Black Horse Model Harmon Rocket BH100 Owner's manual

SPECIFICATION
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 Wingspan : 1,660 mm 65.35 in.
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 Length :
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 Weight : 4.8 kg 10.56 Lbs.
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 Radio : 05 channels.
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 Servo : 07 servos.
Instruction Manual book
Made in Vietnam.
1,575 mm 62.01 in.
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 Engine : 20 CC Gas.
ITEM CODE:BH100.

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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 HARMONROCKET. 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. HARMON ROCKET 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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Caution: this model is not a toy!
If you are a beginner to this type of powered
model, please ask an experienced model flyer
for help and support. If you attempt to operate
the model without knowing what you 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
Even if you have already built a large number
of RC models 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: Blow warm air over the area
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
the propeller.
+ 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-
ning propeller.
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
be built in a very short time. However, the work
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
C. Fuselage.
D. Horizontal stabilizer B. Wing panel.
A. Cowling.
F. Aluminium wing dihedral brace.
E. Rudder.
G. Decal sheet .
B.
B.
D.
F.
C.
D.
G.
A.
E.
F.

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REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.
INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVO.
I. SERVO
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. Engine mount ply of wood.
2. Wheels.
3. Wheel pants.
8. Fuel Tank.
4. Tail gear set.
5. Spinner.
6. Plastic parts for rudder pushrod.
Bottom side.
2x10mm.
Electric
wire.
Thread. Aileron.
1. Aluminium landing gear.
1. 1.
2.
3.
a.
b
3.
6. 7.
4.
5.
8.

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Install aileron control horn as same
as picture below.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Installing the aileron linkages as pictures
below.
Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the con-
trol horn.
INSTALLING THEAILERON CONTROL HORN .
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
Secure.
Secure.
Control horn of
the aileron.
3 x 20 mm.
2x8mm.
70 mm
Secure.

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Installing the aileron linkages as pictures
below.
3.INSTALLING THE FLAP
LINKAGES.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
1.INSTALLING THE FLAP SERVO
2.INSTALLING THE FLAP CONTROL HORN.
thread
Electric
way
2x10mm.
Secure.
Secure.
Control horn
of the flap.
Secure.
Flap
3 x 20 mm.
2x8mm.
70 mm
3 x 20 mm.
II. FLAP

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INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.
See pictures below:
Drill 5mm
hole.
Secure.
Secure.
INSTALLING THE ENGINE-
Secure.
Secure.
Left side.
Mount ply of
wood .
3x12mm

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INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY
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.
FUEL TANK.
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. 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
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.
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.
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.
Blow through one of the lines to ensure
the fuel lines have not become kinked inside
the fuel t ank compartment. Air should flow
through easily.
Vent tube Fuel pick- up tube
Fuel fill tube
Tygon gas tubing not included.

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Secure.
Fuel tank
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.
INSTALLING THE THROTTLE - CABLE.
Throttle servo
Throttle cable.

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2) Using the hardware provided, mount
the main landing gear to the fuselage.
Bottom side.
Left side.
PARTSREQUIRED
MAIN GEAR INSTALATION.
 1) Assemble and mounting the wheel pants
as shown in the following pictures.
Mark line.
Throttle -
cable
Secure.
3
32.
1. 1.

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Secure.
Secure.
Landing
gear.
Bottom side.
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.
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.
3. Slide the cowl back over the engine
and secure it in place using four wood screws.
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.
COWLING.
Top side
Bottom side
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.

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Secure.
75 mm.
Mark line.
Mark line.
3 x 15mm
Trim and
cut
Drill a hole
2mm diameter.
Secure.
Drill a hole
2mm diameter.

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Mark line.
75 mm
Mark line.
Drill a hole
2mm diameter.
Mark line.
75mm.
3 x 12mm
Mark line.
Secure.
Machine screw.
Left side.

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INSTALLING THE SPINNER.
Install the spinner backplate, propeller and
spinner cone. The spinner cone is held in
place using two 3mm x 8mm machine screws.
Front view
Secure.
Secure.
INSTALLING THE ELEVATOR
SERVOS AND RUDDER SERVOS.
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Horizontal stabilizer installation
See picture below.
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.
Bottom side.
Elevator servo
Bottom side
3x 12 mm

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Secure.
Secure.
Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN AND
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
Secure.
174 mm
9 mm Aluminium
3 x12mm
3 x 20 mm.

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Plastic parts of elevator
pushrod.
Cut
Secure.
Rudder
Servo
Rudder servo install as same as method of
elevator servo. See picture below:
VERTICAL INSTALLATION.
Secure
Bottom side.
Elevator
pushrod
Elevator pushrod
C/A glue.
Elevator
control horn
2 x8mm
2 x 8mm

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Rudder control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
Control horn of Rudder.
Top side.
Secure.
RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Aluminium
Cut.
Aluminium
3 x 25 mm.

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C/A glue.
Secure.
A+B PLUS
Glue.
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.
A+B PLUS glue
Secure.
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1. Set the tail wheel assembly in place
on the plywood plate. The pivot point of the
tail wheel wire should be even with the rud-
der hinge line and the tail wheel bracket should
be centered on the plywood plate.
MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL
BRACKET.
Top side.
3 x 15mm
2 x 8mm
2 x 8mm

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2. Using a pen, mark the locations of the
two mounting screws. Remove the tail wheel
bracket and drill 1mm pilot holes at the loca-
tions marked.
Secure.
Elevator
pushrod. Rudder
pushrod.
Bottom side.

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1. Cut out the switch hole using a modeling
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.
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1. Plug the servo leads and the switch
lead into the receiver. You may want to plug
an aileron extension into 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 a rubber band or masking tape to
hold the foam in place.
Switch
of Engine
INSTALLINGTHE RECEIVERANDBATTERY.
Switch
Do not permanently secure the receiver and
battery until after balancing the model.
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3. Position the battery pack and receiver
behind the fuel tank. Use two tie wraps to hold
the battery and receiver securely in place as
pictures below
Tie wrap.

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Switch
of Receiver
Battery of
Receiver
Battery of
engine
Receiver
Locate the aluminium wing dihedral brace.
WINGATTACHMENT.
See picture wing attach to fuselage.
Installing the fuselage hatch as same as pic-
ture below.
Wing bolt.
Left wing.
Wing bolt.
631 mm
25 mm