HobbyKing DH 82 Tiger Moth Assembly Manual Download

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Included in the box:

Fuselage and battery canopy

Motor and ESC

Servos (pre-installed) x4

Main wings x2

Vertical stab

Horizontal stab x2

Engine cowling

10x4.7 slowfly prop and spinner

Windshield x2

Wire and wing members

Scale landing gear

Wheels x2

Glue

Pushrods

Additional hardware (screws and

control horns)

quipment required (not included):

4 channel radio and receiver

Battery (3s 1300-1600mah)

CA glue

Drill with 2mm bit

Small screwdrivers and Allen (hex)

keys

Craft knife

Scissors

Summary of Contents for DH 82 Tiger Moth

Page 1: ...Assembly manual For intermediate fliers Specs Wingspan 912mm Fuselage length 772mm Flying weight 620 680g Wing area 24 2 dm Wing loading 26g dm ...

Page 2: ...ing l 10x4 7 slowfly prop and spinner l Windshield x2 l Wire and wing members l Scale landing gear l Wheels x2 l Glue l Pushrods l Additional hardware screws and control horns Equipment required not included l 4 channel radio and receiver l Battery 3s 1300 1600mah l CA glue l Drill with 2mm bit l Small screwdrivers and Allen hex keys l Craft knife l Scissors ...

Page 3: ...il Take the vertical and horizontal stabs and glue to the fuselage as shown below Note make sure there is a small gap 1mm between this portion of the fuselage and the rudder after instillation to accommodate rudder travel ...

Page 4: ...ards will do the opposite In any case make sure that you use equivalent holes for both elevator surfaces Now take the second type of control horn together with the attached collet Check to make sure that the collet is free to rotate on the horn If so skip to the next step If not remove the collet enlarge the diameter of the hole to 2 mm and reassemble using just one washer Glue these in their resp...

Page 5: ...se are not identical i e there is a left hand side part and a right hand side part Where each part goes should be relatively obvious under closer inspection Step 3 Lower main wing and landing gear Remove the paper from the aileron servo wires and feed these through the plane as shown Aileron plug ...

Page 6: ...ater do not lose these Place in the slot provided making sure that the landing gear is orientated in the correct manner as shown below Secure with the four screws provided Do not over tighten these Install the following two plastic parts as shown Not again that there is a LHS and an RHS part Finally attach control horns pushrods and clevises tail and shown below Blunt edge to the front sharp edge ...

Page 7: ...Step 4 Windshields Cut out the windshields as below Glue in place on the fuselage If you are not sure the next image shows these in place ...

Page 8: ...ical so take this into account The smooth side of each piece should face outwards Flip the plane over and secure with the following plastic parts Again note that these are not all identical but their correct locations should be fairly obvious Flip the plane back over and install the final two plastic members These attach directly to the fuselage Smooth side Note this shaped piece is to be glued in...

Page 9: ...Attach the following piece as shown for detailed scale looks Here ...

Page 10: ...ded in your kit and tie a knot in the end Secure with CA and trim Now examine the following image Make sure that your glue from step 5 is fully dry Begin by feeding the cable through the hole labeled 1 then through 2 etc Note at hole 4 feed the cable through the rearmost hole and back through the frontmost hole After each pass through a hole secure in place using a drop of CA ...

Page 11: ...re that the cowl is pushed as far upwards as possible Bear in mind that the battery canopy has a small lip that will go under the cowl and if it is not glued in the correct position the lip of the canopy will rub against the motor Next slide one washer on followed by the prop a second washer and finally the spinner Secure in position If the spinner is too loose on the shaft or too tight against th...

Page 12: ...ng gear as below Note the small clip used to secure the wheel in place Step 9 CG The CG should be located 80mm behind the leading edge of the top wing Note this is measured at the centerline of the plane not at the swept portion of the wing ...

Page 13: ...lying field is spacious and safe to fly Bench test the electronic power system on load for 1 minute l Check all electronic equipment Range check the radio equipment Test all control surface are moving in their assigned directions before each flight l Check battery voltage before use even the batteries are recently charged l After the first flight it is prudent to check the CG for all subsequent fl...

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