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Kennedy Composites SNIPE 2 Assembly Instruction Manual

Recommendations for assembly

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SNIPE 2
Recommendations for assembly
Accessory kit:
1 - Launching peg;
2 - Aileron clevises (with M2.5 thread);
3 - Stabilizer control horn;
4 - Rudder control horn;
5 - Set of screws for fixing of the wing;
6 - Ball heads of rods;
7 - Wing horn shafts;
8 - Screws for fixing stabilizer (2 pcs, 1 spare set);
9 - Pipes for the closing control cables;
10 - Torsion spring;
11 - Wing control horn;
12 - 3m kevlar thread;
13 - Aileron pushrods.
1) Ballast Snipe 2;
2) Battery 1S: 240-600 mAh, 2S: 150-250 mAh
3) Servos: KST X08, MKS DS75K;
4)
Receivers:
1)
Superglue and liquid medium, the accelerator
2)
Cutter
3)
Masking tape
1. The list of parts and materials to build:
1 - Vertical stabilizer;
2 - Stabilizer;
3 – Fuselage with nose cone;
4 – Accessoires of Snipe 2;
5 - Wing.
List of recommended hardware to run your model:
The list of materials needed to build the model:
Parts set:
4)
Pen and ruler
5)
Pliers
6)
Sandpaper number 240-320
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Summary of Contents for Kennedy Composites SNIPE 2

  • Page 1 3 - Stabilizer control horn; 3 – Fuselage with nose cone; 4 - Rudder control horn; 4 – Accessoires of Snipe 2; 5 - Set of screws for fixing of the wing; 5 - Wing. 6 - Ball heads of rods;...
  • Page 2: Assembling The Model

    SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly 2. Assembling the model 2.1 Aileron horns installation. This is very important sequence to follow for successful control installation. Place a small piece of tape on bottom of flap over control horn and make small hole in flap with pin for...
  • Page 3 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly Glue pins in groves at bottom of wing. Reinforce aileron’s pins by 2-3 layers of Carboline SC 39 2/45 (8x14 mm).
  • Page 4 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly...
  • Page 5 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly Then slide control horn into slot in flap. Next, slide control horn on pin and push horn to inside edge of hole, toward center of wing. Leave just enough clearance between horn and hole so the horn does not scrape edge of hole.
  • Page 6 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly 2.2 Launching peg installation.
  • Page 7 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly Please rewind the base of throwing peg by Kevlar thread to avoid peg delamination, like fig. 2.3 Fuselage. Accommodation of servos Snipe 2 KST servo arrangement Snipe 2 MKS servo arrangement...
  • Page 8 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly...
  • Page 9 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly 2.4 Bonding of control horns in rudder and elevator With a knife cut the slots in the elevator and rudder in these locations. (Fig. 2.1 - 2.2). Elevator horn is exactly in the center (along the axis of the stabilizer mounting holes) as the position must coincide with the slot in the pylon and tail boom.
  • Page 10: Rudder Installation

    SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly Figure 2.5 - Insert the torsion bar in the tail Figure 2.6 - Sizing torsion feathers 2.6 Rudder installation Fix the rudder at zero deflection with masking tape. For the vertical tail, install it vertical relative to the stabilizer and wing (Fig.
  • Page 11 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly 2.7 Incorporation of tail surface control cables Insert the wire through the hole on the control horn. Using a tube for cables (which you'll find in the accessories kit) with a pair of pliers to crimp the cable as photo 2.10-2.11 To make a draft of the stabilizer of a cable loop and crimp its tube for fixing the rope.
  • Page 12: Radio-Control Installation

    SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly 3. Radio-control installation...
  • Page 13 SNIPE 2 Recommendations for assembly...