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Summary of Contents for Extreme Flight 74" EDGE 540T ARF
- Page 1 74” EDGE 540T ARF Instruction Manual Copyright 2014 Extreme Flight RC 1 ...
- 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 The performance ability of the Extreme Flight RC Edge 540T is incredible! If aggressive 3D flying is your passion, then the new Extreme Flight RC 74” Edge 540T is the airframe you've been waiting for. Long heralded as the ultimate 3D platform, the Edge series of aircraft are known for their unmatched stability in high alpha flight and their aggressive gyroscopic tumbling maneuvers.
- Page 4 Items needed for completion: Masking tape. Hobby knife with #11 blades. Thin and medium CA. We highly recommend Mercury M5T thin and M100XF medium formulas as well as the Mercury glue tips. 30 minute epoxy. Mercury Adhesives Epoxies have worked very well for us. ...
- Page 5 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 6 Let's begin! Elevator Assembly 1. Locate the horizontal stabilizer/elevator assemblies as well as the composite control horns and base plates from the elevator hardware package. Use a sharp #11 blade or soldering iron to remove the covering over the 2 slots for the elevator control horns on the bottom of the elevator surface.
- Page 7 3. Trace around the base plate with a felt tipped marker. 4. Remove the horn assembly and use a #11 blade to remove the covering from inside the ink line you traced around the control horn base. 7 ...
- Page 8 5. Wipe away the ink line with a cotton cloth or paper towel soaked in denatured alcohol. 6. Use sandpaper to scuff the portion of the horns and base plate that will be inserted into the elevator. 8 ...
- Page 9 7. Apply 30 minute epoxy to the elevator slots using a zip tie to ensure the slots are filled will epoxy. 8. Apply a generous amount of epoxy to the bottom of the G-10 control horns and base plate. 9 ...
- Page 10 9. Reinsert the assembly into the elevator and wipe away any excess epoxy with a cloth and denatured alcohol. Place a 3mm bolt through the horns to help insure proper alignment and set aside to dry. Repeat for the other elevator half. 10.
- Page 11 11. Use a cotton swab to apply petroleum jelly ONLY to the knuckle of the hinge. This will keep the epoxy from getting into the hinge which can cause it to bind. 12. Mix a generous batch of 30 minute epoxy. Use a zip tie or an old pushrod to thoroughly coat and fill the hinge holes on the stab with epoxy.
- Page 12 13. Next, coat one side of all 4 hinges with epoxy and push the hinges into the holes of the horizontal stab. Remember the short hinges go in the hole closest to the fuse. 14. Make sure the hinge pins are centered in the hinge gap and that they pivot 90 degrees to the stab.
- Page 13 15. Now coat the other side of the hinges as well as the hinge holes in the elevator with epoxy and install the elevator into the stab. Don’t forget to apply epoxy in the hinge holes on the stab before installing the stab to the elevator. 13 ...
- Page 14 16. Use denatured alcohol and a cloth to remove all excess epoxy, especially on the hinge pin. Make sure you have full deflection in both directions – once satisfied with the results, set the surface aside to dry. After the hinges have dried thoroughly, pull on them to make sure they are properly installed.
- Page 15 Wing Assembly 17. Locate the wing/aileron assemblies as well as the composite control horns and base plates from the wing hardware package. Following the same procedure as outlined with the elevator/stabs, install the control horns and hinges for both wings. Each wing has 5 hinges so it’s best to install the hinges in the aileron first then mix a second batch of epoxy to install the aileron hinges to the wing.
- Page 16 Note: Before moving to the next step – it would be a good time to seal the hinge gap with a strip of Ultracote or Blenderm tape. Be sure to fully deflect the control surface when sealing the gap to allow for full deflection once the gap is sealed. Also, take a few minutes to go over the wings with a trim iron on a medium heat to seal all the trim seams and remove any wrinkles in the covering.
- Page 17 18. Locate the aileron servo mount and remove the covering from this area. Use a sealing iron to seal the edges of the covering to the sides of the servo opening. Take a few minutes to apply some CA to the joints of the servo rails and the ribs. 19.
- Page 18 20. Locate and attach the 2 ball links onto the titanium turnbuckle pushrod. Secure the pushrod to the control horns and servo arm using the supplied 3mm bolts, washers, and nylon insert locknuts as shown in the picture below. As always, use blue Loctite on ALL bolts! 21.
- Page 19 Rudder and Tailwheel Assembly 22. Locate the rudder, the rudder control horns and the 2 slotted base plates. As with the elevators, use a sharp #11 blade to remove the covering from the 2 pre-cut slots in the rudder. 23. Temporarily install the control horns and base plates without epoxy. Ensure that the control horns center in the rudder properly.
- Page 20 24. Scuff both sides of the middle section of the horns between the reference marks made in the previous steps. Also scuff one side of both base plates as well. 25. Mix a generous batch of epoxy and completely fill the two slots as well as the areas on control horns and base plate that will glue into the rudder.