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Global Hobby RCM Trainer 40 Instructions For Final Assembly

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(Flight Training Course book not included in kit)
I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R F I N A L A S S E M B L Y
To make your modeling experience totally enjoyable, we recommend that you get experienced, knowledgeable
help with assembly and during your first flights. Your local hobby shop has information about flying clubs in
your area whose membership includes qualified instructors. We also recommend that you contact the AMA at
the address below. They will also be able to help you locate a flying field in your area.
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5151 East Memorial Drive
Muncie, IN. 47302-9252
(800) 435-9262
www.modelaircraft.org
The RCM Trainer 40 ARF is distributed exclusively by Global Hobby Distributors
18480 Bandilier Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92728
All contents copyright © 2000, Global Hobby Distributors Version V1.0 7/00
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  • Page 1 5151 East Memorial Drive Muncie, IN. 47302-9252 (800) 435-9262 www.modelaircraft.org The RCM Trainer 40 ARF is distributed exclusively by Global Hobby Distributors 18480 Bandilier Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92728 All contents copyright © 2000, Global Hobby Distributors Version V1.0 7/00...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ............3 Elevator Pushrod ..........20 Our Recommendations ........... 4 Installing the Control Horn ......20 Kit Contents ............7 Installing the Pushrod Wire ......20 Metric Conversion Chart ........8 Adjusting the Elevator Pushrod ..... 21 Full Size Hardware Drawings ........ 9 Rudder Pushrod ............

  • Page 3: Our Recommendations

    But what really sets the RCM Trainer 40 ARF apart from other ARF trainers in its price range is the amount of assembly that's done for you. The RCM Trainer 40 ARF does not require any glue to assemble.
  • Page 4 The following section describes our recommendations to help you decide which types of accessories to pur- chase for your new RCM Trainer 40 ARF. We have tested all of these items with the airplane and found that these will offer the best in performance, reliability and economy.
  • Page 5 Magnum Glow Starter - This cordless glow starter is used to heat up the engine's glow plug for starting. It includes a built-in meter that tells you your glow plug's status. A battery charger is included to charge the unit after use.
  • Page 6 Global 12V Sealed Cell Battery and Charger - This battery is a 7Amp battery that is maintenance-free. It mounts in your flight box and provides power to your 12V accessories. The charger fully charges the battery in about 8-14 hours. Magnum Locking Glow Connector - Used with your power panel, the locking glow connector is used to heat up the engine's glow plug for starting.

  • Page 7: Horizontal Stabilizer

    We have organized the parts as they come out of the box for easier identification during assembly. Each photo below represents the parts that are required in a main section of the assembly process. Before you begin assembly, group the parts as shown below. This will ensure that you have all of the parts before you begin assembly and it will also help you become familiar with each part.
  • Page 8 {1} Prebent Nose Gear Strut {2} 2mm x 90mm Threaded Wires w/L-Bends {1} 60mm Diameter Wheel {2} 2mm x 650mm Threaded Wires w/L-Bends {1} Nylon Steering Arm {1} 1.4mm x 440mm Plain Wire w/Z-Bend {2} 4mm Nylon Spacers {1} 1.4mm x 415mm Plain Wire w/Z-Bend {2} 4mm Wheel Collars {3} 3mm x 6mm Machine Screws {4} 3mm x 25mm Socket-Cap Screws...
  • Page 9 Listed below are full size drawings of the small hardware parts included with the RCM Trainer 40 ARF. Use these drawings to familiarize yourself with each part. Please refer back to this page to locate the proper parts when they are needed for a particular assembly step. These drawings are especially helpful when trying to identify the different size screws or nuts used in a particular step.
  • Page 10 {1} Hitec Focus 4FM Radio w/4 Servos {1} Magnum XL .40ARNV # 210740 {1} Dubro 1/4” Foam Rubber # 868638 {1} Global Silicon Fuel Line # 115923 {1} Windsor 10 x 6 Propeller # 245001 {1} Thunderbolt R/C Long Glow Plug # 115493 # 1 Phillips Head Screwdriver # 2 Phillips Head Screwdriver Needle Nose Pliers...
  • Page 11 1) Looking at the root rib of each wing half, notice one wing half has two aluminum dihedral The covering material used on the RCM Trainer is a braces preglued into it, and the opposite wing half heat shrink polyester material. Because of this, it is has two precut slots in it that the dihedral braces slide possible with heat and humidity changes that the cov- into.
  • Page 12 4) Insert the two machine screws through the 6) Using a # 2 phillips screwdriver, carefully two predrilled holes in the top of the wing and thread tighten the two machine screws until they are snug. them into the blind nuts preinstalled in the fuselage. Do not overtighten them.
  • Page 13 4) Install the wing onto the fuselage and bolt it 3) Turn the fuselage upside down. Slide one securely into place. Now check to ensure that the 3mm flat washer over the threaded wire, followed by horizontal stabilizer is aligned with the wing. When one 3mm nylon insert nut.
  • Page 14 3) Mount the four nylon landing gear straps into 6) Repeat steps # 4 and # 5 to install the second place using eight 3mm x 12mm wood screws. Use a wheel assembly onto the opposite landing gear wire. # 2 phillips screwdriver to tighten the wood screws completely, securing the landing gear wires to the fuselage.
  • Page 15 7) Insert a # 2 phillips screwdriver through the When inserting the Z-bend into the steering arm, predrilled access hole in the lower front portion of make sure the longer portion of the wire comes out the fuselage. Tighten the machine screw in the steer- on top of the steering arm.

  • Page 16: Installing The Fuel Tank

    1) Secure one end of the silicon fuel line onto If you have trouble seeing the vent tube, hold the end of the weighted fuel pickup. the fuel tank assembly up to a bright light. This will illuminate the inside of the tank. 2) Using a ruler, measure the distance that the two aluminum tubes protrude from the front of the 7) When satisfied with the alignment of the stop-...

  • Page 17: Throttle Pushrod

    6) Remove the throttle arm from the engine. Install the Z-Bend in the pushrod wire into the hole PARTS REQUIRED farthest out in the throttle arm. Reattach the throttle {1} 1.4mm x 415mm Plain Wire w/Z-Bend arm to the engine and tighten the throttle arm set screw {4} 3mm x 25mm Socket-Cap Screws securely.
  • Page 18 2) Position the three servos into the preinstalled 6) When satisfied with the alignment, hold the servo tray, making sure that you run the servo wires servo tray firmly in place and screw the wood screws below the tray and out toward the front of the fuse- down into the wing.
  • Page 19 9) Using a drill with a 1/16” drill bit, drill four Before starting the next few steps, please make pilot holes through the servo tray for each of the sure you have read and completely understood how mounting screws (included with your radio system). your radio control system operates.
  • Page 20 3) Place the nylon backplate onto the machine screws, aligning the two holes in the backplate with 10) When your throttle linkage is adjusted prop- the two screws. Using a # 1 phillips screwdriver, erly, the carburetor barrel should be fully closed when evenly tighten both machine screws to draw the the throttle stick and the throttle trim lever are at their backplate into place.

  • Page 21: Elevator Pushrod

    7) Plug the battery into the switch and the switch 14) Using a # 1 phillips screwdriver, install the into the receiver. Plug the elevator servo lead into servo arm retaining screw, provided with your servo, the proper slot in the receiver and turn on the radio to secure the servo arm into place.
  • Page 22 4) Using a pair of scissors, cut off a 1/4” piece PARTS REQUIRED of clear tubing. Slide the tubing onto the base of one {1} Nylon Control Horn nylon clevis. {1} Nylon Control Horn Backplate {2} 2mm x 10mm Machine Screws 5) Locate a plastic "4-point"...

  • Page 23: Rudder Pushrod

    15) With the rudder servo horn centered, center 9) Plug the battery into the switch and the switch the nose gear strut. When satisfied with the align- into the receiver. Plug the rudder servo lead into the ment, use a # 2 phillips screwdriver and tighten the proper slot in the receiver and turn on the radio sys- machine screw in the adjustable servo connector.

  • Page 24: Aileron Pushrods

    Figure # 8 PARTS REQUIRED {2} Nylon Clevises {2} Nylon Snap Keepers {2} 2mm x 90mm Threaded Wires w/L-Bends {1} Clear Tubing TOOLS AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED 6) Plug the battery into the switch and the switch # 1 Phillips Head Screwdriver into the receiver.
  • Page 25 11) Using a # 1 phillips screwdriver, install the servo arm retaining screw, provided with your servo, PARTS REQUIRED to secure the servo horn into place. {1} Plastic Spinner Assembly 12) Remove the masking tape from both ailerons {2} 2.5mm x 12mm Wood Screws and double check that both ailerons, and the aileron {1} Decal Set servo, are still centered.
  • Page 26 10) Mount the switch using the faceplate and 5) Slide the propeller washer onto the crank- two machine screws you removed previously. Use a shaft and thread on the propeller nut. Turn the # 1 phillips screwdriver to tighten the screws and se- propeller until it is centered between the four molded cure the switch in place.
  • Page 27 3-1/2”. Photo # 49 Balance the RCM Trainer 40 ARF with the fuel tank empty. 2) Mount the wing to the fuselage using the two machine screws and washers provided. Using a couple of pieces of masking tape, place them on the bottom of the wing, 3-1/8”...

  • Page 28: Control Throws

    3) Place your fingers on the masking tape and 2) Check every bolt and every glue joint in the carefully lift the plane. If the nose of the plane falls, RCM Trainer to ensure that everything is tight and the plane is nose heavy. To correct this, move the well bonded.
  • Page 29 4) While flying, you should not deliberately fly behind the flight line. If your model should inad- If you've come this far, now you're ready to pre- vertently fly behind the flight line, you should change pare for the maiden voyage of your new RCM course immediately.
  • Page 30 You may also wish to seek out a computer simu- Flying is three dimensional; therefore, all aircraft lator. There are several different brands of excellent operate on three axes: roll, yaw and pitch. Roll is the flight simulators that can be very effective at teach- wing tips raising and lowering.
  • Page 31 If you can easily steer the airplane around on the the turn. Once it has turned enough, apply opposite ground, it's time to take that experience and apply it aileron to level the wings. As this opposite aileron is to flight. First, let's lay out the basic maneuvers that applied, slowly release the up elevator.
  • Page 32 Things to avoid Leave the plane's radio and engine off. Hold the transmitter in your hand and set the airplane on the 1) Stalling. Stalling is when the air stops flow- ground, facing into the wind. Apply throttle and ing over the wing properly. For the RCM Trainer, this imagine steering the model straight down the run- only happens when the airplane is flying very slowly.
  • Page 33 Covering: Material made out of vinyl or polyester. Pushrod Housing: A tube that is usually nylon. The pushrod wire runs through the housing. Covering has heat-sensitive adhesive that, when heated, sticks to the wood frame of the airplane. The Receiver: The part of the radio system that receives RCM Trainer uses heat-sensitive polyester covering.
  • Page 34 Vertical Stabilizer: Mounted on the rear of the air- plane, it works with the rudder to turn the airplane. It also gives the airplane vertical stability. Wing Saddle: This is the area formed by the fuse- lage sides that the wing is mounted to. Z-Bend: This is a special bend made in the pushrod wire.
  • Page 35 Simply fold this form on the dotted lines, seal with tape and mail it to us. Do not use staples and make sure our address faces out. 1) Kit: RCM Trainer 40 ARF 7) Was any of the assembly difficult for you? If yes, please explain.
  • Page 36 Post Office ___________________________ will not ___________________________ deliver without ___________________________ proper (Return Address Here) postage Global Hobby Distributors Attn: Customer Care 18480 Bandilier Circle Fountain Valley, CA. 92728-8610 Fold along dotted line...