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Electric power, continued:

If the wood extension box is not the right size for your installation, or your power
system exceeds its limits, regular standoffs should be used as shown. Note the
location of the ESC, try to keep your ESC in strong airflow for cooling.

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Page 2: ...onautics in order to be properly insured and operate your model at AMA sanctioned flying fields only If you are not willing to accept ALL liability for the use of this product please return it to the place of purchase immediately Extreme Flight RC Ltd guarantees this kit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 30 DAYS from the date of purchase All warranty claims must be...

Page 3: ... MKS HV 1220 servos plus a throttle servo for gas engine Extreme Flight aluminum servo arms 2 x 2 0 for elevators 2 x 1 5 for ailerons and either another 1 5 for rear mounted rudder servo or a double sided 4 0 for pull pull rudder 2 x 12 Extreme Flight Servo Extensions for the Ailerons 3 x 36 Extreme Flight Servo Extension for the rudder and elevator servos 1x12 Servo Extension for the throttle se...

Page 4: ... motor box joints 5 By the time your aircraft arrives at your door step it will have been handled by a lot of people Occasionally there are small dings or imperfections on some of the surfaces An effective method to restore these imperfections to original condition is to use a very fine tipped hypodermic needle and inject a drop of water under the covering material and into the ding in the wood Ap...

Page 5: ... aircraft assemble nearly identically Let s begin 1 Locate the 2 wing panels and the aileron control hardware as shown Use a soldering iron or sharp hobby blade to remove the covering over the servo opening and the slots for the aileron horn Make sure you are doing this on the bottom of the aileron ...

Page 6: ...e control surface Do this for all control horns on your aircraft before installing them 3 Locate the square control horn plate and assemble the horn as shown Insert into the aileron without glue and use the plate as a guide to cut the covering around the plate Remove this covering ...

Page 7: ...y glue to the horn into the surface making sure the screw holes are lined up with each other Wipe up any excess epoxy and clean up with denatured alcohol Repeat the entire process for the other wing half and allow both to dry ...

Page 8: ...hown Electronically center the servo and install a 1 5 Extreme Flight servo arm as shown Assemble the pushrod by screwing the plastic brass ball links onto the metal pushrod and install with screws washers and locknuts as shown Repeat for the other wing half Fuselage Assembly 8 Locate the landing gear hardware parts as shown as well as the carbon landing gear 2 main wheels gear cuffs and wheel pan...

Page 9: ...collar use a 1 5mm hex river to tighten the collar set screw 9 Attach the carbon landing gear to the fuselage The screws are installed into the fuselage for shipping remove them first Use Loctite thread locking compound on these screws when you install them ...

Page 10: ... cover plate as shown 10 Locate the gear cuffs Slide them up the gear legs to the fuselage place a dollop of rubber cement inside the gear cuff to glue the cuff to the carbon gear leg Screw the cuff to the gear with wood screws as shown Allow to dry ...

Page 11: ...ed portion of the axle through the hole in the landing gear and screw the locking nut onto the axle making sure the wheel pant is positioned properly Use the included metal wrench to hold the axle as shown and tighten the nut securely 12 Locate rudder hardware as shown ...

Page 12: ...quare under plate as you did for the aileron horns and glue into rudder with epoxy as shown Make sure rudder horn is centered in the rudder side to side Allow to cure Note The same horn is used for either front mounted pull pull rudder or rear mounted push pull rudder control ...

Page 13: ...nsport held in place by a steel wire pin which runs the entire height of the rudder Locate this wire pin and lube it with silicone spray lube or another plastic safe lube Align the rudder hinge halves and insert the pin from the top of the rudder NOTE This pin must be a snug fit for your rudder action to be precise Take your time inserting the pin the first time ...

Page 14: ...14 15 Locate elevator hardware as shown Install elevator horns as shown using the same technique as the previous horns ...

Page 15: ... lock or tape to make sure the wire connection cannot come loose in flight Feed the wires through the tube in the fuselage as shown Install the elevator servos as shown using the mounting hardware included with your servos Center your servos and install 2 0 servo arms as shown ...

Page 16: ...crews and washers NOTE If you intend the remove your stabs for transport don t Loctite these screws If you intend the stabs to be permanent use Loctite Install servo arms and pushrods as shown with washers screws and locking nuts 18 Locate the firewall drilling template correct for your engine if using gasoline Locate the engine and cowl hardware as shown ...

Page 17: ...ling template over the firewall and drill the four holes for engine mounting and the additional holes you need for your installation Most installations will not use a choke servo and so do not need the hole for the choke pushrod ...

Page 18: ...asure as shown to the firewall and subtract the length of your engine For a DA 50 a 2 5 inch standoff is needed 20 Mount the throttle servo In general this servo is intended to be mounted inside the motor box as shown but this may be different on some engines to get the best path for the throttle pushrod NOTE In our testing we used mini servos on throttle ...

Page 19: ... the fuselage You will need to cut your cowl to fit around the cylinder head of your engine if you are using a single cylinder engine and for any additional cooling desired We use a dremel rotary tool with a sanding drum attachment for this job Be sure to protect your skin and eyes when cutting or grinding fiberglass Go slow making small cuts until the cowl fits over the cylinder ...

Page 20: ...cowl ignition any lines throttle or choke linkage hardware is installed properly and well restrained and prepare to install the cowl Cut and place pieces of tape as shown to indicate the location of the cowl retention nuts in the fuselage Peel the tips of these pieces of tape back as shown ...

Page 21: ... 1 8 3mm Use tape to hold the cowl in place and roll the tips of your tape indicators forward over the cowl to indicate the locations of the holes Drill a 1 8 3mm hole in these locations and screw the cowl down with included screws NOTE If you like additional bling Extreme Flight has aluminum washers for this and other locations on your aircraft ...

Page 22: ...you have completed the other steps in this manual and checked the balance of your airplane before proceeding with installation of the rudder servo 24 Tail mounted rudder servo Install this servo as you did the elevator servos as shown in the side of the fuselage It is not necessary to trim the rudder control horn on the unused side and we recommend that you fly the plane some and make absolutely c...

Page 23: ...ade as shown We recommend taping the rudder in the straight ahead position during installation of the cables and servo to prevent any surprises Make the forward cable connections crimp the brass sleeves and then install your servo and attach the cables to the arm as shown ...

Page 24: ...needed and puts extra load on the rudder servo Just tight enough to prevent slop is all you need 26 Access and cooling hatch If you desire to have an access hatch on the bottom of your fuselage one is provided in your kit Locate the pictured hatch and remove the covering over the location for it on the bottom of the fuselage Attach with four wood screws Open the cooling vents in the hatch by trimm...

Page 25: ...ngtips as shown 28 Electric power system installation You can use either the provided wood extension box or standoffs to mount an electric motor Note that the extension box must be mounted before the last side of the box is installed with CA glue to allow access to the screws as needed Trim the last side as needed to allow fit We suggest the extension box only for motors up to 4500W and up to 22 p...

Page 26: ...f the wood extension box is not the right size for your installation or your power system exceeds its limits regular standoffs should be used as shown Note the location of the ESC try to keep your ESC in strong airflow for cooling ...

Page 27: ... roll the aircraft inverted Establish this line and let go of the elevator stick Ideally the aircraft will continue to track on that 45 degree line for several hundred feet before slowly starting to level off Adjust the position of your battery to achieve this flight condition Once satisfied with the location of your CG scribe a mark on the battery tray so that you can position the battery in the ...

Page 28: ...favorite product for this is Eagle One Wet Wax AS U DRY available in the automotive section of most Wal Marts K marts Sears Targets etc People often ask me at trade shows how I get the planes to look so shiny this is my secret Thanks again for your purchase of the 3DHobbyShop 79 Slick 580 ARF I hope you enjoy assembling and flying yours as much as I have mine See you at the flying field Extreme Fl...

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