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BUILDING- AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Fully licensed by the
Red Bull GmbH - Austria
Please read the instruction manual carefully and take notice of the safety guidelines.
If the model is given to a third party, always include this instruction manual to the model
FLWA4090 - Edge 540 ARF
EDGE 540
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Technial data: Edge 540
Wingspan
Length
Take off weight
Wing area
Wing load
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1 700 mm
1 620 mm
3 600 g
46.5 dm²
77 g/dm²
FW 5065/380
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Summary of Contents for Hoobico FLW4090
- Page 1 BUILDING- AND INSTRUCTION MANUAL FLWA4090 - Edge 540 ARF EDGE 540 Fully licensed by the Red Bull GmbH - Austria Technial data: Edge 540 Wingspan 1 700 mm Length 1 620 mm Take off weight 3 600 g Wing area 46.5 dm²...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS General informations ........................................... 2 Environment protection infos ......................................2 Introduction ............................................. 3 Safety precautions ..........................................4 Recommended accessories ....................................... 4 Additional items required ......................................... 4 Harware and accessories ........................................ 4 Covering accessories ........................................4 Adhesives and building supplies ....................................4 Optional supplies and tools ...................................... -
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Congratulations for purchasing the Flitework Edge 540-M. We say thanks for your trust and we wish you a lot of happy fl ights with your new Edge 540M. The Edge 540 is one of the best competition planes in the world. The pilots of the Red Bull Airrace commit this versions very successful in diff erent contests. -
Page 4: Safety Precautions
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ❍ 1. Your Edge 540M should not be considered a toy, This is a partial list of items required to finish the Edge 540-M but rather a sophisticated, working model that that may require planning or decision-making before starting functions very much like a full-size airplane. -
Page 5: Optional Supplies And Tools
ASSEMBLING THE LANDING GEAR OPTIONAL SUPPLIES AND TOOLS Here is a list of optional tools mentioned in the manual that will help you build the Edge 540-M. ❍ Great Planes CG Machine™ (GPMR2400) ❍ Top Flite® Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer™ (TOPQ5700) ❍... -
Page 6: Rudder Assembling
Next step is to fix the aluminium landing gear to the fuselage, 4pcs of M4x20 screws with shims and locking nuts. Fix the wheel pant with the 10 mm woodscrew. RUDDER ASSEMBLING Place the fuselage on a plane table and adjust the wheel pants on both sides, that they are parallel to the fuselage. - Page 7 18 mm from the lower side of the rudder drill a 2 mm hole for Now you can glue the rudder to the fuselage. Take care, that the nosing of the tailwheel suspension. the pivot point of the rudder is the same like from tail wheel suspension.
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Page 8: Elevator Assembling
ELEVATOR ASSEMBLING Please glue the flaps to the elevator in the same way, which Take a bowden cable to implement the steering wires into the you did with the rudder flap. Sand the fiberglass levers a little fuselage and pull them crosswise to the servo control lever. and glue them into the prepared slots on both sides. -
Page 9: Installing The Fw5065 Engine
INSTALLING THE FW5065 ENGINE Fix the drilling template on the firewall, that the dotted lines are congruent with the laser lines on the firewall frame. Drill Put the cowling to the fuselage and take care of a gap of 3 mm 4mm holes at the markers in each corner. -
Page 10: Assembling The Main Wings
ASSEMBLING THE MAIN WINGS Assemble the linkages like you can see in the picture. For Glue the hinges to the flaps and afterward to the wings with maximum movement use Flitework carbon fiber servo lever the same method like rudder and elevator. Take care for extensions. -
Page 11: Flight Preparation
FLIGHT PREPARATION ❍ If the tail drops, the model is “tail heavy” and the battery pack and/or receiver must be shifted forward or weight BALANCE THE MODEL (C.G.) must be added to the nose to balance. If the nose drops, the model is “nose heavy”... -
Page 12: Set The Control Throws
PREFLIGHT SET THE CONTROL THROWS Use a ruler to accurately measure and set the control throw CHARGE THE BATTERIES of each control surface as indicated in the chart that follows. If your radio does not have dual rates, we recommend setting Follow the battery charging instructions that came with your the throws at the low rate settings. -
Page 13: Range Check
SÉCURITÉ D'UTILISATION DU MOTEUR RANGE CHECK Failure to follow these safety precautions may result in Ground check the operational range of your radio before the severe injury to yourself and others. first flight of the day. With the transmitter antenna collapsed and the receiver and transmitter on, you should be able to walk at least 100 feet away from the model and stil have ❍... -
Page 14: Check List
❍ 13. Make sure any servo extension cords you may have CHECK LIST used do not interfere with other systems (servo arms, During the last few moments of preparation your mind may pushrods, etc.). be elsewhere anticipating the excitement of the first flight. ❍... - Page 15 NOTES...
- Page 16 HOBBICO SERVICE LINE FLITEWORK SERVICE LINE Service-Center Revell GmbH Service-Center Flitework GmbH Henschelstr. 20-30, 32257 Bünde, Germany Geymannstr. 27, 4713 Gallspach, Austria Tel: +49 5223 - 965 0 Tel: +43 664 3231 059 Email: Hobbico-Service@Revell.de Email: technik@flitework.at www.hobbico.de Distributed by...
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