Century HummingBird
Century HummingBird
Century
Designed and Developed in USA - 1st Edition, Copyright January 2003. All rights reserved.
The Hummngbird is the perfect electric helicopter for indoor
flying and calm days at the park. At just over 9 ounces, the
Hummingbird will fly for 7-10 minutes on the 7cell Nimh
battery. The helicopter is completely assembled requiring only
the radio equipment to be purchased separately and installed.
Necessary Items Not Included:
1 x 4 Channel FM/PCM Transmitter (minimum)
1 x 4 Channel FM/PCM Micro Receiver
2 x Micro Servos
1 x Century Micro Gyro
[#CN2022E]
1 x Hummingboard Mixer
[#CNE052]
1 x 8.4V 600mAh NiMh Battery
[#CNE050]
1 x 8.4V Hummingbird Wall Charger
[#CNE051]
Specifications:
Main Rotor 20.5in, Tail Rotor 5.74in, Length 18.5in, Height 6.3in, Weight 9.6oz
1
2
The double sided servo
tape is already seg-
mented, simply cut with
scissors. While looking
at the photo, attach the
servos so the elevator &
aileron servo’s output
shaft is upward. Press the
servos firmly onto the
main frame aligning with
the molded servo mount
guides.
Elevator
Servo
Aileron
Servo
3
4
Having charged the radio
overnight, center the trims.
Using a servo horn that
has a hole 10mm from the
center, install the arm at
90
0
degrees to the main
shaft. Remove and trim of
the remaining arms and
install the “z” end of the
pushrod from the bottom
of the horn. Repeat for the
other servo. Verify that
everything is parallel (paddle, swashplate & servo horn are
parallel and 90
0
degrees to the main shaft) for proper setup.
parallel
parallel
Micro
Receiver
Micro
Gyro
The following instructions detail installing the servos, receiver, gyro and mixer control board into the Hummingbird micro electric
helicopter CN1020. Warning, this is not a toy, it is a precision machine requiring proper assembly and setup to avoid accidents. It is the
responsibility of the owner to operate this product in a safe manner as it can inflict serious injury. It is recommended that if you are in
doubt of your abilities, seek assistance from experienced radio control helicopter modelers and associations. As manufacturer, we
assume no liability for the use of this product.
Install the receiver using servo
tape the bottom of the
aileron servo. Attach
the gyro on its side
with servo tape in
front of the motor
with the Century
name reading
upwards. If another
gyro is used, verify that
it is installed in the
correct direction.
IMPORTANT ! READ THIS FIRST.
Servo mounting
Receiver & Gyro Mounting
Servo Linkage
Your radio equipment
may be different than
pictured.
Bird Seed 8.4V 600mAh NiMh Battery
Bird Seed
8.4V 600mAh
NiMh Battery
[#CNE050]
Connect the battery pack to
the HummingBird charger
(purchased separately).
The battery will be fully
charged in 1.5 hours, do
not overcharge.
This is a nickel metal hydride battery,
only use Century’s charger to avoid
damaging or exploding the battery.
