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Specifications:

Wingspan--------------- 68.0 in (172.7 cm).
Wing area--------------- 1155.7 sq.ins (74.6 sq.dm).
Weight------------------- 12.8-13.2 lbs (5.8-6.0 kg).
Length------------------- 55.0 in (139.8 cm).
Engine/Motor size----- 20-26cc gasoline.
Radio--------------------- 5 channels with 6  servos.

ASSEMBLY MANUAL

Code : SEA 303

Summary of Contents for NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA

Page 1: ...ons Wingspan 68 0 in 172 7 cm Wing area 1155 7 sq ins 74 6 sq dm Weight 12 8 13 2 lbs 5 8 6 0 kg Length 55 0 in 139 8 cm Engine Motor size 20 26cc gasoline Radio 5 channels with 6 servos ASSEMBLY MANUAL Code SEA 303 ...

Page 2: ...anual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane Please read this manual throughly before starting assembly of your NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Use the parts listing below to indentify all parts Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it is ca pable of causing injury to people or property WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOU ASSUME ALL RISK REPONSIBILIT...

Page 3: ...including the ailer ons elevators and rudder are prehinged with hinges installed but the hinges are not glued in place It is imperative that you properly adhere the hinges in place per the steps that follow us ing a high quality thin C A glue 1 Carefully remove the aileron from one of the wing panels Note the position of the hinges 2 Remove each hinge from the wing panel and aileron and place a T ...

Page 4: ...g panel securely hinging the aileron in place 8 After both ailerons are securely hinged firmly grasp the wing panel and aileron to make sure the hinges are securely glued and cannot be pulled out Do this by care fully applying medium pressure trying to separate the aileron from the wing panel Use caution not to crush the wing struc ture Work the aileron up and down sev eral times to work in the hi...

Page 5: ...l and string feed the string through the wing as indicated 2 2 Use dental floss to secure the connec tion so they cannot become unplugged 3 A string has been provided in the wing to pull the aileron lead through to the wing root Remove the string from the wing at the servo location and use the tape to attach it to the servo extension lead Pull the lead through the wing and remove the string 3 4 5 ...

Page 6: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 6 AILERON PUSHROD INSTALLATION Please see below pictures 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 30mm ...

Page 7: ...d brass collets into all servos Test fit the servos into the fuselage servo mounts Elevator servo Throttle servo Rudder servo arm Throttle servo arm THROTTLE SERVO ARM INSTALLATION Install adjustable servo connector in the servo arm as same as picture below 1 1 2 Rudder servo Elevator servo Elevator servo arm Elevator servo arm INSTALLING THE RECEIVER SWITCH Install the switch into the precut hole...

Page 8: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 8 Please see these below pictures Switch INSTALLING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FUSELAGE 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 9: ... one of the 3 nylon tubes leaving 1 2 protruding from the rear of the stopper This will be the fuel pick up tube 2 Using a modeling knife cut one length of silicon fuel line Connect one end of the line to the weighted fuel pick up and the other end to the nylon pick up tube 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 M3x4 ...

Page 10: ...he stopper assembly tighten the 3 x 20mm ma chine screw until the rubber stopper expands and seals the tank opening Do not overtight en the assembly as this could cause the tank to split 5 With the stopper assembly in place the weighted pick up should rest away from the rear of the tank and move freely inside the tank The top of the vent tube should rest just below the top of the tank It should no...

Page 11: ... will con nectto the muffl and the line from the clunk tothe carburetor Blow through one of the lines to ensure the fuel lines have not become kinked inside the fuel tank compartment Air should flw through easily 1 2 Use four 4x30mm head bolts and four 4mm washers to attach the engine mount rails to the fiewall Tighten the screws Make sure to use threadlock on the screws to help prevent them from ...

Page 12: ...has the location for the throttle pushrod tube pre drill 5 Slide the pushrod tube in the fiewall and guide it through the fuel tank mount Use medium C A to glue the tube to the fiewall and the fuel tank mount 6 Connect the Z bend in the 450mm throttle pushrod to the outer hole of the carburetor arm 7 Slide the throttle pushrod wire into the tube Position the engine between thmounts Use four M4x30m...

Page 13: ...he servo horn perpendiular to the servo center line 9 Move the throttle stick to the closed po sition and move the carburetor to closed Use a 2 5mm hex wrench to tighten the screw that secures the throttle pushrod wire Make sure to use threadlock on the screw so it does not vibrate loose 8 9 COWLING Please see below pictures 1 2 3 ...

Page 14: ...isfid with the cowl place ment secure the cowl to the fuselage us ing masking tape 4 Install the muffl and muffl extension onto the engine and make the cutout in the cowl for muffl clearance Connect the fuel and pressure lines to the carburetor muffl and fuel filer valve Secure the cowl to fuselage using the M3x10mm socket head screws 6 7 4 5 8 Because of the size of the cowl it may be nec essary ...

Page 15: ...tric motor box and fire wall Using M4x25mm to secure the mo tor box to the firewall Please see pictures below You follow the same pattern on page 18 to drill hole mounted motor Motor 110 2000 Watts Propeller 17x8 19x10 ESC 850A 8S 9S Lipo 4 Attach the motor to the front of the electric motor box using four 4mm blind nut four M4x20mm hex head bolts to se cure the motor Please see picture shown M4x2...

Page 16: ... the side of the motor box using two sided tape and tie wraps Connect the appropriate leads from the speed control to the motor Make sure the leads will not interfere with the operation of the motor 5 Attach the motor to the front of the electric motor box using four 4mm blind nut four M4x20mm hex head bolts to se cure the motor Please see picture shown 8 9 10 11 12 Speed cotrol M4x20mm ...

Page 17: ...16 1 The propeller should not touch any part of the spinner cone If it does use a sharp modeling knife and carefully trim away the spinner cone where the propel ler comes in contact with it HINGING THE ELEVATOR Glue the elevator hinges in place using the same techniques used to hinge the ai lerons 2 1 ...

Page 18: ...trol horn 2 3 4 With the stabilizer held firmly in place use a pen and draw lines onto the stabilizer where it and the fuselage sides meet Do this on both the right and left sides and top and bottom of the stabilizer 2 Using a modeling knife carefully rmove the covering at mounting slot of horizontal stabilizer both side of fuse lage 3 Slide the stabilizer into place in the precut slot in the rear...

Page 19: ...the top and the bottom of the platform sides Trim and Cut 5 6 7 When you are sure that everything is aligned correctly mix up a generous amount of 30 Minute Epoxy Apply a thin layer to the top and bottom of the stabilizer mounting area and to the stabilizer mounting platform sides in the fuselage Slide the stabilizer in place and realign Double check all of your measurements once more before the e...

Page 20: ...NG VERITICAL FIN 1 While holding the vertical stabilizer firmly in place use a pen and draw a line on each side of the vertical stabilizer where it meets the top of the fuselage 2 Using a modeling knife remove the covering from over the precut hinge slot cut into the lower rear portion of the fu selage Epoxy 2 3 4 ...

Page 21: ...he bottom and top edges of the filler block and to the lower hinge also Set the stabilizer in place and realign Double check all of your measurements once more before the epoxy cures Hold the stabilizer in place with T pins or masking tape and remove any excess epoxy using a paper towel and rubbing alcohol Al low the epoxy to fully cure before proceeding 5 6 7 8 9 10 Epoxy 1 Install the elevator c...

Page 22: ...n to each elevator control rod Thread the horns on until they are flush with the ends of the control rods 4 Elevator and rudder pushrods assem bly as pictures below Hex nut Elevator pushrod M2 clevis 5 4 6 7 8 1 2 3 685mm Ask the customer to use this machine Torque 80 oz in 5 8 kg cm 4 8V 100 oz in 7 2 kg cm 6 0V ...

Page 23: ...23 MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL Locate items necessary to install tail wheel 9 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 C A glue ...

Page 24: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 24 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M3x15 ...

Page 25: ...25 TOP VIEW IINSTALL BRACING WIRE AND METAL BRACKET AT THE TAIL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 M3x15 ...

Page 26: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 26 12 13 14 15 16 BOTTOM VIEW 9 10 11 M3x15 ...

Page 27: ...27 17 18 19 IINSTALL OF PLASTIC 1 2 3 4 Please see below pictures ...

Page 28: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 28 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2x8mm M3x10 ...

Page 29: ...29 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 3x25mm M3x10 ...

Page 30: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 30 21 22 23 24 Epoxy Epoxy 25 26 27 28 ...

Page 31: ...base of the fiure so that it is flt 29 1 Epoxy 2 3 3 Position the pilot fiure on the cockpit flor as shown Use epoxy to glue the base of the pilot fiure please see pictures as shown 3 Position the pilot fiure on the cockpit flor as shown Use epoxy to glue the base of the pilot fiure please see pictures as shown 4 Position the windshield onto the fuse lage Trace around the windshield onto the fusel...

Page 32: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 32 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2x8mm ...

Page 33: ...ts are installed 1 Loacte the items for this section of the manual 2 Place the cabane struts in position not ing their position as shown in the photo Loosely install the four M3 x 12 socket head machine screws and M3 washers Leave the hardware loose so the struts can be positioned while installing the upper wing center rib Make sure to use threadlock on the screws so they won t vibrate loose ...

Page 34: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 34 24 25 26 27 21 20 22 23 3x12mm ...

Page 35: ...luminium tube into fuselage 3 Place the upper center wing rib in po sition on the cabane struts Start the M3 x 12 socket head machine screws and M3 washers that secure the rib to the cabane struts Insert two lower wing panels as pictures below 32 33 1 2 ...

Page 36: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 36 5 4 3 6 Insert two lower wing panels as pictures below 9 8 7 10 M4x12 ...

Page 37: ...37 INSTALLATION WING STRUTS 1 Loacte the items for this section of the manual 2 Attach the two wing struts to the top of lower wing pant using an M3x12mm nachine screw and M3 washers 3 4 5 6 11 1 2 ...

Page 38: ...NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA Instruction Manual 38 11 12 13 14 9 8 7 10 ...

Page 39: ...n the fuselage Again make sure to use threadlock on all the fasteners to prevent them from vi brating loose Repeat steps to prepare the remaining wing panel for installation 1 Prepare one end of the cable by at taching a cable end using a copper crimp Thead a nut then a clevis on the cable end as shown Prepare only one end of each cable at this time INSTALLATION CABLE ...

Page 40: ... the ends that have not Thre should be light tension on all the cables but not enough to change the position of the wing Once the cables have been tensioned begin by securing the crimps where the cables pass through the tabs near the fuselage Thn secure the crimps at the cable ends Once tensioned use side cutters to trim the excess cable 1 Locate the wing transport frams and rubber bands Slide the...

Page 41: ...ry pack lead into the switch also 2 Wrap the receiver and battery pack in the protective foam rubber to protect them from vibration Battery Receiver 1 If all the decals are precut and ready to stick Please be certain the model is clean and free from oily fingerprints and dust Position decal on the model where de sired using the photos on the box and aid in their location APPLY THE DECALS 2 If all ...

Page 42: ...e it more difficult to slow down for landing Moving the balance aft makes the model more agile with a lighter and snappier feel In any case please start at the loca tion we recommend If possible first attempt to balance the model by changing the position of the receiver battery and receiver If you are unable to obtain good balance by doing so then it will be necessary to add weight to the nose or ...

Page 43: ...43 15 25mm 15 25mm Wing Fuselage 20 30mm 20 30mm 15 25mm 15 25mm ...

Page 44: ...k to the right The right ailer on should move up and the other aileron should move down If it does not flip the servo reversing switch on your transmit ter to change the direction 1 Completely charge your transmit ter and receiver batteries before your first day of flying 2 Check every bolt and every glue joint in the NIEUPORT 28 REPLICA to ensure that everything is tight and well bonded 3 Double ...

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