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SIG EDGE 540T ARF ASSEMBLY MANUAL

Table of Contents:

Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................1
Specifications.......................................................................................................................................1
Items Required To Complete Kit..........................................................................................................1
Radio Equipment System Choice........................................................................................................2
Receivers And Battery Packs ..............................................................................................................2
Servos..................................................................................................................................................2
Servo Output Arms ..............................................................................................................................2
Servo Extensions & Y-Harnesses ........................................................................................................2
On/Off Switches...................................................................................................................................2
Engine Selection..................................................................................................................................3
Covering ..............................................................................................................................................3
Kit Contents .........................................................................................................................................4
Individual Part Inspection ....................................................................................................................5
Incidence & Thrust Angle Information .................................................................................................5
Pre-Assembly ......................................................................................................................................5
Graphics Application............................................................................................................................5
Assembly .............................................................................................................................................6
Mounting The Wing Panels..................................................................................................................6
Mounting The Stabilizer Halves ...........................................................................................................6
Hinging Flight Surfaces .......................................................................................................................7
Hinge Gap Sealing ..............................................................................................................................8
Aileron Servo Installation.....................................................................................................................8
Elevator Servo Installation .................................................................................................................10
Landing Gear & Wheel Pant Assembly .............................................................................................11
Mounting The Tail Wheel ...................................................................................................................12
Mounting The Engine.........................................................................................................................13
Mounting The Ignition Module ...........................................................................................................13
Mounting The Cowl............................................................................................................................14
Fitting The Cowl.................................................................................................................................15
Fuel Tank Assembly...........................................................................................................................15
Fuel Tank Installation .........................................................................................................................16
Throttle Servo Installation..................................................................................................................16
Rudder Servo & Pull-Pull Installation ................................................................................................17
Receiver & Battery Pack Installation .................................................................................................18
Mounting The Propeller & Spinner ....................................................................................................19
Center of Gravity (CG).......................................................................................................................19
Flight Surface Movements & Exponential Inputs...............................................................................20
Pre-Flight ...........................................................................................................................................20
Flying .................................................................................................................................................21
Aerobatics..........................................................................................................................................22
Referenced Manufacturer Information ...............................................................................................23

Содержание EDGE 540T

Страница 1: ...A S S E M B L Y M A N U A L KIT NO SIGRC100ARF ...

Страница 2: ...ls 6 Mounting The Stabilizer Halves 6 Hinging Flight Surfaces 7 Hinge Gap Sealing 8 Aileron Servo Installation 8 Elevator Servo Installation 10 Landing Gear Wheel Pant Assembly 11 Mounting The Tail Wheel 12 Mounting The Engine 13 Mounting The Ignition Module 13 Mounting The Cowl 14 Fitting The Cowl 15 Fuel Tank Assembly 15 Fuel Tank Installation 16 Throttle Servo Installation 16 Rudder Servo Pull ...

Страница 3: ...are To mount our F P E 6 8 Twin engine we used 4 each 10 32 x 1 1 2 Hex Head Hardened Steel Bolts 4 each 10 32 Lock Nuts 4 each 10 32 Flat Washers 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your SIG Edge 540T ARF kit This aircraft has been carefully designed tested and refined to offer you incredible performance coupled with outstanding airframe strength In terms of control response the Edg...

Страница 4: ...rying to save money DO NOT try to save money on your choice of servos As also mentioned we chose to run our airborne system at 6 volts A 6 volt system provides considerably faster and more precise servo response This is very desirable especially when flying this airplane in 3D maneuvers Earlier we provided you with our recommended minimum torque requirements for the flight surface servos used in t...

Страница 5: ...overed with SIG AeroKote covering film This high quality polyester covering film has been expertly applied using a beautiful and unique trim scheme designed specifically to provide maximum contrast between the top and bottom of the model This feature offers excellent attitude reference during 3D or IMAC maneuvers The SIG Edge 540T ARF model was manufactured and covered in a part of the world that ...

Страница 6: ...lts 4 each M4 Washers 4 each T2 6 x 16mm PWA Screws Stabilizer Mounting Screws 1 Bag 8 each Heavy Duty Control Horns w Nylon Inserts 4 Left 4 Right 32 each T2 6 x 16mm Phillip Head Screws Control Horn Mounting Screws 2 each 08mm x 1200mm 47 Nylon Coated Steel Cables 4 each Steel Clevises with 2mm Threaded Rigging Couplers and Lock Nuts Rudder Pull Pull Connectors 4 each Copper Rigging Swages 3 5mm...

Страница 7: ...venient to apply the graphics to the wing panels fuselage and rudder of the Edge 540T model before the assembly process However you can use the following instructions to apply your graphics either now or after you have completed the assembly steps Your Edge 540T ARF kit includes a beautiful and very large graphics sheet These graphics are of high quality and include a unique light tack clear carri...

Страница 8: ...be at a 30O angle or so Finally remount the two stab halves in place to the fuselage and check the fit It should now be fine Remove the stab halves and tubes from the fuselage 3 The mounting tubes must now be secured in place in the stab halves using four T2 6 x 16mm PWA screws On the bottom surface of each stab half you will see two small pre drilled holes These are hole locations for the stab tu...

Страница 9: ...nge line You want to leave the minimum possible gap Use alcohol and paper towels to carefully remove any visible signs of glue at each hinge location 7 Insert the front and rear mounting tubes in place into the stab making sure they both bottom out against their stops Insert the pointed end of the music wire into one of the pre drilled holes on the bottom of the stab Press the music wire against t...

Страница 10: ...rns 2 left and 2 right horns You will need a total of 16 control horn mounting screws Again check the hinge gap for the closest possible fit while maintaining full movement ability Allow the glue to cure for at least 6 hours Before the glue fully cures we suggest checking the fit and movement of the surface adjusting it as needed 5 When the glue has fully cured carefully check the movement of the ...

Страница 11: ...e into the inboard servo bay opening in exactly the same way as described above As mentioned earlier we used 18 servo extensions 4 Using the same instructions above mount the remaining two aileron servos in the opposite wing panel 5 If you are using a single receiver you now need plug the two servo extensions from each wing panel into a Y harness one harness for each wing panel The Y harness conne...

Страница 12: ...t the two control horns to the R C links on each pushrod b Place the control horn mounting pad onto the surface of the aileron Turn the threaded metal control rod to adjust the distance of the control horn from the leading edge bevel of the aileron The correct position for the control horn on the aileron is with its forward mounting pad edge up to the bevel edge of the aileron The upright arm of t...

Страница 13: ...ves The pushrod clevis locking nuts and clevis safety springs do not need to be tightened or slipped into place until after the final control movements are established later in this manual Landing Gear Wheel Pant Assembly From the kit contents locate the Fiberglass Wheel Pants bag the Main Wheel bag also contains wheel and pant hardware bag and the Main Landing Gear bag In addition you will need t...

Страница 14: ...ighten the three mounting screws securely d The flat metal T bracket is now mounted to the bottom forward surface of the rudder This bracket is used to connect the two centering springs with the tail wheel tiller arm and the rudder As 12 g The Landing Gear Hatch Cover is now installed over the mounted landing gear using two T3 x 16mm PWA screws Note that both the access and clearance holes are alr...

Страница 15: ...racket onto the bottom of the rudder with the left and right arms spaced equally on each side Mark the locations of the two mounting holes onto the rudder with a marking pen Use a 042 dia bit 58 index drill to drill two screw guide holes at the marks just made Mount the bracket in place with the two T2 x 12mm PWA screws Mounting The Engine As mentioned earlier in this manual the distance between t...

Страница 16: ...ach side of the fuselage This information now needs to be transferred to the exterior surface of the cowl for drilling purposes sparkplug wires to each cylinder head and in providing good wiring proximity for the power and timing extension leads We mounted our 2400 mAh ignition battery pack a 2 cell 7 4 volt Li Ion pack and its 5 4 volt voltage regulator together on a simple tray made from 1 8 lit...

Страница 17: ...age use a ruler to now measure the distance between one of the rear marks just made forward to the cross hair mark on the forward piece of tape Note and save this measurement g Place the cowl on a flat work surface resting on its rear edge With a small triangle and a marker pen make three 90O lines on the cowl surface at the mark locations just made Use a ruler to measure forward from the rear edg...

Страница 18: ...ng bender to make the appropriate 75O 80O bend in the aluminum tubing overflow line allowing it to reach the inside top of the tank body We suggest chamfering the top of this tubing to keep it from touching and possibly closing off on the inside of the tank Use a second piece of aluminum tubing straight through the rubber stopper for the carburetor and tank clunk line connections Attach the provid...

Страница 19: ... tool to squeeze the copper swage tube tightly over the cable locking it 17 servos aft back with the receiver s rudder servo and the airborne radio system battery pack s There are two servo cut outs located on each side of the center mounted rudder servo tray in the fuselage Locating the throttle servo into one of these openings is ideal Since the fuel tank is already mounted and plumbed on the le...

Страница 20: ...ions to completely center everything Receiver Battery Pack Installation The receiver s and battery pack s were mounted on the built in radio tray in the fuselage of our Edge 540T models We made simple mounting platforms for our battery packs using lite ply We did not mount these pack mounts until after we had conducted our Center of Gravity routine described later in this manual We mounted our On ...

Страница 21: ...erfectly level not nose down not tail down level If it s obvious that the airplane is not level then the balance of the airplane at the desired 25 CG location must be adjusted to achieve a level fuselage There are a variety of things that can be done to do this We routed the receiver antenna out of the fuselage and up to the top of the fin This positioning takes the antenna out of parallel with th...

Страница 22: ...ample we used a carbon fiber spinner from Pete Models on our Edge and this unit weighs only 2 9 ounces Spinners can make a big difference in CG adjustments If the shifting of airborne components is just not practical then adding weight to the furthest possible point at the rear of the fuselage may be necessary Like all modelers we hate adding weight to any model but it is sometimes unavoidable Ext...

Страница 23: ...ings are well within the capability of this model For your first landing we would Flying The purpose of this section is to guide you through the first test flight of your Edge 540T ARF model using advice and procedures that we feel will lead to your success This section has nothing to do with aerobatics Aerobatics will be covered after the test flights are made and the airplane is trimmed However ...

Страница 24: ...D LUCK AND GOOD FLYING suggest that the upwind final approach be made with just a bit more speed than you might first want This ensures that the airplane will continue to fly without stall concerns Make sure the airplane is headed into the wind on final approach and use rudder input as needed to maintain a straight heading along with aileron input to keep the wings level Allow the model to sink sm...

Страница 25: ... AMA membership is not necessarily mandatory it is required by most R C flying clubs in the U S and provides you with important liability insurance in case your R C model should ever cause serious property damage or personal injury to someone else ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS 5161 East Memorial Drive Muncie IN 47302 Telephone 765 287 1256 AMA WEB SITE www modelaircraft org CUSTOMER SERVICE SIG MAN...

Страница 26: ...EXTRA 540T LOG BOOK Date of first flight Comments 24 ...

Страница 27: ...EXTRA 540T LOG BOOK Date of first flight Comments 25 ...

Страница 28: ...by modelers for modelers The perfect power plant for the SIG Edge 540T ARF CHECK OUT A COUPLE OF GREAT SIG PRODUCTS THAT WILL COMPLIMENT YOUR EDGE 540T ARF Designed for the special needs of the gasoline powered flyer the Gas Passer Flight Box features an extra large compartment to hold a 3 8 l gallon bottle can or DuBro s EZ Fill 3 8 l gallon container And it wouldn t be a SIG flight box without r...

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