AeroPlus Corvus Racer 540 User manual
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CorvusRacer540
88‐125cc
ItemNo：A‐G100006
Specs：
WINGSPAN:108"(2740mm)
LENGTH:99"(2510mm)(notincludingspinner)
WINGAREA:2111sqin(136.2sqdm)
FLYINGWEIGHT:25.3‐28lbs(11500‐12800g)
ENGINE:88cc‐120ccgas
RADIO:4CH/6‐9S
Description
CoveringMaterialGenuineOracover
CarbonFibre: Spinner,wingtubeandsleeves,landinggear,tailgear;
Fibreglassservoarms,hornandreinforcedU/Cmounting
Fiberglassservoarmsandhorn;
Built‐intunedpipeorcanistertunnel;
PrePlumbedTank
RemovableWings,StabsandRudders;
Carbonfibrerodstomakethewingsandfuselagelightweightandstrong;
PUWheels;Adjustablepushrods;
Twopiececlamshellcowl,RingedCowl
Extracoveringprovidedforsmallrepairs
Predrilledhinges
2Colourschemes
A‐G100006B
CUBYELLOW:ORACOVER21‐032
BLACK:ORACOVER21‐071
SILVERY:ORACOVER21‐091
A‐G100006A
CUBYELLOW:ORACOVER21‐032
BLACK:ORACOVER21‐071
WHITE:ORACOVER21‐010
SILVERY:ORACOVER21‐091
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88‐125ccCorvusRacer540
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofyournewAeroPlusRcCorvusRacer540.This
planehasbeendesignedtobeoneofthelightestandhighestperformanceaerobatics
planesanywhere.Wehopethatyouwillenjoythisplaneandwillexceedyour
expectationsinwhatamodelairplanecanbe.
Thankyou,
AeroPlusRc
Unpacking‐
Carefullyunpackthemodel,whenopeningtheplasticbagsmakesureyoudonottocutanycoveringon
themodel.Inspecteachitemtomakesuretherewasnodamageinshipping.Ifforanyreasonyouare
nothappywithanypartorareunsurepleasecontacttheDealerthatyoupurchasedfrom.
Covering‐
Becauseofthemultipleclimatezonesencounteredonthetripfromthefactorytoyou,
someofthecoveringmayhavewrinkles.Wehighlyrecommendthatyoutaketimetore‐
sealallcoveringedgeswithanironandtouseaheatguntoremoveanywrinklesandre‐
tightenthecovering.Itisbesttodothisnowwhilebeforetheplaneisassembled.
*Note:Becarefulnotletanyheatgetnearpartslikethecanopyorcowlasthismaycause
damage.
AssemblyTips
Wealsorecommendthatyougooveralltheaccessiblejointswithcyanoglue.Wickglue
intoareasofhighstressaroundtheU/Cplateandmotorbox.
UseaqualityThread‐lockonallmetaltometaljoints.Evenifyourmodeliselectric
poweredwithlowerlevelsofvibrationthethread‐lockwillensurethatthingsdonotfall
offofyourairplane!!
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LandingGearAssembly
Topreventdamagetothefuselagewhiletheairplaneisassembledwerecommendfittingthelandinggearfirst.
Note:Beforestartingensureallofyourpartsareinclude.
Parts
CFLandingGear
2xwheelpants
2xwheels
2xaxles
4xcollets
4xM5bolts
1. FirstPusheachaxlethroughthelargeholesandtightenupusing2wrenches13mm
2. NextPlaceacolletontheaxlefollowedbythewheel,thenanothercolletontheoutsideasperthe
belowdiagram.
Note:Donottightenupthecolletsyetasthewheelneedstobefittedsothereisanequaldistancewithin
thewheelpant.
3. TheLandinggearrakesforwardsousethecorrectwheelpantperside.Putasmallamountof
thread‐lockontothe2xfactoryfittedblindnutsonthewheelpant.
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4. Fitthewheelpantsoverthewheelassembleandsecurewith2xcapheadbolts.
5. Nowlineupthewheelinthecenterofthewheelpantopeningandtightenthecollets.Remember
tousethread‐lockonthesetscrewsandtomakesurethewheelcanmovefreely.
RearStab
1. Nowgluethecontrolhornsintotheelevators.
a. Firstuseasharphobbyknifetoremovethecoveringfromtheslots.
b. Beforegluingtheareaonthehornsthatgoesinsidetheelevatorneedstoberoughedupwith
sandpaper.Thisallowsabettergluejoint.
c. UsingEpoxynowgluethetwocontrolhornsintotheirrespectiveplaces.
Note:itishighlyrecommendedtoinstallaballjointinbetweenthecontrolhornstomaintain
properspacingduringgluing.
Note:alsopleasetakecaretomakesurethelinkagewholeinthecontrolarmisonthehingeline.
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2. Installingtheelevatorservos.
a. Firsttestfittheservointotheservomount.Sometrimmingmakeberequired.
Note.Servofitssosplineistowardsthefrontoftheplane.
b. Nowpredrilltheservomountswitha1/16drillbit,thesecuretheservointotheservomount
withservohardware.
c. NextremovetheservoandusethinC.A.gluetoreinforcethethreads.Aftertheglueisdry
reinserttheservo.
Note.Dependingonservoarmsuseditmaybenecessarytoinstallarmbeforereinstallingtheservo.
d. Nextinstalltheservolinkages.
3. Extensions
a. Threada36”servoextensionthoughthetubeintheplanetotheopeningsneartheelevator.
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b. Connecttheservototheextensionbutbesuretouseaservocliporapieceofheatshrinkto
ensureitdoesnotbecomedisconnectedduringflight.
4. InstallingElevatorHalfs
a. Installthesmallcarbontubeintothefuselage.
b. SlidetheElevatorHalfontothetube.
Note:makesuretheservowiregoescleanlyinsidethefuselageandisnotpinched.
c. Attachedtheelevatorhalftothefuselagewiththeprovidedhardware.
M3×12innerhexagonscrew&M3wrench
5. Repeattheprocessfortheotherelevatorhalf.
Rudder
1. Removethecoveringwheretherudderhornspushthroughwitheitherahobbyknifeorsoldering
iron.
2. Testfittherudderhorns
Note:Besuretherudderhornsareequalonbothsidesandinlinewiththehinge
pointthisisveryimportant!
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3. Sandtheareaonthehornthatfitsinsidetheruddersothegluebondsbetter.
4. Attachingtherudder.
a. Inserttheeasyremovalpinintothepinhinges.
5. Gluetherudderhornsintherudderwithepoxy;wipeoffexcessgluewhileitiswet.
Note:Usetheballjointandboltwhilegluingtomaintainalignment.
Note:Whilestillmovablemeasurethatthesameamountpushesouteachside.Careneedstobetakenhere
otherwiseyourruddergeometrywillbeincorrect.
6. InstallingtheRuderServo
a. Ifusingtheincludedruderarmassembletherudderservocontrolarmasbelow,drillholesfor
screwsanduseC.A.gluetostopthenutsfromcomingloose.
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b. Fittherudderservoanddrillholesusinga1/16drillbitfortheservoscrews,thendropthinC.A.
glueintotheholestostrengthenthewood.
Note:besurethegluehasfullycuredbeforeinstallingtheservoagain.
c. Usingservoscrewsfixtheservoinplace,notethesplineistowardsthefrontoftheplane.
7. Installingtherudercables
a. Threadthecablesthoughthefuselagefromtherudertotheservotrey
b. Loopthecablethoughthecrimpandattachmentpointasshownbelow.
c. Crimpthecableusingapairofpliesthentrimcable.
d. Repeatthisattheruderend.
Note:besurethecablesaretauntbutnotovertight.
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TailGear
1. Locateallpartsinpicturebelow,whenassemblingremembertousethread‐lockonallparts
2. Assemblegearaccordingtophotograph.
3. Screwthetailgeartothefuselagewiththethreesuppliedbolts
4. Nextcheckplacementoftillerrod.
5. Beforegluingintillmountbesuretosliptillermountovertillerrod.
6. Glueintillermountandtightentillerrod.
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WingsandAilerons
1. Theaileronsonthewingsarepre‐glued.Checkeachonebygentlypullingtomakesurethat
theyaresecure
2. Installingaileroncontrolhorns
a. Removethecoveringwheretheaileronhornsaregluedinplace.Useeitherasoldering
ironorasharpknife
b. Usingsandpaperroughtheareathatwillbegluedintotheaileron.
c. Gluebothhornsinwithepoxyglue.
Note:besuretoinstallaballlinktoinsurecorrectalignmentwhengluing
d. Repateforall4aieroncontrolhorns.
3. InstallAileronSerovs
a. Firsttestfittheservointotheservomount.Sometrimmingmakeberequired.
Note.Servofitssosplineistowardsthefrontoftheplane.
b. Nowpredrilltheservomountswitha1/16drillbit,thesecuretheservointotheservo
mountwithservohardware.
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c. NextremovetheservoandusethinC.A.gluetoreinforcethethreads.Aftertheglueis
dryreinserttheservo.
d. Ifrequiredinstallaservoextensionleadontotheservo,remembertouseaservoplug
cliporheatshrink
e. Fittheservoandcentretheservoarm.
f. Usingthesuppliedpushrodscrewaball‐linkontoeachend.
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g. Usingthesuppliedboltsattachthepushrodatbothends.Checktoseeyouhave
sufficientmovementoftheaileron.Ifnotadjust.
h. Repeatonotherwing
Note:Onwingsusingtwoservosbesuretheservosarenotbinding.Iftheareyoumakehaveto
adjustlinkagesoruseaproductsuchasamatchbox
GasEngineinstallation
1. Usingthetemplatethatcamewithyourchosenengine,usingthecrossaxisontheengineboxto
markthemountingholes.
2. Checkthediameteroftherequiredboltsanddrillaccordingly.
3. Mounttheenginewiththestandoffstothebulkhead.Remembertouselargewashersonthe
insidetospreadtheloadanduseplentyofthread‐lock.
Note:Dependingonwhatengineisusedyouwillneeddifferentlengthstandoffstogetcorrectspaceinthe
cowl
Note:Todeterminethestandofflengthneededmeasurethedistancefromthebulkheadtothecowlring
plusalittleclearance.Thensubtractthedistancefromthefrontuptheenginehubtothebackplateofthe
engine.Thedifferencewillbethestandofflengthneeded.
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4. Exhaustoptions.Theplaneisequippedwithapipetunnelsoitwillaccommodate
manykindsofexhaustincludingstock,cans,andpipes.
5. Cuttingcowlforexhaustandairflow.Marktheareaneededtoberemovedandcutoutusinga
rotarycuttingtool.
a. Youwillneedtocutthecowlaccordinglytoclearyourchosenexhaust.Remembertostart
wholessmallandworkthemuntilitfits.
b. Tomakesuretheenginestayscool.Ensurethatenoughaircangetoutofthecowl.Theration
isusually3to1.Withtheexitbeing3timeslargethentheintake.
6. Thefueltankispre‐installed.AttachgasprooftubesuchasTygonaccordingtothelabellingon
tank
7. Usethesuppliedpushrodwithaballjointtoconnecttothethrottlearmontheengine.Thenfinda
convenientplacetolocatethethrottleservousingthesuppliedmount.
8. Installtheengineboxcoverplateonceallconnectionshavebeenmadefortheengine.
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9. Mounttheenginesignitiontothemotorboxonradiofoamtoreducevibvrations.
RadioGear
1. Oneachsideofthefuselagenearthecanopyboltsareareasforswitchestobemounted.
2. AconvenientplacetomounttheRXisjustinfrontoftherudderservo.Ensurethatitis
mountedonVelcroorradiofoamandsecurelystrappeddown.
CanopyAttachment
3. Thecanopyisheldinplacewiththe4screws,ensurethesearetightbeforeflying
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Beforeyoufly!
Wehighlyrecommendtheuseofbothdualratesandexponential.Thiswillallowthemodeltoflyboth
precisionand3Dattheflickofaswitch.
SuggestedSetup
LowRates Exponential HighRate Exponential
Elevato15‐20deg 15‐20% 35‐45deg 30‐60%
Ailerons15‐20deg 15‐20%35‐45deg 30‐60%
Rudder25‐30deg 15‐20%35‐45deg 30‐60%
Foryourmaidenflightsalwaysuselowrates,Alsopleaserememberthat+and–exponentialisdifferent
permanufacturer,checkyourTXmanual.
Alwaysrangecheckyourmodelbeforethemaidenflight.Carryoutashortflightthengoovereverything
tomakesurenothinghascomeloose.
CGLocation
WesuggestforinitialtestflightssettheCG164mmor6½inchesfromtheleadingedgeofthewing.
Adjustafterfirstflightstopersonalpreference.
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