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Original Radio Controlled Ornithopter

Slow Hawk 2

  

 

Instruction Manual

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

1) Introduction and specifications

 

  

2) Required for Operation

 

  

3) Tools required

 

  

4) Before you begin

 

  

5) Radio selection and preparation

 

  

6) Basic Assembly 
 
7) Installing the Speed Control 
 
8) Installing the Receiver 
 
9) Installing the Servos 
 
10) Tail Assembly and Servo Arms 
 
11) Installing the Wing 
 
12) Battery Charging and Precautions 

  

13) Flying and operating tips 
 
14) Disclaimer

 

  

15) Basic layout diagram 
 
16) Spare parts and optional parts

 

  

  

1)  Introduction and specifications 

 

Slow Hawk  

2

 

  

 Congratulations on your purchase of the Kinkade Slow Hawk 2 electric R/C ornithopter. The 
Slow Hawk 2 is a new and unique electric powered  R/C "park flyer" based upon the ornithopter 
principle, that is, the model obtains its lift and thrust from flapping wings like a real bird. The 

Summary of Contents for Slow Hawk 2

Page 1: ...rvos 10 Tail Assembly and Servo Arms 11 Installing the Wing 12 Battery Charging and Precautions 13 Flying and operating tips 14 Disclaimer 15 Basic layout diagram 16 Spare parts and optional parts 1 Introduction and specifications Slow Hawk 2 Congratulations on your purchase of the Kinkade Slow Hawk 2 electric R C ornithopter The Slow Hawk 2 is a new and unique electric powered R C park flyer base...

Page 2: ...ng wing hinges standard New velcro battery and reciever mounting system New design accepts Hitec HS 56 micro servos Now great flight performance on only two lithium polymer cells New no glue required tail parts are now factory glued for you Slow Hawk 2 Specifications Aircraft type Ornithopter Micro R C Park Flyer Hand launched Motor Fusion 380 ball bearing D C electric motor Battery Requires a 2 c...

Page 3: ... battery charger must be used to charge lithium batteries ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 Tools required 1 One small Phillips cross head screw driver 2 One 3 32 and one 5 64 hex wrench Hex wrenches are usually sold as a set such as by Bondhus or Allen brand The Bondhus brand set with sizes ranging from 050 to 5 32 with ball end drivers is recommended f...

Page 4: ...r connecting rods 2 One main parts bag 3 Two main carbon wing spars with aluminum hinge ferrules and vinyl end caps 4 Two smaller diameter carbon rods with ball link housing ends 5 One wingsail and one tail assembly 6 One instruction manual CD The main parts bag listed above should contain the following parts 1 Small nylon tie straps for neatly gathering up servo wires 2 Adhesive backed velcro for...

Page 5: ... along with speed controller and battery charger are available directly from www HobbyTechnik com either with or without ornithopter kit in combo package For flying in congested RC fields with multiple radios in use the larger dual conversion M5 receiver from FMA Direct is recommended to avoid possible interference The recommended electronic speed controls at this time are the Pixie 20 from Castle...

Page 6: ...the BATTERY side Most controllers have leads labeled MOT for motor side and BATT or ACCU for battery side If you hook it up backwards and apply battery power you may smoke the speed control and ruin it Burning out a speed control in this manner voids manufacturers warranties on most if not all controllers so be forewarned Arming the speed control Read your speed control manufacturers instructions ...

Page 7: ... of the speed control usually labeled MOT directly to the motor terminals Please pay attention to polarity The new Fusion 380 motor has a small visible plus sign indicating the positive terminal No heat shrink tubing is neccessary on the motor terminal connections as long as the bare wires are configured so they do not touch the motor can If you prefer you can remove the motor from the fuselage fo...

Page 8: ...___________ 9 Installing the Servos The Hitec HS 55 and new HS 56 servos have thin plastic mounting flanges and no rubber mounting grommets and are therefore mounted with the short pan head 2mm screws which are in the main parts bag The elevator servo installs in the rear cut out from the right side of the fuselage with the output shaft offset mounted so it is closest to the TAIL of the bird The s...

Page 9: ...agram With radio transmitter ON and trim tab centered align servo arm assembly properly relative to servo shaft and press in place Secure arm assembly with servo screw Now take the tail and notice two hook shaped areas in the tail yoke area Take the smaller sized O rings and pull them in place into these hook areas Mate the tail up against the servo arm assembly and carefully pry O rings around le...

Page 10: ...h the tail in this position with the transmitter stick being held back the whole time Please note that the elevator servo arm mounts in a vertical position onto the elevator servo and the pushrod attaches to the top of the arm not the bottom This will set the maximum tail pitch deflection at the full up transmitter stick setting but still allow some up trim to be added when the stick is at neutral...

Page 11: ... batten ball link housings onto the metal balls at the rear root of the fuselage Check that the wing can freely pivot up and down Now get the loc tite ready Shake the loc tite well and apply a drop or two to the threaded aluminum spar ferrule holes and attach the large ball link connecting rods with the cap screws provided Depending on the date of manufacture your kit may have 4 40 cap screws or 3...

Page 12: ...d and treat this model with caution when running up the motor Once you have your model fully assembled with the radio gear installed and the battery charged you are ready to fly The Slow Hawk 2 is park flyer and at low throttle setting a slow flyer however weather wise it should be treated like a conventional slow flyer Completely calm conditions are optimum for the the best flight performance It ...

Page 13: ...to obtaining the longest flights Experiment cautiously with different throttle settings and flapping rates until you get a feel for flying GLIDE LOCK FEATURE The Slow Hawk 2 comes with a standard provision for gliding flight This simple yet effective glide lock device invented by Sean Kinkade allows the wings of the bird to lock in at an optimum dihedral for both thermal glides and for safe glide ...

Page 14: ...ously with the turning command Coupling the elevator command with the rudder command accentuates the turn This applies for powered flapping flight as well 6 There is much to be experimented with in the realm of ornithopter flying techniques There is a strong throttle component involved in flying the ornithopter and you will learn that precise throttle control is an important factor in putting the ...

Page 15: ...ult of side stepping much of natures complexity and replacing it with a bare minimum of requirements to facilitate a machine that looks and flies similar to a bird The membrane wing on Kinkade ornithopters is more like a hybird of a bird wing and an insect wing since it has an unjointed main spar One FAQ heard by us over the years is how can the ornithopter fly when the wing pushes up just much ai...

Page 16: ...large office supply stores is recommended Once attached to the wing the chrome handles can be removed leaving a small unobtrusive black clip The paperclip should be attached to the leading edge of the wing opposite the direction of the turn tendency beginning with just 2 or 3 inches out from the aluminum ferrule If the bird tends to turn to the right the clip should be added to the left wing and v...

Page 17: ... be solved but we re working on it If this still does not correct the trim problem go to step 4 Step 4 Swap spars Main Spars Swap main spars or swap main spars and rotate them Flight test Diagonal Spars Swap diagonal spars or swap and rotate Flight test You may want to start with the diagonal spars first since they are simple and quick and if they correct the trim issue no need in troubling with t...

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