Congratulations on the purchase of one of our finest ARFs to date. This scale replica of the famous Staudacher S-300 is as faithful in its appearance as it is in its flight characteristics. Beautifully reproduced using balsa and ply construction. Covered in durable and easily repairable UltraCote®, this plane is highly visible in the air and strikingly recognizable on the ground.
Tools: Model knife,T-Pins, 1/2” vinyl tape Adhesives - You will need two types of adhesives Small screwdrivers, medium screwdrivers for the Staudacher S-300 - Epoxy and Instant Lexan Scissors (cyanoacrylate) adhesives. We recommend that you Steel straight edge purchase both 5-minute and 30-minute epoxy to cut...
KIT CONTENTS Kit Contents: Tail Gear Set Engine Mount Tail Gear x 1pc Beam x 2pc Main Wing Tail Wheel x 1pc Backplate x 1pc Collar x 1pc Anti-Vibration Rubber x 2pcs Left Wing x 1pc Set Screw x 2pcs 4x24mm Engine Mounting Screw x 4pcs Right Wing x 1pc 3x12mm Mounting screw x 1pc...
WING ASSEMBLY I. Mount Servos Use Needlenose Pliers or Tweezers to take connect out.You might wisely use a piece of clear tape to temporarily hold the servo pigtail to the wing to prevent it from slipping back into the wing while you are working.
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WING ASSEMBLY II. Join the Wing Halves Secure the Hatch Cover Plates with four 2x8mm Wood Screws. Use a pen or marker to mark the positions for the Aileron Control Horn. Drill out the 2mm holes as shown. Locate the three Dihedral Wing Joiners and stack them. Trial fit the joiners in each wing panel.
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WING ASSEMBLY Mix up an ample amount of 30 minute epoxy and apply to the inner ribs on each wing panel and Dihedral Joiner and make sure you have Apply a liberal amount of medium CA to the exposed wing panel plenty inside the wing joiner slot.
STAB, FIN & RUDDER III. Install the Stab, Fin & Rudder Be careful install the main wing on the fuselage and not to touch the sharp end of wing bolts. Push it to mark the points on the wing when wing is aligned.You can see the two points at the trailing edge of wing panel.
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STAB, FIN & RUDDER Trial fit the Rudder. Cut the slot and drill a hole for tail gear torque rod on the rudder at the proper position as shown. Cut and remove the covering material about 3mm inside the stab and fin.
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STAB, FIN & RUDDER IV. Elevator / Rudder Servo Linkage and Control Horns Secure the control horn using 2x15mm screws provided. Cut away the covering of pushrod exit holes. Install the rudder control horn. Similar procedure to elevator con- trol assembly. Install the elevator pushrod, you might wisely to bend the pushrod to Y style and two threaded ends go out the exit holes.
ENGINE & FUEL TANK INSTALLATION V. Engine Installation Install the throttle pushrod. You might need to screw off the throt- tle lever first then attach to Z-bend throttle pushrod end. Locate the motor mount hardware: two beams, backplate, two anti- vibration rubber and four machine screws.
LANDING GEAR & SERVO INSTALLATION VIII. Radio Installation VII. Landing Gear Assembly Install the throttle, rudder and elevator servos.The upper one in the photo is rudder servo, middle one is elevator servo and the bottom one is throttle servo. Run the 4 x 40mm Socket Head Bolts through the large wheels fol- lowed by a 4mm locknut.
Before permanently installing the cowl, we have opted to install a Thunder Tiger #1115 Precision Fueler Valve. Set the cowl in place. Mark the holes for the cowl attachment screws and drill using a 1/16” drill bit.Attach the cowl using the four 2.6x8mm Wood Screws.
CANOPY INSTALLATION XI. Prop and Spinner Install the prop. As we using Thunder Tiger F-91S four stroke engine, we would recommend to us an APC 13x6~14x6. Attach the spinner. Depending on the prop you use, you may have to modify the spinner openings.
XVIII. Spare Part hassle, until now. Thunder Tiger’s new Engine Mounting Guides make installation of #AS6174 FRP Cowl our most popular engines a snap; more importantly, you can leave your...
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