Black Horse Model Edge 540-V3 Owner's manual

SPECIFICATION
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Wingspan : 2,080 mm 81.89 in.
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Length :
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Weight : 6.2 kg 13.64 Lbs.
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Radio : 06 channels.
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Servo : 06 servos.
Instruction Manual book
MadeinVietnam.
1,680mm 66.14 in.
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 Engine : 30-35 CC Gas(FUJI IMVAC).

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This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this
manualthoroughlybeforestartingassemblyofyour EDGE540-V330cc.Usethepartslistingbelow
to identify 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 thenewpilotonhis waytosuccessfulR/Cflight.They willalsobeable
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.....
Toavoidscratching 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-
craftandtoprotect the table. Keep a couple of
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
alignedproperlybeforegluing!Thiswillassure
proper assembly. EDGE 540-V3 30cc ARF is
handmadefromnaturalmaterials, everyplane
is unique and minor adjustments may have to
be made. However, you should find the fit su-
perior 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-
installedelevatorhalves.
SUGGESTION.
NOTE.

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Caution: this model is not a toy!
If you are a beginner to this type of powered
model,pleaseaskanexperiencedmodelflyer
forhelpandsupport. If you attempt to operate
themodelwithoutknowingwhatyou are doing
you could easily injure yourself or somebody
else. Please keep your safety and well-being
in mind at all times.
Important: before you start construction
Evenif you have already built a large number
ofRCmodels please read right through these
instructions and check all the kit components
against the parts list. We have taken great
trouble to keep construction as simple as
possible, without making any compromises
in the area of safety.
Note regarding the film covering
Minor creases or bubbles may develop in the
film covering due to major fluctuations in
weather conditions (temperature, humidity
etc.); in rare cases you may even find a slight
warp in a component. These minor faults are
in the nature of film-covered built-up wooden
structures, and can easily be corrected using
a heat gun, as commonly used for modelling.
Creases: Blowwarmairoverthearea
and rub down with a soft
cloth.
When self-tapping screws have to be
screwed into wood, apply a little white
glue to prevent them shaking loose: just
squirt white glue into the hole and fit the
screw.
+ 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.
+The glow plug clip must be securely at-
tached to the glow plug.
+ 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.
Do not stand in line with the side of the pro-
peller.
+ Make engine adjustments from behind the
propeller only. Do not reach around the spin-
ningpropeller.
SAFETY PRECAUTION.
Wing warp: Hold the panel twisted
gently in the opposite
direction to the warp, and
apply warm air to remove
the creases from the
covering.
Caution! do not heat the film more than is
absolutely necessary. If the air or the iron is
too hot, the film may melt and holes may be
formed.
This model is highly pre-fabricated and can
bebuiltina very shorttime.However,thework
which you have to carry out is important and
must be done carefully. The model will only
be strong and fly well if you complete your
tasks competently - so please work slowly
and accurately.
REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
K.
B.
E.
D.
G.
F.
C.
B.
D.
A.Cowling.
B.Wing panel (Left&Right).
C. Fuselage.
D. Horizon stabilizer.
E. Vertical stabilizer.
F. Aluminium wing
dihedral brace.
G. Decal sheet .
K. Pilot . A.

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REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.
INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVO - 1.
I. SERVO 1
2.Drill 1,5mm pilot holes through the block
of wood for each of the four mounting screws
provided with the servo. Install servo into ai-
leron servo tray as same as picture below.
1. 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.
3. Instal servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
7. Plastic parts for landing gear.
3. Wheels.
2. Wheel pants.
6. Rudder plastic light.
4. Fuel Tank.
9. Tail gear set.
8.Spinner.
5. Plastic parts for rudder pushrod.
1. Aluminium landing gear.
1. 1.
2. 2.
4.
8. 9.
7.
5. 6.
3.
Bottom side.
Electric
wire.
Thread.
Bottom side.

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Installaileroncontrolhornassame
aspicture below.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Installing the aileron linkages as pictures
below.
Aileron controlhorn 1
INSTALLING THEAILERONCONTROL HORN1
.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the con-
trol horn.
Secure.
Secure.
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
Elevator
control horn 1.
Secure.
A+B Epoxy
PLUSglue
68mm.
3x15mm.

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Installing the aileron linkages as pictures
below.
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES 2.
2.INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVO- 2.
INSTALLING THE AILERON CONTROL HORN 2.
Secure.
Secure.
Elevator
control horn 2.
Secure.
A+B Epoxy
PLUSglue
thread
Electric
way
68mm.

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Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.
See pictures below:
Drill 6mm
hole.
INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY
1) The stopper has been pre-assembled
at the factory.
2) Using a modeling knife, cut one length
ofsiliconfuelline (the length of silicon fuelline
iscalculatedbyhowthe weightedclunkshould
restabout8mmaway from the rear of the tank
andmovefreelyinsidethetank).Connect one
end of the line to the weighted clunk and the
otherendtothe nylon pick up tube inthestop-
per.
3) Carefully bend the second nylon tube
up at a 45 degree angle (using a cigarette
lighter). This tube will be the vent tube to the
muffler.
4) Carefullybendthethirdnylontube down
ata45degreeangle(usinga cigarette lighter).
This tubewillbeventtubetothefuelingvalve.
FUEL TANK.
When the stopper assembly is installed in the
tank, the top of the vent tube should rest just
belowthetop surface of the tank. Itshould not
touch the top of the tank.
Bottom side.

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9) To secure the fuel tankin place, apply a
bead of silicon sealer to the forward area of
thetank,whereitexitsthefuselagebehindthe
enginemountingboxandtotherearofthetank
at the forward bulkhead.
Do not secure the tank into place perma-
nently until after balancing the airplane. You
may need to remove the tank to mount the
battery in the fuel tank compartment
5) Test fit the stopper assembly into the
tank. It may be necessary to remove some of
the flashing around the tank opening using
amodelingknife. Ifflashing is present, make
sure none of it falls into the tank.
6) When satisfied with the alignment of
thestopperassemblytighten the3mmx20mm
machine screw until the rubber stopper ex-
pandsandsealsthetankopening.Do not over
tighten the assembly as this could cause the
tank to split.
7) Using a modeling knife, cut 3 lengths of
fuel line 150mm long. Connect 2 lines to the 2
vent tubes and 1 line to the fuel pickup tube in
the stopper.
8) Feed three lines through the fuel tank
compartment and through the pre-drilled hole
in the firewall. Pull the lines out from behind
the engine, while guiding the fuel tank into
place. Push the fuel tank as far forward as
possible,thefrontofthetankshouldjustabout
touch the back of the firewall.
Blow through one of the lines to ensure
the fuel lines have not become kinked inside
the fuel tank compartment. Air should flow
througheasily.
Secure.
Fueltank
Tygon gas tubing not included.
Vent tube Fuel pick- up tube
Fuelfill tube

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Secure.
1. Install one adjustable metal connector
through the third hole out from the center of
one servo arm, enlarge the hole in the servo
arm using a 2mm drill bit to accommodate the
servo connector. Remove the excess mate-
rial from the arm.
After installing the adjustable metal con-
nector apply a small drop of thin C/A to
the bottom nut. This will prevent the con-
nector from loosening during flight.
See pictures below:
INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.
INSTALLING THE THROTTLE - CABLE.
Throttle servo
Throttle servo
5x 90mm
Throttle - cable
Throttle -
cable

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PARTSREQUIRED
MAIN GEAR INSTALATION.
1)Assembleandmountingthewheelpants
as shown in the following pictures.
2) Using the hardware provided, mount
the main landing gear to the fuselage.
Cut.
Remove the
covering
Landing
gear.
6x 20mm
Left side.
Right side.
Secure.

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Drill 8mm
hole.
Secure.
Secure.

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4. Installthemuffler andmufflerextension
onto the engine and make the cutout in the
cowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fuel
and pressure lines to the carburetor, muffler
andfuelfiller valve.
2. While keeping the back edge of the
cowl flush with the marks, align the front of
thecowlwiththecrankshaft oftheengine. The
front of the cowl should be positioned so the
crankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowl
opening. Hold the cowl firmly in place using
pieces of masking tape.
3. Slide the cowl back over the engine
andsecureitinplace using four wood screws.
1. Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en-
gineandlineupthebackedgeofthecowlwith
the marks you made on the fuselage.
COWLING.
Top side
Trim and
cut
Bottom side.
Left side.
3 x 12mm
Machine screw.

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Bottom side.
Markline.
3) A drop of C/A glue on the wheel collar
screws will help keep them from coming lose
duringoperation.
Epoxyglue.
Remove the
covering
C/Aglue.
Bottom side.

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INSTALLING THE SPINNER.
Installthespinnerbackplate,propellerand
spinner cone. The spinner cone is held in
placeusingtwo3mmx8mmmachinescrews.
1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
collets into the elevator servo. Test fit the
servo into the servo tray.
2. Mount the servo to the tray using the
mounting screws provided with your radio
system.
INSTALLING THE ELEVATOR
SERVOS.
Secure.
Front view
Secure

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Secure
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Horizontal stabilizer installation
See picture below.
3 x 15 mm.
Secure.
221mm.
Aluminium 9mm.
Secure.
Bottom side
3x15mm.

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Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
 Elevatorpushrodinstallassameas the way
of aileron pushrod.
ControlhornofElevator.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Elevator
control horn.
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
Secure.
Secure.
Elevator
pushrod Elevator
pushrod
Bottom side.
Rudder servo install as same as method of
elevator servo. See picture below:
RUDDER SERVO INSTALLATION.
Rudderservo.
Rudderpush-pull
cable.
A + B Epoxy
Plus glue.
3x12 mm. 130 mm

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Rudder Servo.
A + B Epoxy
Plus glue.
Top side.
Bottomside.
Rudder control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
ControlhornofRudder.
RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Installing The Rudder.
Aluminium
A+BEpoxy
PLUSglue

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1. Rudder pushrod install as same as
the way of aileron control horn.
2. Rudder push - pull system install as
same as picture below.
RUDDER PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
Plastic parts of rudder
pushrod.
Cut.
Secure.
Rudder
cable. Rudder
cable.
Elevator
pushrod.
Elevator
pushrod. Bottom side.
Elevator
pushrod Elevator
pushrod
Bottom side
Rudder
cable.
Rudder
cable.
C/Aglue.

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Rudder plastic light.
Remove the
covering
Remove
covering.
Rudderpush-pull
cable.
Markline.
C/Aglue.
C/AEpoxy.

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

1. Cut out the switchholeusingamodeling
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
Switch
3x12mm
3x15mm
MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL
BRACKET.
Secure.
Bottom side.
Drill a hole
2mm diameter
2mm