arf MINIMOA GLIDER User manual

SPECIFICATION
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Wingspan : 3,400 mm 133.86 in.
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Length : 1,465 mm 57.68 in.
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Weight : 3,6 kg 7.92 Lbs.
Parts listing required (not included).
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Radio : 05 channels.
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Servo : 05 servos
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Mini servo : 
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02 Servos
Instruction Manual book
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MINIMOA - Item code: BH88. INSTRUCTION MANUAL
This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this
manualthoroughlybeforestartingassemblyofyour MINIMOA.Usethepartslistingbelowtoidentify
all parts.
WARNING.
Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it is
capable of causing injury to people or property. WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOU
ASSUME ALL RISK & RESPONSIBILITY.
IfyouareinexperiencedwithbasicR/CflightwestronglyrecommendyoucontactyourR/Csupplier
and join your local R/C Model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of training
proceduresdesignedtohelp thenewpilotonhiswayto successfulR/Cflight.Theywillalsobe able
to advise on any insurance and safety regulations that may apply.
TOOLS & SUPPLIES NEEDED.
Thick cyanoacrylate glue.
30 minute epoxy.
5 minute epoxy.
Hand or electric drill.
Assorted drill bits.
Modellingknife.
Straight edge ruler.
2mm ball driver.
Phillips head screwdriver.
220 grit sandpaper.
90° square or builder’s triangle.
Wire cutters.
Masking tape & T-pins.
Thread-lock.
Paper towels.
Some more parts.
HARDWAREPACK
Landinggear.....
Toavoid scratching yournew airplane,do not
unwrap the pieces until they are needed for
assembly. Cover your workbench with an old
towel or brown paper, both to protect the air-
craftand toprotect thetable.Keepacoupleof
jars or bowls handy to hold the small parts af-
ter you open the bag.
Pleasetrialfitall theparts.Makesureyouhave
the correct parts and that they fit and are
alignedproperly beforegluing!Thiswillassure
properassembly.MINIMOAARFishand made
from natural materials, every plane is unique
andminor adjustmentsmayhave tobe made.
However, you should find the fit superior and
assembly simple.
The painted and plastic parts used in this kit
are fuel proof. However, they are not tolerant
of many harsh chemicals including the follow-
ing:paintthinner,C/Aglueaccelerator,C/Aglue
debonderandacetone. Donotletthesechemi-
cals come in contact with the colors on the
covering and the plastic parts.
PARTS LISTING.
FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
(1) Fuselage.
WING ASSEMBLY
(1) Right wing half with pre-installed
aileron.
(1) Left wing half with pre-installed
aileron.
Tail section assembly
(1) Vertical stabilizer with pre-
installedrudder.
(1) Horizontal stabilizer with pre-
installedelevator halves.
SUGGESTION.
NOTE.

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SAFETY PRECAUTION.
B. Wing panel.
A1.Canopy. D . Horizontal stabilizer.
F.Aluminium tube wing.
E.Verticalstabilizer.
A2. fuselage top hatch.
A3.Pilot.
C. Fuselage.
REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
+ This is not a toy
+ Be sure that no other flyers are using your
radio frequency.
+ Wear safety glasses.
+ Keep loose clothing and wires away from
thepropeller.
+ Do not start the motor if people are
near. Do not stand in line with the side
of the propeller.
+ Makemotor adjustmentsfrom behind
the propeller only. Do not reach around
thespinningpropeller.
REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
1.Engine mount ply of wood.
2. Plastic parts for elevator and
rudder pushrod. 4. Plastic for tail fuselage.
3. Plastic parts for fuselage
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2
3x15mm
1.
3.
D. C.
B.
E.
B.
A1.
A2. A3. F.

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4) Drill 1,6mm pilot holes through the block
of wood for each of the four mounting screws
provided with the servo.
2) Using a modeling knife, remove the cov-
ering at possition show below.
Bottom side
Aileron
Temporary pin to
keep hinge centered.
1) Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servos.
1.INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS.
I. AILERON.
Assemble then apply drops of thin
C/A to center of hinge,on both sides.
Cutthecovering
awayfrom theslot.
Bottom side.
3) Using the thread as a guide and using
masking tape, tape the servo lead to the end
of the thread: carefully pull the thread out.
When you have pulled the servo lead out, re-
move the masking tape and the servo lead
from the thread.
Remove
covering
Bottom side
Aileron

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5. Instal servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
thread
Electric wire
2x10mm.
Secure
Installaileroncontrolhornassame
aspicturebelow.
Controlhornof Aileron
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
INSTALLING THEAILERONCONTROLHORN.
A+B Epoxy
PLUSglue.
Controlhorn of
Aileron
Installing the aileron linkages as pictures
below.
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
Secure
M2 lock nut.
100mm

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3. Plug the aileron servo into the receiver
andcentertheservo. Installtheservo armonto
the servo. The servo arm should be perpen-
dicular to the servo and point toward the mid-
dle of the wing.
1.Workingwith the aileron linkage fornow,
thread one clevis onto one of the threaded
wires.
2. Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the
control horn. Install a silicone tube on the
clevis.
Bend
6.Insert the90degree bend down through
the hole in the servo arm. Install one nylon
snap keeper over the wire to secure it to the
arm. Installthe servoarm retainingscrew and
remove the masking tape from the aileron.
4. Locate one nylon servo arm, and using
wire cutters,remove all but one of the arms.
Using a 2mm drill bit, enlarge the third hole
out from the center of the arm to accommo-
date the aileron pushrod wire.
5. Using pliers, carefully make a 90 degree
bend down at the mark made. Cut off the ex-
cess wire, leaving about 4mm beyond the
bend.
M2locknut.
M2clevis. Snapkeeper.
Cut.
Bottom side

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Secure
Bottom side
4x12mm
INSTALLING ELECTRIC SPOILERS.
NOT INCLUDED:
Top side
Remove
covering
Bottom side

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Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
See pictures below:
INSTALLING ELECTRIC MOTOR.
Secure.
3x15mm
Drill a hole
3.8mm diameter.

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Secure.
Secure.
2. Mount the servo to the tray using the
mountingscrews providedwithyourradiosys-
tem.
1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
colletsintothe elevatorservo.Testfitthe servo
into the servo tray.
ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.
SERVO INSTALLATION.
Secure.
INSTALLING PROPELLER (NOTINCLUDED).
Front view.

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Horizontalstabilize installation .
See picture below.
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
INSTALLATION.
Cutthecovering
awayfrom theslot.
Elevator
servo.
Assemble then apply drops of thin
C/A to center of hinge,on both sides.
Temporary pin to
keep hinge centered.
4x mm

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Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
Control horn of elevator.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Secure
Top side.
Bottom side.
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue.
 Elevatorpushrod installas sameas theway
of aileron pushrod.
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
Elevator
control horn.
M2 lock nut. M2

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Rudder servo install as same as method of
elevator servo. See picture below:
Elevator
pushrod
VERTICAL INSTALLATION.
Cut.
bend 90
deagree.
Secure.
Cut.
Cutthecovering
awayfrom theslot.

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Temporary pin to
keep hinge centered.
Assemble then apply drops of thin
C/A to center of hinge,on both sides.
Top side
Rudder control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
ControlhornofRudder.
RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
A+BEpoxy
PLUS glue.
RUDDER PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
 Rudder pushrod install as same as the way
of aileron pushrod.
Control horn
Rudder
M2 lock nut M2
Bottom side.

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Rudder pushrod.
Elevatorpushrod
RudderPushrod
Plastic parts of elevator pushrod
and rudder pushrod.
RudderPushrod
Topside.

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C/Aglue
Bottom side.
Cut. C/Aglue
Cut.
Cut

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1. Plug the servo leads and the switch
leadinto the receiver. You may want to plug
anaileronextensioninto the receiver to make
plugging in the aileron servo lead easier
when you are installing the wing . Plug the
battery pack lead into the switch.
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2. Wrap the receiver and battery pack in
the protective foam to protect them from vi-
bration.Use arubberbandormasking tapeto
hold the foam in place.
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3. Position the battery pack and receiver
behindthe fueltank. Use twotiewrapstohold
the battery and receiver securely in place as
pictures below
Donot permanentlysecure thereceiverand
battery until after balancing the model.
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4. Usinga2mmdrillbit, drilla holethrough
the side of the fuselage, near the receiver, for
the antenna to exit.
C/Aglue
INSTALLING THE RECEIVERANDBATTERY.
Receiver
Locatethealuminiumwingdihedralbrace.
*** Test fit the aluminium tube dihedral brace
into each wing haft. The brace should slide in
easily. If not, use 220 grit sand around the
edges and ends of the brace until it fits prop-
erly.
WINGATTACHMENT.
Aluminium tube 12 mm
480mm

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left wing.
Right wing.
Secure.
Secure.
INSTALLING THE COCKPIT.

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Top side.
See picture wing attach to fuselage.
Installing thefuselage hatchas sameaspic-
ture below.
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
Epoxy glue.
Epoxy
glue.
C/Aglue

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1) It is critical that your airplane be bal-
anced correctly. Improper balance will cause
your plane to lose control and crash.
THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED
105MM BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE WING.
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2)Mountthewingto thefuselage. Usinga
coupleof piecesofmaskingtape,placethem
onthe topsideofthewing105mm backfrom
the leading edge, at the fuselage sides.
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3. Turn the airplane upside down. Place
your fingers on the masking tape and care-
fully lift the plane .
BALANCING.
Accuratelymark thebalancepoint onthe top
ofthe wingon bothsidesof thefuselage. The
balance point is located 105mm back from
theleadingedge.Thisis thebalance pointat
whichyourmodel shouldbalanceforyourfirst
flights. Later, you may wish to experiment by
shifting the balance up to 10mm forward or
back to change the flying characteristics.
Movingthe balanceforward mayimprovethe
smoothness and arrow- like tracking, but it
may then require more speed for take off
and make it more difficult to slow down for
landing. Moving the balance aft makes the
model more agile with a lighter and snappier
”feel”. In any case, please start at the loca-
tion we recommend .
 With the wing attached to the fuselage, all
partsof themodel installed( readyto fly),and
empty fuel tanks, hold the model at the
markedbalance pointwith thestabilizer level.
Lift the model. If the tail drops when you
lift, the model is “tail heavy” and you must
add weigh* to the nose. If the nose drops, it
is “nose heavy” and you must add weight* to
the tail to balance.
*Ifpossible, firstattempttobalancethe model
by changing the position of the receiver bat-
tery and receiver. If you are unable to obtain
goodbalanceby doingso,then itwillbe nec-
essary to add weight to the nose or tail to
achieve the proper balance point.
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CONTROL THROWS.
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1) We highly recommend setting up a
plane using the control throws listed.
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2) The control throws should be meas-
ured at the widest point of each control sur-
face.
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3) Check to be sure the control surfaces
move in the correct directions.
Flap : 30mm down
Ailerons : 25mm up 25mm down
Elevator : 25mm up 25 mm down
Rudder : 45mm right 45mm left
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25
25
25
45
45
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