Tuff Birds TuffStar Instructional Manual Download Page 1

Tuff Birds

Super Tough Wings & Planes

Specifications: 

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WingSpan: 1500MM

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All-Up-Weight: ~750 gms

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CG Location:

 55MM from Leading edge 

(spar location)

Whats Included:

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EPP Fuselage

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2 Main EPS Wing Panels.

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2 Polyhedral EPS Wing Tips

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Coro Parts (4) (Stab, Fin, Left/Right Fuse Sides)

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Laser cut Aeroply sheet

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~500mm 6x2MM Carbon Fiber Strip

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Aluminium Spar ( 1000mm )

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Pushrods 2x 600mm each.

Linkage Connectors

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Battery Strap, Paper Knife

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2x Adhesive backed Lamination sheet.

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2x Pushrod Guides

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2x CF Rod10cm ea

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4x Rubber Bands

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Sand Paper

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Instructional Manual

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2 Nos 

Requires:

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4-6 Channel Programmable Radio (Tx-Rx)

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2200-3300mah 3S  Lipo

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20-30Amp Brushless ESC

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2 Nos 9gms Servo

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Brushless Motor 22XX or 28XX series. 

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7-8inch propellor

Building Tools:

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Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

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Cyanoacrylate Glue ( FeviKwik etc ) 

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Screwdrivers & Allen Key

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Paper Tape & Clear Packing Tape

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An Iron ( If Laminating )

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Soldering Iron and Solder Wire 

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Ruler , Pen and a Flat Working Table

Congratulations on your purchase of the 
TuffBirds Tuffstar 1500MM Trainer Airplane 
Kit.. Hope these build instructions help you 
complete the build. Though the build itself 
doesn't take much time, just be sure to double 
check everything before gluing or cutting. 

The Tuffstar* is a great flier, and makes a 
wonderful first time trainer with its slow and 
predicable flight.

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Ver 1.0 25 Dec 2017

TuffStar*

1500MM EPP  3 Channel Trainer Airplane

Summary of Contents for TuffStar

Page 1: ...le Radio Tx Rx Ÿ 2200 3300mah 3S Lipo Ÿ 20 30Amp Brushless ESC Ÿ 2 Nos 9gms Servo Ÿ Brushless Motor 22XX or 28XX series Ÿ 7 8inch propellor Building Tools Ÿ Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks Ÿ Cyanoacrylate Glue FeviKwik etc Ÿ Screwdrivers Allen Key Ÿ Paper Tape Clear Packing Tape Ÿ An Iron If Laminating Ÿ Soldering Iron and Solder Wire Ÿ Ruler Pen and a Flat Working Table Congratulations on your purch...

Page 2: ...roceedingwiththebuild 1 Layout and Identify the parts 2 Sand the EPS Wing Panels Measure and cut the supplied adhesive backed laminate sheet to fit One sheet should do one main panel and one Polyhedral tip Peel of the backing paper and laminate the wing Try to avoid any air bubbles You may use an old plastic credit debit card to squeeze out any bubbles Trim the excess laminate from the sides when ...

Page 3: ...er 1 0 25 Dec 2017 Spar With the Spar inserted into the wing glue the wooden Ribs to the both the wing root ends Be carefulnottoglueinthespars Thesparisinserted inthissteponlyforalignmentofthesparhole 6 Glue the wooden ribs to the wing root The trailing edge of the wing root has to be cut of to make the wing sit on the fuselage The cut is approximately 50MM wide fuselage width and goesuptothewoode...

Page 4: ... keep the Stab parellel with the wings and the rudder perpendicular to the stab Hinge the Stabilizer and Rudder Install the Stabilizer and rudder as shown Be sure to keep the Vertifcal fin centered on the fuselage and perpendicular to the stabilizer 4 Ver 1 0 25 Dec 2017 TuffStar 1500MM EPP 3 Channel Trainer Airplane 10 Hinge install Stab Rudder 1 9 Cut and install the spar on the fuselage Because...

Page 5: ...he Pushrod guides Glue the guides to the fuselage to remove any slop from the linkage Glue the control horns to the Rudder and elevator 13 Install the Control Linkages 14 Install the motor mount battery tray 12 Install coro side doubler To make the wing more secure we have provided rubber band method for wing attachment Glue the 3MM Ply reinforcement ply discs in place and use the 4MM Carbon rods ...

Page 6: ... and responsibly 5 Check TX RX Range Have fun and Enjoy But fly responsibly Find out a large open field free from trees buildings obstructions and people Ensure you comply with local regulation laws Before flying your model it is recommended you have an experienced flier from your region test fly the model and trim it out for you In case you have no such help do not despair We suggest you go and d...

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