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To make your modeling experience totally enjoyable, we recommend that you get experienced, knowledgeable help
with assembly and during your first flights. Your local hobby shop has information about flying clubs in your area
whose membership includes qualified instructors. We also recommend that you contact the AMA at the address below.
They will be able to help you locate a flying field in your area.
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5151 East Memorial Drive
Muncie IN 47302-9252
(800) 435-9262
www.modelaircraft.org
Wattage guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship, at the date of purchase. This
does not cover any component parts damaged by use, misuse or modification. In no case shall Wattage's liability
exceed the original cost of the purchased kit.
In that Wattage has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be
assumed for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using
the final user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability.
The Wattage Egret ARF is distributed exclusively by Global Hobby Distributors
18480 Bandilier Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92728
All contents copyright © 2000, Global Hobby Distributors Version V1.0 10/00
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- Page 1 (800) 435-9262 www.modelaircraft.org Wattage guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship, at the date of purchase. This does not cover any component parts damaged by use, misuse or modification. In no case shall Wattage's liability exceed the original cost of the purchased kit.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Installing the ESC .......... 25 Installing the Fuselage Pod ......13 Balancing .............. 26 Lower Flying Wires ..........14 Balancing the Egret ........26 Installing the Aluminum Bracket ....14 Control Throws ............. 26 Installing the Lower Flying Wires ....14 Preflight Check ............. -
Page 3: Our Recommendations
We hope you enjoy your new Wattage Egret ARF as much as we have enjoyed designing and building it for you. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. We have also included a product survey in the back of this manual. - Page 4 The following section describes our recommendations to help you in deciding which types of accessories to purchase for your new Wattage Egret ARF. We have tested all of these items with the airplane and found that these products will offer the best in performance, reliability and economy.
- Page 5 Peak Charger such as the Promax Black Widow Peak Charger or the Promax Activator Digital Peak Charger (part # 885650). It is vital to the Egret's flying perfor- mance that the battery pack be fully charged every flight, so using a peak charger is very important.
- Page 6 We have organized the parts as they come out of the box for easier identification during assembly. Each photo below represents the parts that are required in a main section of the assembly process. Before you begin assembly, group the parts like we show. This will ensure that you have all of the parts before you begin assembly and it will also help you become familiar with each part.
- Page 7 Machine Screw The Egret includes one extra motor pinion gear. The stock gear that comes preinstalled on the motor is a 14T gear. This gear gives great overall performance. The extra pinion gear provided is a 12T gear. Replacing the...
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Page 8: Tools And Supplies Required
8) With the motor turned off, test the operation system, ESC and flight battery before installing them of the two servos. Both servos should move when into the Egret. you move the control stick. 1) Using a small allen wrench, remove the pro- 9) Carefully spray a couple of light sprays of peller adapter from the motor and set it aside for now. -
Page 9: Upper Flying Wires
{1} Aluminum Upper Flying Wire Stand-Off {2} 2mm x 10mm Wood Screws TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED The covering material used on the Egret ARF is a # 1 Phillips Head Screwdriver heat shrink polyester material. Because of this, it is possible with heat and humidity changes that the covering on your airplane may wrinkle or sag. - Page 10 4) Slide the right wing panel into place over the two steel rods and push it up against the side of the PARTS REQUIRED center pod. See photo # 5 below. {1} Upper Flying Wire Set Photo # 5 {4} 2mm x 6mm Wood Screws TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED # 1 Phillips Head Screwdriver Adjustable Wrench...
- Page 11 5) Install the second flying wire assembly onto 2) Look carefully at both of the 9-1/2" alumi- the wing using the same technique as with the first num tubes. You will notice on one end of each tube one. The two metal flying wire mounts should be that there is one 2mm hole drilled through the middle.
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Page 12: Fuselage Pod
Do not overtighten the screws. You don't want to crush the wood. 6) Slide one 3mm x 20mm machine screw through each of the two 45mm diameter wheels. PARTS REQUIRED 7) Thread one 3mm nylon insert nut onto each {1} Fuselage Pod machine screw. - Page 13 the machine screw. Only hand-tighten the nut at this through the hole in the spreader bar. Thread one 2mm time. See photo # 18 below. hex nut onto the screw to hold the spreader bar in place. Only hand-tighten the hex nut at this time. Photo # 18 See photo # 16 below.
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Page 14: Lower Flying Wires
13) Keeping the line on the fuselage pod lined up with the spreader bar, adjust the fuselage pod un- 1) Using a ruler and a pencil, measure forward til the holes in the spreader bar are centered over it. 7/8" from the angled edge of the fuselage pod, and 14) When satisfied with the alignment, use a draw a straight line. -
Page 15: Nose Gear
8) Working with one flying wire assembly for 14) When satisfied with the adjustments, thread now, install one of the metal flying wire mounts into each of the 2mm hex nuts up against the metal flying one of the forward predrilled holes using one 2mm x wire mounts and use an adjustable wrench to tighten 6mm wood screw. - Page 16 This and set it aside, also. will ensure that the Egret rolls straight on the ground. 4) Slide the mounting tab in the vertical stabi- lizer down into the slot in the horizontal stabilizer.
- Page 17 12) Remove the stabilizer assembly from the tail 7) Slide the vertical stabilizer back into place boom. Using the lines you just drew as a guide, care- and realign it. Now, using a builder's triangle, check fully remove the covering from between them using to ensure that the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º...
- Page 18 It may be necessary to remove a small amount 21) Remove the tail boom assembly. Using 220 of material from the bottom of the sub-fin so it will grit sandpaper, carefully roughen the inside surface line up properly. If so, use 220 grit sandpaper with a of the tail boom where it will be glued to the hard- sanding block.
- Page 19 12) While holding the rudder tight against the 4) With each of the hinges centered, apply 3-4 stabilizer, rotate the rudder to the right about 45º. Ap- drops of Kwik Bond Thin C/A to the joint where the ply 3-4 drops of Kwik Bond Thin C/A to the exposed hinges and the elevator meet.
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Page 20: Installing The Servos
4) Slide one servo into the rear servo cutout. Position the servo so that the servo output shaft is PARTS REQUIRED toward the front of the airplane and on the left side {1} 5mm x 345mm Nylon Pushrod Housing of the center pod (looking from the rear). See {1} 4mm x 390mm Nylon Pushrod Tube photo # 35 below. -
Page 21: Elevator Pushrod
5) Place the nylon backplate onto the machine 13) Thread one clevis onto one of the threaded screws, aligning the two holes in the backplate with rods and snap the clevis into the enlarged hole in the the two screws. Using a # 0 phillips screwdriver, servo arm. - Page 22 19) Snap the clevis into the second hole out from 24) If the elevator is moving more than 3/8", the base of the control horn. See photo # 41 below. move the clevis in one hole toward the center of the servo horn to decrease the control deflection.
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Page 23: Rudder Pushrod
3) When satisfied with the alignment, use a 11) Locate a plastic "4-point" servo horn that drill with a 5/64” drill bit and the control horn as a came with your servo. Each of the arms should have guide, and drill the two mounting holes through the at least three holes in it. - Page 24 18) With the servo horn centered, carefully your radio guide for further details.) If your radio thread the second clevis onto the rudder pushrod wire does not have this feature, you can still make the ad- until the pin in the clevis lines up with the holes in justments to the pushrod manually.
- Page 25 5) Remove the cowling. Using a drill with a 1/16" drill bit, drill two pilot holes into the center So the Egret will balance properly, the flight bat- pod for the cowl mounting screws. tery should be installed as far forward as possible.
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Page 26: Control Throws
After you have become familiar with the way and training. The C.G. can be moved aft up to 1/4", the Egret flies, if you find the control throw settings but it is not recommended that the C.G. be located that we recommend are too low for you, feel free to any farther back than 2-1/4"... -
Page 27: Safety
7) You should perform your initial turn after 5) Check every bolt and glue joint in the Egret takeoff away from the flightline and/or spectator area. to ensure that everything is tight and well-bonded. 8) You should not knowingly operate your R/C 6) Double check the balance of the airplane. - Page 28 4) There should be no high-lines, telephone successful. lines or electrical lines anywhere near where you Since you've chosen the Egret, you've avoided are flying. If your airplane accidentally does fly the most common mistake beginners make: choos- into wires of any kind, do not try to retrieve it your- self.
- Page 29 Once the airplane has reached about 50 to 100 Choosing the Egret greatly simplifies these activi- feet of altitude, it is time to level the airplane and ties. First, it takes very little thrust to overcome the try a turn. To level the airplane, simply move the drag: the airplane will actually glide without any mo- elevator control stick to neutral.
- Page 30 Too much wind will com- the wood frame of the airplane. The Egret uses heat plicate your first flight. Take the time to envision the sensitive polyester covering.
- Page 31 Peak Charger: A type of battery charger that uses a Covering Iron: A small hand-held iron, usually ® microprocessor to sense when the flight battery is Teflon coated. It is used to heat and apply cover- fully charged. Once peak charged, the charger shuts ing material.
- Page 32 The motor and gear box that are included in the Egret are nearly maintenance free, but there are a couple of things you can do both to prevent 7) To adjust the gear mesh, use a # 1 phillips...
- Page 33 10) Double check the gear mesh. If you are sat- ______________________________________ isfied that it is correct, apply a couple of drops of ______________________________________ Trinity bushing oil onto the gear box bushings. Also ______________________________________ apply a light coating of grease to the gears and rotate ______________________________________ the prop shaft a couple of times to distribute the oil ______________________________________...
- Page 35 Simply fold this form on the dotted lines, seal with tape and mail it to us. Do not use staples and make sure our address faces out. 1) Kit: Egret ARF 7) Was any of the assembly difficult for you? If yes, please explain.
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