S140131 Mentor-G V3
14.
Connect a
12-inch servo-wire extension
to each of your aileron servos. Secure each connection with
an optional “servo extension safety clip” and use masking tape and the provided string to pull each
servo extension through its wing panel and out the hole near the wing root.
15.
Insert the aileron’s CA hinges in their precut slots and test fit each aileron to its wing panel.
Secure the
ailerons
to their wing panels by applying thin CA adhesive to each of the aileron’s CA hinges.
16.
Test-fit the
aileron control horns
. (Note: You may minimize the effects of any possible
adverse yaw
by
the use of ‘aileron differential’ by locating each servo horn slightly
behind
the aileron’s hinge line.
If you are not concerned about adverse yaw, or if you have a computer-radio with the option of setting up
aileron differential at your transmitter, position each aileron control horn direclty over the ailerons hinge
lines as shown.) Mark the position for each aileron control horn, then drill a hole
in each aileron for each
aileron control horn’s mounting bolt.
Attach one control horn to each aileron.
Using your servos’ hardware, mount
your aileron servos in their precut
openings.
17.
Use the supplied clevises to attach the
aileron pushrods
to the aileron
control horns.
18.
With your aileron servos centered, test-fit the free end free end of the
aileron pushrods to the control arms on your aileron servos.
Form a
Z-bend
in each pushrods, then use the hardware supplied with your
servos to securely
mount the control arms
with their aileron
pushrods to each aileron servo. (Note: If you wish to enjoy the
benefits of flying with flaps, use separate channels for the ailerons
and set up your computer-radio’s
‘flaperon’
function if available.)
19.
Form a Z-bend in one end of the 13-inch long
throttle pushrod
. Insert the pushrod almost fully through
its opening in the firewall, leaving approx. two or three inches exposed in front of the firewall.
20.
Select a servo control arm for your throttle servo that will provide enough pushrod ‘travel’ to go from ‘full
throttle’ to ‘just-below idle’ (i.e., throttle ‘cut-off’). Ream the hole in the throttle servo’s control arm to
accept the ‘mounting bolt’ in the end of the supplied quick-connector. Using the provided washers and
knurled mounting nut, ‘snugly’ attach the quick connector to the servo control arm, then permanently affix
the quick connector onto the servo control arm by applying a tiny drop of thick CA adhesive to the
exposed threads at the bottom of the quick connector’s mounting nut.
21.
Slide the opening in the quick-connector onto the end of the throttle pushrod inside the fuselage;
temporarily tighten the quick-connector’s set screw to affix the quick-connector onto the throttle pushrod.
22.
Select which of the fuselage-mounted servo tray options you prefer and mount your throttle servo in the
fuselage.
23.
Assemble the provided
fuel tank
(i.e., open the ‘stopper’ for the vent and clunk lines, add the included
short length of fuel tubing to attach the clunk to the clunk line, and use the included screw to seal the fuel
tank’s opening). Attach clunk and vent fuel lines to the outside of the tank, and insert the tank into the
nose from the opening under the wing-saddle. You may use scrap wood or nylon tie wraps (not included)
to hold the fuel tank in position.
24.
Test-position your
engine’s battery
and your
receiver’s battery
on the floor in the nose of the
fuselage.(During setup and adjustment you will re-position these batteries to fine-tune the CG.)
25.
Decide on where you wish to position the engine’s and receiver’s
power switches
. You may
choose from among the precut switch openings, or decide on a new switch position if you wish.
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