ROBBE Air Beaver Instrucciones De Construcción Y De Uso página 3

Fig. 8
- Slip the pushrods through the swivel connectors mounted on the
servos.
- Set the elevator and rudder servos to centre from the transmitter.
Set both control surfaces to centre before tightening the clamping
screws in the swivel connectors.
Fig. 9
- Tailwheel and tailwheel linkage.
Fig. 10
- Screw the tailwheel unit to the underside of the fuselage at the tail
end.
Fig. 11
- Slip the steering wires through the steering lever, then through
the swivel connectors.
- Check once more that the rudder is at centre.
- Set the tailwheel to the „straight ahead" position, and tighten the
clamping screws in the swivel connectors.
Fig. 12
- Screw the wing retainer clips to both sides of the fuselage.
Fig. 13
- This picture shows the underside of the wing.
- The two wing joiner rods are already glued in the left-hand wing
panel.
- Thread the servo lead and the lighting lead through the front hole
in the fuselage.
Fig. 14
- Slide the wing into place, butting up against the fuselage; you
should clearly hear both retainer clips engage. Draw the servo
leads inside the fuselage at the same time.
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Assembly and operating instructions
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- Thread the landing flap pushrod through the connector barrel on
the flap servo as you offer up the wing.
Fig. 15
- Push the right-hand wing (with one joiner rod) into place against
the fuselage, as just described.
Fig. 16
- Don't tighten the clamping screw in the swivel connector mounted
on the flap servo until you have checked the direction of rotation
of the servo, and assigned a flap control at the transmitter.
Fig. 17
- The main undercarriage components.
Fig. 18
- Screw the main undercarriage units to the fuselage, securing the
wing struts at the same time.
Figs. 19 and 20
- Screw the wing struts to the wings.
Picture sequence 21 - 24
- Peel off the backing frilm from the adhesive tape on the undercar-
riage fairings.
- Offer up the undercarriage fairings to the wheel legs, position
them carefully, and press them into place.
Fig. 25
- Tailplane strakes and retaining screws
Fig. 26
- Screw the strakes to both ends of the tailplane.
Fig. 27
- Propeller, spinner and fixings.
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Fig. 28
- Fit the propeller, taper collet and spinner backplate on the motor
shaft, leaving about 4 mm clearance between the dummy radial
engine and the spinner backplate.
Fig. 29
- Fit the spinner cap and the retaining screws.
Fig. 30
Please refer to the radio control system instructions before
tackling the next stage.
- Assign the control functions by connecting the servos to the
appropriate sockets at the receiver.
- Connect the speed controller.
- Install the receiver in the fuselage.
- Deploy the receiver aerial(s) as recommended in the RC system
instructions.
- Stick two strips of Velcro tape (hook) in the battery well to secure
the flight battery.
Figs. 31 and 32
- Apply a trip of Velcro tape (loop) to the underside of the flight
battery.
Fig. 33
- Place the battery in the fuselage, but do not connect it at this
stage.
Fig. 34
- Close the battery well cover.
Figs. 35 and 36
- The servo cover is fitted with two snap-fittings. Place the cover in
position and engage the latches.
- Switch the transmitter on, and move the throttle stick to the
"Motor stopped" position.
- Connect the fully charged flight battery to the speed controller.
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