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Страница 2: ...ontrol Horn Retainers 4 Clevises 8 3 16 x 36 Carbon Fiber Wing Spar 1 1 16 x 3 16 x 36 Carbon Fiber Sticks 4 1 16 x 24 Round Carbon Fiber Rod 2 3 16 x 16 Round Composite Tube 1 Decals Here s what you ll need Abell Hobby Super Gold Odorless CA Abell Hobby Insta Set Accelerator 1 6 Drill Bit 5 64 Drill Bit Hobby Knife Small piece of 3 16 or 1 4 Brass or Aluminum Tubing Masking Tape 3M Hook Loop Velc...
Страница 3: ...ll Hobby Super Gold Foam Safe glue as shown making sure to keep the end of each spar flush with the edge of the foam hint It may be necessary to clean the machining debris out of the grooves before you glue the spars in place Then spray the glue joints with Abell Hobby Insta Set Accelerator to cure the glue 3 Build a beveling tool A piece of angle aluminum was used in the picture below but you can...
Страница 4: ...zer DO NOT GLUE AT THIS TIME and then the rudder onto the hinges making sure to keep the hinges properly aligned with the hinge line to avoid hinge binding Leave a hinge gap of 1 16 Next you will need to make a boring tool A boring tool can be made from any thin walled tubing a piece of aluminum tubing was used in the illustration below but brass or hard plastic will work as well The tubing should...
Страница 5: ...you also spray where the pivot point of the hinge meets the foam This will prevent the glue from wicking into the hinge joint Now slide the rudder onto the hinges and repeat the gluing procedure as before 5 Install fuselage spars Find two of the four flat carbon fiber sticks Using the Abell Hobby Super Gold and Insta Set Glue one of the flat carbon strips to the top edge of the fuselage starting a...
Страница 6: ... 3 16 tube fits nearly flush with the bottom of the wing Hint the 3 16 tube can be used to clean the debris from the groove Now glue the wing spar into the groove in the wing using the Abell Hobby Super Gold and Insta Set Next find the Ailerons and position them with the wings as shown Hint the rear of the wing is the edge that is closest to the wing spar at the end of the wing Also make sure that...
Страница 7: ...leron using the beveling tool Do not bevel the wing Now mark your hinge locations Measuring from each wing tip make a mark on the wing and ailerons at 1 6 11 and 16 these marks represent the center of each hinge location Cut the hinge slots into the leading edge of each aileron and the trailing edges of the main wing Temporarily install the hinges into the wing and the ailerons onto the hinges DO ...
Страница 8: ...he elevator half s onto the hinges DO NOT GLUE 7 Assemble components Locate the shaped motor mount that is included with the Scanner RC 3213 1250 Brushless Motor Attach the fuselage sides to the motor mount as shown below Then attach the front motor mount assembly to the fuselage DO NOT GLUE Now place the wing assembly and horizontal stabilizer assembly on your work surface Remove the left aileron...
Страница 9: ...ight and support the side pieces during installation Now position the horizontal stabilizer so that it makes contact with the fuselage side pieces and is centered and square to the fuselage Lightly glue into place using just enough glue to hold the pieces in place final gluing will be done later Hint if the horizontal stabilizer will not slide far enough forward to make good contact with the fusel...
Страница 10: ... Insta Set Slide ailerons and elevator half s onto hinges bore holes and glue Remember to spray the Insta Set on the glue joints and where the pivot point of the hinge meets the foam to prevent the glue from wicking into the hinges Find the two remaining flat carbon strips and glue to the bottom of the fuselage sides wing and horizontal stabilizer as shown starting ahead of the elevator hinge line...
Страница 11: ...towards the front of the plane on the left side of the fuselage Now slide the elevator servo into the fuselage from the opposite side so that the wire lead exits the servo towards the front of the plane on the right side of the fuselage Fasten the servos into the fuselage with the screws that came with your servos and a plastic blind nut Hint plastic blind nuts can be made from the small servo arm...
Страница 12: ...opping 1 behind the wing spar Repeat for other side Hint if you don t have a square you can use a sheet of printer paper or even a magazine Lightly sand one side of one of the aileron servos with sand paper then lightly sand the opposite side of the second servo Hot glue is used to attach the servos to the wing do not apply the hot glue directly on the foam Apply the hot glue to the sanded side of...
Страница 13: ...on starting at the leading edge of the aileron and extending 1 back Repeat for other side Now locate the four control horns and drill the two holes with a 1 16 drill bit Measuring from the leading edge of the aileron make a mark on the line at 7 16 and 7 8 then drill a hole at each mark using a 5 64 drill bit Repeat for other side ...
Страница 14: ...bell Hobby Insta Set to cure the glue Draw a 1 line 3 4 away from the fuselage on the bottom of the left elevator half Make a mark on the line 7 16 and 7 8 back from the leading edge of the elevator and drill the marks with a 5 64 drill bit Draw a 1 line on the right side of the rudder away from the bottom of the rudder Make a mark on the line at 7 16 and 7 8 and drill the marks with a 5 64 drill ...
Страница 15: ...hat the motor wires are on the bottom left of the fuselage Note Install the four provided 4 flat washers as follows to achieve the proper right thrust Two of the washers go on the left motor mount screw between the motor mount and motor mount spar one washer on the top and bottom screws between the motor mount and motor mount spar and no washers on the right motor mount screw Install prop adapter ...
Страница 16: ... that connect the motor to the speed controller Next find the 8 nylon clevis s and install them onto the servo arms and control horns Position the rudder elevator and ailerons so that they are in their neutral position 0 degrees deflection and secure with masking tape Determine pushrod lengths by measuring from the clevis on the servo arm to the clevis on the corresponding control horn Cut pushrod...
Страница 17: ... can wick into the joint then spray the glue joint with Abell Hobby Insta Set accelerator Glue the pushrod guides into position Note Pushrod guides should be positioned in the center of the rudder and elevator pushrods They should also be in a position that allows the pushrod to be as straight as possible ...
Страница 18: ... pilots For advanced 3D pilots set throws for 40 to 45 degrees in both directions The balance point for the Adrenaline 3D is to 1 behind the wing spar Use battery position to achieve proper balance Once you have determined the battery position use the provided 3M Hook Loop to secure the battery to the side of the fuselage on the opposite side of the receiver and speed controller Install the 9 x 4 ...
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