Black Horse Model GIL MORE Owner's manual

SPECIFICATION
Made in Vietnam.
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 Wingspan: 1,470 mm. 57.87 in.
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 Length : 1,180 mm. 46.46 in.
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 Weight : 2.7 Kg. 5.94 Lbs.
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 Engine : 46 cu.in 2 stroke.
52 cu.in 4 stroke.
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 Radio : 4 channels.
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 Servo : 5 servos.
INSTRUCTIONMANUALBOOK
ITEMCODEBH57.

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This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this
manual thoroughly before starting assembly of your GILMORE . Use the parts listing below 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.
If you are inexperienced with basic R/C flight we strongly recommend you contact your R/C supplier
and join your local R/C Model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of training
procedures designed to help the new pilot on his way to successful R/C flight. They will also be 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.
Modelling knife.
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.
Landing gear.....
To avoid scratching your new 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-
craft and to protect the table. Keep a couple of
jars or bowls handy to hold the small parts af-
ter you open the bag.
Please trial fit all the parts. Make sure you have
the correct parts and that they fit and are
aligned properly before gluing! This will assure
proper assembly. GILMORE ARF is hand made
from natural materials, every plane is unique
and minor adjustments may have to be 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: paint thinner, C/A glue accelerator, C/A glue
debonder and acetone. Do not let these chemi-
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-
installed rudder.
(1) Horizontal stabilizer with pre-
installed elevator 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.
+The glow plug clip must be securely attached
to the glow plug.
+ Do not flip the propeller with your fingers.
+ Keep loose clothing and wires away from
the propeller.
+ Do not start the engine if people are near.
Do not stand in line with the side of the propel-
ler.
+ Make engine adjustments from behind the
propeller only. Do not reach around the spin-
ning propeller.
SAFETY PRECAUTION.
 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.
INSTALLING THEAILERON SERVOS.
Bottom side.
Bottom side.
C/A glue
Bottom side.
C/A glue
REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
B. Wing panel.
C. Fuselage.
A. Cowling.
D. Horizontal stabilizer.
1. Aluminium wing dihedral brace.
2. Decal sheet.
E. Vertical stabilizer
REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
1.
6.
2.
3.
4.
7.Belly -band
3. Fuel tank.
7.
5.
4. Wheels.
6. Plactic parts.
5. Spinner.
B. B.
D. E.
A.
C.
8.Tail gear. 9.Gear.
8.
9.
10. Wheel pant.
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 2. Using a modeling knife, remove the cov-
ering servo tray.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Secure
Bottom side.
C/A glue
Remove covering.
Servo tray.
Electric wire.
Thread

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5. Instal servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
2 x 10 mm.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
INSTALLINGTHEAILERON CONTROLHORN.
Control horn of Aileron
Servo tray.
Wing.
Bottom side
3 x 40mm.
Nilon control clasp.
M3 lock nut.
Remove covering

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1. Working with the aileron linkage for
now, thread one clevis onto one of the
threaded wires.
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
C/A glue
Bottom side.
Aileron control horn.

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2. Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the
control horn.
3. Plug the aileron servo into the receiver
and center the servo. Install the servo arm onto
the servo. The servo arm should be perpen-
dicular to the servo and point toward the mid-
dle of the wing.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
JOINING THE WING HALVES.
1. Locate the aluminium wing dihedral
brace.
 2. Using a modeling knife, remove the cov-
ering wing.
Cut and bend after
Remove covering.

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Apply masking tape.
MAIN GEAR INSTALATION.
PARTSREQUIRED
Epoxy glue
Aluminium brace.
Bottom side
Masking tape.
Top side
Remove covering
Remove covering
Masking tape.
Top side

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Mark point
Secure
Secure
3 x 12 mm

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Secure
Remove covering
Mark point
Epoxy glue

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C/A glue
C/A glue
C/A glue
INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.
C/A glue
3x20mm.
4x25mm.

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1. The stopper has been pre-assembled at
the factory.
2. Using a modeling knife, cut one length of
silicon fuel line (the length of silicon fuel line is
calculated by how the weighted clunk should
rest about 8mm away from the rear of the tank
and move freely inside the tank). Connect one
end of the line to the weighted clunk and the
other end to the nylon pick up tube in the stop-
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. Carefully bend the third nylon tube down
at a 45 degree angle (using a cigarette lighter).
This tube will be vent tube to the fueling valve.
C/A glue
INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK.
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When the stopper assembly is installed
in the tank, the top of the vent tube should
rest just below the top surface of the tank.
It should not touch the top of the tank.
5. Test fit the stopper assembly into the
tank. It may be necessary to remove some of
the flashing around the tank opening using
a modeling knife. If flashing is present, make
sure none of it falls into the tank.
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, the front of the tank should just about
touch the back of the firewall.
6. When satisfied with the alignment of the
stopper assembly tighten the 3mm x 20mm
machine screw until the rubber stopper ex-
pands and seals the tank opening. 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.
Blow through one of the lines to ensure
the fuel lines have not become kinked inside
the fuel t ank comp artment. Air should flow
through easily.
9. To secure the fuel tank in place, apply a
bead of silicon sealer to the forward area of
the tank, where it exits the fuselage behind the
engine mounting box and to the rear of the tank
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.

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Rubber bend
Locate the long piece of wire used for the
throttle pushrod. One end of the wire has been
pre-bend in to a “Z” bend at the factory . This
“Z” bend should be inserted into the throttle
arm of the engine when the engine is fitted onto
the engine mount. Fit the engine to the engine
mount using the screws provided.
INSTALLING THE ENGINE.
105mm
Mark point
Drill 2mm hole
Secure
Pushrod wire

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COWLING.
1. Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en-
gine and line up the back edge of the cowl with
the marks you made on the fuselage.
Pushrod wire
Trim and cut
2. While keeping the back edge of the
cowl flush with the marks, align the front of
the cowl with the crankshaft of the engine. 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.
4. Install the muffler and muffler extension
onto the engine and make the cutout in the
cowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fuel
and pressure lines to the carburetor , muffler
and fuel filler valve.
3. Slide the cowl back over the engine
and secure it in place using four wood screws.
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Machine screw.
INSTALLING THE SPINNER.
Install the spinner backplate, propeller and
spinner cone. The spinner cone is held in
place using two 3mm x 12mm wood screws.
3mm x 12mm
Secure
INSTALLING THE THROTTLE PUSHROD.
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.
Servo arm.
Connector.
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Secure
Cut
Throttle servo
Throttle servo SERVO INSTALLATION.
ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.
2. Mount the servo to the tray using the
mounting screws provided with your radio sys-
tem.
1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
collets into the elevator servo. Test fit the servo
into the servo tray.
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
See pictures below:
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4. Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines
you just drew as a guide, carefully remove the
covering from between them using a modeling
knife.
When cutting through the covering to
remove it, cut with only enough pressure
to only cut through the covering it’s self.
Cutting into the balsa structure may
weaken it. This could lead to possible fail-
ure during flight
1. Draw a center line onto the horizontal
stabilizer. Then slide the horizont al into the
fuselage.
2 Using a modeling knife, cut away the
covering from the fuselage for the stabilizer
and remove it.
3. Mark the shape of the vertical on the left
and right sides onto the horizontal stabilizer
using a felt-tip pen
Bottom side.
Mark line
Remove covering
Remove covering
C/A glue
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6. When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount
of 30 minute epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the
top and bottom of the stabilizer mounting area
and to the stabilizer mounting platform sides
in the fuselage. Slide the stabilizer in place and
re-align. Double check all of your measure-
ments one more time before the epoxy cures.
Remove any excess epoxy using a paper
towel and rubbing alcohol and hold the stabi-
lizer in place with T-pins or masking tape.
Epoxy glue
7. After the epoxy has fully cured, re-
move
the masking tape or T-pins used to hold the
stabilizer in place and carefully inspect the
glue joints. Use more epoxy to fill in any
gaps that were not filled previously and
clean up the excess using a paper towel and
rubbing alcohol.
C/A glue
C/A glue
Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
3 x 40mm. Nilon control clasp.
M3 lock nut.
Remove covering

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Elevator
control horn. Elevator
control horn.
Elevator pushrod install as same as the way
of aileron pushrod.
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
C/A glue