 

or 

EMAX ES3054

 or  equivelant size servo (x4)

        

EMAX ES-3005

 or 

Flite Test ES3005

 or 

equivalent size servo (x1)

 

        

        

Y Harness

 for aileron and elevator servos (optional)

- We recommend using a 6 channel receiver to mix servos

instead of using a Y Harness

Summary of Contents for Super Chipmunk

Page 1: ...www 3daeroventures com Super Chipmunk 3D Printed R C Aircraft Build Guide Wingspan 1625mm 64 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 ...

Page 2: ...ultiplematerialtypesto buildagoodperformingandlong lastingcraft SoI vetotallychangedmydesignmethodologyforthese planestomeetafewgoals Betterprintability surfacequality Increasedpartstrength theabilityto printthepartsinanymaterial PLA ABS ASA PETG andespeciallyLW PLAorLW ASA muchsimpler slicingandtheabilitytouseanyslicer likePrusaSlicer andlowermydesigntimesoIcanreleasemore designseachyear I veacco...

Page 3: ...lightPerformanceCategory CenterofGravityLocation 1 6Scale 1625mm 64 1356mm 53 4 482mm 19 704in 23 4oz ft 10 6 30 7oz ft 13 9 ScaleAerobatics 75 85mmbehindtheWing sLeadingEdge WeightofPrintedParts LW PLAHybrid 1938g 68 4oz WeightofPrintedParts PLA FlyingWeight RecommendedMaxFlyingWeight No ofChannels 2817g 99 4oz 3250g LW PLA to4250g PLA 114 6 149 9oz 4500g 158 7oz 4 Throttle Aileron Elevator Rudde...

Page 4: ...enscrews bolts NeedleNosePliers Dremel RotaryToolforcuttingcarbonfibertubes RecommendedSetup MotorOptions ESCOptions Rec PropSize Battery Radio Servos Leopard5065 7T 380kV Leopard5055 10T 390kV TurnigyAerodriveSK35055 430kV ormotorwithequivalentmountingpattern 80AEsc likeHobbywingSkywalkerSeries80AESC 15x8to16x10 followyourmotor srecommendationswithinthisrange 6S5000mAhLiPo PLA ABS ASA orPETGversio...

Page 5: ...pcarbontube rod 6mmO D CarbonFiberTubes 600mm or24 LongforWings x6 500mmLongforHorizontalStab 220mmLongforVerticalStab 1mm 1 5mmO D CarbonfiberrodorSteelWire 650mmLongforAileronHinges x2 550mmLongforElevatorHinge 220mmLongforRudderHinge 2mm or2 56 diametersteelwirewiththreadedendsforservocontrolrods 1 8mm 2mmdiametersteelwirefortailwheelwire NylonorSteelKwik Links AdjustablePushrodConnectors option...

Page 6: ... PLA 24 21 Aileron L4 14 LW PLA 24 21 Canopy 1 12 LW PLA 25 22 Canopy 2 30 LW PLA 56 49 Canopy 3 32 LW PLA 60 53 Cowl 1 14 LW PLA 32 38 Cowl 2 90 PLA 90 90 Elev R1 8 LW PLA 17 15 Elev R2 8 LW PLA 13 11 Elev R3 6 LW PLA 11 10 Elev R4 6 LW PLA 14 12 Elev L1 8 LW PLA 17 15 Elev L2 8 LW PLA 13 11 Elev L3 6 LW PLA 11 10 Elev L4 6 LW PLA 14 12 Horiz Stab R1 14 LW PLA 27 24 Horiz Stab R2 13 LW PLA 22 19 ...

Page 7: ...e vehadgoodresultswithLW PLAat250ºCelciusandstandard PLAat225ºCelciusbutexperimentwithyourprintertomakesure youachievestronglayeradhesion Ifyouwishtoprintthisaircraft fromadifferentmaterial referencetheincludedSlicerSettingsPDF anduseyourpreferredslicer Option2 Simplify3DFactoryFiles IfyouprefertouseSimplify3Dasyourslicer open theincludedFactoryFilesandeditthepresetprofiles foryourprinter materialto...

Page 8: ...rsurfaces whenkeepingthefanspeedupto20 withoutnegatively affectinglayerbonding Experimentwithfanspeedsset between0 20 ColorFabbLW PLA ColorFabbLW PLAisaninterestingmaterialthatusesfoaming technologytoachievelightweight lowdensityPLAparts This materialisprintedatahighertemperature whichcausesit toexpand andamuchlowerextrusionmultiplierthanstandard PLA Inordertodeterminethepropernozzletemperatureand...

Page 9: ...nmultiplier Elephant sFoot Trytoavoidthefirstfewlayersofeachprintfrom squishingtoofaroutsidethedesignedwalldimensions alsoknownas elephant sfoot Thiscanbecausedby yournozzlebeingtooclosetotheprintbedorfirstlayer widthsettoohighinyourslicer Asmallamountof elephant sfootisokaybuttoomuchwillinterferewith thedesignedalignmentaids SupportStructures The FuseTray3 partofthisaircraftrequires supportstruct...

Page 10: ...ded MediumBodiedCA SuperGlue AcceleratorforCA Two PartEpoxyAdhesive 5 minutecuretime Sandpaperand orSmallFiles HobbyKnife NeedleNosePliersforbendingtailwheelwire Step by StepBuildGuide cont d PrintedPartsNeeded HardwareNeeded linkstorecommendedhardwareonpg5 4mmO D x20 25mmLongCompressionSpring fromaclickpenormechanicalpencil 3mmO D or1 8 O D x10mmLongDowelPins cutfromscrapcarbontube rod x3 M3x0 5m...

Page 11: ... r v n u e o 1 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d Step2 1 BendtheTailwheelWiretoShape ATTENTION DonotglueFuse7intoplacewithoutthetailwheelwiresetinplace betweenFuse6andFuse7 Printoutthedrawingofthetailwheelwireonthe followingpagetoaidinbendinga1 8mm 2mmdiametersteelwiretotheproper shape Setasideforalaterstep ...

Page 12: ...www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 FrontView TailwheelWire 1 8mm 2mmDiameterWire Scale1 1 SideView ...

Page 13: ...use1 Step2 3 HeatSetInsertsforCowlingandWingMounts www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d Usethetwo partepoxyresintopermanentlygluetheqty 4 M4x0 7mmThread LockNutsinplaceinthehex shapedrecessesbehindthefirewallofFuse1 PermanentlyGlue M4LocknutsHere PlaceM3Heat Set InsertsHere ...

Page 14: ...lfindmostofthestringingcomesoffquiteeasily Step2 4 CutorSandAwayAnyStringing 2 3 2 Usethesolderingirontosinkqty 4 M4x0 7mmThreadHeatSetInserts inplaceinthewingmountingholes whicharelocatedonthesidesof Fuse2andFuse3 www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d PlaceM4Heat Set InsertsHere Fuse2 PLA ...

Page 15: ...arateFuseTrayparts Thiswasdone incaseyouchoosetoprinttheFusepartsinLW PLAorLW ASA TheFuseTrayparts shouldbeprintedinamorerigidplasticlikestandardPLA ABS PETG orPC TheFusepartsmustbeassembledwiththeFuseTraypartsinacertainorder You willnoticetheFuseTraypartsslideintorailslocatedintheFuseparts TheTrays overlapthe seamsoftheFusepartsandmakeforaverystrong rigidfuselage DONOTGLUEALLOFTHEFUSEPARTSTOGETHE...

Page 16: ...esivetotherailswhereFuseTray1slides intoplace EnsureFuseTray1isfullyseatedintoplaceintherail behind thefirewallandwipeoffanyresidualgluefromtheFuse1surfacethat mateswithFuse2beforeapplyingCAAcceleratortosecurethebond Step2 5 GlueFuselageandFuseTrayPartsTogether cont d TheTrayslidesintothesethreerails Ensurethetrayisfullyseatedinto therailbehindthefirewall beforeapplyingaccelerator ...

Page 17: ...dtocleanupthe alignmettabsandalignmentholeswithahobbyknife 2 5 3 NowgluepartFuseTray2intoyourassemblyjustasyoudidwithFuseTray1 ApplytheCAgluetotherailsinsideFuse2andslideFuseTray2inplaceuntil fullyseatedbeforeapplyingaccelerator www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d MakesuretoapplyCAGlueher...

Page 18: ...tures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 ATTENTION StopaftergluingpartFuse6inplace DonotglueFuse7intoplace withoutthetailwheelwiresetbetweenFuse6andFuse7 Printoutthedrawing ofthetailwheelwireonpage12toaidinbendinga1 8mm 2mmdiametersteel wiretothepropershape Fuse4 FuseTray3 PLA FuseTray4 PLA FuseTray5 PLA Fuse3 PLA Fuse5 Fuse6 ...

Page 19: ...embled the 90degreebendthatisatthetopofthetailwheelwireshouldstickouttheback asshowninthefiguresbelow Thisistheportionofthewirethatwillengage withtherudderduringfinalassembly Step by StepBuildGuide cont d www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 ...

Page 20: ...iron followthemoldedinline guidetocutaway thesacrificialsupportlocatedonFuse2andFuse3 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 2 ...

Page 21: ...ood dowelsor carbonfiberrodstoalignCanopy3toCanopy2andgluetogether Youmayneedtoclearoutthedowelpinholeswitha3mmor1 8 drillbit www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 2 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d Canopy1 Canopy2 Canopy3 Step2 6 GlueCanopyPartsTogether ...

Page 22: ...StepBuildGuide cont d 2 3 7 InserttheCanopyLatchpartintotheslotslocatedonthebackofCanopy Hatch3 InsertthespringintotheholelocatedontheendoftheCanopyLatch 2 3 8 GluetheCanopyLatchCoverintoplace You llseeaslotintheCanopyLatch Coverwherethespringwillinsert EnsuretheCanopyLatchCoverisfully seatedtothebackof Canopy3 Thiswillkeepthespringslightlycompressed BEEXTRACAREFULNOTTOGLUETHECANOPYLATCHPARTINPLAC...

Page 23: ...bonfibertube PrintedPartsNeeded HardwareNeeded linkstorecommendedhardwareonpg5 3mmO D or1 8 O D x10mmLongDowelPins cutfromscrapcarbontube rod x2 6mmO D CarbonFiberTubes 500mmLongforHorizontalStab 220mmLongforVerticalStab Rudder1 HorizStabL1 HorizStabL2 HorizStabL3 ElevL3 ElevL4 ElevR4 ElevR3 ElevR2 ElevR1 ElevL2 ElevL1 HorizStabR2 HorizStabR1 HorizStabR3 VertStab2 VertStab1 RudderControlHorn PLA AB...

Page 24: ...tab 220mmLongforVerticalStab Setthetubesasideforalaterstep Step3 1 CutCarbonFiberTubestoLength www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 2 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d 3 2 1 PriortogluingtheStabpartstogether makesureyourcarbonfiberhinge rodfitsinthehingeholeoneachpart Ifneeded clearoutthehingeholes witha1 2to1 7mmdrillbit de...

Page 25: ...cleanup thealignmettabsandalignment holeswithahobbyknife 3 2 3 Usingthe6mmO D x220mmlongcarbonfibertube testfittheVertStab assemblytothefuselagetoensureitfullyseatsandyourcarbonfibertube iscuttotheproperlength Ifalllooksgood gluetheVertStabassemblyto thefuselage www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 2 Step by StepBuildGui...

Page 26: ...eentheRightsideandLeftsideHorizStab parts noticeeachindividualpartislabeledwithit sname Anypartthatis notlabelediseithereasilyidentifiableorisafullysymmetricalpart 3 2 5 RepeatStep3 2 4fortheLeftHorizStabParts www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 2 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d Notethelabelsonsomeof theRightandLeftParts ...

Page 27: ...othefuselagetoensuretheyfullyseatandthecarbonfibertube iscuttotheproperlength Ifalllooksgood gluetheHorizStabassemblies tothefuselage www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 2 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d ...

Page 28: ...eparateControl Hornparts ThiswasdoneincaseyouchoosetoprintthecontrolsurfacesinLW PLA orLW ASA The ControlHornpartsshouldbeprintedinamorerigidplasticlike standardPLA ABS PETG orPCforaddedstrength 3 3 2 Useqty 2 3mmdiameterx10mm longdowelpinscutfromscrapwood dowelsor carbonfiberrodstoalign partsRudder1andRudderControl Hornandgluetogether 3 3 3 ContinuetoglueRudder2 Rudder3 and Rudder4totheRudderasse...

Page 29: ...ep by StepBuildGuide cont d 3 3 4 GluePartsElevControlHornR ElevR1 ElevR2 ElevR3 andElevR4 togetherusingthebuilt inalignmentaidstokeepthepartsaligned Thepartscanalsobelaidonaflatsurfacewhilegluingtoensurea perfectlyflatassembly 3 3 5 RepeatStep3 3 4fortheLeftElevpartsandsettheelevatorsasideforthe FinalAssemblyStepslater ...

Page 30: ...rytoolforcuttingcarbonfibertube PrintedPartsNeeded HardwareNeeded linkstorecommendedhardwareonpg5 M3x0 5mmThreadHeat SetThreadedInsertsforLandingGearMounts x8 6mmO D CarbonFiberTubes 600mm 24 Long x6 WingR1 PLA WingL1 PLA WingL2 WingL3 WingL4 WingL5 WingtipL WingtipR WingTrailing EdgeR AileronR1 AileronL1 AileronL2 AileronControlHornL AileronControlHornR AileronL3 AileronL4 AileronR2 AileronR3 Aile...

Page 31: ...ngusing acuttingdiskonarotarytool IntheUSA youcanalsofindvendorswhosellthese tubesin24 lengths whichwouldeliminatethisstep Setthetubesasidefora laterstep Step4 1 CutCarbonFiberTubestoLength WhenprintingwithLW PLAyouwilllikelyhavesomeresidualstringing Inspect alloftheprintedpartsforstringingandusesandpaper asmallfileorahobby knifetoeliminatethestringing especiallyinareaswherepartswillmate You willf...

Page 32: ... 2to1 7mmdrillbit dependingonwhatsizehingerodyouareusing 4 3 2 GluepartsWingtipR WingR5 WingR4 WingR3 andWingR2together Thebuilt inalignmentaidsandthecarbonfibertubewillkeeptheparts alignedduringassembly Step4 3GluetheWingPartsTogether ATTENTION Oneofthe600mm 24 longcarbonfibertubesrunsthelength betweenWingR2andWingtipR DonotglueWingR1inplacewithoutthis carbonfibertubeinplace WingtipR WingR2 6mmO D ...

Page 33: ...tepBuildGuide cont d 4 3 3 GluepartsWingR1andWingTrailingEdgeRtothewingassembly WingR1hasbuilt inalignmentaids andyoucanusetwoofthecarbon fibertubestofurtheraidwithalignmentwhilegluing Takecarenotto permanentlygluethesetwocarbonfiberrodsinplace WingTrailingEdgeRslidesintoaslotlocatedonthebackofWingR1 WingTrailing EdgeR WingR1 ...

Page 34: ...o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 3 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d 4 3 5 RepeatSteps4 3 1thru4 3 4toassembletheLeftWing 4 3 4 Useasolderingirontosinkqty 4 M3x0 5ThreadHeat SetInsertsinplace inthelandinggearmountingholes whicharelocatedonthebottomof WingR1andWingR2 PlaceM3Heat Set InsertsHere ...

Page 35: ...rolsurfacesinLW PLA orLW ASA The ControlHornpartsshouldbeprintedinamorerigidplasticlike standardPLA ABS PETG orPCforaddedstrength AileronR1 AileronR2 AileronControlHornR PLA ABS ASA orPETG 4 4 2 GluepartsAileronR1 AileronControlHornRandAileronR2together The AileronControlHornRisgluedinbetweenAileronR1andAileronR2 as shownintheimagebelow Thebuilt inalignmentaidswillkeeptheparts aligned Ensureyouhav...

Page 36: ... w w 3 A r v n u e o 3 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d 4 4 3 GluepartsAileronR3andAileronR4totheRightAileronassembly The built inalignmentaidswillkeepthepartsaligned Thepartscanalsobe laidonaflatsurfacewhilegluingtoensureperfectlyflatassembly 4 4 4 Repeatsteps4 4 1thru4 4 3toassembletheLeftAileron ...

Page 37: ...s PrintedPartsNeeded HardwareNeeded linkstorecommendedhardwareonpg5 3mmO D or1 8 O D x10mmLongDowelPins cutfromscrapcarbontube rod x4 M5x0 8mmThreadx40mmLongScrewsforWheels x2 M5x0 8mmThreadLockNutsforWheels x2 SteelwasherforM5ScrewSize x2 WheelCollarstofit5mmrod Cowling1 Cowling2 PLA TireHub1 x2 PLA ABS ASA orPETG LandingGearL1 PLA ABS ASA orPETG LandingGearL1 PLA ABS ASA orPETG LandingGearL3 PLA ...

Page 38: ...ep5 1 GlueCowlingPartsTogether 5 1 1 TheCowling1partisdesignedwithremovablesupportstructures These supportsshouldwillpopoffbyhandandshouldberemovedpriorto assembly 5 1 2 Useqty 4 3mmdiameterx10mmlongdowelpinscutfromscrapwood dowelsorcarbonfiberrodstoalignCowling1 toCowling2andglue together Youmayneedtoclearoutthedowelpinholeswitha3mmor 1 8 drillbit ...

Page 39: ...Chooseyourpreferredlandinggearstylefromthetwooptions Option1 iswithwheelpantsandOption2iswithoutwheelpants whichmaybea betteroptionifyouflyoffoftallergrass Or sincethelandinggearis designedtobolton youcanprintbothstylesandswapthemout wheneveryouwant 5 2 2 TheLandingGearR3partisanalignmentaiddesignedtofitintheslots inLandingGearR1andLandingGearR2 GlueLandingGearR3intothe slotinLandingGearR1 andthen...

Page 40: ...ub1intheareasthatconnectwithTireHub2 insert TireHub 1intotheTireandtheninsertTireHub2andspraywith Acceleratortospeedupthebond Repeatthissteptoassembleasecond tire 5 2 4 Ifyouaregoingtopaintyouraircraftitisrecommendedthatyoupaintthe landinggearstruts wheelpantspriortoboltingonthewheels Boltthe wheelsinplacewiththeM5x40mmlongpanheadscrews usingawasher andM5locknutontheinsideofthewheelpanttosecurethe...

Page 41: ...20grit followedby400gritsandpapertofurthersmooththeparts 6 1 2 Lightlywipedownallpartswithisopropylalcoholtoremoveanyresidual dustfromsanding Step6 Painting Finishing Optional ToolsandMaterialsNeeded 150Grit 220Grit 400GritSandpaper 1500or2000GritSandpaper IsopropylAlcohol RubbingAlcohol AcrylicSprayPaintColorsofyourchoice Oruseanairbrushsystem Pinstripetape maskingtape andplasticwrapformaskingoffp...

Page 42: ...ing Painting FinalClearcoat Usedifferenttypesoftapetolayoutthepaintdesignandblockthepaint fromgettingintheundesiredareas 6 3 1 Maskthefinedetailparts suchasthewindowareas andanycurvedareas withaflexiblepinstripetape Weused3mmor1 8 widepinstripetape 6 3 2 Maskofflargerareaswithstandardmasking painter stape 6 3 3 Maskoffthelargestareaswithkitchenplasticwrapornewspaper www 3daeroventures com 3DAerove...

Page 43: ...rayingtominimizetheriskofgettingrunnypaint 6 3 5 Afterapplyingyourcolorsprayyoucanapplydecalsorpinstriping In mycase IusedscaledecalspurchasedintheUnitedStatesfrom www callie graphics com Afterapplyingdecals givethemodelafinallightclearcoatwithaclear spraypaint www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 4 Step by StepBuildGuid...

Page 44: ...16mmLongScrewsforMotorMount x4 1mm 1 5mmO D CarbonfiberrodorSteelWire 650mmLongforAileronHinges x2 550mmLongforElevatorHinge 220mmLongforRudderHinge WheelCollartofit2mmrod tailwheel www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 4 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d PrintedPartsNeeded TailwheelTire MotorMount Leopard5065 MotorMount Leopar...

Page 45: ...ectwithTailwheelHub2 insertTailwheelHub 1intotheTailwheelTireandtheninsertTailwheelHub 2andspraywithacceleratortospeedupthebond Placethetailwheelon thetailwheelwireandsecurewiththe2mmwheelcollar www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 4 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d TailwheelTire TailwheelHub1 TailwheelHub2 ...

Page 46: ...erentmotorthanwhatis recommended makesuretheholespacingdimensionontheX mount patternmatchesthedimensionshownintheimagebelow 7 2 1 ScrewtheMotorMountontothefuselagefirewallusingqty 4 M4x0 7mm Threadx16mmLongScrews ATTENTION Themotormountisdesignedwithafewdegreesofrightthrust anddownthrustanglesandmustbemountedintheproperorientation Makesurethearrowthatisonthefaceofthemotormountisfacingup Ensurethea...

Page 47: ...e1mm 1 5mm O D x650mmlongcarbonfiberrodthroughthehingeholesinthewing andaileron Thecarbonfiberrodcanbeinsertedthrougheitherthe wingtiporthewingroot Alternatively Ifyouhavetroublefindinga 650mmlong carbonfiberrodyoucanuseqty 2 325mmlongrods Insert onerodthroughthewingtipandonethroughinthewingrootuntilthey meetinthemiddle PlaceadropofCAglueintherodentryholesto preventtherodfromslidingout 7 3 2 Repeatste...

Page 48: ...mlongcarbonfiber rod Alternatively Ifyouhavetroublefindinga550mmlong carbonfiber rodyoucanuseqty 2 275mmlongrods InsertonerodthroughElevR4 andonethroughElevL4untiltheymeetinthemiddle PlaceadropofCA glueintherodentryholestopreventtherodfromslidingout 7 3 3 Slidetherudderontotheexposedtailwheelwireuntilitisfullyseated AttachtheRuddertotheVertStabwiththe1mm 1 5mmO D x220mm longcarbonfiberrod Placeadropof...

Page 49: ...or 2ThreadFormingorTappingScrewsformountingservocovers x8 M4x0 7mmThreadx16mmLongScrewsforMotorMount x4 M4x0 7mmThreadLockNutforMotorMount x4 M3x0 5mmThreadx25mmLongScrewsforSpinner x2 M3x0 5mmThreadLockNutsforSpinner x2 M3x0 5mmThreadx12mmLongScewsforCowling x4 PushrodConnectorslikeNylonorSteelKwik Links x5 Motor Leopard5065 7T ESC 80AEsc Rec Prop 15x8to16x10 Battery 6S5000mAhLiPoor5S5000mAh Radi...

Page 50: ...odsonthe followingpagetoaidinbendingthethreadedendofthe30 long2mm or2 56 diameterwiretothepropershapes Youwillneedtwopushrods fortheelevatorhalves andonepushrodfortherudder Slidethepushrods intothguidetubesbuiltintothefuselageandtrimthepushrodstolength tolineupwiththeelevatorandrudderservos Makesuretoleavesome excesslengthforrunningthroughapushrodconnectororcreatingaz bend 8 1 3 Installtheservocon...

Page 51: ... 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 5 ElevatorPushrod 2mm or2 56 DiameterWire withThreadedEnd Scale1 1 SideView RudderPushrod 2mm or2 56 DiameterWire withThreadedEnd Scale1 1 SideView Qty 2required ...

Page 52: ...ervo controlarmswithaz bendorwithapushrodconnector thenattachthe kwik linkstotheailerons 8 1 6 Routetheaileronservowiresthroughtheservocoveropeningsinthe bottomofthewingsandouttherootofthewings UsetheM2or 2thread formingscrewstomounttheWingServoCoverstothewings 8 1 5 Attachthe4 servoextenionstoyouraileronservosand usingthe mountingscrewsthatcamewithyourservos mounttheaileronservosto theWingServoCo...

Page 53: ...idesofthemotor mountasshownintherenderingbelow 8 2 2 InstalltheESCandreceiver Usevelcrowithadhesivebackingtoattach theESCandreceivertothefuselagetray outofthewayofwhereyou willplacethebattery Installthe6 servoextensionstothetwoportson thereceiverthatyouwillusetomixtheaileronservostogether Ifyou donothavingmixingcapabilitiesonyourreceiveryoucanuseaY harness servoextension YouwillalsoneedaY harnessa...

Page 54: ...u e o 5 8 2 3 BoltonthecowlingusingtheM3x12mmlongscrews installyourpropeller andspinner optional attachthecanopy andboltonthewingsin preperationforbalancingtheaircraft Besuretousethetwo6mmdiameter carbonfiberwingtubeswhenboltingonyourwings Besuretoplugyour aileronservosinaswell inpreperationforsettingthecontrolsurface throwsandexponential ...

Page 55: ...rcraftalongtherecommendedCenterofGravityposition TheCenterofGravitypositionfortheaircraftislocatedbetween 75mm 85mmbehindtheleadingedgeofthewing asshownintheimage below Remembertoerronthesideofslightlynoseheavyforyourfirst flightandadjustfromthere 8 2 5 Onceyouarehappywithwherethebatteryislocatedforbalancing attach alongstripofvelcrowithadhesivebackingtothefuselagetrayandthe battery andusetwovelcr...

Page 56: ...nnectthebattery bindyourradio andfollowtheinstructionsincluded withyourradioforsettingyourdriveratesandexponential RecommendedRatesandExponential Step by StepBuildGuide cont d Exponential 30 Exponential 15 LowRate HighRate Ailerons 10mm 10mm 18mm 18mm Elevator LowRate Exponential 15 Exponential 30 HighRate 15mm 15mm 25mm 25mm ...

Page 57: ...v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 5 RecommendedRatesandExponential Rudder MeasuredattheFrontoftheRudder LowRate Exponential 15 Exponential 30 HighRate 25mm 40mm 40mm Step by StepBuildGuide cont d 25mm ...

Page 58: ...nalisstrongandyoudon texperienceservoflutter 5 Doublecheckallcontrolsaremovingtheproperdirection Weather DuetothelargersizeoftheSuperChipmunk itcanhandle mildtomoderatewinds ButItisrecommendedtoflyoncalm days withwindsbetween0 10mph WithanyR Caircraft alwaysensureyouaretakingoffandlandingintothewind KeepinmindthatLW PLAisparticularlysusceptibleto warpingindirectsunlightonhotdays Keepyouraircraftinthe...

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