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Alien Aircraft Corp K-501 Assembly Instructions Manual

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Revision:01
09-07-12
Alien Aircraft Corp. guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship at the date of purchase. This warranty does not
cover any component parts damaged by use or modification. In no case shall Alien Aircraft Corp.s' liability exceed the original cost of the purchased
kit. Further, Alien Aircraft Corp. reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice. The quality and flyability of your finished
model depends on how you build it; therefore, we cannot in any way guarantee the performance of your completed model, and no representations are
expressed or implied as to the performance or safety of your completed model.
In that Alien Aircraft Corp. has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for
any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts
all resulting liability. If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product, the buyer is advised to return this kit
immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase.
Failure to follow these safety precautions may result in severe injury to yourself and others.
Use safety glasses when running the motor. Do not run the motor in an area of loose gravel or sand; the propeller may throw such material in your
face or eyes. Keep your face and body as well as all spectators away from the plane of rotation of the propeller as you run the motor. Keep these
items away from the prop: loose clothing, shirt sleeves, ties, scarfs, long hair or loose objects such as pencils or screwdrivers that may fall out of
shirt or jacket pockets into the prop. Always remove the LiPo battery from the plane before charging. Always use a charger designed to charge LiPo
batteries for charging the LiPo flight battery. Never leave the LiPo battery unattended while charging. If the battery becomes more than just warm,
discontinue charging.

Assembly Instructions

WARRANTY
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Alien Aircraft Corp.
TM
TM
403-A Flomich Street
Holly Hill, FL. 32117
(386)676-0074
KIT # K-501
© 2012 Alien Aircraft Corp

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  • Page 1: Assembly Instructions

    In that Alien Aircraft Corp. has no control over the final assembly or material used for final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability.
  • Page 2 4 ..Wing Trailing Edge Sheet ..... .3/32” x 1” x 18” Balsa 1 ..K-501 PLAN A 1 .
  • Page 3 Qty..Name ......Description 1 ...K-501 Plastic Cowl Set 1 left and 1 right 1 .
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  • Page 7: Building Instructions

    Building Instructions: General Note: Cover the plans with wax paper before assembling your model to prevent the parts from sticking to the plan. Building the Tail Surfaces: 1... Glue S-1 and S-2 together as shown. 2...Glue together two pieces of 1/16” x 4” x 24” balsa sheet as shown to make the stabilizer skin.
  • Page 8 7...Bevel the front edge of the S-3’s as shown on the plan, and sand the other edges round. Sand the front and ends of the stabilizer round. Leave the back edge square. Mark the hinge locations and cut the hinge slots. Temporarily install the hinges without glue.
  • Page 9 12...Glue the two F-4’s together and glue F-5B to F-5A. 13...Lightly tack glue formers F-4 , F-5 , servo tray F-6 and F-7 into position on the right fuselage side. F-5B is on the back side of F-5. 14...Place the left fuselage side into position and square up the fuse- lage.
  • Page 10 17...Glue F-10 into position on the top rear of the fuselage. Spread and squeeze the sides as required to get F-10 to fit in the proper posi- tion. 18...Use the 1/8” x 4” x 24” balsa to sheet the bottom rear of the fuselage. This should be done in pieces with the grain going across the fuselage from left to right.
  • Page 11 22...Glue the battery tray into position on the formers as shown. Use the plan as a guide to establish the proper fore and aft placement. 23...Glue The 1/8” x 12” balsa strips into place in the notches in the bottom of the fuselage formers.
  • Page 12 27...Glue the two F-15’s into place on the top of the fuselage in the notches in the F-2 doublers just in front of former F-7. Building the Wing Center Section: 28...Pin the lower 1/4” x 3/8” x 5” spruce lower main spar to the plan. The ends will extend slightly past the W-3 ribs.
  • Page 13 32...Glue the W-1 rib into position on the lower main spar. The rib should be 90 degrees to the building board. 33...Glue the W-2 shear webs into position on the front of the spar on each side of the W-1 rib. They should be tight against the rib and aligned with the spar slot in the top of the rib.
  • Page 14 36...Slide one W-4 into the slots on the bottom of the ribs as shown. Center it and make sure it is fully forward in the slots and glue to the ribs. 37...Glue the other W-4 into position on top of the ribs. 38...Use sandpaper to taper the two W-6’s so they fit into the gap between the two W-4’s.
  • Page 15 40...Place the W-5 assembly into place between the W-3 ribs. It should be aligned up and down with the front corners of the W-3 ribs, and back against the W-3B doublers and the W-1 ribs. When in the proper position, glue in place. 41...Use the 3/32”...
  • Page 16 45...Using a 1/4” drill bit, drill out the wing bolt holes in the W-6 pieces that are between the W-4’s. 46...Test fit the wing center section onto the fuselage. Sand the back end if required to fit tightly down into the step in the fuse- lage.
  • Page 17 49...Hold the center section tightly against the fuselage. Use a 1/4” drill bit to drill holes through F-4 into W-5 for the wing dowels. 50...Remove the center section from the fuselage. Insert the 1/4” dowels into the holes in W-5. They should stick out 3/8”.
  • Page 18 53...Assemble and glue the opposite side wing joiner into position. 54...Cut openings in the bottom sheet for the aileron servo wires as shown here and on the plan. 55...Use the 1/8” x 4” x 24” balsa to sheet the windshield area of the fuse- lage.
  • Page 19 57...Sand these nose blocks to match the angles of the top and bottom of the fuselage. Now, sand the nose block round and then sand the ends flush with the fuselage sides. 58...Cut on the dashed lines to remove the wood from the stabilizer slots on the fuselage sides.
  • Page 20 62...Following the lines on the template, cut the hatch from the fuse- lage. 63...Glue parts H-1 thru H-4 into position on the underside of the hatch opening making a ledge for the hatch to sit on. Place the hatch back in place. Trim or sand the edges of the hatch so there is a slight gap around the edged to allow for the thickness of the covering material.
  • Page 21 69...Pin the lower 1/4” x 3/8” x 30” lower main spar to the plan. Let the ends extend past the W-7 ribs and the wing 70...Pin and glue rib W-8 into position on the bottom spar. It should be 90 degrees to the building board. 71...Glue shear web “A”...
  • Page 22 73...Pin and glue ribs W-9, W-10, W11 and W-12 into position. They should be 90 degrees to the building board. 74...Glue shear web “F” into position against the front face of the lower spar and outboard of rib W-12 as shown on the plan. The small “X”...
  • Page 23 77...Pin and glue ribs W-14, W-15, W16 and W-17 into position. They should be 90 degrees to the building board. 78...Glue the 1/4” x 3/8” x 30” top spar into position. 79...Glue the remaining shear webs B, C, D, E and G into position. Trim the ends to get the proper fit if needed. 80...Working from the tip to the center, slide the trailing edge under W-17 and then into the...
  • Page 24 81...Glue two W-19’s together. Put into position and glue to the ribs and bottom trailing edge sheet between ribs W-13 and W- 82...Place the top trailing edge sheet into position and glue into place. Glue the 3/8” sq. leading edge into position on the front of the ribs.
  • Page 25 86...Cut 1/4” x 6” strips from the left over sheet from the previous step. 87...Use these 1/4” wide strips as cap strips and glue into position on top of the W-11 thru W-17 ribs. The cap strips should be centered on the ribs except for W-17. The W-17 cap strip should be flush with the outboard face of the rib and extend inboard.
  • Page 26 91...Test fit W-20 on top of ribs W-13 and W-14 as shown. The small “x” marked on W-20 is the inboard end. Trim the back edge to fit tight against the trailing edge. When the proper fit has been achieved, glue W-20 into place. 92...Fit and glue 1/4”...
  • Page 27 95...Cut the slots in the bottom of rib W-13 for the tip floats as shown. 96...Glue four W-23’s to the inside of W-20. They should be positioned so the holes line up with the holes in W-20. Repeat steps 65 thru 96 to build the left wing. Building the ailerons: Build the right aileron.
  • Page 28 99...Glue the first A-3 rib into position. It should be flush with the end and 90 degrees to A-2. 100...Position two A-4’s into position against A-1 and A-3 and glue into place. 101...Glue the remaining A-3’s into place. 102...Trim an angle on the top of the A-1’s to match the angle on the top of the A-3’s.
  • Page 29 104...Draw a line centered on the front of the aileron. Draw a line 1/8” back from the leading edge on the top and bottom of the aileron. 105...Use these lines as a guide to trim or sand the proper angles on the front of the aileron as shown on the plan.
  • Page 30 109...Slide the wing joiner on the center section into position in the right wing. Position it tightly between the spars and forward against the shear web and glue the right wing to the center section. Glue the joiner to the shear web and the top and bottom spars and glue the rib to the center section.
  • Page 31 112...Use the W-24’s glued to the end of the W-7 ribs to fill these gaps. Sand them so there is about a 1/32” gap between the ribs and the fuselage. This small gap is needed to allow for the thickness of the covering material.
  • Page 32 116...Glue the T-3 sides in place on both sides of the tip float. 117...Glue T-8A and T-8B together as shown. Glue T-9A and T-9B together as shown. 118...Glue T-8 to the bottom of the tip float. It will be a little oversize.
  • Page 33 120...Trim and sand T-8 and T-9 flush with the sides and ends of the tip float. 121...Cut the 3/4”x 1” x 5” balsa blocks into two 2-1/2” lengths. Glue these to the front of the tip floats. Cut the 1/2”x 3/4” x 5” balsa blocks into two 2-1/2” lengths. Glue these to the back of the tip floats.
  • Page 34 124...Test fit the tip floats into the W-13 ribs. Do not glue them to the wing at this time. Building the Motor Pylon: 125...Glue the two P-1’s together. Glue the two P-2 and the two P-3’s together 126...Press the four 6-32 blind nuts into the holes in the back of the firewall (P-3).

  • Page 35: Final Assembly

    128...Test fit the pylon onto the wing. Sand and trim the wing or pylon if required to get a good fit. Do not glue. 129...Glue the P-4’s to the side of P-1. Sand the front and back edges round. Test fit the pylon onto the wing. It should sit down tightly against the top of the wing.
  • Page 36 132... Cut the covering away from the stabilizer in the area that makes contact with the fuselage. Place the stabilizer into position in the fuselage. Make sure that it is straight and square and then glue it into position. 133...Carefully cut the covering away from areas on the fin that will make contact with the fuselage.
  • Page 37 136...Cut the covering away from the fuselage and the lower fin in the areas where they contact. Glue lower fin to fuselage and hinge to the rudder. 137..Screw the servos to the servo tray. 138...Insert the pushrod housings into the exit slots in the back of the fuselage.
  • Page 38 139...Assemble the back end of the pushrods using short pieces of threaded rod and large clevises. 140...Attach the control horns to the elevator and rudder with 2-56 machine screws and back plates. Slide the pushrods into the housings and connect the clevises to the horns. 141...Assemble the front ends of the pushrods and connect them to the servo arms.
  • Page 39 143...Secure the receiver to the fuselage with velcro. Plug the servos into the receiver. Run the antenna back in accordance with the radio’s instructions. 144...Attach the speed controller to the fuselage side with velcro. Plug the speed controller into the receiver and arming switch. 145...Insert the female ends of the motor wire extensions into the holes in the firewall.
  • Page 40 147...Glue the left nacelle side to the pylon. The plastic piece should be centered on P-1 on top. The bottom edge is down against P-1 and on top of P-4. 148...Glue the left nacelle side to the pylon. The plastic piece should be centered on P-1 on top.
  • Page 41 151...Trim the cowl halves on the trim lines marked. 152...Tape the cowl halves together with the right side inside the top. The left side should overlap the right side 1/8” to 3/16”. Test fit to the pylon to make sure the cowl slips over the nacelle. Glue the left and right cowl halves together.
  • Page 42 155...Remove the covering from the aileron wire holes in the bot- tom of the wing. 156...Attach the ailerons to the wing with the hinges and glue in place. Cut the cov- ering away from the aileron servo opening and the tip float slots. 157...Glue the servos into position on the W-25 mounting plates.
  • Page 43 159...Screw the aileron control horns to the bottom of the ailerons in the position shown on the plan. Use #2 sheet metal screws. Use epoxy on the screws to secure them in place. 160...Assemble the aileron pushrods as shown on the plan. Install the pushrods making sure the ailerons are in neutral when the ser- vos are in neutral.
  • Page 44 165...Check the balance of the model. It should balance at the position shown on the plan. Move the battery forward or aft to achieve the proper balance. Use velcro to secure the battery in the model in this position. Note: If moving the battery will not achieve the proper balance, you will have to add weight to the nose or tail.
  • Page 45 LIPO BATTERY SAFETY ALERT Lithium Battery Fires Lithium batteries are becoming very popular for powering the control and power systems in our models. This is true because of their very high energy density (amp-hrs/wt. ratio) compared to NiCd’s or other batteries. With high energy comes increased risk in their use. The principal risk is FIRE which can result from improper charging, crash damage, or shorting the batteries.

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