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Summary of Contents for SUPER TUCANO

Page 1: ...hout notice ASSEMBLY MANUAL Specifications Wingspan 65in 165cm Wingarea 658 8sq in 42 5sqdm Weight 10 4 11lbs 4 7 5kg Length 62 4in 158 4cm Engine 0 91 1 00cu in 2 stroke 1 00 1 25cu in 4 stroke Radio 6channelswith9 servos Retractslandinggear included ...

Page 2: ...anual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane Please read this manual thoroughly before starting assembly of your SUPER TUCANO Use the parts listing below to identify all parts WARNING Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it is capable of causing injury to people or property WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOU ASSUME ALL RISK RESPONSIBILI...

Page 3: ...hat follow using a high quality thin C A glue 2 Remove each hinge from the wing panel and aileron and place a T pin in the center of each hinge Slide each hinge into the aileron until the T pin is snug against the aileron This will help ensure an equal amount of hinge is on either side of the hinge line when the aileron is mounted to the wing panel HINGING THE AILERONS Note Hinge T pin KIT CONTENT...

Page 4: ...lue The ailerons front surface should lightly contact the wing during this procedure Ideally when the The hinge is constructed of a special material that allows the C A to wick or penetrate and distribute throughout the hinge securely bonding it to the wood structure of the wing panel and aileron hinges are glued in place a 1 64 gap or less will be maintained throughout the lengh of the aileron to...

Page 5: ...cate the hardware necessary to install the control horns for the ailerons 2 Position the control horn on the bottom of the aileron You will see pre drill hole 3mm for the horn mounting screw on the aileron 3 Place epoxy into hole This will harden the threads and prevent the crews from pulling loose 4 Thread a control horn end with aluminum washer lock nut until the top edge of the end is 18mm from...

Page 6: ...ntrol horn using the same method as same as the aileron control horns INSTALL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN 2 sets 3x35mm Hinge Flap control horn T pin C A glue C A glue T pin C A glue INSTALL FLAP CONTROL HORN CONTROLHORNM3SCREW M3 lock nut ALUMINUMWASHER 18mm ALUMINUM WASHER Epoxy Epoxy Flap Aluminum Washer CONTROLHORN M3 SCREW M3 LOCK NUT Epoxy Aluminum Washer Flap ...

Page 7: ...or control horn Aluminum Washer CONTROLHORN M3 SCREW M3 LOCK NUT Epoxy Aluminum Washer Horizontal Stabilizer Elevator 18mm Epoxy Horizontal Stabilizer Elevator 3mm INSTALL RUDDER CONTROL HORN Rudder Aluminum Washer CONTROLHORN M3 SCREW M3 LOCK NUT Epoxy Aluminum Washer Fuselage Fuselage 18mm Epoxy Rudder Rudder control horn 3mm ...

Page 8: ...ng 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 ENGINE MOUNT INSTALLATION 4x30mm 1 Locate the items necessary to install the engine mount included with your model 2 Use four 4x30mm head bolts and four 4mm washers to attach the engine mount rails to the firewall Tighten the screws Make sure ...

Page 9: ...the 3 x 20mm machine screw until the rubber stopper ex pands and seals the tank opening Do not overtighten the assembly as this could cause the tank to split FUEL TANK INSTALLATION 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 difficult to determine which is which ...

Page 10: ...ed with your radio system THROTTLE SERVO ARM INSTALLATION Install adjustable servo connector in the servo arm as same as picture below Servo arm Loctile secure Adjustable servo connector Rudder servo arm Throttle servo arm Elevator servo arm Rudder servo Elevator servo Throttle servo Because the size of servos differ you may need to adjust the size of the precut open ing in the mount The notch in ...

Page 11: ...11 www seagullmodels com Screw Screw M3x10mm 3 32 Hole INSTALLING THE SWITCH Install the switch into the precut hole in the side in the fuselage Adjustable servo connector Adjustable servo connector ...

Page 12: ...own 5 Slide the pushrod tube in the firewall and guide it through the fuel tank mount Use medium C A to glue the tube to the firewall and the fuel tank mount 6 Connect the Z bend in the 450mm throttle pushrod to the outer hole of the carburetor arm Machine screw M4x30mm Pushrod wire 4 5mm Switch Trim and cut 150mm MOUNTING THE ENGINE 2 Use a pin drill and 4mm drill bit to drill a small indentation...

Page 13: ...e Make sure to use threadlock on the screw so it does not vibrate loose COWLING Trim and cut Trim and cut 1 Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en gine and line up the back edge of the cowl with the marks you made on the fuselage then trim and cut as shown Trim and cut Because of the size of the cowl it may be nec essary to use a needle valve extension for the high speed needle valve Make this out ...

Page 14: ...in the sides of the mount allow the servo lead to pass through Machine screw M3x10mm Needle valve 3 Install the muffler and muffler extension onto the engine and make the cutout in the cowl for muffler clearance Connect the fuel and pressure lines to the carburetor muffler and fuel filler valve Secure the cowl to fuse lage using the 3x10mm screws 2 While keeping the back edge of the cowl flush wit...

Page 15: ... on the blocks 3 Use drill bit in a pin vise to drill the mouting holes in the blocks 4 Apply 2 3 drops of thin C A to each of the mounting holes Allow the C A to cure without using accelerator 6 Secure the servo to the aileron hatch using Phillips screwdriver and the screws provided with the servo 5 Use dental floss to secure the connection so they cannot become unplugged 7 Apply 1 2 drops of thi...

Page 16: ...UPER TUCANO Instruction Manual 16 Attach the string to the servo lead and carefully thread it though the wing M2x6mm Flap servo Aileron servo Wing rib Small weight String M2x6mm Aileron servo Flap servo ...

Page 17: ...nap keeper Servo arm 3 Connect the linkage as shown and secure the control wire with a snap keeper 8mm Snap keeper 2 Make a 90 degree bend at the mark and cut off the excess wire leaving 8mm past the bend M2 lock nut Metal clevis AILERON PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION Mark Pen Cut 8mm Repeat the procedure for the other aileron servo ...

Page 18: ...e retracts landing gear and retract linkage instal lation 2 Cut the covering from the bottom of the wing for retracts landing gear installation 4 Position the landing gear onto the landing gear rails Mark the location of the holes for mouting the landing gear 7 3 Glue hardwood mounting blocks into the wing as show with epoxy 230mm 215mm 7 Epoxy Repeat the procedure for the aileron pushrod ...

Page 19: ...h four M3x 25mm 6 Install a wheel and two wheel collars on the main landing gear Secure the collars 7 Install the wheel wells after adjusting the retracts Roughen the bottom side of the well and glue the wells using C A glue as shown 8 Install the gear door to the retract strut Apply a thin epoxy to the two gear door brack ets to secure the gear door to the retract strut as shown Cut ...

Page 20: ...SUPER TUCANO Instruction Manual 20 Plactic screw Plactic screw WNG AND THE ARMAMENTS ASSEMBLY ...

Page 21: ... top and bottom of the stabilizer 5 When you are satisfied with the align ment hold the stabilizer in place with T pins or masking tape but do not glue at this time 4 Install the stabilizer onto the fuselage Align the centerline drawn on the top and the rear of the stabilizer with the centre of the fu selage When that is aligned hold the stabi lizer in that position using T pins or masking tape Al...

Page 22: ...masking tape or T pins used to hold the stabilizer in place Carefully inspect the glue joints Use more epoxy to fill in any gaps that may exist that were not filled previously and clean up the excess using a paper towel and rubbing alcohol Pen When cutting through the covering to remove it cut with only enough pressure to only cut through the covering itself Cut ting into the balsa structure may w...

Page 23: ... side of the vertical stabilizer where it meets the top of the fuselage 1 Using a modeling knife remove the covering from over the precut hinge slot cut into the lower rear portion of the fuselage 90º Vertical Stabilizer Horizontal Stabilizer 3 Slide the vertical stabilizer back in place Using a triangle check to ensure that the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º to the hori zontal stabilizer ...

Page 24: ...Epoxy Apply a thin layer to the mounting slot and to bottom of the vertical sta bilizer mounting area Apply epoxy to the bot tom 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 measure ments once more before the epoxy cures Hold the stabilizer in place with T pins or masking tape and remove any excess epoxy using a pape...

Page 25: ...25 www seagullmodels com Elevator pushrod Control horn M2 lock nut Metal clevis Elevator pushrod 8mm 8mm Pen 8mm RUDDER PUSHROD HORN INSTALLATION 8mm M2 lock nut M2 clevis ...

Page 26: ...horn Elevator Rudder Throttle 2 Install servos arm to servos Notice the position of the servo arms on the servos See picture below A Elevator pushrod A C A glue Rudder pushrod Elevator pushrod A C A glue Control horn M2 lock nut Metal clevis Elevator pushrod Rudder pushrod ...

Page 27: ...27 www seagullmodels com MOUNTING THE NOSE WHEEL Locate items necessary to install nose wheel 1 3 2 4 5 6 M3x25mm M2x12mm 3 3 Wheel Landing gear 4 3 3 Wheel 1 4 M3x25mm 2 M3x25mm 70mm 50mm Cut 2mm ...

Page 28: ...SUPER TUCANO Instruction Manual 28 90mm 4mm Screw Screw Screw 225mm 205mm Cut ...

Page 29: ...29 www seagullmodels com Screw 1 2 3 2 1 4 M3x25mm ...

Page 30: ...ilable at Seagull distributors If you are going to install a pilot figure please use a sanding bar to sand the base of the figure so that it is flat 1 Locate items necessary to install pilot cockpit panel and canopy 3 Position the pilot figure on the canopy floor as show Locate the oval shaped on the canopy floor and remove the covering Use epoxy to glue this into the base of the pilot figure and ...

Page 31: ... of canopy glue around the inside edge of the canopy Position the canopy onto the hatch Use tape to hold the canopy secure until the glue fully cures 4 Position the canopy onto the fuselage Trace around the canopy and onto the fuselage using a felt tipped pen 1 3 2 C A glue Cut Cut 4 C A glue 5 Install parts on fuselage ...

Page 32: ...hobby knife to cut the decals from the sheet Please be certain the model is clean and free from oily fingerprints and dust Position decal on the model where desired using the photos on the box and aid in their location 1 Plug the five servo leads and the switch lead into the receiver Plug the battery pack lead into the switch also 3 Route the antenna in the antenna tube inside the fuselage and sec...

Page 33: ...d empty fuel tanks hold the model at the marked balance point with the stabilizer level Lift the model If the tail drops when you lift the model is tail heavy and you must add weigh to the nose If the nose drops it is nose heavy and you must add weight to the tail to balance Accurately mark the balance point on the top of the wing on both sides of the fuselage The balance point is located 88 mm ba...

Page 34: ...any safe and enjoyable flights with your SUPER TUCANO PREFLIGHT CHECK D Check the throttle Moving the throttle stick forward should open the carbu retor barrel If it does not flip the servo re versing switch on your transmitter to change the direction E From behind the airplane look at the aileron on the right wing half Move the aileron stick to the right The right aileron should move up and the o...

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