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AJ Aircraft Laser 230z Assembly Instructions Manual

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56" AJ Laser 230z
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  • Page 1 56” AJ Laser 230z Assembly Instructions...
  • Page 2 Congratulations AJ Aircraft thanks you for the purchase of this airplane. Top grade materials and precision assembly has gone into this to make this a top quality aircraft. Following the directions closely, will assure you many hours of thrilling flight. 2 years of design, development and testing has gone into this airframe. We hope you’re as...

  • Page 3: Recommended Items

    Recommended Items For Completion Components VII. Servo Extensions: VIII.1x 18” I. Hacker A40-10S Motor or equivalent IX. 2x 6” II. Castle Talon 90 Amp ESC or equivalent X. 2” / 50mm Spinner III. 4 mini metal geared servos (Hitec 85MG, 5085 or 5087 are recommended) IV.

  • Page 4: Tips For Success

    Tips for Success  Before starting, read through the entire set of instructions to familiarize yourself with the process.  Take a few minutes to go over all of the covering, especially the seams and decals, with a covering iron on low to medium heat.
  • Page 5 Section 1 Fuselage — Landing Gear Tail Gear 1) Remove tail gear from its package. 2) Center the tail gear mount on the bottom of the fuselage and mark the holes. Pre-drill the marked holes with a small bit. Tip: It is a good idea to put a drop of thin CA in the holes after inserting and removing wood screws to harden the wood &...

  • Page 6: Main Landing Gear

    3) Insert screws with washers and tighten securely. Main Landing Gear 4) The bolts to mount the landing gear to the fuselage are pre-screwed into the blind nuts on the fuselage. Remove these bolts. 5) Slide on a washer and place a drop of blue Loctite on the bolt. Pass it through the pre-drilled hole in the landing gear, aligning it with the screw holes in the fuselage and secure.
  • Page 7 the axle to the landing gear with a washer and lock nut.
  • Page 8 Section 2 Fuselage — Elevator/Rudder 9) Remove the fuselage and using a sharp knife, remove the covering from the areas to allow the anti- rotation pins, wing tube, aileron extensions and wing capture bolt to pass through. 10) Also remove the covering exposing the horizontal stabilizer slot on both sides, and the hole for the ele- vator servo on the LEFT side of the fuselage.
  • Page 9 12) Loop a string to a measuring tape over the hatch latch. Adjust the stab until you get equal measurements to both the left and right corners. Extra time spent here will go a long way to improve the flight character- istics of this airplane.
  • Page 11 Install the Elevator 14) Carefully cut the covering with a sharp blade from the slot on the bottom of the left elevator half for the control horn. Shine a flashlight through from the other side to help locate the slot. 15) Roughen the bottom portion of the control horn, test the fit, tape around the opening, and epoxy it in.
  • Page 12 17) Test fit all hinges into elevator and horizontal stabilizer to make sure alignment and position is correct. Make sure there is enough clearance between the elevator joiner so as not to rub on the fuselage. Should there be clearance issues, you may touch it up with a Dremel and a sanding drum. 18) Hold or tape one half of the elevator to the leading edge of the stab and ensure the opposite elevator half is also level with the stab.
  • Page 13 19) Place some 30 minute epoxy into the slot for the elevator joiner on the elevator control surface. Remem- ber to glue the elevator halves together going through the hole in the fuselage! Slip the hinges in tempo- rarily to help hold it in place. Clean up excess epoxy with an alcohol rag. You can use boards and clamps to hold the halves level.
  • Page 14 20) After the joiner is cured, insert the elevator hinges into their precut slots and test fit the elevator to the horizontal stabilizer. Set your hinge gap by inserting a pin on each side, or flexing the elevator up & down until the bevels touch.

  • Page 15: Install The Rudder

    through the ball link, into the hole on the control horn or servo arm, and secure with a nylon lock nut. Tip: Drill pilot holes for the screws and then install the screws. Remove the screws and the utilizing thin CA, place the CA in the screw holes and around the screw holes and let dry.
  • Page 16 27. Partially remove the horn to one side, and apply epoxy to the half nearest the rudder on top and bottom. Only apply it to half, so that when you pull it back into the rudder, it will spread the glue to the other half. 28.
  • Page 17 35. Slide an aluminum crimp tube onto the end of one of the wires, and then loop the wire through the pull- pull fitting, through the crimp tube the other way, and then loop it into the crimp tube a second time. Crimp at least twice with a crimper tool or side cutters.
  • Page 18 to the horn. Adjust in or out until the wire becomes taut. Guitar string tightness is not required, just enough to remove any slack. Secure the ball-link with washers and a nylon lock-nut and Locktite. 42. Repeat with the other side. Remove the tape from the rudder and check operation.
  • Page 19 Section 3 — Wings 43) Utilizing a hot knife or fresh #11 blade, carefully cut and remove the covering exposing the servo pocket located on the underside of each wing panel. 44) Carefully locate and cut the aileron control horn slot on the underside of each aileron. Shine a flashlight through the opposite side if you have trouble locating the slot.
  • Page 20 48) Using 15 minute epoxy, apply epoxy to the control horn on both sides as well as inside the slot in the ai- leron, and then insert the horn in the slot paying close attention to orientation. 49) Clean any excess epoxy using a paper towel soaked with denatured alcohol and remove tape. Let the epoxy cure before proceeding.
  • Page 21 Section 4 Motor/ESC & Cowl 54. Begin by securing the X mount to the motor using the 4 small bolts supplied with the motor. Then, secure the prop shaft adapter onto the motor using the supplied screws. Reminder—ALL bolts in this section should get a drop of blue Loctite! 55.
  • Page 22 move or disconnect in flight. The fuel tubing will keep the zip tie from chaffing the wires. 59. Place the hook side of the Velcro to the battery tray, and the other half to your battery. We also HIGHLY recommend using at least 1 Velcro strap around your battery &...
  • Page 23 63. Tape the other end of the paper to the cowl and carefully drill a 1/16” hole through the paper and into the cowl. Only drill through the cowl, not the wood blocks behind! 64. Secure the cowl using the 4 small wood screws provided. Remove the screws and apply a few drops of thin CA to harden the wood and threads.

  • Page 24: Control Throws

    Enjoy your new plane! We at AJ Aircraft sincerely hope you enjoy flying the 56 AJ Laser 230z. If you have any problems, questions or suggestions, always feel free to create a support ticket at aj-aircraft.com. Once you get a few flights in, we would greatly appreciate your review sub-...

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