Instruction Manual book - Black Horse, Stepney · EDGE 540 V3-30cc - Item code: BH94. Instruction...

SPECIFICATION Wingspan : 2,080 mm 81.89 in. Length : Weight : 6.2 kg 13.64 Lbs. Radio : 06 channels. Servo : 06 servos.

Instruction Manual book

Made in Vietnam.

1,680 mm 66.14 in.

Engine : 30-35 CC Gas(FUJI IMVAC).

EDGE 540 V3-30cc - Item code: BH94 . Instruction Manual

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This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read thismanual thoroughly before starting assembly of your EDGE 540-V3 30cc. Use the parts listing belowto identify all parts.

WARNING.

Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it iscapable of causing injury to people or property. WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOUASSUME ALL RISK & RESPONSIBILITY.If you are inexperienced with basic R/C flight we strongly recommend you contact your R/C supplierand join your local R/C Model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of trainingprocedures designed to help the new pilot on his way to successful R/C flight. They will also be ableto advise on any insurance and safety regulations that may apply.

TOOLS & SUPPLIES NEEDED.

Thick cyanoacrylate glue. 30 minute epoxy. 5 minute epoxy. Hand or electric drill. Assorted drill bits. Modelling knife. Straight edge ruler. 2mm ball driver. Phillips head screwdriver. 220 grit sandpaper. 90° square or builder’s triangle. Wire cutters. Masking tape & T-pins. Thread-lock. Paper towels.

Some more parts.

HARDWARE PACK

COWLING.Landing gear.....

To avoid scratching your new airplane, do notunwrap the pieces until they are needed forassembly. Cover your workbench with an oldtowel or brown paper, both to protect the air-craft and to protect the table. Keep a couple ofjars or bowls handy to hold the small parts af-ter you open the bag.

Please trial fit all the parts. Make sure you havethe correct parts and that they fit and arealigned properly before gluing! This will assureproper assembly. EDGE 540-V3 30cc ARF ishand made from natural materials, every planeis unique and minor adjustments may have tobe made. However, you should find the fit su-perior and assembly simple.The painted and plastic parts used in this kitare fuel proof. However, they are not tolerantof many harsh chemicals including the follow-ing: paint thinner, C/A glue accelerator, C/A gluedebonder and acetone. Do not let these chemi-cals come in contact with the colors on thecovering and the plastic parts.

PARTS LISTING.

FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY (1) Fuselage.

WING ASSEMBLY

(1) Right wing half with pre-installedaileron.

(1) Left wing half with pre-installedaileron.

Tail section assembly

(1) Vertical stabilizer with pre-installed rudder.

(1) Horizontal stabilizer with pre-installed elevator halves.

SUGGESTION.

NOTE.

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Caution: this model is not a toy!If you are a beginner to this type of poweredmodel, please ask an experienced model flyerfor help and support. If you attempt to operatethe model without knowing what you are doingyou could easily injure yourself or somebodyelse. Please keep your safety and well-beingin mind at all times.

Important: before you start constructionEven if you have already built a large numberof RC models please read right through theseinstructions and check all the kit componentsagainst the parts list. We have taken greattrouble to keep construction as simple aspossible, without making any compromisesin the area of safety.

Note regarding the film coveringMinor creases or bubbles may develop in thefilm covering due to major fluctuations inweather conditions (temperature, humidityetc.); in rare cases you may even find a slightwarp in a component. These minor faults arein the nature of film-covered built-up woodenstructures, and can easily be corrected usinga heat gun, as commonly used for modelling.Creases: Blow warm air over the area

and rub down with a softcloth.

When self-tapping screws have to bescrewed into wood, apply a little whiteglue to prevent them shaking loose: justsquirt white glue into the hole and fit thescrew.

+ This is not a toy + Be sure that no other flyers are using yourradio frequency. + Do not smoke near fuel + Store fuel in a cool, dry place, away fromchildren and pets. + Wear safety glasses. +The glow plug clip must be securely at-tached to the glow plug. + Do not flip the propeller with your fingers. + Keep loose clothing and wires away fromthe propeller. + Do not start the engine if people are near.Do not stand in line with the side of the pro-peller. + Make engine adjustments from behind thepropeller only. Do not reach around the spin-ning propeller.

SAFETY PRECAUTION.

Wing warp: Hold the panel twistedgently in the oppositedirection to the warp, andapply warm air to removethe creases from thecovering.

Caution! do not heat the film more than isabsolutely necessary. If the air or the iron istoo hot, the film may melt and holes may beformed.This model is highly pre-fabricated and canbe built in a very short time. However, the workwhich you have to carry out is important andmust be done carefully. The model will onlybe strong and fly well if you complete yourtasks competently - so please work slowlyand accurately.

REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS

K.

B.

E.D.

G.

F.

C.

B.

D.

A.Cowling.B.Wing panel (Left&Right).C. Fuselage.D. Horizon stabilizer.

E. Vertical stabilizer.F. Aluminium wing dihedral brace.

G. Decal sheet .K. Pilot .

A.


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REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS

1. Install the rubber grommets and brasseyelets onto the aileron servo.

INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVO - 1.

I. SERVO 1

2. Drill 1,5mm pilot holes through the blockof wood for each of the four mounting screwsprovided with the servo. Install servo into ai-leron servo tray as same as picture below.

1. Using the thread as a guide and usingmasking tape, tape the servo lead to the endof the thread: carefully pull the thread out.When you have pulled the servo lead out, re-move the masking tape and the servo leadfrom the thread.

3. Instal servo tray with aileron servo intothe wing as same as picture below.

7. Plastic parts for landing gear.

3. Wheels. 2. Wheel pants.

6. Rudder plastic light.

4. Fuel Tank.

9. Tail gear set.8. Spinner.

5. Plastic parts for rudder pushrod.

1. Aluminium landing gear.

1. 1.

2. 2.

4.

8.9.7.

5. 6.

3.

Bottom side.

Electricwire.

Thread.

Bottom side.

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Install aileron control horn as sameas picture below.

Repeat the procedure for the other winghalf.

Installing the aileron linkages as pictures below.Aileron control horn 1

INSTALLING THE AILERON CONTROL HORN 1.


Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the con-trol horn.

Secure.

Secure.

INSTALLING THE AILERONLINKAGES.

Elevatorcontrol horn 1.

Secure.

A+B EpoxyPLUS glue

68mm.

3x15mm.


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Installing the aileron linkages as pictures below.

INSTALLING THE AILERONLINKAGES 2.

2.INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVO- 2.

INSTALLING THE AILERON CONTROL HORN 2.

Secure.

Secure.

Elevatorcontrol horn 2.

Secure.

A+B EpoxyPLUS glue

threadElectricway

68mm.

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INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.

See pictures below:

Drill 6mmhole.

INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY 1) The stopper has been pre-assembledat the factory. 2) Using a modeling knife, cut one lengthof silicon fuel line (the length of silicon fuel lineis calculated by how the weighted clunk shouldrest about 8mm away from the rear of the tankand move freely inside the tank). Connect oneend of the line to the weighted clunk and theother end to the nylon pick up tube in the stop-per. 3) Carefully bend the second nylon tubeup at a 45 degree angle (using a cigarettelighter). This tube will be the vent tube to themuffler. 4) Carefully bend the third nylon tube downat a 45 degree angle (using a cigarette lighter).This tube will be vent tube to the fueling valve.

FUEL TANK.

When the stopper assembly is installed in thetank, the top of the vent tube should rest justbelow the top surface of the tank. It should nottouch the top of the tank.

Bottom side.


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9) To secure the fuel tank in place, apply abead of silicon sealer to the forward area ofthe tank, where it exits the fuselage behind theengine mounting box and to the rear of the tankat the forward bulkhead. Do not secure the tank into place perma-nently until after balancing the airplane. Youmay need to remove the tank to mount thebattery in the fuel tank compartment

5) Test fit the stopper assembly into thetank. It may be necessary to remove some ofthe flashing around the tank opening usinga modeling knife. If flashing is present, makesure none of it falls into the tank. 6) When satisfied with the alignment ofthe stopper assembly tighten the 3mm x 20mmmachine screw until the rubber stopper ex-pands and seals the tank opening. Do not overtighten the assembly as this could cause thetank to split. 7) Using a modeling knife, cut 3 lengths offuel line 150mm long. Connect 2 lines to the 2vent tubes and 1 line to the fuel pickup tube inthe stopper. 8) Feed three lines through the fuel tankcompartment and through the pre-drilled holein the firewall. Pull the lines out from behindthe engine, while guiding the fuel tank intoplace. Push the fuel tank as far forward aspossible, the front of the tank should just abouttouch the back of the firewall. Blow through one of the lines to ensurethe fuel lines have not become kinked insidethe fuel tank compartment. Air should flowthrough easily.

Secure.

Fuel tank

Tygon gas tubing not included.

Vent tubeFuel pickup tube

Fuel fill tube

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Secure.

1. Install one adjustable metal connectorthrough the third hole out from the center ofone servo arm, enlarge the hole in the servoarm using a 2mm drill bit to accommodate theservo connector. Remove the excess mate-rial from the arm. After installing the adjustable metal con-nector apply a small drop of thin C/A tothe bottom nut. This will prevent the con-nector from loosening during flight.

See pictures below: INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.

INSTALLING THE THROTTLE - CABLE.

Throttle servo

Throttle servo

5x 90mm

Throttle - cable

Throttle -cable


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PARTS REQUIRED

MAIN GEAR INSTALATION.

1) Assemble and mounting the wheel pantsas shown in the following pictures.

2) Using the hardware provided, mountthe main landing gear to the fuselage.

Cut.

Remove thecovering

L a n d i n ggear.

6x 20mm

Left side.

Right side.

Secure.

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Drill 8mmhole.

Secure.

Secure.


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4. Install the muffler and muffler extensiononto the engine and make the cutout in thecowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fueland pressure lines to the carburetor, mufflerand fuel filler valve.

2. While keeping the back edge of thecowl flush with the marks, align the front ofthe cowl with the crankshaft of the engine. Thefront of the cowl should be positioned so thecrankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowlopening. Hold the cowl firmly in place usingpieces of masking tape.

3. Slide the cowl back over the engineand secure it in place using four wood screws.

1. Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en-gine and line up the back edge of the cowl withthe marks you made on the fuselage.

COWLING.

Top side

Trim andcut

Bottom side.

Left side.

3 x 12mm

Machine screw.

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Bottom side.

Mark line.

3) A drop of C/A glue on the wheel collarscrews will help keep them from coming loseduring operation.

Epoxy glue.

Remove thecovering

C/A glue.

Bottom side.


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INSTALLING THE SPINNER.

Install the spinner backplate, propeller andspinner cone. The spinner cone is held inplace using two 3mm x 8mm machine screws.

1. Install the rubber grommets and brasscollets into the elevator servo. Test fit theservo into the servo tray.

2. Mount the servo to the tray using themounting screws provided with your radiosystem.

INSTALLING THE ELEVATORSERVOS.

Secure.

Front view

Secure

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Secure

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

Horizontal stabilizer installation See picture below.

3 x 15 mm.

Secure.

221 mm.

Aluminium 9mm.

Secure.

Bottom side

3x15mm.


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Elevator control horn install as same as theway of aileron control horn. Please see pic-tures below.

Elevator pushrod install as same as the wayof aileron pushrod.

Control horn of Elevator.

ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-TION.

Elevatorcontrol horn.

ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.

Secure.

Secure.

E l e v a t o rpushrod

E l e v a t o rpushrod

Bottom side.

Rudder servo install as same as method ofelevator servo. See picture below:

RUDDER SERVO INSTALLATION.

Rudder servo.

Rudder push-pullcable.

A + B EpoxyPlus glue.

3x12 mm. 130 mm

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Rudder Servo.

A + B EpoxyPlus glue.

Top side.

Bottom side.

Rudder control horn install as same as theway of aileron control horn. Please see pic-tures below.

Control horn of Rudder.

RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-TION.

Installing The Rudder.

Aluminium

A+B EpoxyPLUS glue


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1. Rudder pushrod install as same asthe way of aileron control horn. 2. Rudder push - pull system install assame as picture below.

RUDDER PUSHROD INSTALLATION.

Plastic parts of rudderpushrod.

Cut.

Secure.

Ruddercable.

Ruddercable.

Elevatorpushrod.

Elevatorpushrod.

Bottom side.

Elevatorpushrod Elevatorpushrod

Bottom side

Ruddercable.

Ruddercable.

C/A glue.

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Rudder plastic light.

Remove thecovering

Removecovering.

Rudder push-pullcable.

Mark line.

C/A glue.

C/A Epoxy.


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1. Cut out the switch hole using a modelingknife. Use a 2mm drill bit and drill out the twomounting holes through the fuselage side.

2. Secure the switch in place using thetwo machine screws provided with the radiosystem.

INSTALLING THE SWITCH.

Switch

Switch

3x12mm3x15mm

MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEELBRACKET.

Secure.

Bottom side.

Drill a hole2mm diameter

2 mm

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RECEIVER.

Switch

Tie wrap.

BATTERY.

Tie wrap.

Tie wrap.

1. Plug the servo leads and the switchlead into the receiver. You may want to plugan aileron extension into the receiver to makeplugging in the aileron servo lead easierwhen you are installing the wing . Plug thebattery pack lead into the switch.

2. Wrap the receiver and battery pack inthe protective foam to protect them from vi-bration. Use a rubber band or masking tape tohold the foam in place.

Do not permanently secure the re-ceiver and battery until after balancing themodel.

3. Position the battery pack and receiverbehind the fuel tank. Use two tie wraps to holdthe battery and receiver securely in place aspictures below

INSTALLING THE RECEIVER AND BATTERY.

Locate the aluminium wing dihedral brace.

WING ATTACHMENT.

*** Test fit the aluminium tube dihedral braceinto each wing haft. The brace should slide ineasily. If not, use 220 grit sand around theedges and ends of the brace until it fits prop-erly.

25 mm

851mm.


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Drill 3mmhole.

Left wing

RECEIVER.

Secure.

4 x 35mm

Drill 3mmhole.

RECEIVER.Left wing.

See picture wing attach to fuselage.

Installing the fuselage hatch as same as pic-ture below.

Switch

Wing bolt.

Wing bolt.

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3. Turn the airplane upside down. Placeyour fingers on the masking tape and care-fully lift the plane .

1) It is critical that your airplane be bal-anced correctly. Improper balance will causeyour plane to lose control and crash.

THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED83MM BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGEOF THE WING.

2) Mount the wing to the fuselage. Using acouple of pieces of masking tape, place themon the top side of the wing 83mm back fromthe leading edge, at the fuselage sides.

Secure.

Top side

BALANCING.

With the wing attached to the fuselage, allparts of the model installed ( ready to fly), andempty fuel tanks, hold the model at themarked balance point with the stabilizer level.

Lift the model. If the tail drops when youlift, the model is “tail heavy” and you mustadd weigh* to the nose. If the nose drops, itis “nose heavy” and you must add weight* tothe tail to balance.

Accurately mark the balance point on the topof the wing on both sides of the fuselage. Thebalance point is located 83mm back from theleading edge. This is the balance point atwhich your model should balance for your firstflights. Later, you may wish to experiment byshifting the balance up to 10mm forward orback to change the flying characteristics.Moving the balance forward may improve thesmoothness and arrow- like tracking, but itmay then require more speed for take offand make it more difficult to slow down forlanding. Moving the balance aft makes themodel more agile with a lighter and snappier”feel”. In any case, please start at the loca-tion we recommend .

*If possible, first attempt to balance the modelby changing the position of the receiver bat-tery and receiver. If you are unable to obtaingood balance by doing so, then it will be nec-essary to add weight to the nose or tail toachieve the proper balance point.

83mm


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1) Completely charge your transmitter andreceiver batteries before your first day of fly-ing.2) Check every bolt and every glue joint inyour plane to ensure that everything is tightand well bonded.

3) Double check the balance of theairplane.4) Check the control surface.

5) Check the receiver antenna . It shouldbe fully extended and not coiled up inside thefuselage.

6) Properly balance the propeller.

We wish you many safe and enjoyableflights with your EDGE 540-V3 30CC.

PRE-FLIGHT CHECK.

1) We highly recommend setting up aplane using the control throws listed.

2) The control throws should be meas-ured at the widest point of each control sur-face.

3) Check to be sure the control surfacesmove in the correct directions.

CONTROL THROWS.

Ailerons : 25mm up 25mm down

Elevator : 25mm up 25mm down

Rudder : 40mm right 40mm left

25mm 25mm

25mm 25mm

40mm40mm

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