User Manual
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------ TAIL PUSH RODS AND SERVOS / Before you Start ------
If you are an experienced builder all the detail may not be necessary, if so skip ahead a couple pages.
Following is the process for the installation of the equipment tray, the dry fitting (no glue) of the servos, and the
building (and installation) of the tail control rods. Read ahead a couple steps along the way if the assembly
process is not clear on the current step.
CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN BUILDING THE CONTROL RODS.
IT IS CRITICAL
FOR THESE STEPS THAT THE SERVOS AND CONTROL SURFACES BE CENTERED. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE THINGS CENTERED YOUR CONTROL RODS WILL END UP THE WRONG LENGTH!
------ THE PROCESS / words ------
Start by locating the three wood cross braces, the equipment tray and your four servos
Separate the wood pieces from each other
Test fit them into the slots of the equipment tray
Wiggle the three wood cross braces into their respective holes in the fuselage
Fit the equipment tray onto the cross braces
Use thin CA to attach the wood pieces in the tab areas
Underneath on the foam side the tabs should be flush adjust if needed then CA
Push the four servos into their cut out, pay attention the the orientation. Horns for the ailerons will face outward, and horns for the tail will face inward
Do not glue the servos yet, but situate them so that the ailerons servos are flush with the inner fuselage wall and the tails servos should be flush with
the external fuselage wall
Locate the two remaining control surface horns and test fit them into their pre-cut slots
The fore/aft location should be such that the hole in the horn is directly above the hinge line.
The slot in the foam should already be cut to locate this as needed, but it does not hurt to double check
Once happy with the fit remove the horns, put some FoamTac in the slot, some FoamTac on the tab of the horn and install
Repeat this for the other side
Locate all the control rod guides and cut them free from each other
Install them into their tiny holes on the "top-inside" of the fuselage, DO NOT GLUE THEM YET
Locate two clevis and two ball link sets of hardware, and the two remaining long thin rods
The clevis end will install on the control surface side of the push rod, and the ball link end will attach to the servo horn
Locate the two tiny white spacers and finger install them into the back of one of the ball link ends
Once you have it started by hand, hold the ball link with some small pliers and gently tap the white spacer in a little further
When completely seated there should be just a little white of the spacer showing
Test fit one end of the push rod into the center of the white spacer that was just installed. You may need to dress up the end of the carbon rod a little so
that it fits cleanly into the center of the spacer
Once happy with the fit, use some thin CA to secure the pieces together
Repeat for the other control rod
Next from the nose of the aircraft, thread the control rod thru the push rod guides such that when completely threaded thru, the ball link should be near
the area of the servo control horn
The ball link will attach to the BOTTOM of the servo horn. You will need to manipulate the servo out of it's pocket a little to be able to reach the tiny
screw that threads into the base of the ball part of the link. Use a little bit of thread locker on the screw to keep it from backing out
Repeat this process with the other control rod and servo
Locate two of the clevis links and two of the small threaded rod ends
Thread the clevis on the threaded rod end for approx half of the available threaded length. Do this for both pieces.