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Extreme Flight Airframe 58 Edge 540 Assembly Manual

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Assembly Manual / Airframe – 58" Edge 540
Thank you for purchasing this 3DHobbyShop by Extreme Flight ARF RC aircraft. If you have
any issues, questions, concerns or problems during assembly, please contact our tech
department at: Info@extremeflightrc.com or 770-887-1794 10am-5pm Eastern Monday thru
Friday.
SAFETY in Assembly
During assembly of this aircraft, you will be asked to use sharp knives and hobby adhesives.
Please follow all safety procedures recommended by the manufacturers of the products you use,
and always follow these important guidelines:
ALWAYS protect your eyes when working with adhesives, knives, or tools, especially power
tools. Safety glasses are the best way to protect your eyes.
ALWAYS protect your body, especially your hands and fingers when using adhesives, knives,
or tools, especially power tools. Do not cut toward exposed skin with hobby knives. Do not
place hobby knives on tables or benches where they can roll off or be knocked off.
ALWAYS have a first-aid kit handy when working with adhesives, knives, or tools, especially
power tools. ALWAYS keep hobby equipment and supplies out of the reach of children.
SAFETY in Flying
This is NOT a toy! It is a very high-performance RC airplane capable of high speeds and
extreme maneuvers. It should only be operated by a competent pilot in a safe area with proper
supervision.
ONLY fly your aircraft in a safe, open area, away from spectators and vehicles and
where it is legal to fly. NEVER fly over an unsafe area, such as a road or street.
NEVER fly near overhead power or utility lines. If your airplane ever becomes stuck in
a line or a tree DO NOT attempt to retrieve it yourself. Contact the authorities for
assistance in retrieving your aircraft. Power lines are DANGEROUS and falls from
ladders and trees CAN KILL!
Never fly too close to yourself or spectators.
Spinning propellers are DANGEROUS!
Never run your motor inside a house or building with the propeller attached Remove the
prop for safety. Always fly within your control.
Always follow manufacturers instructions for your radio system.
Always preform a pre-flight check of your aircraft to be certain of the aircraft's
airworthiness.

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  • Page 1 Assembly Manual / Airframe – 58” Edge 540 Thank you for purchasing this 3DHobbyShop by Extreme Flight ARF RC aircraft. If you have any issues, questions, concerns or problems during assembly, please contact our tech department at: Info@extremeflightrc.com or 770-887-1794 10am-5pm Eastern Monday thru Friday.

  • Page 2: Limits Of Responsibility

    Extreme Flight provides high-quality aircraft and components to it's customers and end users. These aircraft and components are assembled by the end user to produce a flying model. It is beyond Extreme Flight's control to monitor the end user's completed aircraft. Therefore, Extreme Flight in no way accepts or assumes responsibility or liability for damages resulting from the end user assembled product.

  • Page 3: Let's Get Started

    natural property of balsa wood. As your airplane adjusts to the weather in your part of the world, wrinkles may appear and disappear. Wrinkles may be removed with the gentle application of heat to the covering material on your airplane. The best tools to use are a heat gun and covering iron. Apply the heat gently: the covering material will shrink as you apply the heat, and this will remove the wrinkles.
  • Page 4 Install the wheels onto the axles and secure with the wheel collars, as shown. Slide one wheel/axle assembly into a wheel pant, and install the wheel assembly on the landing gear leg. Tighten the locknut as shown to secure the assembly onto the gear leg. Repeat for other side. Install wood screw through drilled hole in gear leg into pant.
  • Page 5 Attach the gear to the fuselage with short 3mm screws, use loctite. Install gear cover plate as shown, with clear tape, thick CA or epoxy glue. Remove covering over horizontal stabilizer slot on both sides of fuselage as shown. Remove covering over elevator servo opening on LEFT side of the fuselage as shown.
  • Page 6 Remove covering over wing spar tube hole and wing pin holes in fuselage as shown. Install rudder onto fuselage and apply 2 large drops of thin CA to each hinge. Remove covering over control horn slot in rudder. Install double-sided rudder control horn as shown with plenty of medium or thick CA, or epoxy glue.
  • Page 7 Remove a square or two of covering on the bottom of the fuselage behind the wing as shown, for cooling. Insert the horizontal stabilizer into its slot. Do not glue yet. Center the stabilizer side-to-side in the slot using a ruler.
  • Page 8 Install the carbon wing spar tube into the fuselage (Note – never glue the carbon wing spar tube to the airplane, it is designed to be removable). Install the wings temporarily. Measure as shown in the illustration. Make sure this measurement is the same on both sides. When stabilizer is centered and aligned, drip Thin CA glue onto the stab-to-fuselage joint top and bottom.
  • Page 9 Install the elevator half with the fiberglass joiner rod onto the stabilizer. Makes sure it flexes easily at least 45 degrees up and 45 degrees down. Apply thin CA glue to the hinges, 2 large drops on each. Place a generous amount of medium or thick CA into the joiner slot on the remaining elevator, and slide the elevator into place on the stabilizer.
  • Page 10 Assemble elevator pushrod as shown. Use thin CA on the ball-link to pushrod joint after installation to lock the ball-link onto the pushrod permanently. Slide carbon tube stiffener over pushrod. Install the pushrod connectors onto the servo arms as shown. Tighten the nuts just to a snug fit – the connector must be able to rotate after installation.
  • Page 11 Install elevator pushrod onto horn as shown. Tighten the ball-link to the elevator horn using a 2mm screw, washer, and nut. Once the 2mm screw and nut are tight, use medium or thick CA glue to lock the nut in place so it cannot rotate.
  • Page 12 Assemble the pull-pull wires onto the rudder horn as shown, double-looping the wire through the brass crimp sleeve before crimping. Crimp the brass crimp sleeve tightly with pliers and apply a drop of thin CA to the crimp. Be SURE to use medium or thick CA to lock the 2mm nuts on the rudder control horn. Feed the wires into the fuselage slots and forward to the front of the fuselage.
  • Page 13 Use the X-mount for your motor to mark the firewall for drilling. Drill the 4 mounting holes. The firewall is arranged to allow the widest possible selection of motors to fit. Extra space has been provided for long motors and long prop adaptors. For this reason, if your motor is compact, you will need to supply spacers to extend the motor forward as shown.
  • Page 14 The cowl is mounted onto the fuselage with 4 wood screws. These screws go into the small plywood squares on the front inside of the fuselage. Soak these squares in thin CA glue to harden them before proceeding. The following procedure is helpful to be sure the wood screws hit the plywood squares. First, make small holes into the plywood squares through the covering, with the cowl and canopy off.
  • Page 15 Glue the aileron hinges with two large drops of CA per hinge. On the bottom of the wings, locate the servo cutout and aileron control horn slot. As with the elevator and rudder, shining a bright light such as an LED flashlight will help discover the slot. Remove the covering over both.
  • Page 16 Assemble the aileron pushrods. Assemble the pushrod connectors onto the servo arm as you did for the elevator and rudder arms, and install the pushrod as shown. Be sure to use medium CA glue to lock the 2mm nut that holds the ball link onto the control horn. Repeat for other wing. Mount the wings to the fuselage using the white nylon thumbscrews.
  • Page 17 Your Edge 540 includes optional Side-Force-Generators (SFG’s) for the wingtips. Install them as shown with the spacers in-between the SFG and the tip. It is a good idea to use thin CA glue to harden the screw holes in the wingtips, this will allow you to remove and insert the SFG screws many times. The blind nuts in the wingtips are 3mm.
  • Page 18 Balancing – Balance your Edge 540 3.75 inches or 95mm behind the leading edge of the wing where the wing meets the fuselage for your maiden flight. This is approximately on the forward edge of the carbon wing spar tube. Move the flight battery to balance as necessary. With lighter motors, the battery will have to be moved very far forward to balance.