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INSTRUCTION MANUAL BOOK ITEM CODE: BH58. SPECIFICATION Wingspan: 2,450 mm. 96.46 in. Length 1,540 mm. 60.63 in. Weight 05 Kg. 11 Lbs. Engine 20CC gas. 2 stroke. Radio 05 channels. Servo 05 servos. Made in Vietnam.
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this manual thoroughly before starting assembly of your PIPER CUB. Use the parts listing below to identify all parts. WARNING Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it is capable of causing injury to people or property.
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Caution: this model is not a toy! SAFETY PRECAUTION. If you are a beginner to this type of powered + This is not a toy model, please ask an experienced model flyer + Be sure that no other flyers are using your for help and support.
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS. 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass eyelets onto the aileron servo. C/A glue 2. Using a modeling knife, remove the cov- ering servo tray. Servo tray. Remove covering C/A glue C/A glue C/A glue...
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PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3. Drill 1,5mm pilot holes through the block of wood for each of the four mounting screws provided with the servo. Install servo into ai- Secure leron servo tray as same as picture below. 4. Using the thread as a guide and using masking tape, tape the servo lead to the end of the thread: carefully pull the thread out.
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual Install aileron control horn as same as picture below. Repeat the procedure for the other wing half. Remove covering INSTALLING THE AILERON LINKAGES. Installing the aileron linkages as pictures below. M3 lock nut...
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4x30mm 4x30mm ENGINE MOUNT. Metal connector FUEL TANK. INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY Fuel pick- up tube Vent tube Repeat the procedure for the other wing Fuel fill tube half. INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT. 1. The stopper has been pre-assembled at the factory.
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PIPER CUB Instruction Manual 4. Carefully bend the third nylon tube down at a 45 degree angle (using a cigarette lighter). This tube will be vent tube to the fueling valve. When the stopper assembly is installed in the tank, the top of the vent tube should rest just below the top surface of the tank.
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PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Mark point Drill a hole 4mm diameter INSTALLING THE ENGINE- THROTTLE. Locate the long piece of wire used for the throttle pushrod. One end of the wire has been pre-bend in to a “Z” bend at the factory. This “Z”...
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PIPER CUB Instruction Manual Left side. COWLING. 1. Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en- gine and line up the back edge of the cowl with the marks you made on the fuselage. Pushrod wire. Pushrod wire. Trim and cut. Right side.
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Left side Bottom side Right side 2. While keeping the back edge of the cowl flush with the marks, align the front of the cowl with the crankshaft of the engine. The front of the cowl should be positioned so the crankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowl opening.
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual Throttle servo Throttle servo ELEVATOR INSTALLATION. SERVO INSTALLATION. 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass collets into the elevator servo. Test fit the servo into the servo tray. 2. Mount the servo to the tray using the mounting screws provided with your radio sys- tem.
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PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Remove covering C/A glue 2. Draw a center line onto the horizontal stabilizer. Then slide the horizontal into the fuselage. center line 3. Mark the shape of the vertical on the left and right sides onto the horizontal stabilizer using a felt-tip pen Mark line Top side...
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PIPER CUB Instruction Manual 4. Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines 5. When you are sure that everything is you just drew as a guide, carefully remove the aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount covering from between them using a modeling of 30 minute epoxy.
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA- TION. Elevator control horn install as same as the way of aileron control horn. Please see pic- tures below. M3 lock nut. 3mm x 50mm Nilon control clasp. Control horn of elevator. Remove covering...
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual Elevator control horn Elevator control horn ELEVATOR PUSHDROD INSTALLATION Elevator pushrod install as same as the way of aileron pushrod. Elevator servo Elevator pushrod Elevator pushrod Elevator servo VERTICAL INSTALLATION. Bend and cut after...
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PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL C/A glue Remove covering C/A glue Hinge slot. 2. Slide the rudder into the fuselage as same as picture below. 3. Mark the shape of the vertical on the left and right side on the rudder using a felt-tip pen.
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PIPER CUB Instruction Manual 4. Now, remove the rudder and using a modeling knife, carefully cut just inside the marked lines and remove the film of the rud- der. Just as you did with the horizontal stabi- lizer, make sure you only press hard enough to cut the film, not the balsa rudder.
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA- TION. Rudder control horn install as same as the way of aileron control horn. Please see pic- tures below. 3 x 60mm Left side Nilon control clasp. M3 lock nut. Control horn of elevator. Remove covering Bottom side C/A glue...
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual Rudder control horn RUDDER PUSHROD INSTALLATION. Throttle servo Elevator servo Rudder pushrod install as same as the way of aileron pushrod. Rudder servo Elevator servo Elevator Elevator pushrod. pushrod. Rudder Rudder pushrod. pushrod. Finishing INSTALLING THE SWITCH. 1.
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL 2. Wrap the receiver and battery pack in the protective foam to protect them from vi- bration. Use a rubber band or masking tape to hold the foam in place. 3. Position the battery pack and receiver Remove covering behind the fuel tank.
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual Remove covering Receiver INSTALLING LANDING GEAR. PARTS REQUIRED INSTALLING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. Mark point 3 x 15mm 2 x 8mm Drill a hole 2mm diameter...
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Mark point Secure Drill a hole 2mm diameter. INSTALLING THE MAIN GEAR WHEELS. Nilon strap 2 x 10mm Secure Mark the shape of the plywood on the left and right side using a felt-tip pen.
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual WING ATTACHMENT. Locate the aluminium wing dihedral brace. *** Test fit the aluminium tube dihedral brace into each wing haft. The brace should slide in Secure easily. If not, use 220 grit sand around the edges and ends of the brace until it fits prop- erly.
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PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Right wing Drill a hole 3mm diameter 3 x 40mm Wing bolt. Secure the wing and fuselage through wing bolt as picture below. Secure...
PIPER CUB Instruction Manual M3 lock Drill a hole 3mm diameter Remove covering 3 X 30mm Left wing Attach M3 lock Secure Secure WING STRUTS INSTALLATION R e m o v e covering...
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PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3 X 15mm Secure...
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PIPER CUB Instruction Manual BALANCING. 1) It is critical that your airplane be bal- anced correctly. Improper balance will cause your plane to lose control and crash. THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED 115MM BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. 2) Mount the wing to the fuselage.
PIPER CUB. INSTRUCTION MANUAL With the wing attached to the fuselage, all parts of the model installed ( ready to fly), and empty fuel tanks, hold the model at the marked balance point with the stabilizer level. Lift the model. If the tail drops when you Aileron Control lift, the model is “tail heavy”...
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