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Please review this entire manual before beginning assembly.
By doing so it will help you better understand each step as you progress in the
actual building of your kit, and you will do a better job in assembly.
INCLUDED IN THIS KIT:
• All laser cut Depron parts
• Balsa ailerons and 2 pieces of balsa elevator
• Plywood motor mount
• 3 Pushrods + 1 Pushrod tube
• 3 Dubro Micro control horns
• 2 Dubro Ez-connectors
• 1 Carbon fiber tube and 3 flat spars
SPECIFICATION:
• Wing Span: 30 inch
• Length: 19.5 inch
• Dry weight: 8.5 oz
• Ready to Fly Weight: 12~13 oz with 3S 11.1v 1550mAh
NEEDED BUILDING TOOLS:
• Foam Safe / Odorless CA glue + Foam Safe Accelerator
(User Friendly Odorless "UFO" highly recommended)
• Blenderm Hinge Tape or Transparent Scotch Tape
• Sandpaper and Sanding Bar
• Hobby Knife, Pliers, and Z-bending tool
• Ruler (preferably metal)
• Wax Paper and Hot Glue
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:
• 4 Channel Transmitter + Receiver
(AR6000, AR6100E, AR6110E, AR6200, AR500, AR7000, or similar)
• 3 Micro Servos (5~8 gram)
(HXT500, SG-50 or Hitec HS-55 or similar)
• Small & Light High KV Outrunner (2208, 2826, etc.)
(Grayson Hobby Micro Jet V3 2200kv motor)
• ESC: 20Amp up to 40Amp, depending on motor used
• APC Prop: 5x5 or 6x4
• Prop Adapter: 3.17mm (GH V3 includes prop adapter)
• Lipo Battery: Nano-Power 1100mAh 3s 11.1v 35C(use smaller battery for lighter set up)
or Nano-Power 1400mAh 3S 11.1v 35C or Nano-power 1600mAh 3S 11.1v 45C
or Nano-Power 1900mAh 3S 11.1v 45C
• Maximum Battery size: 104x34x24mm
• Maximum Battery weight: 162 grams
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- Page 1 By doing so it will help you better understand each step as you progress in the actual building of your kit, and you will do a better job in assembly. INCLUDED IN THIS KIT: • All laser cut Depron parts • Balsa ailerons and 2 pieces of balsa elevator • Plywood motor mount •...
- Page 2 The un-cut Depron Make sure you made a left and right fuselage parts of the kit as you will receive them. side with the doubler facing the inside. Then glue the fuselage cen- ter piece into the slots. Use enough glue!
- Page 3 Here are all the Test fit one of the fuselage top and bot- carbon fiber flat spars tom pieces that will in the rear-most slot on be doubled up. The the fuselage top. Do doublers are slightly NOT GLUE it in, this is smaller (thinner) than just to line up the other the part being doubled.
- Page 4 Insert and glue the Again use masking carbon flat spar into the tape and attach the horizontal stabilizer and elevator with the balsa glue together the balsa side up. Then sand a and foam elevator. taper onto the balsa elevator only. Do a little Click here to see at a time and check RCGroups...
- Page 5 Flip it over and tape the Simply trim it away. underside You will find that the Now your elevator can elevator keeps popping move down properly. up. Use your finger/fin- gernail to press down the elevator hinge so that it doesn’t keep pointing up.
- Page 6 Tape the elevator so Position it about center that it is in neutral of the push rod length. position and line up the Trim a slot or groove pushrod with the tub- that the pushrod tube ing inserted over your can sit in.
- Page 7 Install the pushrod To curve it properly, on the servo arm and use a marker and press screw it in the servo down and roll away now. from you while lifting the end. You may need to repeat this sev- eral times to get a nice natural curve.
- Page 8 Attach the taped part to Tape down the flat wing the front of the fuselage halves and use the “T” bottom as shown. shaped 6mm parts as a jig to properly space the wing halve from each other. Then flip up the battery Insert the carbon tube hatch and apply tape right between the...
- Page 9 At this point the 2 wing Carefully remove the halves should be glued wax paper and quickly and secured in the press the carbon flat proper position and spar up to the glue. spacing. Remove the “T” jigs. Use the wax paper to Then take the longer press the flat spar onto of the 2 flat spars and...
- Page 10 Glue and trim to fit as After completing both shown. The point here side carefully, you need is to create a chan- to cut out the servo nel for the servo wire. wire channel out of Try to make it as high the top wing skin.
- Page 11 You should also bevel If your aileron is thicker the wing where the then flip it over and aileron will be attached. sand down the un- This will make a better derside of the aileron. aileron hinge move- This will ensure your ment.
- Page 12 Using your finger, Use a ruler to line up fingernail, or a pen or the position for the something hard, press control horn to be glued down the tape hard into the aileron. along the hinge line to neutralize that effect of popping up.
- Page 13 You will find that the You can glue the rud- servo wire needs to sit der now or wait until flush for the top cover you are all done after to fit properly. taping up the fuselage body. Gluing it later will make it much easier to decorate and cover the plane with tape.
- Page 14 Use the “T” jigs as Now to cover the entire scrap for the next steps fuselage with pack- ing tape. This will add tremendous strength, durability, and longevity to your plane. Here are the bat- Apply a strip of tape the tery ranges that work length of the fuselage.
- Page 15 Trim into sections with Trim it in sections to get some scissors so that a clean wrap over the it will wrap around the curve. curve without wrinkling. Now repeat the last few Then wrap each sec- steps for the remain- tion at a time.
- Page 16 Trim off the 1/8” strip One more piece will so that the tape will not complete the job. Now cover the inside edges you will have a secure of the battery hatch. tape job that you can apply tape over and over again to secure the hatch down without damaging the foam...
- Page 17 Also Staples compatible sizes work well too. Congratulations! And trim carefully with You are finished with your new Nanoshark. a NEW knife for best results. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO PROPERLY SET UP YOUR CONTROL SETTINGS AND THROWS.
- Page 18 Not quite as fast and crazy as the wicked little Babyshark but will still satisfy your need for speed. This is NOT a flat foamy plane. Expect performance like you never thought possible from a 3mm Depron foam airplane. PLEASE FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED CONTROL THROW SET UP. VERY IMPORTANT!!! Center of Gravity: 1 3/4”...
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