THUNDER TIGER Raptor 30 V2 Assembly & Maintenance Manual Download

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Page 2: ...ners master the art of RC helicopter flying The Raptor 30 has helped experienced pilots learn new 3 D maneuvers This is truly a versatile model helicopter for everyone We did not just sat on our laurel our team of engineers and test pilots have collected feedbacks from around the world and have now made the Raptor 30 an even better helicopter We made new molds and tooling for new parts Many area h...

Page 3: ...7 The engine throttle must be in the idle position before starting the engine 8 Model helicopter main and tail rotors operate at high RPM Make sure nothing can come in contact with the rotor blades during flight 9 After starting the helicopter maintain a safe distance during the flight 10 Never operate the helicopter in rain or excessive wind conditions 11 Always operate and fly your helicopter in...

Page 4: ...Socket Drivers Hex Wrench Grease Blue Locktite Instant Glue Hobby Knife Metric 4 way Wrench Scissors Nipper 5 5mm Wrench Needle Nose Pliers Screw Driver Glow Plug Wrench Gyro Glow Fuel 15 30 12V Battery 1 5V Glow starter 1 2V 1 5V Rubber Band Foam RADIO SET ENGINE Glow Plug 12V Electric starter 7mm 5 5mm 7mm 8mm 5 5mm 7mm 8mm 10mm Remote Glow Plug Extension Epoxy Training Gear for beginners only B...

Page 5: ...ptor kit are packed according to the assembly steps The part number and quantity contained in each are always shown in the square box on each page Do not open all the bags at once Open only the bag that is needed for the current assembly step ...

Page 6: ... Fuel Tube 2 Note After assembly check to make sure the Fuel Tank clunk can move from top to bottom without touching the back of tank Also a fuel filter available from any hobby shop TTR1164 should be placed between the fuel tank and the carburetor 1 HMV1680 Bearing d8xD16xW5 1 2 HMV1260Y Bearing d6xD12xW4 1 3 BK0591 Clutch Bell 1 4 BK0593 Drive Gear Pinion 1 5 BK0590 Clutch Liner 1 1 HMV1680 4 BK...

Page 7: ... 5B Set Screw M4x5 2 7 BK0081 Pin 2 8 BK0057 Servo Frame 1 9 BK0599 Main Frame Left Side 1 10 BK0600 Main Frame Right Side 1 11 BV0035 Guide Pulley 2 12 BK0036 Pulley Collar 4 13 BK0592 Starter Shaft 1 14 BK0594 Starter Coupling 1 15 Fuel Tank Assembly 16 Clutch Assembly 17 HMS5 E CLIP 1 18 BK0584 Thrust Washer 1 Please insert the frame spacers bearings pulley and parts in the frames according the...

Page 8: ...4 BK0031 Main Spur Gear 1 5 BK0032 Tail Drive Pulley 1 6 BK0034 One Way Clutch Shaft 1 5 Washout Assembly 1 HMJ2 10N Self Tapping Screw M2x10 2 2 HMC3 10B Socket Screw M3x10 2 3 HMV740ZZ Bearing d4xD7xW2 5 4 4 BK0077 Collar 2 5 BK0079 Pin 2 6 BK0075 Linkage Ball 2 7 BK0015 Flybar Control Lever 2 8 BK0016 Washout Linkage 2 9 BK0014 Washout Base 1 Make sure Linkage Balls are attached to the inside h...

Page 9: ...kit 29BB version 7 will be replaced by Bushing BK0107x6 8 will be replaced by Bushing BK0108x2 Warning do not over torque the self tapping screws 1 HSE3 18B Self Tapping Screw M3x18 4 2 HSE3 12B Self Tapping Screw M3x12 1 3 HMJ3 22B Self Tapping Screw M3x22 1 4 HMJ2 14N Self Tapping Screw M2x14 1 5 HMJ2 10N Self Tapping Screw M2x10 6 6 HMV1280 Bearing d8xD12xW3 5 2 7 HMV740ZZ Bearing d4xD7xW2 5 6 ...

Page 10: ...ext slide main gear assembly into position on the shaft and line up the holes in the main shaft with the holes in one way clutch shaft of the main gear assembly Insert the socket head screw and secure with the lock nut Next slide on the mainshaft lock ring on top of the main shaft bearing and secure with the two set screws Then slide on the swash plate assembly and attach the elevator and aileron ...

Page 11: ...Clutch Shoe 1 3 BV0038 Cooling Fan 1 4 No 9604 TT PRO 39H R Engine 1 5 BK0170 Shim 1 1 HMC3 14B Socket Screw M3xH 8 2 HMC3 35B Socket Screw M3x32 2 3 BK0087 Flat Washer 4 4 BK0037 Engine Mount 1 5 No 9219 Muffler 1 6 Engine Assembly 7 BA1578 Muffler Gasket 1 Add blue Loctite to all metal to metal screw surfaces After installing the engine connect the silicone fuel tube to the carburator and muffle...

Page 12: ... HMX0612 Thrust Bearing 2 12 HMV1360Z Bearing d6xD13xW5 4 13 BK0076 Collar 2 14 BK0078 Collar 2 15 BK0581 Flap Collar 2 16 BK0088 Flat Washer 2 17 BK0067 Flybar Paddle 2 18 BK0010 Flybar Rod 1 19 BK0002 Flybar Control Arm 2 20 BK0005 Flybar Arm Bushing 2 21 BK0004 Flybar Seesaw Hub 1 22 BK0006 Mixing Lever 2 23 BK0596 Main Rotor Pitch Housing 2 24 BK0583 Feathering Shaft 1 25 BK0007 Flybar Control...

Page 13: ...ts The tail pitch control lever screws into the arm extending from the tail unit housing For sport kit 29BB version 10 will be replaced by Bushing BK0107x2 1 HSE3 18B Self Tapping Screw M3x18 1 2 HMC2610B Socket Screw M2 6x10 4 3 HSE2 10B Self Tapping Screw M2x10 2 4 HMF2 8N Screw M2x8 2 5 HME3 18B Set Screw M3x18 2 6 HMM3Z Lock Nut M3 2 7 HMV1150X Bearing d5xD11xW5 1 8 HMV1050ZZO Angular Bearing ...

Page 14: ...sert the tail rotor drive belt into the boom so that it comes out of both ends Place drive belt over tail drive pulley and complete balance of tail boom assembly Remember to connect the tail linkage rod to the tail control lever 15 Main Frame Assembly Part6 1 HMC3 14B Socket Screw M3x14 2 2 HMC3 20B Socket Screw M3x20 4 3 HSE3 12B Self Tapping Screw M3x12 2 4 HMM3Z Lock Nut M3 6 5 BK0068 Tail Roto...

Page 15: ...steel linkage balls Make sure all linkages are the correct length Before installing Aileron Servo tape the wire as shown 86mm 73mm Mount the Steel Linkage Balls at 10 5mm approx 7 16 from the center of the servo horn FUTABA 1 HSE2612N Self Tapping Screw M2 6x12 12 2 HMF2 8N Screw M2x8 4 3 HML2 Hex Nut M2 4 4 HME4 5B Set Screw M4x5 2 5 BK0093 Linkage Rod 2 6 BK0094 Linkage Rod 1 7 BK0100 1 Linkage ...

Page 16: ...sembly Tip Remove all the servo wheels prior to attaching the steel linkage balls Make sure all linkages are the correct length On Off Switch Gyro Amplifier Receiver Battery Pack 2 BK0106 1 BE1052 Thunder Tiger TG 8000 piezo gyro is recommended 2 BK0106 2 BK0106 2 BK0106 On Off Switch Face Plate 18 Receiver Gyro Installation 1 BE1052 Antenna Tube 1 2 BK0106 Double Side Tape 2 Thunder Tiger recogni...

Page 17: ...Tapping Screw M2x4 6 2 HSE3 12B Self Tapping Screw M3x12 2 3 BK0611 Body 1 4 BK0102 Rubber Grommet 2 5 BK0098 Body Clip A 1 6 BK0099 Body Clip B 1 7 BK0612 Canopy 1 8 JV0093 Decal 1 4 BK0102 4 BK0611 2 HSE3 12B 6 BK0099 5 BK0098 4 BK0102 7 BK0612 1 HMJ2 6B 1 HMJ2 6B 1 HMJ2 6B 1 HMJ2 6B 20 Main Rotor Assembly Important While Thunder Tiger takes great care to manufacture the most balanced blades ava...

Page 18: ...at 6 To get the 0 to 12 collective range mount the steel linkage ball at 10 5mm away from the center of the collective servo horn 6 hovering pitch angle is used for beginners intermediates and experts The throttle collective must be in the center position when adjusting the collective pushrod length to make the point line up with the 6 hover point on the molded scale see above diagrams For Beginne...

Page 19: ...ut 12 of blade pitch Move the throttle collective stick to the low stick position Use the ATV function of your transmitter to make the pointer line up with the 0 mark for beginners with the 4 mark for intermediates and 8 degree mark for experts Throttle at High Position Throttle at Low Position High End Blade Pitch Setting Low End Blade Pitch Setting Linkage Position for beginner ...

Page 20: ...nsmittler to get the necesary servo travel The molded pointer should line up with the upper limit mark which should provide about 12 of blade pitch For intermediates set the low end to 4 For advanced F3C and 3D flying set the low end to 8 Throttle at High Position Throttle at Low Position High End Blade Pitch Setting Low End Blade Pitch Setting Linkage Position for F3C or 3D Position for F3C or 3D...

Page 21: ... Beginners should only use the Normal mode values The model should hover at around 1550 rpm in Normal mode and flies at 1800 in idle up1 Rotorspeed can be checked using TTR2000 MTF 301 helicopter tachometer CONFIGURING THE RAPTOR FOR 3D 20 make a 15 angle bend on tail rotor pushrod collective control for intermediates and 3D 10 10 10 12mm for beginnners 54mm 51mm 10mm 58mm 58mm 30mm 100mm use oute...

Page 22: ... hole should close completely Adjust the ATV function in your transmitter to achieve the above requirement Listen to the servo it should not make any binding noise Try keep the throttle ATV between 90 and 110 If your radio does not have ATV then adjust the location of the steel link ball on the throttle servo horn to get the correct throttle travel Engine Throttle Control Linkage THROTTLE FULLY OP...

Page 23: ...22 FLIGHT TRAINING SECTION ...

Page 24: ...t Adjustments Relationship between the control motion and radio transmitter Always check all the controls to make sure they move in the correct direction and there is no mechanical binding or noise from the servos ...

Page 25: ...djust the engine Set the carburetor main needle according to the engine instruction Depending on the fuel and glow plug used the carburetor idle screw may require fine adjustment of 1 4 to 1 2 turn away from the factory setting 4 Fill the fuel tank move the throttle stick to idle and connect the glow plug battery to the glow plug 5 Use a 12 volt electric starter along with a 6 mm hex starter exten...

Page 26: ...otor blades are in track it means the blade tips should follow the same path as they rotate 3 When both blades are in track the blade tips will appear to overlap as seen from the edge of the rotor plane If the blades are out of track then adjust one of the pushrods that connects to the main rotor blade pitch arm Redo steps 1 to 3 until the blades are tracking properly In hover the main blades shou...

Page 27: ...m your helicopter 1 If the helicopter nose starts to yaw left or right then use the transmitter trim to compensate 3 If the helicopter noses down or up then yaw right yaw left A situation move to b B situation move to a 2 If the helicopter rolls to left or right then rolls right rolls left C situation move to d d situation move to c Noses down Noses up E situation move to f F situation move to e ...

Page 28: ...ery difficult to control the model to prevent it from moving For a beginner it will also be difficult to determine whether the helicopter is in trim or not But with repeated practice close to the ground you will develop a feel for the controls It is recommended to let a more experienced model helicopter pilot trim out your new model before you attempt to learn to hover 2 Prior to lifting off while...

Page 29: ...model is hovering beyond one meter 3 feet altitude always descend slowly A panic drop can damage the helicopter 2 Always stand behind the model helicopter when learning how to hover Then you can watch the nose of the helicopter A left tail rotor command will yaw the helicopter nose to the left and a right command will yaw to the right Similarly a left cyclic command will cause the helicopter to tr...

Page 30: ... exercise of translational flight 2 After a few hours of practicing step 1 and you are comfortable with translational movement start using some tail rotor control so the helicopter nose will point slightly to the left or right as you fly it to the left or right Eventually this pattern will become a figure eight in front of you Please visualize these movements in your mind hovering at 1 1 5 meter ...

Page 31: ...30 MAINTENANCE SECTION ...

Page 32: ...le collective stick is moved down and the throttle trim is also moved down 3 The carburetor needle is not set properly Close the needle turn it clockwise all the way then open the needle turn it counter clockwise 1 and 1 2 turns and try again If the model still will not lift then the engine maybe running too rich If the symptom is the engine exhaust has a lot of smoke and the engine coughs and wan...

Page 33: ...ars Main shaft flybar and blade spindle Tail boom and support Vertical and horizontal fins Tail rotor shaft and control system Main and tail rotor blades Changing the blade feathering spindle 1 Disconnect the linkage rods to the blade grips 2 Remove the 4mmx8 bolt 3 Pull out the blade grips gently 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Changing the main rotor shaft 1 Disconnect the control rods to the washout arms 2...

Page 34: ...er clockwise 1 1 1 1 1 2 Changing the flybar 1 Loosen or remove the M3x10 set screws 2 Unscrew the control paddles Make sure the distance from the rotor shaft to both paddles are the same If the flybar is not perfectly straight or smooth it can be lightly sanded 2 1 After reinstalling the flybar and paddles make sure the paddles are level and flat ...

Page 35: ...emove the tail rotor gear box from the tail boom 2 Take apart the blade grips and remove or loosen the M3x18 set screws 3 Remove the tail rotor hub 4 Pull out the tail rotor shaft 5 Remove the plastic pulley by pushing out the 2mm steel pin 2 ...

Page 36: ... should be operated with a main rotorspeed of no more than 1700 RPM If the blades are going to be operated at more than 1700 RPM such as for aerobatics then it is recommended reinforcing the blade root section with epoxy The enclosed drawing illustrate how to remove the plastic blade grips and then carefully slice away some of the covering material and add the thin type CA glue to further strength...

Page 37: ...36 PARTS LIST SECTION ...

Page 38: ... Control Arm PV0013 Elevator Arm PV0014 Elevator Lever PV0015 Aileron Lever PV0016 Tail Pitch Control Lever PV0017 Tail Pitch Slider PV0486 Flybar Seesaw AK0029 Main Shaft AK0031 Main Spur Gear AK0032 Tail Drive Pulley AK0089 Tail Drive Belt AV0038 Cooling Fan Assy AV0052 Tail Idel Pulley Assy AK0060 Tail Boom NO 9219 Muffler ...

Page 39: ...Assy PV0022 Engine Mount PV0027 Tail Case PV0029 Tail Pulley Set PV0030 Tail Rotor Shaft PV0033 Servo Frame PV0035 Landing Skid Set PV0036 Flybar Paddle PV0037 Tail Rotor Blade 38 PV0041 Ball Link PV0043 Tail Control Rod PV0044 Linkage Rod PV0038 Tail Fin PV0040 Double Link PV0039 Main Rotor Blades ...

Page 40: ... Tail Slider Brg PV0053 Rotor Bolt PV0056 Frame Spacer L PV0057 Frame Spacer S PV0058 Linkage Ball PV0059 Tail Shaft PV0062 Body Mount Rubber Grommets PV0064 Lever Bushing 16 4 HNI15 HNI2 HNI25 HNI3 BK0109x2 BK0106x2 HNJ 1x3 2 1 PV0060 Installation Set PV0093 Main Shaft Brg PV0091 Bearing Upgrade Kit PV0203 Starter Shaft Brg PV0209 Washer Bag PV0639 Tail Rotor Angular Brg ...

Page 41: ...Clutch Bell PV0359 Clutch PV0360 Starter Shaft PV0361 Starter Coupling PV0363 Fuel Tank PV0328 Tail Support PV0364 Body PV0365 Thrust Brg 40 PV0279 TAIL ROD GUIDE PV0267 Loctite 242 PV0268 Loctite 262 PV0269 Grease For Plastic Gear PV0270 Grease For Bearing PV0210 Washer Bag PV0223 Screw Bag ...

Page 42: ...2X10 HSE2612N M2 6X12 HSE3 12B M3X12 HSE3 18B M3X18 HSE3 5B M3X5 HMC3 10B M3X10 HMC3 12B M3X12 HMC3 14B M3X14 HMC3 20B M3X20 HMC3 25B M3X0 5L25 HMC3 32B M3X0 5XL32 HMC3 8B M3X8 BK0616 M3x20 HME3 10B M3X10 HME3 18B M3X18 HME3 5B M4X5 PV0088 Screw Bag 6pcs each PV0089 Screw Bag 6pcs each PV0368 Clutch Liner PV0370 Body Only PV0369 Canopy Only 41 PV0373 Clutch Bell Brg PV0376 Main Rotor Pin PV0454 Sk...

Page 43: ...d BK0010 Flybar Rod 2 11 PV0011 Washout Set BK0014 Washout Base 1 5 BK0015 Flyber Control Lever 1 5 BK0016 Washout Linkage 2 5 BK0075 Link Ball 2 5 BK0077 Collar d3xD4xL6 2 5 BK0079 Pin 2 5 HMC3 10B Socket Screw M3x10 2 5 HMJ2 10N Selftapping Screw M2x10 2 5 PV0012 Pitch Control Arm BK0017 Pitch Control Arm 1 6 BK0075 Link Ball 1 6 BK0078 Collar d3xD4xL4 2 6 HMJ2 10N Selftapping Screw M2x10 1 6 HM...

Page 44: ...HMM3Z Lock Nut M3 1 15 HMQ14 Retaining Ring ø14 2 4 PV0021 Gudie Pulley Assy BV0035 Guide Pulley 1 3 BK0036 Pulley Collar 2 3 BK0081 Pin D13xL18 1 3 PV0022 Engine Mount BK0037 Engine Mount 1 10 BK0087 Flat Washer 4 10 HMC3 14B Socket Screw M3x14 8 10 PV0027 Tail Case BK0046 Tail Unit Housing L 1 14 BK0047 Tail Unit Housing R 1 13 HMC3 20B Socket Screw M3x20 4 14 HMC3 25B Socket Screw M3x25 2 14 HM...

Page 45: ...K0058 Frame Spacer L 5 3 PV0057 Frame Spacer S BK0059 Frame Spacer S 10 3 PV0058 Link Ball BK0075 Linkage Ball 12 13 PV0059 Tail Shaft HMV1150 Bearing d5xD11xW 2 13 PV0060 Installation Set BE1052 Antenna Tube 1 18 BK0106 Double Side Tape 2 18 BK0109 Rubber Band 5x3 20xT1 2 18 HNI15 Hex Wrench 1 5m m 1 1 HNI2 Hex Wrench 2m m 1 1 HNI25 Hex Wrench 2 5m m 1 1 HNI3 Hex Wrench 3m m 1 1 HNJ 1 Tie Band 2 ...

Page 46: ...7 4 11 PV0210 Washer Bag BK0087 Washer d3xD8xt1 4 16 10 PV0223 Screw Bag HMC4 8B Socket Screw 20 11 PV0267 Loctite 242 1 PV0268 Loctite 262 1 PV0269 Thrust Bearing Grease 1 PV0270 Plastic Gear Grease 1 PV0279 Tail Rod Guide BK0091 Rod Guide 3 14 PV0328 Tail Support BK0447 Tail Support Rod End 4 14 BK0540 Tail Support Rod 2 14 HMJ2 8N Selftapping Screw M2x8 4 14 HSE3 12B Selftapping Screw M3x12 4 1...

Page 47: ... Body Clip A 1 19 BK0099 Body Clip A 1 19 BK0611 Body 1 19 BK0102 Rubber Groment 2 19 HSE3 12B Self Tapping Screw M3x12 2 19 PV0372 Thrust Collar BK0584 Thrust Collar 2 11 PV0373 Clutch Bell Brg HMV1260Y Bearing d6xD12xw4 2 2 PV0374 Feathering Brg HMV1360Z Bearing d6xD13xw5 2 11 PV0375 Body Retaining Set BK0626 Body Mount Nut 2 12 HME3 18B M3x18 Set Screw 2 12 PV0376 Main Rotor Pin BK0587 Main Rot...

Page 48: ...RAME POST PV0107 ENGINE MOUNT 50 PV0105 COOLING FAN 36 PV0106 COOLING FAN 50 NO 3831 Raptor 30 V2 Crash Kit PV0349 PUSH PULL ELEVATOR LEVER SET PV0326 CARBON GRAPHITE BASE PLATE PV0338 METAL MAIN ROTOR HUB FOR V2 PV0339 METAL MAIN ROTOR GRIP FOR V2 NO 8071 TG7000 DS0606 NO 8130 DIGITAL RUDDER SERVO DS0606 NO 8126 DIGITALSERVO DS1213 NO 8070 HEADING LOCK GYRO TG7000 PV0114 METAL WASHOUT BASE PV0345...

Page 49: ...TABILIZER CONTROL SET PV0441 METAL ELEVATOR LEVER SET PV0442 METAL MIXING LEVER SET PV0444 FLYBAR CONTROL ARM SET PV0445 METAL WASHOUT ASSEMBLY PV0446 METAL AILERON LEVER SET PV0447 ELEVATOR ARM LINK PV0448 SOCKET LINK BALL SCREW PV0449 ROTOR GRIP PLATE SET PV0451 HARDENED MAIN SHAFT PV0482 ULTRA LIGHT PADDLE PV0440 METAL FRAME SPACER S PV0450 SUS FLYBAR ROD PV0481 LIGHT FLYBAR PADDLE PV0483 CARBO...

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