General information for the assembly (
very important!
)
Before you start, you should try to get an overview of the assembly by scrolling through the manual. It is recommended to
assemble the helicopter next to your computer. You can also print the manual.
Please start at the beginning of the manual and keep with the sequence of the assembly instructions. It makes no sense
to start in the middle of the manual. You can become easily stuck and lose track. Before starting a new assembly group,
first read the whole chapter description and then start mounting.
It is not sufficient to view only the images because
the text contains important instructions that have to be considered in any case.
At the beginning of each assembly group you will find a part list with pictures, order number and name as well as the
number of pieces you need. Normal screws and connecting parts have different (
grey
) part numbers. These numbers are
also found under connection parts in our web shop. The part numbers of these parts are not shown in the pictures - only
the dimensions - e.g.
M3x10.
The picture shows, which type of screw has to be used.
Caution!
The length of screws is the
length of the shaft until the screw head. Only with countersunk head screws the length is the total length including the
head.
The assembly groups are packaged in separate plastic bags. Each plastic bag is labeled with the name of the assembly
group. Bulky or long parts are packaged separately. Complex assembly groups with a great number of small parts are
separated into several smaller bags.
Please open only the needed bag when required, as it is easily possible to loose the overview. You can identify the
needed bag by looking on the part list of the actual chapter. By means of the part number it's easy to identify the
corresponding assembly group for later spare part orders. The first number after zero is figure the assembly group.
All parts of the tail gear starts by
09
for instance. Sometimes parts have letters behind the 4 digit order number like
a/b/c/d/R/L/HS/RS.
This letters show that the parts correspond and belong to one group or only have little differences.
The biggest mistake would be to open all bags at once. In the parts list of each chapter, you can find all parts of the
according assembly group. Sometimes there are screws inside, which have to be used later to fix different assembly
groups together. This is always described.
Attention!
The drawings and 3D animations in the manual show a right-hand rotation. Left-hand rotation on this helicopter
is theoretically possible, but would need some modified parts. Right-rotation helicopters are mainly used worldwide. The
differences to left rotation are minimized due to the excellent flybarless systems.
Some parts of the helicopter are already pre-assembled
. Nevertheless, this manual contains detailed instructions for
these parts. These instructions may be helpful in case you have to disassemble or to change parts. There is
no
need for
you to check the
pre-assembled parts
or to disassemble or tighten them!
Also
,
the screws are secured with Loctite
already if necessary.
Attention!
Screws, which need to be tightened with
L
octite,
are
marked with a red “
L
”. Use the
blue
L
octite (medium
strength) or a similar product. Especially with the small grub screws, do not use too much
L
octite. Otherwise, you may
have problems unscrewing the grub screws.
It is not necessary to tighten all screws of the electric helicopter with
L
octite because they do not get loose depending on
the kind of stress. The lens-head screws
can especially be hard to unscrew if using
L
octite because of their small
hexagon.
In general, all grub screws
and
threaded link balls
, as well as the
0911
screws of the tail centre hub, have to be
degreased
and
tightened with Loctite
.
Attention!
Parts that you need to pay extra attention to
are marked with a red “
!
”. You will also find notes for these parts in
the text. Important screw tightening is marked with the recommended force. If a torque wrench is used you can be sure
about the correct tightening.
In case some items do not fit, do not use excessive force. Re-think why it may not fit together and see if a little reworking
might solve the problem. If you cannot solve the problem on your own, please contact me. Have a look at the carbon-fiber
reinforced parts. Use a strip of flexible sandpaper to chamfer the sharp edges if necessary.
Attention!
When sanding Carbon fiber, use a fitted dust protection mask!
The helicopter consists of numerous screws and small parts. It may therefore occur that a part is missing or that the
screws are not shaped correctly or that they are rejects. Unfortunately, we are not able to check every single screw. In
these cases, please send us a short e-mail and we will immediately deliver the spare part. You will find a bag with some
special tools and special grease for the gears. A small extra bag (
Reserve
Parts
) containing some established
replacement screws is also included there. Some replacement parts are available if a screw is missing or a part is
defective.
All in all, the assembly is not very demanding and does not require, besides some basic technical understanding, any
special skills. Please take your time and work diligently to avoid problems that later on might be more expensive and time-
consuming. Now I wish you a lot of fun assembling the helicopter!