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It is of vital importance, before attempting to operate 

your engine, to read the general 'SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 

AND WARNINGS'  in the following section and to strictly 

adhere to the advice contained therein.

Also, please study the entire contents of this 

instruction manual, so as to familiarize yourself with 

the controls and other features of the engine.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS ABOUT YOUR O.S.ENGINE

The advice which follows is grouped under two 

headings according to the degree of damage or 

danger which might arise through misuse or neglect.

WARNINGS

NOTES

These cover events which might involve serious 

(in extreme circumstances, even fatal) injury.

These cover the many other possibilities, generally less 

obvious sources of danger, but which, under certain 

circumstances, may also cause damage or injury.

WARNINGS

ENGINE PARTS NAME

Remember that your engine is not a " toy ", but a 

highly efficient internal-combustion machine whose 

power is capable of harming you, or others, if it is 

misused. As owner, you, alone, are responsible for 

the safe operation of your engine, so act with 

discretion and care at all times. If at some future 

date, your O.S. engine is acquired by another 

person, we would respectfully request that these 

instructions are also passed on to its new owner.

NOTES

Never operate your engine in an enclosed space. 

Model engines, like automobile engines, exhaust 

deadly carbon-monoxide. Run your engine only 

in an open area.

Never touch, or allow any object to come 

into contact with, the rotating parts.

Model engine fuel is also highly flammable. 

Keep it away from open flame, excessive 

heat, sources of sparks, or anything else 

which might ignite it. Do not smoke or allow 

anyone else to smoke, near to it.

Model engines generate considerable 

heat. Do not touch any part of your 

engine until it has cooled. Contact with 

the muffler (silencer), cylinder head or 

exhaust header pipe, in particular, may 

result in a serious burn.

Model engine fuel is poisonous. Do not 

allow it to come into contact with the eyes 

or mouth. Always store it in a clearly marked 

container and out of the reach of children.

This engine was designed for model helicopters. 

Do not attempt to use it for any other purpose.
Mount the engine in your model securely, following 

the manufacturers' recommendations, using appropriate 

screws and locknuts.
Install an effective silencer (muffler). Frequent close 

exposure to a noisy exhaust (especially in the case of 

the more powerful high-speed engines) may eventually 

impair your hearing and such noise is also likely to 

cause annoyance to others over a wide area.
Check the linkage to the throttle arm before each flight.

After starting the engine, carry out any needle-valve 

readjustments after stopping the rotor by closing the 

throttle to the lowest r.p.m.. Stop the engine before 

attempting to make other adjustments to the carburetor.
Use an electric starter. The wearing of safety glasses 

is also strongly recommended. 

Press the rotor head down securely.
Take care that the glow plug clip or battery leads do 

not come into contact with rotating parts.
Adjust the throttle linkage so that the engine stops 

when the throttle stick and trim lever on the 

transmitter are fully retarded. Alternatively, the 

engine may be stopped by cutting off the fuel supply. 

Never try to stop the engine physically.

Take care that loose clothing (ties, shirt sleeves, 

scarves etc.) do not come into contact with the rotor. 

Do not carry loose objects (such as pencils, screwdriv-

ers, etc.) in a shirt pocket from where they could fall 

through the rotor disc.   
For their safety, keep all onlookers (especially small 

children) well back (at least 20 feet or 6 metres) when 

preparing your model for flight. If you have to carry the 

model to the take-off point with the engine running, be 

especially cautious. Hold the rotor securely and keep 

well clear of spectators. 
Warning! lmmediately after a glowplug-ignition 

engine has been run and is still warm, conditions 

sometimes exist whereby it is just possible for the 

engine to restart when turned over WITHOUT the 

glowplug battery being reconnected. Remember this 

if you wish to avoid the risk of accidents.

Linking the throttle servo to the carburetor

Link the throttle servo to the carburetor using 

the throttle lever supplied. Throttle control rod 

A and B should be equal length. Set the 

linkage so that the servo output lever and 

throttle lever are parallel when the throttle 

stick on the transmitter is at middle position. 

Installing hole intervals on the F lever and on 

the J lever are different. Decide the lever to 

use according to the servo used. Be sure to 

cut off another lever to avoid any interference.

INTRODUCTION

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Note on heating the glow plug 

Example

The heatsink head on the engine is treated with 

an anodized finish which does not conduct 

current. Therefore, when heating a glow plug, 

connect one lead to the glow plug and the other 

to the head or cover plate retaining screw. 

Avoid sudden high r.p.m. immediately after the 

engine is started, as the clutch will engage and you 

may be struck by the rotor.

Heatsink Head

Carburetor

Typr 40L 

Crankshaft

Propeller nut

Crankcase

Glowplug

Beam Mount

High Speed

Needle Valve

Fuel Inlet

Mixture Control Valve

Throttle Lever

Idle Mixture Control Screw

Mixture Control

Valve Stopper

Thrust Washer

Carburetor Rubber Gasket

Medium Speed

    Needle Valve

Cover Plate

STANDARD ACCESSOIES

Glow Plug No.8

This is a high performance engine expressly 

designed for 50 size helicopters.  Since engine 

mounting and muffler mounting bolt patterns are 

the same as the 50SX-H Hyper, it can be installed 

in the existing 50 size helicopters.

Newly designed 40L carburetor enables to adjust 

idling, hovering and high speed independently.  

Close to 60 size power offers wide power range 

suitable for sport flight as well as 3D flight.

When the governor function from Futaba GY-701 or 

GY-750 gyro is employed, the Futaba BPS-1 Back 

Plate Sensor can be installed in a cell on the back 

plate. By employing the governor function, more 

stable flight can be achieved.

The engine mounting bolt hole size of the 55HZ 

Hyper is 3.7mm the same as that for the 50SXH 

Hyper. Use 3mm Allen type screws for securing 

the engine to the engine mounts.

Note on engine installation

Notes on installing cooling fan and clutch

Do not use a tool which 

locks piston when installing 

a cooling-fan and clutch, or 

top of the piston may be 

damaged. Also, do not insert 

a screw driver or the similar 

into the exhaust port.

Do not grip the engine mounting beams with a 

vise, or the crankcase will be distorted which 

will result in engine breaking. 

Vise

NOTES WHEN APPLYING AN ELECTRIC STARTER

Because of this initial tightness, a standard 

electric starter may have difficulty in rotating the 

engine when cold, before it has been adequately 

run-in. In this case, use a high-torque type starter.

Do not over-prime. This could cause a  hydraulic 

lock and damage the engine on application of the 

electric starter.

If over-primed, remove glowplug, close needle-valve 

and apply starter to pump out surplus fuel. Cover 

the head with a rag to prevent pumped out fuel 

from getting into your eyes.

Beam Mount

It is recommended to use 

Crankshaft Clamp 3246 

(CodeNo.71530400) available 

as an optional tool. 

As delivered, the engine has the carburetor 

lightly fit into the intake. Secure it changing 

the angle according to the model.

NOTE

MAX-

55HZ Hyper

F

J

J

F

28
34

27 33

A

B

90

°

90

°

A=B

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