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                          KIT CONTENTS

SEA324      GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT 

1.  Fuselage  
2.  Wing set (2)
3.  Tail set (2)
4.  Canopy
5.  Cowling
6.  Wing tube
7.  Pilot
8.  landing gear
9.  Fuel tank
10. Tail wheel
11. Pushrod set
12. Ep Motor box
13. Bomb

       ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED

           TOOLS & SUPPLIES NEEDED

 

hin cyanoacrylate glue.

 

Medium cyanoacrylate glue.

 

30 minute epoxy.

 

5 minute epoxy.

 

Hand or electric drill.

 

Assorted drill bits.

 

Modelling knife.

 

Straight edge ruler.

 

2mm ball driver.

 

Phillips head screwdriver.

 

220 grit sandpaper.

 

90° square or builder’s triangle.

 

Wire cutters.

 

Masking tape & T-pins.

 hread-lock.
 

Paper towels.

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    33-45cc gasoline engine.

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Computer  radio  8    channel    with  10                                                 

            servos.

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    Glow plug to suit engine.

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    Propeller to suit engine.

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Protective  foam  rubber  for  radio       

            system.         

INSTALL    THE  AILERONS                                  

CONTROL HORN

Fiberglass control horn

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.

Ailerons control horn

Epoxy.

2

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3

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4

.

Epoxy.

Summary of Contents for SEA 324Y

Page 1: ...ns Wingspan 71 0 in 180 3 cm Wing area 1147 0sq ins 74 0 sq dm Weight 14 3 15 0 lbs 6 5 6 8 kg Length 62 7 in 159 2 cm Engine Motor size 33 45cc gasoline Radio 8 channels with 10 servos ASSEMBLY MANUAL Code SEA 324Y ...

Page 2: ...s designed to help you build a great lying aeroplane Please read this manual throughly before starting assembly of your GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT 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 REPONSIBILITY If you...

Page 3: ...e epoxy 5 minute epoxy Hand or electric drill Assorted drill bits Modelling knife Straight edge ruler 2mm ball driver Phillips head screwdriver 220 grit sandpaper 90 square or builder s triangle Wire cutters Masking tape T pins hread lock Paper towels 33 45cc gasoline engine Computer radio 8 channel with 10 servos Glow plug to suit engine Propeller to suit engine Protective foam rubber for radio s...

Page 4: ... the hatch Use a pencil to mark the mounting hole loca tions on the blocks Use dental loss or heatshrunk tube to secure the connection so they cannot be come unplugged C A glue INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS 5 6 1 2 Use drill bit in a pin vise to drill the mout ing holes in the blocks Apply 2 3 drops of thin C A to each of the mounting holes Allow the C A to cure without using accelerator 1 5mm 3 4...

Page 5: ...ting tabs Allow the C A to cure without using accelerator 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 C A glue 7 8 9 10 Set the aileron hatch in place and use a Phillips screw driver to install it with four wood screws 11 12 3x10mm 13 ...

Page 6: ...GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT Instruction Manual 6 AILERON PUSHROD INSTALLATION Please see below pictures Please see below pictures INSTALLING THE FLAP PUSHROD 80mm 80mm 2 2 3 3 4 14 1 1 ...

Page 7: ...m drill bit to clear the paint from the lap control horn 6 5 4 Attach the lap linkage to the control horn Slide the clevis retainer over the forks of the clevis 7 Route the servo lead for the lap servo out at the root of the wing Connect the lap servo to the radio system With the radio system on place the lap servo into posi tion Attach the clevis to the lap servo arm 8 Adjust the linkage so the l...

Page 8: ... the lap to make sure the cover does not interfere with the lap linkage Use canopy glue to attach the cover to the wing Use low tack tape to keep the cover in position until the adhesive fully cures 15 Once adjusted make sure all clevis re tainers are in position Apply a drop of threadlock near the clevis then tighten the nut against the clevis to keep the link age from changing length inside the ...

Page 9: ...R 16 Mark 4 3 2 5mm 5 Install servo for Retractable landing gear 6 M3x12mm A Locate items necessary to install Sprin Landing Gear Servo Landing Gear 2 1 Mininum servo spec Torque 222 oz in 16 kg cm 4 8V 278 oz in 20 kg cm 6 0V ...

Page 10: ...AN F8F BEARCAT Instruction Manual 10 Collar M3x4mm 12 10 11 Secure the landing gear doors to the landing gear struts Collar 13 M3x4mm 8 9 Slide the wheel on the axle then secure it using the wheel collar 7 A ...

Page 11: ...11 16 14 15 17 3x8mm 3x12mm 18 M3x12mm M3x8mm 19 20 21 ...

Page 12: ...ow the servo lead to pass through Install the rubber grommets and brass collets into all servos Test it the servos into the fuselage servo mounts Rudder servo Elevator servo 1 hrottle servo Elevator servo arm THROTTLE SERVO ARM INSTALLATION Install adjustable servo connector in the servo arm as same as picture below 1 2 Rudder servo arm INSTALLING THE RECEIVER SWITCH Install the switch into the pr...

Page 13: ...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 2 Carefully bend the second nylon tube up at a 45º angle his tube is the vent tube 3 Vent tube Fuel ill tube Fuel pick up tube Test it the stopper assembly into the tank It may be necessary to remove some of the lashing around the tank opening us...

Page 14: ... freely inside the tank he top of the vent tube should rest just below the top of the tank It should not touch the top of the tank You should mark which tube is the vent and which is the fuel pickup when you attach fuel tubing to the tubes in the stopper Once the tank is installed inside the fuselage it may be diilt to determine which is which 1 2 Epoxy 3 Fuel pick up tube Fuel ill tube Vent tube ...

Page 15: ...15 MOUNTING THE ENGINE Please see below pictures 160mm 2 3 4 1 5x60mm 6 5 7 8 Ignition Modude ...

Page 16: ...stick and trim and install the servo horn perpendicular to the servo center line Move the throttle stick to the closed posi tion 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 COWLING Please see below pictures 12 13 1 ...

Page 17: ...17 3 2 4 5 8 9 6 7 ...

Page 18: ...all the muler and muler extension onto the engine and make the cutout in the cowl for muler clearance Connect the fuel and pressure lines to the carbu retor muler and fuel iler valve Secure the cowl to fuselage using the M4x25mm socket head screws Putting a small length of silicon fuel tube under the head of the screw helps with vibration Tape the cowl to the fuselage using low tack tape 14 15 16 ...

Page 19: ...0 ESC 70A 100A 9S 10S Lipo ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION Locate the items neccessary to install the electric power conversion included with your model Attach the electric motor box to the ire wall centered with the cross lines drawn on the electric motor box and irewall Using M5x25mm to secure the motor box to the irewall Please see pictures below Nylon screw 4x25mm ...

Page 20: ...ead bolts to secure the motor Please see picture shown 4 3 2 4mm 5 M5x25mm and washers hen use 5 5mm drill bit to enlarge the holes on the electric motor box 6 7 5 5mm Blind nut 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 M4x20mm ...

Page 21: ... two sided tape and tie wraps Connect the appropriate leads from the speed control to the mo tor Make sure the leads will not interfere with the operation of the motor 4x20mm INSTALLING THE SPINNER Install the spinner backplate propeller and spinner cone Battery 12 13 14 1 Tie wraps Speed control ...

Page 22: ...hod as same as the aileron control horns he 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 INSTALL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 INSTALL RUDDER CONTROL HORN ...

Page 23: ...ng the same method as same as the aileron control horns Use Epoxy Glue to glue the Horizontal Stabilizer to the fuselage INSTALLING HORIZONTAL STABLLIZER Fiberglass control horn 1 1 Epoxy 3 2 4 2 3 4 Horizontal Stabilizer Vertical Stabilizer ...

Page 24: ...TOR PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION Elevator control horn Fuel tubing hread one clevis and M2 lock nut on to each elevator control rod hread the horns on until they are lush with the ends of the control rods Elevator and rudder pushrods assembly as pictures below Hex nut M2 clevis 3 4 1 Elevator pushrod 5 6 RUDDER PUSHROD INSTALLATION Repeat steps as same as steps done for elevator Nylon snap keeper 2 8...

Page 25: ...25 1 2 5 M2 clevis M2 lock nut 4 MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL Locate items necessary to install tail wheel 1 2 700mm 930mm 3 4 3 ...

Page 26: ...GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT Instruction Manual 26 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 12 ...

Page 27: ...27 13 15 14 19 16 17 18 20 ...

Page 28: ...GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT Instruction Manual 28 21 22 23 27 24 25 26 2x6mm 28 ...

Page 29: ...29 29 30 31 ATTCHMENT WING FUSELAGE Attach the aluminiu thube into fuselage 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 30: ...gures made by SG Models hey are available at SG Models distributors 8 9 1 If you are going to install a pilot igure please use a sanding bar to sand the base of the igure so that it is lat Position the pilot igure on the canopy loor as show Locate the oval shaped on the canopy loor and remove the cover ing Use epoxy to glue this into the base of the pilot igure and glue the cockpit panel in place ...

Page 31: ... tape on the top of each wing 170mm back from the leading edge at the wing root With the model inverted place your in gers on the masking tape and carefully lit the plane his is the point at which your model should balance for your irst lights Later you may wish to experiment by shiting the balance up to 10mm forward or back to change the lying char acteristics Moving the balance forward may impro...

Page 32: ...e Up 20 mm Down 20 mm Rudder High Rate Right 25 mm Let 25 mm Low Rate Right 20 mm Let 20 mm Flap Mid 30mm Full 50 mm 20 25mm 15 20mm 20 25mm 20 25mm Wing Fuselage 15 20mm 20 25mm Lit the model If the tail drops when you lit the model is tail heavy and you must add weight to the nose If the nose drops it is nose heavy and you must add weight to the tail to balance 170mm 1 ...

Page 33: ...ight ailer on should move up and the other aileron should move down If it does not lip the servo reversing switch on your transmit ter to change the direction 1 Completely charge your transmit ter and receiver batteries before your irst day of lying 2 Check every bolt and every glue joint in the GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT to ensure that everything is tight and well bonded 3 Double check the balance of th...

Page 34: ...act us Factory 12 101A Hamlet 4 Le Van Khuong Street Dong hanh Ward Hoc Mon District Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam Oice 62 8 Ngo Tat To Street Ward 19 Binh hanh District Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam Phone 848 86622289 or 848 36018777 Website www SeagullModels com Email Sales seagullmodels com Facebook www facebook com SeaGullModels ...

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