FREE AIR Free Bee, Инструкция по сборке

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Free Bee
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Dear customer, congratulations on the purchase of the Free Bee model. To enjoy building and flying the model most,
please read carefully the building instructions before you begin and make sure that you understand the building process.
List of parts
Name pieces Name piece
Half of fuselage from EPP 2 Wing spar (1x1000mm) 1
Control rod 2 Wheels diameter 74mm 2
Wing of EPP 1 Control surface lever 2
Horizontal tail of EPP 1 Tailskid 1
Vertical tail of EPP 1 Elevator joiner 1
CNC-milled fiberglass sheet 2 Dowels for tie rubber loops 2
Upper part of fuselage of EPP 1 Undercarriage axle, 3 x 120 mm 2
Lower part of fuselage of EPP 1 Quick Lock 2
Bulkhead set, 12 pieces 1 Undercarriage rubber loop spring 1
Rudder hinges 2 Building manual 1
Front canopy 1
You will need the following tools and materials:
CA glue, CA glue accelerator, a sharp (modelling) knife.
To complete the model you need the following: a receiver (MZK), two servos (Waypoint W-060), an AC controller
(Robotbirds Pro 10), a battery pack (2 LiPol cells of 600 – 800 mAh), a 60W brushless motor (HCS C 60W/2-3) + 9/5
HD GWS propeller.
Description of the model:
The model is completely made of the expanded polypropylene (EPP), and its design is optimised for easy flying. Its light
weight (about 300 grams) makes it an ideal model for flying in any place – e.g. school playing field or in the street. It has
been designed for not only the experienced pilots, but with the advanced modellers in mind as well. Thanks to its well
thought out design the actual building process would take about 270 minutes.
Model assembly:
All joints should be glued using thin CA glue. In the first phase of work, tack-glue the joints so that they just
hold together; then only after checking their position and symmetry glue permanently. Take care not to let the glue
penetrate the EPP and stick your fingers to the plastic structure. Building the model is not difficult provided you have
an elementary experience with EPP model building. Remember that the EPP has a somewhat “rubbery“ properties, so
do not apply force handling and processing it, as stretching or compressing the model parts may cause their eventual
distortion. First glue together the fuselage side panels (Fig.1). After glue has set, bend the side panels at front and
leave weighted for some 20 minutes; that would facilitate handling them and later on and also gluing of the complete
fuselage. Then make the fuselage bulkheads ready (Fig. 2), assembling them as per Fig.3. From the inside of the side
panel, using a marker pen, draw an auxiliary line from the cockpit (Fig.4). Glue the front fuselage reinforcement to
this auxiliary line so that the distance of the reinforcing part from the bottom of the side panels is 5 mm (Fig. 5). Now
glue the fuselage bulkheads to one of the side panels (Fig. 6). Use a flat even working board to keep the fuselage
straight during the process. Ready the battery and servo holder (the keel and 2 half-circular bulkheads) (Fig. 7). Mark
the axis on the half-circular bulkheads to facilitate assembly with the fuselage sides (Fig. 8) and glue them also to the
keel member. Then glue the complete holder into the nose and the cockpit section of the fuselage to the side panels;
ensure to have the axes of the fuselage and bulkhead aligned (Fig. 9, 10). Glue only the bulkheads, NOT the keel
now. Then glue also the other side panel to the bulkheads. Prove first, however, that everything is aligned well, then,
using a weight, secure the position of the side panel and thoroughly fill the joints with glue. (Fig. 11, 12). The thin
CA glue would flow through the joints not requiring to disassemble the structure for gluing. After a check that the
fuselage is straight and true flow the glue into the joint of the keel in the front fuselage and glue in place the second
part of the keel so that it would seat on the reinforced front part of the fuselage (Fig. 13, 14). Using several drops of
the CA glue, tack the upper part of fuselage in place (Fig. 15), after testing it for alignment, glue it along the full
length of side panels (Fig. 16). Now glue the fuselage lower part in the same way (Fig. 17, 18, 19). Check again the
alignment of the complete fuselage. Using a sharp modelling knife, cut away the fuselage front at the cockpit canopy
(Fig. 20), this opening shall be used later on to lead the servo cables to the receiver. Using the Fig. 21 as a guide, glue
the undercarriage reinforcements in place. The groove for the wheel axle should be placed some 2 mm in front of the
fuselage bulkhead. Insert the axle through the fuselage and secure with a glassfibre washer, which should be carefully
glued in place by CA glue (Fig. 22). Put in place the rubber loop, making the undercarriage spring (Fig. 23). Place the
glassfibre end-stop washers in a distance of some 15 mm from the ends of axle, and carefully glue with CA (Fig. 24).
Once the glue cured, slide the undercarriage wheels on the axle and secure with the QuickLock washer (Fig. 25).Glue
the aluminium wire joiner to the elevator (Fig. 26). At a distance of 75 mm cut, using a sharp modelling knife, a slit
some 4 mm deep and glue into it the carbon composite strip of 3 x 0,5 x 330 mm dimensions (Fig. 27). Then glue the
elevator control arm (Fig. 28). Now glue the elevator into the fuselage (Fig.29) and glue in place the rudder hinges