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Emphasize careful assembly, checking each step to avoid potential crashes due to weak links.
Specifies Loctite Hysol 9462 as the superior adhesive due to its thixotropic properties.
Recommends specific dispensing guns and long-type mixing nozzles for optimal adhesive application.
Advises securing airlines with tie wraps to prevent kinks and damage.
Emphasizes cutting airline ends dead square for reliable, leak-free pneumatic system operation.
Ensures left and right matching airlines are the same length for balanced action.
Notes that instructions are based on a prototype and may differ from production kits.
Recommends checking with manufacturer for current CG and control surface throw data.
Instructs to remove bypass modules attached by two bolts accessed through side hatches.
Advises removing and labeling engine hatch covers for side and orientation.
Details checking gear door air cylinders for leaks using a hand pump and securing loose connections.
Guides inserting stabs, wings, and vertical stabs into mounts and checking for security.
Recommends applying Aeropoxy around mounts for firm positioning, avoiding bearings.
Instructs checking accessible glue joints and reinforcing them, especially around horizontal stab bearings.
Details joining the fuselage halves and securing them with five bolts.
Instructs to remove the nose gear from the aircraft for servicing.
Guides centering the nose steering servo and attaching a heavy-duty steering arm without rubber mounts.
Advises checking nose gear air lines for kinks or bends while the gear is removed.
Ensures security of screws and C clamps on struts and retract units.
Suggests upgrading wood screws to cap head bolts and blind nuts for landing gear mounting.
Details checking nose gear door closure over the mud guard and shimming if necessary.
Recommends installing air system components (servos, valves) on a removable board in the nose.
Requires setting up sequencing for the doors, which remain open with gear extended on full-scale aircraft.
Guides connecting air lines to all door cylinders, retracts, brakes, and speed brake.
Instructs testing the pneumatic system for operation and leaks, followed by adjustments.
Guides centering horizontal stab servos and matching servo arms closely.
Suggests using metal servo arms for added security, replacing clevis with ball link.
Advises creating a heat shield for servos, using insulation and aluminum tape, ensuring air circulation.
Details inserting stab spars into control arms, using washers for spacing, and tightening bolts securely.
Guides installing linkages onto servo arms and bearing box control arms.
Ensures horizontal stabs have full top and bottom movement, adjusting as needed.
Advises test fitting vertical stabs, trimming for control arm clearance if necessary.
Details filling hinge point holes with Aeropoxy and inserting rudders into vertical stabs.
Guides setting appropriate rudder hinge depth by aligning with the exhaust tube and hinge cover.
Instructs locating neutral and installing servo arms for rudder servos.
Details dropping rudder servos into pockets, routing wires, and securing with screws, avoiding over-drilling.
Details taping around the slot and filling it with Aeropoxy for control horn installation.
Instructs roughing up the control horn surface and inserting it into the slot, creating a fillet.
Advises trimming the hatch cover for linkage and arm clearance before reinstalling.
Recommends installing servo extensions for elevator and rudder servos, securing them away from the exhaust pipe.
Guides installing exhaust cones by slipping them over bolts and rotating until seated.
Details filling flap leading edge hinge point holes with Aeropoxy.
Instructs inserting flaps and pressing forward to achieve approximately 45 degrees of throw.
Guides centering flap servos and installing servo arms in opposing locations.
Details installing servos in wings using screws, avoiding rubber mounts and brass eyelets.
Advises carefully measuring distance to servo arm and marking position for control surface linkage.
Explains marking flap slot for control horn, ensuring perpendicularity to the hinge line.
Details drilling the control arm for the ball end bolt, using appropriately sized drills.
Advises taping around the flap slot and filling it with Aeropoxy for control horn installation.
Instructs roughing up the control horn surface and inserting it into the slot, creating a fillet.
Guides running flap servo extensions to the receiver location.
Advises test fitting the wing to the fuselage, ensuring flap root edge clearance.
Details straightening pipe tabs, inserting pipe into aft former, and marking tab positions.
Guides drilling a 1/16 inch hole at marked positions for pipe mounting.
Instructs making a triangular mounting plate from scrap ply and gluing it between the engine rail and aft former.
Details positioning the engine on mounting rails and securing it, suggesting supplemental plates if needed.
Confirms engine to pipe clearance is set at manufacturer specifications.
Checks engine angle to match exhaust pipe slope, using shims under the front tab if necessary.
Raises the pipe, checks centering on the exhaust cone, and permanently attaches tabs to triangular plates.
Guides placement of engine valves, fuel pump, and ECUs in the fuel tank compartment.
Temporarily inserts intakes to ensure adequate clearance for tubing and wiring.
Details cutting a 2x6 inch ply plate for mounting valve/pump components.
Advises temporarily positioning plates in the wheel bay using velcro, ensuring clearance for retracts.
Explains sliding auxiliary tanks through the intake opening and checking/trimming for clearance.
Temporarily positions intakes for clearance and marks pickup/vent fixture positions.
Instructs removing tanks, plumbing, leak checking, and reinstalling them.
Guides drilling the fuselage for vents and plumbing the system.
Details permanently reinstalling intakes, ensuring no lines/wires are pinched, and securing with bolts.
Recommends positioning UATs in the forward fuse, flanking the nose gear cylinder.
Instructs making a platform for UATs and affixing it to the forward former with velcro.
Advises disassembling main tank stoppers, checking for kinks, obstructions, and secure connections.
Details bending pickup lines on the aft main tank to clear the forward main tank.
Guides reassembling both main tanks and performing a leak check.
Details fitting ECU batteries into pockets, wrapping them in foam, and ensuring proper wiring.
Instructs installing and plumbing main tanks, connecting aux tanks to vents and mains to UATs.
Ensures all fuel lines for both sides are of equal length, looping where necessary.
Advises blocking tanks with foam to ensure a snug fit and prevent movement.
Guides positioning ECU units and completing their wiring.
Details gluing ventral fins in place, drilling holes for secure pinning, and ensuring equal angles.
Instructs installing the aft fuse strake by attaching it with two bolts from underneath.
Guides gluing the pitot tubes to the forward fuse on either side of the cockpit.
Advises reattaching the engine covers.
Details installing the glare shield and pilot figure in the cockpit tub.
Instructs checking the fit of the canopy and adjusting as needed.
Sets CG at 8.5 inches aft of the wing/fuse junction, recommending manufacturer verification and balance spreadsheets.
Specifies maximum elevon throws (40mm elevator, 30mm aileron) and maximum rudder travel.
Recommends setting three rates for elevator and aileron, using 40% exponential for initial flights.
Suggests using a slider control for flaps, allowing incremental deployment.
Emphasizes no adverse weather, checking airplane, having a spotter and timekeeper.
Advises keeping gear down, advancing throttles slowly, and making shallow turns.
Focuses on establishing trim and rates during the first few laps.
Tests flaps at safe altitude, monitoring for loss of control and adjusting setting if issues arise.
Once comfortable, retract gear and find normal flight settings.
Monitors residual fuel after landing and sets a timer for comfortable reserve.
Avoids stressing the airframe with high G maneuvers until confident with the model.
Recommends flying only in good weather until the model is proven and confidence is established.
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