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MKII 'Humpback'

Instruction Book

  

Initial release (May 2012)

Motor 
Size

Eflite Power 25 or 

Power 32

Rotor 
Diameter

43”

Length 
overall

36”

Weight

54 oz.

Head

FlyingBalsa Gen III    

Rotor 
Airfoil

Aerobalsa high 

performance SG6042

4 Channel

Direct rotor control 

Pitch / Roll, Throttle 

and Rudder

The MKII is a CAD designed, CNC manufactured auto gyro sport flier.  
The MKII is designed to be a very stable, forgiving auto gyro with great performance. It was designed and tested 
to be capable of flying in winds up to 15 mph and to ROG (rotate off ground) for takeoff's. No hand launches 
are needed with the MKII.
By using CNC equipment, design tolerances are very tight and performance is duplicated kit to kit. 
We recommend seeking help from the local modelers in your area if you are inexperienced. Orientation could be 
your toughest challenge.
 

We hope you enjoy the MKII as much as we do.

Warranty

FlyingBalsa, LLC guarantees this kit to be free of defects in both material and 
workmanship at the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover any damage of 
component parts by modification, use or shipping. In no case shall FlyingBalsa, LLC 
liability exceed the original cost of the kit. Further, FlyingBalsa, LLC reserves the right 
to change this warranty without notice.
In that FlyingBalsa, LLC has no control over the final assembly or material used for 
final assembly, no liability shall be assumed or accepted for any damage resulting from 
the use by the user of the final user assembled product. 

Summary of Contents for MKII Humpback

Page 1: ...very tight and performance is duplicated kit to kit We recommend seeking help from the local modelers in your area if you are inexperienced Orientation could be your toughest challenge We hope you enj...

Page 2: ...tal stabilizer 4 Vertical stabilizer 4 Fuselage 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pylon 12 13 Tail installation 14 Tail wheel rudder main gear 15 Radio installation 16 Motor installation 17 Control surface rigging 17 R...

Page 3: ...Doubler Doubler Fin Elevator Elevator Horizontal stabilizer Rudder Fuselage filler plug Battery Hatch Pylon Hatch F 2 F 1 Tongue Wire Trap Pylon Core Pylon Support Tail Wheel Mount Hatch Supports Pylo...

Page 4: ...ws 3 4 40 x 3 4 socket head blade bolts 3 4 40 self locking nuts 3 nylon rotor blade bushings 3 4 flat washers for blade bolts 2 6 flat washers for main landing gear wire 2 5 32 wheel collars for main...

Page 5: ...odelers tools we recommend the following Square for squaring formers and general usage 3 32 drill bit for reaming gimbal pivot hole 5 32 drill bit for drilling the landing gear torque blocks 29 drill...

Page 6: ...urface Simply glue the elevators to the horizontal stabilizer as shown in this photo Use thin CA glue The elevators are fixed and do not move on this model Sand the horizontal tail assembly for film c...

Page 7: ...lled on the left side Remove the servo filler plug from the tail card sheet and glue it into the servo cut out hole on the side you DO NOT want the servo to be on Use thin CA glue You will need to jus...

Page 8: ...glue cures Note that it fits into the space formed where the plywood doublers end Align the firewall with the top of the fuselage sides It will extend slightly below the bottom of the fuselage and wil...

Page 9: ...CA glue This piece will give support to the 1 8 balsa upper fuselage sheeting which will be installed in a later step Now the lower pylon support can be secured with thin CA glue 12 The 1 8 lite ply w...

Page 10: ...4 Place the completed fuselage sub assembly on the line you drew on your building board Ensure that the small notch on the bottom of the firewall and formers F 1 and F 2 are directly over the drawn li...

Page 11: ...at same hatch hole with a 18 drill bit for a clearance of the 8 32 nylon screw Reinstall the pylon hatch assembly and secure with a 8 32 nylon screw in the hole you just tapped Repeat the drill and ta...

Page 12: ...arefully mark the two screw positions for the tank hatch It is recommended that you drill and tap each hole one at a time the same as was done for the pylon hatch Remove the hatch then drill and tap t...

Page 13: ...accomplished using a 21 drill bit in a battery powered drill 24 Cut a hole for the motor wires approximately 1 2 in diameter just aft of the landing gear mount Also cut a battery cooling vent approxi...

Page 14: ...ference mark on where to apply the epoxy glue The entire fork assembly can be done in one setting using 15 minute epoxy glue The holes for the 1 8 dowel fork pins are all pre drilled Apply epoxy to th...

Page 15: ...ilm covering but you will need the special Monokote type of trim tool to accomplish this Another option would be to simply paint the inside surface of the forks Leave the bottom end of the pylon sides...

Page 16: ...e fin and rudder 33 Test fit the horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage and carefully remove the film covering from the stabilizer bottom where it gets glued to the fuselage Glue the vertical fin to th...

Page 17: ...he tail wheel wire into the rudder Insert the three rudder hinges into the slots of the rudder There is no easy way to accomplish the next step You will just have to work methodically and carefully in...

Page 18: ...rect to prevent binding The upper servo is for roll control and the lower servo is for pitch control Simply install the rubber grommets and brass eyelets and then using the screws supplied with the se...

Page 19: ...Re install the pitch and roll servo control wheels as shown in Figure 1 of step 39 Drill a 3 16 hole in the pylon hatch for the 4 40 pushrods as shown on the CAD drawings If you are using different se...

Page 20: ...e and flush with the top and bottom of the blade TIP temporarily installing a blade bolt through the bushing is an excellent alignment aid for ensuring the bushing is square to the blade When satisfie...

Page 21: ...Initial Radio Setup 46 This section outlines a basic setup procedure This will give you a basic starting point that can be fine tuned during your test flights 46 1 Throttle glow engine conversion rig...

Page 22: ...takeoff run When you are at half power pull a very small amount of aft stick until the blades enter auto rotation and when the wheels are light pull a little more aft stick until airborne and add powe...

Page 23: ...ort or parts flyingbalsa bellsouth net Yahoo groups support forum http groups yahoo com group ptgyrosupport FlyingBalsa LLC PO Box 1491 Collierville TN 38027 If you purchased your kit through a retail...

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