Alien Aircraft Corp K-308 User manual

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F4U-4Corsair KIT#K-308
WARRANTY
AlienAircraftCorp. guaranteesthiskitto befreefromdefectsin bothmaterialandworkmanship atthedateofpurchase.Thiswarranty doesnot
coverany componentpartsdamaged by useormodification. In no caseshallAlienAircraftCorp.s’liabilityexceed theoriginalcostofthepurchased
kit.Further,AlienAircraftCorp. reservestherightto changeormodify thiswarrantywithoutnotice.Thequality and flyability ofyourfinished
modeldependson howyou buildit;therefore,wecannotin any wayguaranteetheperformance ofyourcompleted model, and no representationsare
expressed orimpliedastotheperformanceorsafety ofyourcompletedmodel.
In thatAlienAircraftCorp.hasnocontroloverthefinalassembly ormaterialused forfinalassembly, no liabilityshallbeassumed noracceptedfor
any damageresulting fromtheusebytheuserofthefinaluser-assembled product. Bytheactofusing theuser-assembledproduct,theuseraccepts
allresulting liability. Ifthebuyerisnotprepared to accepttheliabilityassociatedwith theuseofthisproduct,thebuyerisadvised to returnthiskit
immediately innewand unusedconditiontotheplaceofpurchase.
WARNING!!!
Failuretofollowthesesafetyprecautionsmay resultin severeinjury toyourselfand others.
Usesafetyglasseswhen running themotor.Donotrun themotorin an areaofloosegravelorsand;thepropellermay throwsuch materialinyour
face oreyes. Keep yourface and body aswellasallspectatorsawayfromtheplaneofrotation ofthepropellerasyourun themotor.Keep these
itemsaway fromtheprop:looseclothing, shirtsleeves,ties, scarfs,long hairorlooseobjectssuch aspencilsorscrewdriversthatmayfalloutof
shirtorjacketpocketsinto theprop. AlwaysremovetheLiPo batteryfromtheplanebeforecharging.Alwaysuseachargerdesigned tochargeLiPo
batteriesforchargingtheLiPo flightbattery.NeverleavetheLiPo batteryunattended whilecharging. Ifthebattery becomesmorethanjustwarm,
discontinuecharging.
AssemblyInstructions
TM
©2012AlienAircraftCorp
DesignedbyTomHerr
NOTE: 3bladed prop isfordisplay
only.UseAPC9X3.8SFPropeller
while operating model.

Notesaboutthelasercutparts
1...Thefirstthingthatyouneedtodoistoidentifyand markthepartnumbersonthelasercutpartsusingthedrawingsonthefollowingpagesasaguide.
2...Itispossiblethatseveralofthelasercutpartsmaynotbecompletelycutthrough.Ifthisisthecaseyou canfreethepartfromthesheetquicklyusinganX-actoknife.
3...Theslightdiscolorationontheedgesofthelasercutpartsmayberemovedbylightlysandingtheedgeswith400 gritsandpaper.
KitContents:
Yourkitcontainsthefollowing parts.Pleasecheckyourkitforanymissingordamagedpartsbeforestartingconstruction.
WoodBag:
Qty.... ....Name. .... ............ .... .Description
1..... ....LC-308-01. ............ .... .1/16”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1...... ....LC-308-02. ............ .... .1/16”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1...... ....LC-308-03. ............ .... .1/16”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-04. ............ .... .3/32”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1...... ....LC-308-05. ............ .... .3/32”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-06. ............ .... .3/32”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-07. ............ .... .1/8”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1...... ....LC-308-08. ............ .... .1/8”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-09. ............ .... .1/8”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-10. ............ .... .1/8”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1...... ....LC-308-11.. ............ .... .1/8”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-12. ............ .... .1/8”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-13. ............ .... .1/8”X4”X24”LaserCutBalsa
1...... ....LC-308-14. ............ .... .3mm X4”X24”” LaserCutPoplarPly
1...... ....LC-308-15. ............ .... .3mm X4”X24”” LaserCutPoplarPly
1..... ....LC-308-16. ............ .... .3/32”X4”X12”LaserCutBalsa
1..... ....LC-308-17. ............ .... .1/16”X3”X12”LaserCutBirchPly
1...... ....LC-308-18. ............ .... .1/16”X3”X12”LaserCutBirchPly
1...... ....LC-308-19. ............ .... .1/32”X3”X12”LaserCutBirchPly
3..... ....WingSheet. ............ .... .1/16”X3”X12”Balsa
1...... ....K-308PLAN A
1...... ....K-308PLAN B
8...... ....MainWingSpars......... .... .3/32”X1/4”X12”Balsa
4...... ....WingLeadingEdges...... .... .1/4”sq. X12”Balsa
14 ..... ....FuselageStringers........ .... .1/8”sq. X36”Balsa
12 ..... ....StringerSpars........... .... .3/32”sq.X24”Balsa
5...... ....TrailingEdge........... .... .1/16”x3/4”x18”Balsa
HardwareBag
Qty.... ....Name. .... ............ .... .Description
4...... ....BlindNuts.. ............ .... .4-40BlindNuts
1..... ....ElevatorJoiner.......... .... .1/8”x3”BirchDowel
4...... ....ControlHorn............ .... .ControlHorns
4...... ....C/AHinges. ............ .... .Hinges
18 ..... ....AileronServo &L/GScrews.... .#2X1/2”SheetMetalScrews
1...... ....TailwheelReinforcement... .... .1”X11/2”Nylon Tape
1...... ....Tail WheelWire......... .... .1/16”x8”Tail WheelWire
2...... ....LandingGearBlocks...... .... .3/8”HardwoodBlocks
1...... ....WingDowel............ .... .3/16”X11/2”Dowel
1...... ....TailwheelRetainer....... .... .NylonWheelRetainer
1...... ....WingAttach............ .... .8-32Nylon Screw
1...... ....WingAttach............ .... .8-32BlindNut
1...... ....Tail WheelWireBearing... .... .1/16”x.3”AluminumTube
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KitContents:
Yourkitcontainsthefollowing parts.Pleasecheckyourkitforanymissingordamagedpartsbeforestartingconstruction.
Misc.LooseParts
Qty.... ....Name. .... ............ .... .Description
2...... ....K-308DecalSheet
1...... ....K-308PlasticCanopy
2...... ....K-308MainLandingGear
AdditionalItemsRequired(NotIncludedinKit)
Note:Thesearepartsthatwehaveusedand arefamiliarwith.Therearemanyotherbrandsavailableandyoumaysubstituteother
itemsthatyouaremorecomfortablewithorhaveon hand.
Qty.... ....Name. .... ............ .... .Description
1...... ....Motor. .... ............ .... .HimaxHC2816-0890Brushless Motor(AlienAircraftP/N:AE-035)
1...... ....SpeedControl........... .... .CastleCreationThunderbird-18ElectronicSpeedControl
(AlienAircraftP/N:AE-019)withconnectorsmatchingmotor&battery
1...... ....BatteryConnector........ .... .MaleDeansUltraconnector(AlienAircraftP/N:AE-027)
1...... ....HeatShrinkTube........ .... .3/16”HeatShrinkTube(AlienAircraftP/N:AE-029)
2...... ....Tail Pushrods........... .... .DubroMicroPushrodSet(AlienAircraftP/N:AH-001)
2...... ....AileronPushrods......... .... .AlienAircraft5”pushrod set(AlienAircraftP/N:AH-012)
1...... ....Propeller... ............ .... .APC9X3.8SF Propeller(AlienAircraftP/N:AE-036)
1...... ....Velcro. .... ............ .... .6"Velcro(AlienAircraftP/N:AE-012)
4...... ....2816-0890MotorMountScrews. .4-40X1/2”MachineScrews (AlienAircraftP/N:AE-037)
2...... ....MainWheels............ .... .DuBro21/2”SuperLiteLiteWheels(DuBro#250SL)
1...... ....Tail Wheel.. ............ .... .DuBro1”MiniLiteWheel(DuBro#100MW)
2...... ....WheelCollars........... .... .DuBro3/32”WheelCollars(P/N:#138)
1...... ....Battery.... ............ .... .3Cell1250Mahto1800mAh20CLipo Battery
1...... ....CoveringMaterial........ .... .LightWeightCoveringMaterialPlusTrimColors
1...... ....Radio. .... ............ .... .4ChannelRadiowith4microservos&Receiver
withone“Y”connectorandservoextensionsifrequired.
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NOTE: 3bladed prop isfordisplay
only.UseAPC9X3.8SFPropeller
while operating model.

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BuildingInstructions:
GeneralNote:Covertheplanswithwaxpaperbeforeassemblingyourmodeltopreventthepartsfromstickingto
theplan.
BuildingtheTail Surfaces:
1...GlueR-2andR-3together. BevelthefrontedgeofR-3asshown
ontheplan,andsandtheotheredgesround.
MarkthehingelocationsandcutthehingeslotsinR-1andR-3.
Temporarilyinstall thehingeswithoutglue.Sandthefrontedgeof
R-1&R-2round.Leavetheotheredgessquare.
Drill a1/16”holeinthefrontoftherudderforthetail wheelwire.It
shouldbelocatedatthelocationshownontheplan.
2...Tightlywrapandgluethe1”nylontapereinforcementintoposition
aroundthefrontofR-3.Trimanyexcess andsandthetapesmooth.
3...Jointheelevators(S-2)usingthe1/8”x3”dowel.Usethestabi-
lizerasaguide.BevelthefrontedgeoftheS-2’sasshownonthe
plan,andsandtheotheredgesround.
Sandthefrontandendsofthestabilizer(S-1)round. Leavetheback
edgesquare.
Markthehingelocationsandcutthehingeslots.Temporarilyinstall
thehingeswithoutglue.
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BuildingtheFuselage:
4...MakethetwomasterstringersbygluingtheF-1’sandF-2’stogetheroverthedrawingontheplan.
5...PinkeelpiecesF-3-F-6intopositiononthefuselageplanasshownandgluethemtogether.
6...GlueF-4AontoF-4asshown.
7...Place formersF-7thruF-20intoposition.BesureyouuseF-9Lfortheleftside.All otherformersarethesame
fortheleftandrightsides. Theseformersshouldbe90degreestothebuildingboard.Whenproperlypositioned,
gluetheminplace.PinthebottomofF-11,F-12,F-13andthetopofF-14securelyinpositionontheplan.Someof
theformershaveasmall “X”onthem.Thismarksthetopsothatyoudonotglueanyoftheformersonupside
down.
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8...Place F-1/F-2masterstringerintopositionontheformers.Workingfromthebacktothefront,glueit tothefor-
mers.Makesureall oftheformersmaintaina90degree angletothebuildingboard.
9...Gluethe1/8”sq.stringerinplace immediatelyabovethemasterstringer.ItextendsfromF-19attherearandfor
-
wardtoF-7.Youcanleavethefrontendlong,tobecutofflater.
10..TrimataperonF-21Lasshown.Theangleextends
fromthemarkedlineandtaperstoapointatthebackedge.
11...Place F-21Lintopositiononthefuselageasshownwith
thetaperdown.Thefrontendfitsinthenotchandisflush
withthefrontofF-19.Whenproperlypositioned,glueF-
21L
inplace.
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12...Moistenbothsidesofthefronthalfof
F-22withanammoniabasedglasscleaner
suchasWindexandallowit tosit forseveral
minutes.Place it intopositiononthefuse-
lage. Workingfromthebacktothefront,
glueF-22securelytotheformers. Bend/roll
thefrontenddownsoit fitstightinthenotch-
esinF-11 andF-10.
12...Placethenext1/8”sq.full lengthstringerintopositiononthefuselagedirectlyabovethepreviousone. Theback
endsinthenotchinF-21.Whenproperlypositioned,gluethestringerinplace.Leavethefrontendlong,extending
pastF-7.
13...Cut,fit andgluethefourlowerfront1/8”sq.
stringersintopositionasshown.Usetheexcess
cutoff fromtheprevioustwo.Cuttheremaining
froma1/8”sq.x36”piece.Leavethefrontends
long,extendingpastF-7.Theywill betrimmed
flushwiththeformerlater.
14...Glueashort1/8”sqstringerbetween
F-13andF-15.Itshouldbelocatedinthebottom
ofthenotchesintheformers.
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15...Cut,fit andgluethetwoupperfront1/8”sq.stringersintopositionbetweenF-13andF-7asshown.Leavethe
frontendslong,extendingpastF-7.Theywill betrimmedflushwiththeformerlater.
16...Cut,fit andgluethethree toprear1/8”sq.stringersintopositionasshown.Thetopstringerendsagainstthe
frontofF-19.Thesecondstringerextendsall thewaybackandisgluedtoF-21andthekeel. Thelowerstringer
endsinthenotchinF-21.
17...Cut,fit andgluethefourlowerrear1/8”sq.stringersintopositionasshown.Thebottomandthirdstringerfrom
thebottomextendall thewaybacktothekeel.Thesecondandtopstringerendagainstthefrontface ofF-19.Then
addtheshortstringerfromthenotchinF-19andendsagainstthefrontofF-20.
18...Removethefuselagefromtheplan.GlueF-4Atotheright
sideofthekeel.
19...GlueF-5AtotherightsideofthekeeljustinfrontofF-19.
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20...Usinga1/16”drill,drill downthrutheslotbetweenthe
F-4A’sthruF-4.Thedrill shouldbecenteredandtight
againstthebackofthefinslot.
21...Cutaslot3/32”wideand3/32”deepintherightsideof
F-5immediatelyinfrontofF-19asshown.
22...Bendthebottomendofthetail wheelwireasshownon
theplan.
23...Slidethe1/16”aluminumtubeontothelongendofthetail wheel
wire.InsertthewireintotheholeinF-4fromthebottom. Pressthe
aluminumtubeintotheslotinF-5.Twistthetail wheelwiretomake
surethatit movesfreely.Makeadjustmentsifthereisanybinding.
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Removethewirecarefullywhileholdingthetubeinplace. Carefully
gluethetubeintopositionmakingsurenottogetglueinsidethetube.
GlueF-5AtotheleftsideofF-5,trappingthetubeinplace.
Whentheglueisdry,temporarilyreplacethewiretotestforproper
movement,thenremovethewire.Usea1/16”drill toclearanyglue
fromthetubeifrequired.
24...PlaceformersF-7thruF-20intopositionontherightsideofthefuselage.Theseformersshouldmatchthe90
degree angleoftheformersontheoppositeside.Whenproperlypositioned,gluetheminplace.Becarefultonot
glueanyformersinupsidedown.
25...Placethemasterstringerintopositionontheformers.Workingfromthebacktothefront,glueittotheformers.
Makesurethattheformersstayat90degreestothekeel.
26...Moistenbothsidesofthefronthalfof
F-22withanammoniabasedglasscleanersuch
asWindexandallowit tosit forseveralminutes.
Place it intopositiononthefuselage.Working
fromthebacktothefront,glueF-22securelyto
theformers.Bend/roll thefrontenddownsoit
fitstightinthenotchesinF-11andF-10.
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27...Gluethe1/8”sq.stringerinplace immediatelyabovethemasterstringer.ItextendsfromF-19attherearfor-
wardtoF-7.Youcanleavethefrontendlong,tobecutofflater.
28...TaperthebackofF-21Randplaceit into
positiononthefuselageasshownwiththe
taperdown.Thefrontendfitsinthenotch
andisflushwiththefrontofF-19.When
properlypositioned, glueF-21R
inplace.
29...Pressfour4-40blindnutsintothebackofF-23. Useasmall
dropofthinC/Atosecuretheminplace.
30...GlueastripofvelcrotothetopofF-25.Besurethefront
edgeanglesbackontherightsideasshown.Thisisbecause
thereisrightthrustinthemotorthatissetbytheangleofthe
firewall.
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31...Assembleandgluethethemotormount/batteryboxas
shownusingpartsF-23,F-24,F-25andF-26L&R.Thefirewall
(F-23)shouldangledownandtotheright. Useseveralsmall
applicationsofthinC/Aglueuntil it stopssoakingintotheply-
wood.
32...Positionthemotormountassemblyinplace onthefrontof
F-9byslidingit intothefuselagefromthefront.Makesurethat
it iscompletelyseatedandglueinplace toF-9andF-10with
severalapplicationsofthinC/Aglueuntilit stopssoakinginto
theplywood.
33...PlaceF-10AonthefrontofF-10.Alignthe3/16”holesin
bothpartswiththewingdowel.Removethedowelandglue
F-10Asecurelyinplace.
34...Fit andgluethe1/8”sq.stringersintoplace asyoudidtheoppositeside.
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35...TrimthetopkeelflushbetweenformersF-13andF-15.TrimthebottomkeelflushbetweenformersF-10and
F-14.Trimthestringersandsandflushwiththeformers.
36...TrimthebottomsfromformersF-11-F-13.Trimthetopfromfor-
merF-14.
37...GluethetwoF-22A’sintopositionontheinsidesoftheF-22’s.
38...Pressthe8-32blindnutintoF-28.Useasmall dropofthin
C/Atosecureit inplace.Theholeisnotcenteredandit doesn’t
matterwhichsideyouplace theblindnutin.
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39...GlueF-28intopositionontopoftheF-22-A’s.
40...GlueF-27intopositiononthetopofthemasterstringers.
41...GluetheF-32receivermountintopositiononformersF-11
andF-12.Itcanbeoneithersideofthefuselage.
42...GluetheF-30cowl
ringstogetherandthen
gluetheringstogether
inastack.
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43...Sandtheinsideofthecowlsmoothandroundthefrontinsidecor-
nerasshown.
44...GluethetwoF-29’s
together.Nowgluethe
F-30’stotheF-29.
45...Gluethecowltothefrontofthefuselage. TheholeinF-29
shouldbealignedwiththeholeinF-7andtheoutsideshouldbeeven.
46......Cutapiece ofscrap1/8”balsasheettofit betweenthetwotop
stringersontherightsideofthefuselageinfrontoffrontofF-19and
glueit inplace.
47...Sandthefuselagesmoothallover.Sandtheoutsidecurveontheoutsideofthecowl.Sandandshapetheback
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BuildingtheWing:
Note:Coverthewingplanwithwaxpapertopreventthepartsfromstickingtotheplan.
BuildingtheCentersection:
Note:thecentersectionisbuilt upsidedown.
48...Gluetwo3/32”x1/4”x18”balsastripstogethertomakethe
3/16”x1/4”mainspar.
Cutapiece ofthisspar5”long. Pinit totheplan.it will belonger
thanneeded, socenterit soanequalamountextendspasteachW-2rib.
49...GluethetwoW-1ribstogether.GluetheW-1A
doublerstoeachsideofthefrontofribW-1
50...PinandglueribW-1intopositiononthebottom
spar90degreestothebuildingboard.
51...Placeshearwebs“A”intopositionandgluetothefrontface of
thespar.
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52...Pintherearbrace “X-1”intopositionoverW-1atthelocation
shownontheplan.Donotgluetotherib.
53...GlueribsW-2intoposition.Theyshouldbetight
againstshearweb“A”andtherearbrace.Theyshouldbe
gluedtothesparandshearwebsbutnottherearbrace.
54...Cutanotherpiece ofthe3/16”x1/4”spar5”long.
Glueit intopositionsoanequalamountextendspasteach
W-2rib.
55...Slidethebottomtrailingedgesheet(W-13)intopositioninthe
slotsinthebackendoftheribs.Theendswill beslightlylongand
extendpasttheW-2ribs.Besurethetrailingedgeisfullyforwardin
thenotchesandglueinplace.
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56...Gluethetoptrailingedgesheet(W-13)intoposition.
57...Gluethe1/4”sq.balsaleadingedgeintoposition.Makesurethat
theleadingedgeiscompletelyseatedinthenotchesinthewingribs.
58...Gluethe3/32”sq.stringersparsintoposition.
59...RemovetheX-1brace.Cutapiecefromoneofthe1/16”x3”x
12”sheets.Usethispiece tosheetthetopwingcentersection.The
sheetshouldbebetweenandflushwiththesparsandthetrailingedge.
60...Finishaddingthetop1/16”centersectionsheetbetweenthe
stringerspars,andbetweentheforwardstringersparandtheleading
edge.
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