Radio control model L-19/0-1 BIRD DOG 1730mm Wingspan Instruction Manual

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VQ No: VQA160OL (U,S,ARMY)
VQ No: VQA160G (U.S.AIR FORCE)
Instruction manual / Montageanleitung
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan:......................................1730mm
Length (installed motor) .................1190mm
Electric Motor:.................................800Watt
Glow Engine:.................... .55 2-T / .72 4-T
RTF Weight: 3100 - 3450g (will vary with
equipment use).
Radio:....................6 Channel / 6-7 Servos
Function: Ailerons-Elevator-Rudder-Throttle
Flaps.
WARNING! This radio controlled model is NOT a toy. If modified or flown carelessly it could go out of controll and
cause serious human injury or property damage. Before flying your airplane, ensure the air field is spacious enough.
Always fly it outdoors in safe areas and seek professional advice if you are unexperienced.
ACHTUNG! Dieses ferngesteuerte Modell ist KEIN Spielzeug! Es ist für fortgeschrittene Modellflugpiloten bestimmt,
die ausreichende Erfahrung im Umgang mit derartigen Modellen besitzen. Bei unsachgemässer Verwendung kann
hoher Personen- und/oder Sachschaden entstehen. Fragen Sie in einem Modellbauverein in Ihrer Nähe um
professionelle Unterstätzung, wenn Sie Hilfe im Bau und Betrieb benötigen. Der Zusammenbau dieses Modells ist
durch die vielen Abbildungen selbsterklärend und ist für fortgeschrittene, erfahrene Modellbauer bestimmt.
Radio control model / Flugmodel
1730mm Wingspan
ALL BALSA, PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTION AND ALMOST READY TO FLY

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  • Page 1 Radio control model / Flugmodel 1730mm Wingspan VQ No: VQA160OL (U,S,ARMY) VQ No: VQA160G (U.S.AIR FORCE) ALL BALSA, PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTION AND ALMOST READY TO FLY Instruction manual / Montageanleitung SPECIFICATIONS Wingspan:........1730mm Length (installed motor) ....1190mm Electric Motor:.........800Watt Glow Engine:.....55 2-T / .72 4-T RTF Weight: 3100 - 3450g (will vary with equipment use).
  • Page 2 REQUIRED FOR OPERATION (Purchase separately) Aileron: 50cmx2 pcs Aileron: “Y”x1pcs Flap: 30cmx2 pcs Rx battery pack: 20cmx1 pcs 800W Brushless Motor Standard Mini (19g) .62 ~.22 - 4 cycle .55 - 2 cycle Minimum 6 channel radio Elevator : 1 standard servo Rudder: 1 standard servo Aileron: 2 mini servo Flaps: 2 mini servo...
  • Page 3 BEFORE STARTING ASSEMBLING, YOU NEED TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THERE WAYS: 1- Fly with Glow Engine: With this way, the ready to fly weight approx 3100grs, depending on glow engine type. 2- Fly with Electric motor (with scale pilot figure with two legs): With this way, the Li-po battery is located under front pilot’s seat.
  • Page 4: Glow Engine Installation

    1- GLOW ENGINE INSTALLATION Attach the engine mount beams onto the fire-wall so the distance between of two engine mount beams is “A”,and B=B’ as show. Secure the engine mount beams onto the fire-wall with litter CA glue Using a pencil or felt tipped pen, mark the fire wall where the four holes are to be drilled.
  • Page 5 2- GLOW ENGINE INSTALLATION Position the engine to the engine mounts so the distance from the prop hub to the fire-wall is 131mm. Mark the engine mount beams where the four holes are to be drilled. Position the engine to the engine mounts so the distance from the prop hub to the fire-wall is 131mm.
  • Page 6 3- GLOW ENGINE INSTALLATION Reposition the engine on the engine mount beams, aligning it with the holes. Secure the engine to the engine mount using four 3x25mm screws. Note: Apply Silicon sealer to each of the 3x25mm screw and nut. 3x25mm screw ..4 Washer...
  • Page 7: Electric Motor Installation

    5- ELECTRIC MOTOR INSTALLATION Using a aluminum motor mounting plate as a template, mark the plywood motor mounting plate where the four holes are to be drilled. Step 1 Step 2 Remove the aluminum motor mounting plate and drill a 3mm hole through the plywood at each of the four marks marked .
  • Page 8 6- ELECTRIC MOTOR INSTALLATION 5x80mm bolt..4 5mm nut..12 5mm washer...16 Attach the four 5x80mm bolts and nuts to the fire-wall as shown. Step 7 Step 6 Secure the Motor to the wooden motor mounting plate using the 3mm bolt / nut...4 four 3mm bolts.
  • Page 9: Main Landing Gear Installation

    7- MAIN LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION 4x20mm nylon bolt ..2 4x20mm nylon bolt Aluminum main landing gear Aluminum main landing gear 3x15mm screw 3x15mm screw 3x15mm screw ....4...
  • Page 10 8- MAIN LANDING GEAR INSTALLATION 4x20mm nylon bolt ..2 75mm wheel ...2 4mm nut 4mm nut 4X45mm screw ...2 4mm nut ....4 4x45mm screw 4mm washer ....6 Aluminum landing gear...
  • Page 11: Tail Gear Installation

    9- TAIL GEAR INSTALLATION Place the tail gear mount on to the fuselage and mark the two holes to be drill. 1.5mm...
  • Page 12: Horizontal Stabilizer

    10- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER Cut away only the covering both sides. Trial fit the horizontal stabilizer in place on the fuselage. Check the alignment of the horizontal stabilizer by measuring from the fixed point along the center line of the fuselage to the leading edge on each side of the horizontal stabilizer and the rectangular cutout on the horizontal stabilizer must be match with the rectangular cutout on the fuselage.
  • Page 13 11- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER Cut away only the Remove the horizontal stabilizer covering both sides. from the fuselage. Using a straight edge and a sharp hobby knife, carefully cut away the covering inside the lines which were marked above. Be cautious not to cut into the wood-this will weaken the structure.
  • Page 14: Vertical Stabilizer

    12- VERTICAL STABILIZER Trial fit the vertical stabilizer in place on the fuselage. Check the alignment of the vertical stabilizer with the fuselage. C’ C=C’ Remove the vertical stabilizer from the fuselage. Using a straight edge and a sharp hobby knife, carefully cut away the covering inside the lines which were marked above.
  • Page 15: Top Side

    13- VERTICAL STABILIZER 15 min. Epoxy 14- ELEVATOR ! Securely glue together. If coming off during fly, you lose control of your air plane. TOP SIDE BOTTOM SIDE...
  • Page 16: Left Side

    15- ELEVATOR Apply thin CA glue on the top of the hinge TOP-SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TOP-SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ! Securely glue together. If coming off during fly, you lose control of your air plane. Apply thin CA glue on the bottom of the hinge 16- RUDDER LEFT SIDE...
  • Page 17 17- RUDDER Apply thin CA Apply thin CA ! Securely glue together. If coming off during fly, you lose control of your air plane.
  • Page 18 18- TAIL GEAR HORN Tail gear horn Cut the Secure the tail gear control horn in place excess using 2x10mm screw and nut. 2x10mm screw ....1 2mm nut ....1 Tail gear control horn ....1...
  • Page 19 19- SERVO AND BATTERY Battery and servo mounting position in case of choosing to install a pilot figure with legs. Elevator servo Connector Pull up Rudder servo Connector ..1 Li-po Battery Battery and servo mounting position in case of choosing to install a pilot figure with legs.
  • Page 20 20- CONNECTING SERVO AND PUSH-ROD Right elevator rod Rudder rod Connector Connector Left elevator rod Rudder servo Elevator servo Connector ..1 2x950mm rod/clevis ...3 1.2x550mm throttle rod ..1 2x100mm rod ..1 Nylon push-rod guider Connection between servo and push-rod. Side view.
  • Page 21 21- PILOT’S SEAT INSTALLATION Note: The Li-po battery is located under front pilot’s seat. Glue the pilot to the seat with silicon glue or thick CA glue. Rear pilot’s seat Front pilot’s seat Carefully, push the front pilot’s seat down into the slots on the floor and push it back.
  • Page 22 23- PILOT’S SEAT INSTALLATION Li-po battery ELECTRIC MOTOR USING Fuel tank GLOW ENGINE USING Before installing the cowl (in case of glow engine using): 1- Drill a 3mm hole on the fire-wallwhere the pushrod tube exits. 2- Slide the pushrod tube into the hole. 3- Slide the wire, straight end first, into the pushrod tube.
  • Page 23 24- INSERT THE COWL Insert the cowl onto the fuselage so that the distance from the prop hub of engine to the front of the cowl is 2mm as shown. Using a pencil, trace around the fuselage where the back of the cowl meet the fuselge. Pencil Pencil line Note: distance A is from the pencil line...
  • Page 24 25- INSERT THE COWL Again, insert the cowl on to the fuselage so that the back of the cowl meet the pencil line and drill three 2mm holes and two 1mm holes as shown. 3x10mm 3x10mm 2x8mm screw ..2 3x10mm screw 2x8mm ..3...
  • Page 25 26- WING: AILERON AND FLAP SERVO Using the thread (pre-installed at factory) to slide the aileron extension cord into the wing half. Flap servo hatch 50cm Extension cord FLAP SERVO HATCH - BOTTOM VIEW Hard wood servo mount 1.5mm IMPORTANT: To be safe, you must attach the four screws Thin CA as shown in this picture.
  • Page 26 27- WING: CONTROL HORN AND LINKAGES Thin CA Plastic control horn with screws ..1 Set Plastic control horn ..1 Connector ..1 FLAP LINKAGE...
  • Page 27 28- WING: ROCKET LAUNCHER Thin CA Thin CA Thin CA Thin CA...
  • Page 28 29- WING: ROCKET LAUNCHER 30- WING: DOWEL 6x20mm wooden dowel 6x20mm wooden dowel Note: The wooden dowels must be perpendicular with the root rib. Thin CA...
  • Page 29: Joining The Wing

    31- JOINING THE WING Slowly, push the aluminum tube through the fuselage in a spiral. Carefully, push each wing close to the fuselage. Once the wings is close to the fuselage, hold it in place with two 7mm nylon bolts...2...
  • Page 30 32- WING BRACE The blind nut inside the fuselage may be move up and down so that the wing brace install easily. The hole on the fuselage side has been pre-drilled in the factory. 3x12mm screw 3x15mm screw ..2 3x12mm screw The hole on the wing surface ..2 has been pre-drilled in the factory.
  • Page 31: Control Surface

    33- BALANCE THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED 67 - 71mm BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING, AT THE FUSELAGE. BALANCE A PLANE UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE FUEL TANK EMPTY. 67-71mm 1- Mount the wing to the fuselage. Using a couple of pieces of masking tape, place them on the top side of the wing (67-71mm) back from the leading edge, at the fuselage sides.
  • Page 32 35- STICKER Note: Cut out the stickers and apply them in the proper area. Do not peel the backing paper off all at once. Peel off one corner of the backing and cut off with scissors. Arrange sticker on model and when satisfied adhere the corner without backing. Carefully peel back the rest of the backing while at the same time adhering the rest of the sticker.

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