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02 Aug. 07 

 

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Prepare aileron horns (bevel lower end). 

 

 

 

Drill hole into carbon tube.  

Alternatively you can put the horns into the gap between shear web and horn cover. 

Summary of Contents for Freestyler 3

Page 1: ...end DS3068 DS3068 DS3781 SMC 14 SMC 19 SMC 19 DS 4 x 2 3 A 1400 mAH GP Intellect 4 x 4 5 A NiMH 2150 mAh Note concerning cheap AA batteries it seems possible that life time ends relatively abruptly Don t save too much at the battery or replace upon slight doubt about capacity under load Prepare new batteries by charging discharging several times checking capacity and voltage Center of gravity 95 9...

Page 2: ...0 deflections FLAPS AILERONS ELEVATOR RUDDER CLIMB 5 3 12 7 6 7 NORMAL 5 5 13 8 6 6 SPEED 5 6 13 9 5 5 5 WINCH LAUNCH 0 14 2 6 7 wing mix ELEVATOR FLAPS AILERONS AILERONS RUDDER CLIMB 1 1 3 NORMAL 4 4 2 SPEED 4 5 1 WINCH LAUNCH 0 5 flap down flap up all measures in mm Antenna routing Due to carbon fibre in the fuselage electrically conducting the antenna must be routed outside It turned out to be ...

Page 3: ...02 Aug 07 page 3 21 Some words and pictures on completion For stiffening the fuselage extension use a short piece of 2 mm carbon rod and glue it into the fuselage ...

Page 4: ...02 Aug 07 page 4 21 In case of too large gaps strengthen the bonding of the tail joiner before after ...

Page 5: ...02 Aug 07 page 5 21 Screw the ball links to the Bowden wires Reduce wall thickness of fuselage laminate where they move to gain space ...

Page 6: ...02 Aug 07 page 6 21 Bending the rudder horns from brass tube OD 3 ID 2 L 21 mm Use a 2 mm steel wire for bending mark 5 3 mm position ...

Page 7: ...02 Aug 07 page 7 21 Insert until mark Bend until angle fits and lower legs are parallel when inserted into tails ...

Page 8: ...02 Aug 07 page 8 21 Inserting the ball it should look like this Check fit in fuselage ...

Page 9: ...02 Aug 07 page 9 21 Glue ball links with medium CA Check fit again ...

Page 10: ...02 Aug 07 page 10 21 Glue horns with 5 min Epoxy Side view should look like this horns below hinge line View from rear end Flaps are fixed in neutral pos with tape ...

Page 11: ...02 Aug 07 page 11 21 Finished ball linkages on V tail Glue plugs with CA ...

Page 12: ...02 Aug 07 page 12 21 Shorten outer Bowden tubes Shorten inner Bowden wires Remove black Teflon coating on 9 mm length to insert them into the metal joints ...

Page 13: ...02 Aug 07 page 13 21 Connect metal parts and Bowden wires with thin CA Flaps and servos in neutral Open servo bays ...

Page 14: ...02 Aug 07 page 14 21 Prepare aileron horns bevel lower end Drill hole into carbon tube Alternatively you can put the horns into the gap between shear web and horn cover ...

Page 15: ...ert aileron horn to check fit Rim of bolt should be 0 5 mm above aileron surface slightly protruding into horn cover Insert flap horn to check fit Rim of bolt should be flush to flap surface slightly protruding into horn cover ...

Page 16: ... horns with little CA inside the tube Clevis removed here Leave enough gap to let epoxy get inside the tube later Fix flap horns with little CA Clevis removed here The blue foam will prevent epoxy to spread in the next step by the way ...

Page 17: ...02 Aug 07 page 17 21 Glue horn with thickened epoxy Dito ...

Page 18: ...02 Aug 07 page 18 21 Prepare servo arms for ailerons Drill 2 mm hole touching bevelled rim of JR servo arm Remove excess material later For the flap horns use the thick disc supplied with DS368 ...

Page 19: ... Aug 07 page 19 21 Clip off until it looks like this let one or two holes with the smallest radius remain Round the edges From a 2 mm spoke prepare pushrods by bending at 90 Lengths Aileron 52 flap 55 mm ...

Page 20: ...al lengths should be 67 mm Check for enough free movement Aileron In servo neutral the horn should be rotated about 20 downstream to allow enough deflection upwards Flap Apply an offset of 50 trim points MC24 then put on the horns such that the arm is rotated about 5 downstream Make a dry test before ...

Page 21: ...21 glueing the servos with medium CA Using DS368 on the ailerons it is necessary to sand the casing a bit at the rear end Nothing protrudes from the bottom surface Finally the linkages should look like this from outside ...

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