Black Horce Model Minimoa Owner's manual

SPECIFICATION
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Wingspan : 3,400 mm 133.86 in.
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Length : 1,450 mm 57.09 in.
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Weight : 3,0 kg 6.6 Lbs.
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Radio : 05 channels.
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Servo : 05 servos
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Mini servo : 02 Servos
Instruction Manual book
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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
COWLING.
Landinggear.....
Toavoid scratching yournew airplane,donot
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.MINIMOAARF ishand 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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+ This is not a toy
+ Be sure that no other flyers are using your
radio frequency.
+ Do not smoke near fuel
+ Store fuel in a cool, dry place, away from
children and pets.
+ Wear safety glasses.
+Theglowplug clipmustbesecurely attached
to the glow plug.
SAFETY PRECAUTION.
REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
B. Wing panel.
A1.Canopy.
D . Horizon stabilizer.
F. Carbon tube.
E.Vertical stabilizer.
A2. Pilot window.
A3.Pilot.
+ Do not flip the propeller with your fingers.
+ Keep loose clothing and wires away from
thepropeller.
+ Do not start the engine if people are near.
Donot standinlinewiththesideof thepropel-
ler.
+ Make engine adjustments from behind the
propeller only. Do not reach around the spin-
ningpropeller.
C. Fuselage.
D. C.
B.
E.
F.
B.
A1.
A2. A3.
REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
2. Plastic parts for elevator pushrod
and rudder pushrod.
B. Accessories of wood box.
1.Servo trays.
3. Plastic for tail fuselage.
4. Plastic parts for fuselage
A. Accessories of airplane
2.
1.
3.
4.
Wheels.
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A

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 2)Usinga modelingknife, removethecov-
ering at possition show below.
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
 1) Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servos.
1.INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS.
I. AILERON.
Bottom side
Aileron
C/Aglue
Bottom side
Aileron

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 4)Drill 1,6mmpilot holesthrough theblock
of wood for each of the four mounting screws
provided with the servo.
 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.
 5. Instal servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
Secure
Remove
covering
thread
Electric wire
Secure
Bottom side
2.INSTALLING THE AILERON CONTROL HORN.
3mm x 40mm.
Nilon control clasp.
M3 lock nut.
2x10mm.

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Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Installing the aileron linkages as pictures
below.
650mm
M2 lock nut
3.INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
Top side

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C/Aglue
C/Aglue
Servo tray.
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
Top side

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C/Aglue
Connector.
Connector.
3x10mm.
Secure.
Secure.
Bottom side.

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C/Aglue
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
 2. Mount the servo to the tray using the
mountingscrews providedwithyourradiosys-
tem.
 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
colletsintothe elevatorservo.Testfit theservo
into the servo tray.
ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.
SERVO INSTALLATION.
See pictures below:
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Bottom side
Elevator servo.

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C/Aglue
C/Aglue
4 x 40mm
Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN
PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
3mm x 40mm.
M3 lock nut.
Nilon control clasp.
Secure.
Bottom side

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Secure.
Secure.
Elevator
pushrod
Elevator
pushrod
Secure.
Elevatorpushrodinstallassameastheway
of aileron pushrod.
M2 lock nut.
M2
Elevator
control horn.
Elevator servo.
Elevator pushrod
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.

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C/Aglue
Rudder servo install as same as method of
elevator servo. See picture below:
VERTICAL INSTALLATION.
 Usinga modelingknife cutawaythecover-
ing from the end of fuselage for the rudder
hinge.
C/Aglue
Hingeslot.
Hingeslot.
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
Rudderservo.

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RUDDER PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
Rudder pushrod install as same as the way
of aileron pushrod.
RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Rudder control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
ControlhornofRudder.
3mm x 40mm.
Nilon control clasp.
M3 lock nut.
Rudder
pushrod
Elevator
pushrod Elevator
pushrod
Rudder
pushrod
Rudder pushrod .

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Elevatorservo
Rudderservo
Throttleservo
SERVO INSTALLATION.
 1) Cut outtheswitchholeusing amodeling
knife. Use a 2mm drill bit and drill out the two
mounting holes through the fuselage side.
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2) Secure the switch in place using the
two machine screws provided with the radio
system.
INSTALLING THE SWITCH.
switch
 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
INSTALLING THE RECEIVERAND BATTERY.
Donot permanentlysecurethe receiverand
battery until after balancing the model.
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4. Using a2mm drillbit, drilla holethrough
the side of the fuselage, near the receiver, for
the antenna to exit.
Tie wrap.
battery

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See picture wing attach to fuselage.
Installingthe fuselagehatchas sameas pic-
ture below.
Locate the carbon tube wing dihedral brace.
*** Test fit the carbon tube dihedral brace into
eachwinghaft. Thebrace shouldslide ineas-
ily. If not, use 220 grit sand around the edges
and ends of the brace until it fits properly.
WINGATTACHMENT.
Wing bolt.
Receiver
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
Right wing.
Wingbolt
Right wing.

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Secure.
Right wing.
Cut.
Plastic parts of rudder and
elevator pushrod.
C/Aglue.
Cut.
C/Aglue

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Top side.
Cut.
C/Aglue
CANOPYAND PILOT.
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
110MM BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE WING.
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2) Mountthe wingto thefuselage. Usinga
coupleof piecesofmaskingtape,placethem
onthetopsideof thewing 110 mmbackfrom
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 110mm 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 .
Top side.
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
C/Aglue

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PRE-FLIGHT CHECK.
 1) Completely charge your transmitter and
receiver batteries before your first day of fly-
ing.
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2) Check every bolt and every glue joint in
your plane to ensure that everything is tight
and well bonded.
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3) Double check the balance of the
airplane.
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6) Properly balance the propeller.
We wish you many safe and enjoyable
flights with your MINIMOA.
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4) Check the control surface.
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5) Check the receiver antenna . It should
be fully extended and not coiled up inside the
fuselage.
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.
CONTROL THROWS.
 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
25
25
25
25
45
45
30
Aileroncontrol
Flap

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Accessories of wood box.
Epoxy glue.
Epoxy glue.
C/Aglue
C/Aglue