Airflow JR-DLG1 User manual

▋JRDLG1
ThankyouforpurchasingthisJRproduct.TheJRDiscusLaunchGlider(DLG)'AirFlow'isthefirstinourJRgliderseries.
Thismodelisthefirst'plugandfly'(PNF)DLGonthemarket.HighqualityJRservos(DS319HV)arealreadyinstalled,
andservolinkagesarealreadyinplace.Onlyafewsimplestepsarerequiredbeforethemodelcanbeflownandenjoyed.
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▋CAUTION
TheAirFlowhasbeendesignedandmanufacturedwithhighperformanceasthefirstpriority.Thewingandfuselage
aremoldedfromlightweightFRPusingaslittleresinaspossible.Occasionallytherewillbesomeslightsurface
defectsintheresin-thiswillnotaffectflightperformance,andisanindicationofthelighteststructurepossible.
WhenstoringandtransportingyourAirFlow,pleaseavoidareasofhightemperatureandhumidity,andavoid
pressureonthewingorfuselage.
Evenacommercialstandmayallowthefuselagetodeform-sopleasepayattentiontothis.
NEM-B72A
Assemblymanual
Tobecomefamiliarwith yourAir Flow
DLG,pleasereadthismanualthroughly
beforeassembly.Thencontinuetoreferto
thismanualduringtheassemblyprocess.
JR's Medium Size Discus Launch Glider

▋SafetyPrecautions
Donotassembleorflythisgliderwithoutseekingexpertassistance.Be
guidedbyyourdealer,shopowner,orR/Cflightschoolinstructorwho
isexperiencedwithmodelflying.Thepersonhelpingyouisrequested
toobservenotonlytheinstructionsandprecautionsinthismanual,
butalsotheguidelinesforsafeflight.Inordertopreventfireorinjury
alwaysobservetheprecautions,warningsanddangersrefereedtoin
thismanual.
▋BeGuidedByYourDealer,HobbyShoporanAdvancedPilot-
thisgliderisnotatoy.
IfyouareabeginnerwithR/Cgliders,donottrytoassembleorflythis
modelbyyourself.Ifyoucannotcompletetheassemblybyyourself,
takeguidancefromyourdealeroranadvancedpilot.Seekappropriate
guidancefromyourdealeroranadvancedpilotsothatyoucanhave
successandenjoymentfromyourflying.Whenyoufirstflythemodel,
besuretoaskforassistance.Paycloseattentiontothecareanduseof
peripheralequipmentincludingthebattery,charger,etc.
▋BuyaRadioControlInsurancePolicy
Pleasebesure topurchasea"radiocontrolinsurance policy".For
details,pleaseinquirewith ourdistributor,dealer,oraninsurance
agent.Becarefulwhenhandlingpartssuchasthebatteryorcharger.
Improperhandlingmayresultinelectricshock,burn,explosion,or
fire.Please follow theguidance fromrelatedinstructionmanuals
whi le using this product. When not f ly ing, please u nplug the
batteryconnectors.Whilestoringormovingthebattery,pleaseuse
specialbatterycases.Donotstorebatteriesinahightemperature
environmentsuchasacartrunk.
▋PrecautionsforHandling
•Accessoriessuchasthebatteryandelectricalpartsshouldbehandled
withcare.Iftheinsulationistornoraconnectorisshorted,youcould
beburntorinjured.Readtheinstructionsforallaccessoriesbefore
handling.
•Unnecessarydisassemblyormodificationofanycomponentisstrictly
prohibited.
•Neglectofthiscouldresultinafaultand/oraccident.
▋PrecautionsforSafeFlight
•Tosuccessfullyflythisglider,itisfirstnecessarytolearnbasicskills
forflight.
•Receiveguidance from our dealer oran experienced pilot, and
operateundertheirinstruction.
•Ifyounoticeanabnormalitybeforeflight,besuretoeliminatethe
causebeforeflying.
•IftwoormoreFMorPCMradiodevicesareusedsimultaneously
onthesamefrequency,youcannotoperatethegliderbecauseof
interference.
Ifsomeoneelseisusingthesamefrequency,operationmaystop.
Ifthere isinterference despiteno oneusing the samefrequency,
anothersourceofinterferenceexists.Neverflyuntilthisinterference
hasbeencleared.
•Whenlaunching thisgliderusingthe'discus launch method',be
carefulofyoursurroundings.Donotlaunchtheglidertowardpeople
(especiallychildren),property,etc.
•Thisgliderrequirestheuseofatransmitterwhichallowsappropriate
gliderfunctionssuchasflaperonmixing,cambertrim,flightmodes,
etc.SuitabletransmittersincludetheJRXG6,XG8orXG11.
▋FlyingSiteandRange
1)Thecontrollable range ofthe glider willvarydependingonthe
receiveryouareusing.Fullrangereceiverswillallowcontrolofthe
glideratagreatdistance.However,thetruerangeislimitedtowhere
youcanconfirmthebehaviorsofthegliderwithyourowneyes.
2)Neveroperatethegliderinaplacewhereyoumaylosesightofit,or
theradiosignalfromyourtransmitterfailstoreachit-acrashis
verylikely.
3)Trytounderstandyoursurroundingsatalltimesandneverflyin
badweathersuchasstrongwindorrain,atnight,orinlowvisibility.
4)Neverflyinaplacewheretherearepeople,cars,schools,hospitals,
otherbuildingsorobstacles,orbyariverorontheseashore;always
flyatanexclusiveairfieldforradiocontrolledmodels.
5)Donotflynearroads,tracks,electriclines,high-tensionlinesor
otherobjectsdetermineddangerous.
6)Observetheserulesforsafeflightwithyourglider.
▋PrecautionsfortheOperator
1)Thefollowingpersonsorthoseinthefollowingstatesshouldnever
operatethisglider:

Infants,children,orotherpersons whohave noknowledgeor
experienceofr/cgliders

Pregnantwoman;

Whenyouaretired,ill,undertheinfluenceofmedicineoralcohol
andcannotmakeproperjudgmentsinsafeoperation;

Whenyouareabeginnerorborrowsomeone'sradiocontrolglider
andhave nottakensufficientsafetyguidanceontheoperating
methods;

Thosewhoarebelievedtobeincapableofflyingaradiocontrol
glider.
2)Weareasy-to-moveclothes.

Wearclotheswhoseedgesorhemscannotcomeintocontactwith
thewingsoftheglider,theantennaorcontrolsonthetransmitter.

Itisverydangerousifaccessoriessuchasrings,bracelets,etc.are
caughtbythegliderorthetransmitter.Removethemandbundle
longhairsothatitwillnotbecaught.

In order toprotectyourfeet, wearsolid, easy-to-move shoes,
avoidingsandalsorhigh-heelshoes.

Wearacap,gloves,sunglassesorgogglesasrequired.
3)Donotflythegliderinanunnaturalposture.

Avoidstandinginanunstableorslipperyposition.

Donotflywhilelookingbackward,sittingorlying.

Donotbringtheglidertooclosetotheoperatororsurrounding
people(iftherearebystanders,makesurethattheyarebehindthe
operator).
4)Takebreaksbetweenflights.

An excessively long f lig ht ma kes t he oper ator lose his/her
concentrationduetofatigue,leadingtoaccidents.

Takeadequatebreaksbetweenflights.
▋PrecautionsforFlight
1)Makesurethewingsareproperlysecuredtothefuselage.
2)Checkallscrewstoconfirmtheyareproperlytightened.Tightenany
loosescrews.
3)Keeptheairfieldasneatandtidyaspossibleandplacethegliderina
stableplace.
4)Makesurethatthebatteriesinthetransmitterandthereceiverare
fullycharged.
5)Alwaysturnonthetransmitterfirst.
6)Conduct a distance (range) test of the transmitter. Follow the
directionsofyourtransmittermanufacturer.Movethecontrolsand
confirmmovementoftheGliderservos.Iftheydonotmoveproperly,
checkthecauseandhaveitrepairedasnecessary.
7)Extendthetransmitter'santennatoitsfulllength.Putthereceiver
antennathroughanantennatubeandmakesurethatitcaneasily
receivetheradiosignal,ensuringitcannotbecaughtbymoving
parts.Donotbendorbundletheantenna.
8)Whenusinga2.4GHztransmitterset,pleaseadjusttheantennaas
directedinthemanualsuppliedwiththetransmitter.
▋PrecautionsduringFlight
1)Ifyounoteanabnormalitysuchasunusualnoise,etc.duringflight,
swiftlylandthegliderinasafeplaceandeliminatethecauseprior
toflyingagain.
2)Neverlookawayfromthegliderduringflight.Ifyoudosoevenfora
shortperiodoftime,itmaychangeitspostureoryoumaylosesight
ofit,andloosecontrol.Alwaysassumetheworst-casescenarioand
allcareshouldbetakentopreventacrash.
3)Neverallowthepowerofthetransmitterortheglidertorunlow(set
thetransmittertimer,etcasaprecautionarymeasure).
▋InspectionafterFlight
1)Aftereach flightinspectthefollowing:Checkwingsandcontrol
surfaces.
2)Wipeoffdirtandwaterdropsfromtheglider(ifdirtonthemovable
partsisleftuncleanedforalongtime,theymaymovelesssmoothly,
havingabadeffectonflightperformance).
3)Whenstoringthegliderforalongperiodoftime,cleanitbefore
storage.

Storeitinadry,safeplacebeyondthereachofinfantsorchildren.

Ifthereisdamageorotherissuesrepairorreplacecomponentsas
necessarybeforestorage.
4)Checkwhetherornotthereceiverandservosarefirmlysecured,and
freefromproblems.
5)Checkthereceiverantennawirefromtimetotimebecauseitscore
maybecomebroken.Thismaynotbeimmediatelyapparent,sohave
itcheckedperiodicallybythemanufacturer.
▋Assembly
Carefullycarryoutthefollowingassemblyprocedures.
1)Drilla3mmholeatthetipofthemainwingwhere
marked.Positionthecarbonreinforcementplateand
carbonfiberpeg(shaft)asshownbelow.Attachthepeg
andplateusing30minuteepoxyglue.Besuretoplace
thepegdependingonyourhanddominance.Ifyouare
righthanded,placethepegontheleftwingtip.Ifyou
arelefthanded,placethepegontherightwingtip.
Caution:
※ ThemainwingstructureincludesfoamwhichCyanoacrylate
(CA)gluemaydeteriorate-werecommendnotusingCAglue.
※ Donotusetoomuchglueasitwillincreasetheglider
weight.
CarbonPeg
CarbonReinforcementPlate

2)Attach the main wing to the fuselage using t he
includedhexbolts.
Caution:
※ Becarefulnottoovertightentheboltsasthewing
structuremaybedamaged.Donotattachtheaileron
linkageatthisstage.
3)Slideoffthecanopyasshowninthediagram.First
slidethecanopyforward,releasingthewireattherear
ofthecanopy.Nextmovethecanopybackwardtaking
carenottoscratchthefuselagewiththewire.
Note:
※ Installthecanopyfollowingthisprocedureinreverse.
4)Connect the receiver and battery using the JST
connectoradapterincludedinthekit.
Warning:
※ Donotinsertthebatterydirectlyintothereceiver.
Areverseconnectionwillimmediatelydamagethe
receiver.
5)Inserttheservoconnectorsintothereceiver.From
backtofront,theservoscontrolrudder,leftaileron,
elevatorandrightaileron.
Note:
※ The visibleservoleadlengthgivesahintastothe
servotheleadisconnectedto.Theshortestleadisthe
rudder,thelongestleadistherightaileron.
6)Priortoconnectingtheaileronlinkages,besurethe
aileronservosarecorrectlyconnectedtothereceiver.
Insertthebentpianowirelinkagesintothecontrol
hornouterhole.
7)Adjustthecontrolsurfaceneutrals,travel,mixing,
etcusingthefunctionsinyourtransmitter.Detailed
transmitterprogramingisexplainedontheDLG1page
ontheJRPROPOwebsite.
8)Temporally fit thereceiver andbattery asshown
below.ChecktheCenterofGravity(CG)asdescribedin
(9).Usefoamordoublesidedtapetoholdthereceiver
andbatteryinposition.
Note:
※ Tosaveweight,noreceiverswitchharnessisused.
Simply plugin and unplug thebattery at the JST
batteryconnectortoturnthereceiveronandoff.
Donotovertighten!
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JSTbatteryadapter
a b c d
IfusingaJRXG6,XG8,etctransmitter
inglidermode,theservosshouldbe
pluggedintothereceiverasfollows:
Servo Receiverposition
a.Rightaileron → Aileron
b.Elevator → Elevator
c.LeftAileron → Throttle
d.Rudder → Rudder
Battery
JSTbatteryconnector
Receiver
1 2 3

▋Radiosetup
Fordetails,pleasevisitthefollowingwebsite....
http://www.jrpropo.co.jp/english/propo/dmss/xg8_hlg.html
HereyouwillfindashortvideoexplainingradiosetupforyourAirFlow!
▋PriortoFlight
Besuretofullychargethebatteryandbeawareofits
stateofchargeduringflight.
Firstmakeaglidetestbythrowingtheglidergentlyby
holdingthefuselage(notadiscusslaunch).
Adjustthetransmittersothegliderfliescorrectly.Carry
outthesetestsoversoftgroundsuchasagrassfieldto
avoiddamagingtheglider.
▋RepairandService
Forrepairandquestions,pleasecontactyourlocal
dealerorJRdistributorinyourcountry.
【RepairpartsList】
󱾀No.30002 Complete f uselage with hori zonta l
stabilizerandlinkage(noservos)
󱾀No.30003 Mainwingsetincludingcarbonpegand
carbonreinforcementplate
󱾀No.30004 Horizontalstabilizer
󱾀No.30005 Verticalstabilizer
󱾀No.30006 Mainwingfixingbolts
󱾀No.30007 Canopy(canopywithpianowire)
󱾀No.30008 JSTbatteryconnector
󱾀No.30009 JRDLG1AIRFLOWdecal
󱾀No.00216 DS319HVservo
※ Parts such as “piano wire” for linkages can be
purchasedatahobbyshop.
Specifications
 Recommendedequipment
┃Radiosystem(XG6orequivalent)
┃Receiverbattery(2cellLi-Po/180mA）
Construction
AdditionalItemsRequired
┃Length：820㎜
┃WingSpan：1000㎜
┃FlyingWeight：155-165g
┃
OperationVoltage ：6.0-8.5V
┃Wing：GFRP+CFRP&formcoreusingtheMIC
 (metalmoldedinnercore)method
┃Fuselage：GFRP
┃TailBoom：CFRP
┃Tail：Filmcoveredbalsa
Thisproductandthecontentsoftheseinstructionsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
9)SettheCGasshownbelow.Itshouldbe70mmfrom
theleadingedgeofthewing.Adjustmentcanbemade
bymoving thebattery,receiver, or theadditionof
ballastweight(leadfishingweight,etc).
10)AttachtheJRstickers.Weusedthelocationsshown
below.
CG
70mm