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Basic Assembly.
1. The Servo cutouts are pre-marked on the ARF for HS-56
size servos. Adjust the marked area to fit the dimensions
of your servo of choice. Select a servo that is less than
12-mm thick if you prefer to have little or no servo bump.
2. Cutting the servo pockets is best done with the use of
a high speed cutter and disk. You may also use a NEW
single edged razor blade or hobby knife. Take your time
cutting the pockets by making several passes with the knife to
cut thru the skin.
A high speed cutter will make easy work of this step.
Note: Cut the servo pocket a little tight so that no glue will
be needed to secure the servo. If done properly, you will
only need to place a strip of clear packaging tape over the
servo with out the use of any glue.
3. Remove the foam from the new servo pockets to a
depth that allows the servo to sit flush with the bottom of the
wing. If using a servo that is 12-mm or more thick, this
will require removing all of the foam to the top skin.
4. Trial fit the servos. Then remove and center your
servos with your transmitter trims centered an install the servo
arms 90 degrees to the servo and so that the servo arm will be
90 degrees to the bottom skin of the wing.
Note: The servo arm should be as short as possible for
maximum servo resolution on the elevator function. You may
have to use 100% + throws on aileron to get adequate roll
response. That is desirable.
5. Install the pre-done "Z" bend in the servo arm in the
inner most hole. Use a pair of needle nose pliers to make
a 90 degree bend in the .032 music wire at the control horn so
that the control surface is centered when the pushrod is
installed in the control horn. Secure with the supplied
Dubro EZ-Links. Zero slop is a must in the control
surfaces. A drop of CA glue in the hole of the servo arm
can be used to reduce slop between the pushrod and the arm. DO
NOT get any glue in the servo its self!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Install a 4 cell pack of NiCad or NiMH cells in the
nose with a bit of foam padding. Preferred cells sizes are
square packs of AAA cells or a 4 cell pack of side-by-side 2/3-A
cells. The receiver if larger than the Berg Micro Stamp
can be place in the fuselage as desired. The use of a Berg
Micro Stamp allows the receiver to be attached to the wing
(between the servos) its self making for easier removal of the
wing when necessary.
Balance and Setup.
1. Starting CG location is 7/8-inch from the leading edge of the
wing. Adjust battery and receiver location to get the CG
to this point. 2 ball point pens stuck in a 2x4 make for a
great CG stand. Balance the plane by placing the assembled
TS on the balls of the pens at 7/8 inch from the leading edge.
If the plane tilts nose down, move the battery back a bit.
If the aircraft sits tail low, move the battery forward.
Getting this correct is one of the most important parts of setup
and should not be taken lightly.
Get the CG 100% correct before moving on.
2. Control surface directions and throws. With the
Delta or Elevon function activated on your transmitter, make
sure that the surfaces move in the correct direction. If
the elevator stick is pulled back, both elevon surfaces should
move up. If the stick is pushed to the right, the right
elevon should move up (when viewed from behind the plane) and
the left surface should move down. If both functions are
correct, move on to the next step.
If one of the two functions are backwards, you will need to
unplug the servos from the receiver and swap the channels they
are plugged into. 1>2 and 2>1.
If both functions are incorrect, you can use the servo reverse
function on your transmitter to correct the improper movements.
This will require you to reverse both the aileron and elevator
functions.
3. If servo installation was done correctly, your control
surfaces should be near level at the trailing edge of the wing.
What you want for your first flight is to have the elevons with
about 1-mm of extra 'up' trimmed in them to insure that the
plane does not nose-dive on the first toss. You are
looking to have the trailing edge of the elevons about 1-mm
higher than the fixed portion of the trailing edge at the center
of the wing. This can be accomplished by simply adding a
bit of 'up' trim via the trim function for the elevator.
4. Using your dual rate function, you want to limit the
elevator throw to about 3 mm up and down from center. Set
your aileron throw to about 7-10 mm on low rate and as much as
you like on high rate.
5. It is a good idea to use Expo to soften up the elevator
and aileron functions a bit around center so that the TS does
not have a "twitchy" feel to it. I prefer about 30% expo
myself.
Flying.
1. For your first flight, try for a day with a minimum 10
MPH wind speed to get a feel for your plane.
2. Make a gentle toss into the wind and allow it to pick
up speed. The TS prefers to fly fast even when the winds
are low. If the lift gets light, you will still need to
keep the nose down and the TS running. Pulling the nose up
to "float" around will only cause you to sink faster rather than
float.
3. Adjust the trims to get the fastest forward flight you
can without the plane trying to dive as it picks up speed.
4. Every plane will, by its nature, be ever so slightly
different in the ideal setup. Feel free to adjust the CG
and other settings to get the TS flying in a manner that feels
right to you.
5 Enjoy your new TS from EdgeRC! |
