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Assembly Manual Specifications: Fuselage Length (less rotor): 65.4" (1660mm) No.3842 Fuselage Width (less rotor): 14.2"(360mm) Fuselage Height: 13.4"(340mm) No.3842-W Full-Equipped Weight: 14.2 lbs(6450g) Warranty This kit is guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the date of purchase. It does not cover any damage caused by use or modification.
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of our finest scale heli fuselage to date. This famous A109 fits Thunder Tiger Raptor 90, the light fuselage comes factory pre-painted with all necessary hardware. It is very easy to assemble and only takes you few hours of enjoyable installation to put this scale body on your helicopter.
1. Get your Raptor 90 well tuned before you install the body. Remove the tail transmission, landing skid and rotor head. 4. Same way to assemble the nose gear and adjust the wire at 65mm( 2-1/2 ") in length. 2. Locate the landing gear includes retracts, wires, wheels, collars, POM washers, wheel spacers and setscrews.
10. Get a disc horn then drill two 2mm hole ( 9.5mm to the center) as photo shown. Drill another 1.5mm hole (16mm to the center) then secure the 10mm standoff - ball with M2 nut. 7. Install the retract gear on main plate as well as the retract servo, note the servo orientation.
13. Assemble the pushrods; one is about 95mm between two center points of ball end, the other is about 465mm of two ball end center. 16. Install the handle rail at the tail, it is about 27cm from the end. Drill 2mm holes and press plastic collar to secure it in place.
19. Place the wood mount and join the main plate, next 22. CA the main plate and wood mount in place and center the wood mount then make marks on fuselage. make sure the holes on main plate are aimed to the holes on wood mount.
28. Locate foot step accessories then use care to 25. Make sure the helicopter and retract are well install the foot step support on the fuselage, make sure positioned. Carefully remove the socket screw, next use the hole as drilling guide then drill a pilot hole. they are level with each other.
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31. Install the ignition extension outlet on fuselage. 34. Drill 3mm hole at the bottom fin of leading edge then epoxy the tail skid inside the fin about 36mm(2-1/2”). 32. Drill about 14mm(5-1/2”) hole at the bottom fuselage 35. Locate 3x25mm setscrews then install on horizontal where is 35mm (1-3/8”) away from the panel line.
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37. Install the tail transmission and link in place. Make 40. Secure the tail end with 2x5mm wood screws. sure it works properly. 28mm 63mm 40mm 147mm 38. Cut tail end into two pieces as shown. Use the template in page 15, cut the template off and apply on tail end then trim off the area.
46. Assemble the external hoist mount first then secure the hoist on the mount with the mounting strip and four 2x6mm self-tapping. 43. Locate the wiper and upper wire strike as well as its relative hardware. 44. Install the wipers, upper wire strike and antennas in front of the windshield as photo shown.
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49. Install the rotor head back to the helicopter, make Congratulations! Now you are finished the assembly of sure all links are well connected and servos work fine. this beautiful scale body. 1.When hovering your 109, try to keep your rotor speed at approximately 1500 RPM.
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