Alien Aircraft Corp Hornet K-107 User manual

Alien AircraftCorp.
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Hornet
KIT#K-107
WARRANTY
AlienAircraftCorp.guaranteesthiskit tobefree fromdefectsinbothmaterialand workmanshipat thedate ofpurchase.Thiswarrantydoesnot
coveranycomponentpartsdamagedby useormodification.Innocaseshall AlienAircraftCorp.s’liabilityexceedtheoriginal costofthepurchased
kit.Further,AlienAircraftCorp.reservestherighttochangeormodifythiswarrantywithoutnotice.Thequalityandflyabilityofyourfinished
model dependsonhowyou buildit; therefore,we cannotinanywayguaranteetheperformanceofyourcompletedmodel,andnorepresentationsare
expressedorimpliedastotheperformance orsafetyofyourcompletedmodel.
In that AlienAircraftCorp.hasnocontroloverthefinal assemblyormaterial usedforfinal assembly,noliabilityshall beassumednoracceptedfor
anydamageresultingfromtheusebytheuserofthefinal user-assembledproduct.Bytheact ofusingtheuser-assembledproduct,theuseraccepts
all resultingliability.Ifthebuyerisnotpreparedtoaccepttheliabilityassociatedwiththeuseofthisproduct,thebuyerisadvisedtoreturnthiskit
immediatelyinnewandunusedconditiontotheplace ofpurchase.
WARNING!!!
Failuretofollowthesesafetyprecautionsmayresult insevereinjurytoyourselfandothers.
Usesafetyglasseswhenrunningthemotor.Donotrun themotorinanarea ofloosegravel orsand;thepropellermaythrowsuchmaterialinyour
face oreyes. Keepyourfaceandbodyaswell asall spectatorsawayfromtheplaneofrotation ofthepropellerasyourunthemotor.Keepthese
itemsawayfromtheprop:looseclothing,shirtsleeves, ties,scarfs, longhairorlooseobjectssuchaspencilsorscrewdriversthatmayfall outof
shirtorjacket pocketsintotheprop.AlwaysremovetheLiPobatteryfromtheplanebeforecharging.AlwaysuseachargerdesignedtochargeLiPo
batteriesforcharging theLiPoflightbattery.NeverleavetheLiPobatteryunattendedwhile charging.If thebatterybecomesmorethanjustwarm,
discontinuecharging.
AssemblyInstructions
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Notesaboutthelasercutparts
1...Thefirstthingthatyouneedto doisto identify andmark the partnumbersonthelasercutpartsusingthe drawingsonthe
followingpagesasaguide.
2...Itispossible that several ofthelasercutpartsmaynotbecompletelycutthrough.If thisisthecaseyoucanfree thepartfromthesheet
quicklyusing anX-actoknife.
3...Theslightdiscoloration on theedgesof thelasercutpartsmayberemovedby lightlysandingtheedgeswith400 grit sandpaper.
KitContents:
Yourkit containsthefollowingparts.Pleasecheckyour kitfor anymissingordamagedpartsbeforestarting construction.
WoodBag:
Qty...........Name.............................Description
1............LC-107-01.........................1/16”X4”X24”LaserCutBALSA
1............LC-107-02.........................1/16”X4”X24”LaserCutBALSA
1............LC-107-03.........................1/16”X4”X24”LaserCutBALSA
1............LC-107-04.........................1/16”X4”X24”LaserCutBALSA
1............LC-107-05.........................3/32”X4”X24”LaserCutBALSA
1............LC-107-06.........................1/16”X3”X12”LaserCutBALSA(Maybe1/32”x3”x12”)
1............LC-107-07.........................3/32”X4”X12”LaserCutBALSA
1............LC-107-08.........................3mmX3”X12””LaserCutPOPLARPLY
1............LC-107-09.........................1/16X3”X6”LaserCut BirchPLY
4............MainWingSpars....................3/32”X3/16”X18”BALSA
4............WingTrailingEdges..................1/16”X1/2”X18”BALSA
2............WingLeadingEdges..................1/4”sq.X18”BALSA
8............StringerSpars.......................3/32”X3/32”X18”BALSA
1............LandingGearWire...................1/16”X15”MUSICWIRE
2............Ailerons...........................1/8”LaserCutBalsa
HardwareBag
Qty...........Name.............................Description
4............BlindNuts.........................4-40BlindNuts
1............1/8”x3”BirchDowel................ElevatorJoiner
8............WingCenterSection Sheet.............1/32”X11/2”X3”BALSA
2............3/32”sq.x2”Balsa..................FormerBrace
2............1/16” WheelRetainer.................WheelRetainers
4............ControlHorn........................ControlHorns
3............SigEZHinge.......................Hinges
Misc.LooseParts
Qty...........Name.............................Description
1............K-107PLAN A
1............K-107PLAN B
AdditionalItemsRequired (Not Included inKit)
Note: Thesearepartsthatwehaveusedand arefamiliarwith.Therearemanyotherbrandsavailableandyou maysubstituteotheritemsthatyouaremore
.............comfortablewithorhaveonhand.
Qty.........Name.........................Description
1...........Motor..........................HimaxHC2808-1160BrushlessMotor(AlienAircraft P/N: AE-018)
1...........SpeedControl...................
CastleCreationThunderbird-18ElectronicSpeedControl(AlienAircraft P/N: AE-019)
withconnectorsmatchingmotor&battery
2...........Tail Pushrods....................DubroMicroPushrodSet(AlienAircraftP/N: AH-001)
2...........AileronPushrods.................AlienAircraft "2”x10”PushrodSet(AlienAircraftP/N: AH-003)
1...........Propeller.......................APC7X4SFPropeller(AlienAircraft P/N:AE-023)
2...........Wheels........................1.85"AluminumBushingWheels(AlienAircraft P/N: AH-009)
1...........Velcro.........................6"Velcro(AlienAircraft P/N: AE-012)
1...........MotorMountHardware............2808MotorMountHardware(AlienAircraft P/N: AE-022)
1...........Battery........................3Cell1250MahLipoBattery
1...........CoveringMaterial................1Roll LightWeightCoveringMaterialPlusTrimColors
1...........Radio.........................4ChannelRadiowith4microservos&Receiver
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BuildingInstructions:
GeneralNote:Covertheplanswithwaxpaper before assembling yourmodeltopreventthepartsfromsticking to
theplan.
BuildingtheTailSurfaces:
1...GlueR-1and R-2together.GlueR-3and R-4together.Sand the
outsideedgesround. Leavethefuselageedgessquare.
BevelthefrontedgeofR-5asshownon theplan, and sand theother
edgesround.
Markthehingelocations and cutthehingeslots. Temporarilyinstall
thehingeswithoutglue.
2...GluetheS-2’stoS-1. Sand oneofthe1/8”x3”dowelsto3/32”
diameter.Jointheelevators(S-3)using thisdowel.Usethestabilizer
asaguide.Trimthedowelifrequiredtoachievetheproper length.
BevelthefrontedgeoftheS-3’sasshownon theplan, and sand the
otheredgesround.
Sand thefrontand ends ofthestabilizer round. Leavethebackedge
square.
Markthehingelocations and cutthehingeslots. Temporarilyinstall thehingeswithoutglue.
BuildingtheFuselage:
3...GluetheF-2doublerstotheinsideoftheF-1R&F-1Lfuselage
sides. Besuretomakearighthand and alefthand side.
Note:Thephotos showalightning holeinthefuselagesides(looks
likewindowsinthecockpit area).Thishasbeeneliminatedfromthe
production kits. Pleasedisreguardit intheassemblyphotos thatfol-
low.
4...Press thefour4-40 blind nutsintothebackofthefirewall (F-7).
Useasmalldrop ofthinC/Atosecuretheminplace.
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5...LightlytackglueformersF-3,F-4, F-5and F-6intoposition on the
rightfuselageside.Useasmallsquaretoposition theseparts90
degreestothefuselageside.
6...Placetheleftfuselagesideintoposition and squareup thefuselage.
Gluetheleftfuselagetotheformers. Makesure thatthefuselageis
squareand completelygluetheformerstothefuselagesides.
7...Gluethefirewall(F-7)intoposition making surethefrontofthe
fuselageisnottwisted.
8...GlueF-8intoposition on thetop frontofthefuselage.
9...Bend thelanding gear wiretoshapeusing thepatternon theplan.
Leavetheaxleslong until you mountthewheels.
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