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65" Turbo Duster ARF
Instruction Manual
Copyright 2015 Extreme Flight RC
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  • Page 1 65" Turbo Duster ARF Instruction Manual Copyright 2015 Extreme Flight RC...
  • Page 2 THIS IS NOT A TOY! Serious injury, destruction of property, or even death may result from the misuse of this product. Extreme Flight RC is providing you, the consumer, with a very high quality model aircraft component kit, from which you, the consumer, will assemble a flying model.
  • Page 3 We've all stopped on the side of the road to watch cropdusters at work. Practical aerobatics combined with real precision flying makes it very cool to see. The 65" Turbo Duster captures the spirit of the latest-technology full-scale dusters. The Turbo Duster ARF is quick to build, strong, light, and is very high-performance. In addition to all of the low-level scale maneuvers, you can take the Duster to the extremes of high-energy tumbling aerobatics, or you can fly it as a gentle and predictable sport airplane –...
  • Page 4 Tips for Success: 1. Before starting assembly, take a few minutes to read the entire instruction manual to familiarize yourself with the assembly process. 2. Please take a few minutes and go over all the seams on the aircraft with a covering iron on a medium heat setting.

  • Page 5: Let's Begin

    Let's begin! 1. Locate the 2 wing panels as well as the composite aileron and flap control horns and linkage hardware. Use a soldering iron or sharp hobby blade to remove the covering over the slots for the aileron and flap horns. Make sure you are doing this on the bottom of the wing! Test-fit the horns –...
  • Page 6 3. Once you are satisfied with the fit of the horns, remove them. Use sandpaper to scuff the portion of the horn that will be inserted into the aileron or flap. 4. Apply 30 minute epoxy to the slot in the aileron and the scuffed potion of the control horn that will insert into the aileron or flap.
  • Page 7 Remove the aileron and flap from the wing to ensure all hinges are centered between the wing and aileron. One way to ensure the hinges are centered is to fold them in half and re-install into the aileron using the crease as a reference point. 6.
  • Page 8 7. Glue the hinges using several drops of thin CA on each hinge. Make sure your thin CA is reasonably fresh. 18. Attach an 8-12” servo extension to the aileron servo and secure with a lock or heat shrink tubing. Use the manufacturer supplied mounting hardware to install the servo with the output shaft toward the leading edge of the wing.
  • Page 9 12. Locate 4 of the short threaded metal pushrods and 8 ball links along with 8 x 2mm screws, nuts and washers. Thread the ball links onto each end of the pushrods and secure to the servo arm and to the control horn as shown in the picture below. Remember to use Loctite on all nuts.
  • Page 10 13. Locate the carbon fiber landing gear and secure the landing gear to the fuselage by inserting the 3mm bolt into a washer, through the carbon fiber gear and into the pre-installed blind nuts in the fuselage. Make sure to use a drop of blue Loctite on each bolt to prevent them from backing out.
  • Page 11 15. Remove the covering over the cooling outlet in the bottom of the fuselage as shown. 16. Locate the rudder. Install, checking to be sure the hinges are centered as on the wings. 17. Use several drops of thin CA on each rudder hinge.
  • Page 12 18. Install the tailwheel as shown, bending the aluminum tiller arm to fit the rudder. The wood screw in the rudder is left slightly loose so the tiller arm can easily swing. 19. Locate the slot for the rudder horn as shown, remove the covering with a soldering iron or hobby knife.
  • Page 13 20. Prepare the horn with sandpaper as you did for the wing, and install the rudder horn with 30-minute epoxy as shown.
  • Page 14 21. Attach a 24" servo wire extension to your rudder servo, using a lock or heat-shrink tubing, route the wire through the fuselage, and install your rudder servo as shown. 22. Install the rudder pushrod as shown. Use Loctite on the nuts.
  • Page 15 23. Turn the elevator upside down and backwards, and slide through the horizontal stab cutout in the fuselage as shown.
  • Page 16 24. Slide the horizontal stabilizer into the slot, slide the elevator into position on its hinges, but do not glue yet. 25. Install the carbon fiber wing tube into the fuselage and use a tape measure as shown to make sure the horizontal stabilizer is straight to the fuselage and perfectly...
  • Page 17 equal side-to-side. Measure on each side form the elevator hinge line to the wing tube. The measurements should be exactly the same. 26. Once satisfied with the alignment, glue the horizontal stab in place by applying CA along the joint between the stab and fuse. Make sure to apply CA to the top and bottom...
  • Page 18 of the stab, being careful not to get CA on the covering. NOTE: The stab on the Turbo Duster is long in span. The covering is an important part of the structure of the stab. DO NOT cut the covering. Thin CA will adhere to the covering material very well. 27.
  • Page 19 29. Attach a 24" extension to the elevator servo, thread the wire through the aircraft, install the servo, horn, and pushrod as you have for the other control surfaces, as shown. 30. Next prepare the Torque outrunner motor for mounting.
  • Page 20 First, slide the provided collar over the motor shaft and secure in place with the set screw. Place a drop of blue Loctite on the threads of the set screw so that it will not back out. 34. Next, secure the radial mount to the motor using the provided short Phillip's head machine screws.
  • Page 21 35. Secure the prop adapter using the 4 socket head cap bolts. Blue Loctite should be applied to each bolt. 36. Mount the Torque motor using the supplied 4mm black socket head cap bolts and washers. The bolts are to be inserted into the blind nuts which are pre-installed in the motor mount plate.

  • Page 22: Mounting The Cowl

    37. Install the ESC to the bottom of the motor box using zip ties to secure the ESC. Mounting the Cowl 37. Locate the turbine exhaust stacks.
  • Page 23 Scuff the mounting surface of the stack as shown, and the mounting area on the cowl, with sandpaper. Use 30min epoxy or 'goop' or 'welder' type adhesive to glue the stacks to the cowl. Use masking tape to hold the stacks in place while they dry.
  • Page 24 38. Cut 4 short pieces of blue painters tape from a roll. Place each piece of tape on the side of the fuselage so that each piece corresponds with one of the 4 cowl mounting tabs. 39. Roll the tape back and slide the cowl into position. Install the spinner onto the motor shaft for reference and once satisfied with the cowl position roll the tape back...
  • Page 25 into place and secure the cowl. Use a 1/16" drill bit to drill a hole at the location of the dot on each piece of tape. 40. Remove the tape and secure the cowl with 4 of the included small wood screws that have the large heads.
  • Page 26 41. The wings are retained by inserting a 3MM bolt and washer through the tabs each wing at the side of the fuse just in front of the wing tube. Make sure the wings are pushed all the way in so the holes in the tab and fuse line up. Take care not to cross thread the bolts.
  • Page 27 42. Tie up all servo extensions inside the fuselage. Mount your reciver in a convenient place behind the battery area. The battery mounts in the area shown using Velcro.
  • Page 28 Set-up and Trimming The CG range for the Turbo Duster starts at the front of the wing tube and extends to the rear of the wing tube. There is plenty of room on the battery tray to move your battery to achieve this CG location.
  • Page 29 Thanks again for your purchase of the Legacy Aviation 65" Turbo Duster ARF. I hope you enjoy assembling and flying yours as much as I have mine. See you at the flying field! Chris Hinson Extreme Flight RC 65" Turbo Duster optional float kit – available wherever Legacy Aircraft are sold!