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Warranty Information
Horizon Hobby, Inc. guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material
and workmanship at the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover any
parts damage by use or modification. In no case shall Horizon Hobby's
liability exceed the original cost of the purchased kit. Further, Horizon Hobby
reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice.
In that Horizon Hobby has no control over the final assembly or material used
for the final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any
damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled
product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all
resulting liability.
Once assembly of the model has been started, you must contact Horizon
Hobby, Inc. directly regarding any warranty question that you have. Please do
not contact your local hobby shop regarding warranty issues, even if that is
where you purchased it. This will enable Horizon to better answer your
questions and service you in the event that you may need any assistance.
If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of
this product, the buyer is advised to return this kit immediately in new and
unused condition to the place of purchase.
Horizon Hobby
4105 Fieldstone Road
Champaign, Illinois 61822
(217) 355-9511
www.horizonhobby.com
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Contents of Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Additional Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Additional Required Tools and Adhesives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Other Items Needed (not included in the kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Section 1: Hinging the Ailerons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 2: Joining the Wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 3: Installing the Aileron Servos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 4: Installing the Aileron Control Horns and Linkages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 5: Installing the Retract Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 6: Installing the Main Landing Gear Wheels and Fairings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 7: Mounting the Wing to the Fuselage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 8: Installing the Tail Group (Horizontal and Vertical Fin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Section 9: Hinging the Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 10: Installing the Rudder and Tail Wheel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 11: Installing the Elevator and Rudder Control Horns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 12: Assembling the Fuel Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 13: Mounting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 14: Installing the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Section 15: Installing the Rudder and Elevator Linkage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 16: Attaching the Cowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Section 17: Attaching the Canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Section 18: Application of Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Control Throws and Center of Gravity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Preflight at the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adjusting your Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2003 Official AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
