Black Horse Model Home Run Owner's manual

Instruction Manual book
SPECIFICATION
MadeinVietnam.
Wingspan : 1,420 mm 55.9 in
WingArea: 38.3 dm2 594 sq.in
Length : 1,440 mm 56.8in
Weight : 2,650 gr 5.8 lbs
Engine : 46 cu.in 2 stroke
72 cu.in 4 stroke
Radio : 4 channels
Servo : 5 servos

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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 HOME RUN. 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.
IfyouareinexperiencedwithbasicR/CflightwestronglyrecommendyoucontactyourR/Csupplier
and join your local R/C Model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of training
proceduresdesignedtohelp thenewpilotonhiswaytosuccessful R/C flight.Theywillalsobeable
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
aircraftandto protect the table. Keepacouple
of jars or bowls handy to hold the small parts
after you open the bag.
Pleasetrialfitall the parts.Makesureyouhave
the correct parts and that they fit and are
alignedproperlybeforegluing!Thiswillassure
proper assembly. HOME RUN 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
following: paint thinner, C/A glue accelerator,
C/A glue debonder and acetone. Do not let
these chemicals 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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+ 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 clipmustbesecurelyattached
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
propeller.
+ Make engine adjustments from behind the
propeller only. Do not reach around the
spinningpropeller.
SAFETY PRECAUTION
INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
1) Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.
Bottom side.
Top side.
Aileron.

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C/Aglue.
Aileron.
2)Drill1,5mm pilot holesthroughthe block
of wood for each of the four mounting screws
providedwiththeservo.Installservointoaileron
servo tray as same as picture below:
C/Aglue.
Aileronservotray.
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,
remove the masking tape and the servo lead
from the thread.
3) Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering at possition show below.
Bottomofwing.
Remove the covering.
Servowire.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
5) Instal servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
Wing.
Servotray.

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1) Using a ruler & pen to draw a straight
line as below picture.
INSTALLING THEAILERON CONTROLHORN
2MM x 20MM
2) Locate nylon control horns, nylon con-
trol horn backplates and 2 machine screws.
Straitghline.
Servoarm.
3) Position the aileron horn on the bottom
side of aileron. The clevis attachment holes
should be positioned over the hinge line as
shown below.
4) Using a 1mm drill bit and the control
horns as a guide, drill the mounting holes
through the aileron halves.
5) Mountthe control horns byinserting the
screws through the control horn bases and
aileron halves, then into the mounting
backplates.
Do not overtighten the screws or the
backplates may crush the wood.
6)Threadonecleviscontrolhorn onto each
aileron torque rod. Thread the clevis on until
theyareflush with the endsofthetorque rods.
ControlHorn
MountingScrews Mounting Plate
Aileron torque rod.
Clevis.

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Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
JOINING THE WING HALVES
1. Locate the aluminium wing dihedral
brace.
2. Test fit the dihedral brace into each
winghalf. The brace should slidein easily . If
not, use 220 grit sandpaper with a sanding
block and sand down the edges and ends of
the brace until it fits properly.
INTALLING THE ENGINE MOUTH
M4.
Cut.
Alumiumbrace.
Dowelbrace.
Dowel.

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When the stopper assembly is installed in the
tank, the top of the vent tube should rest just
belowthe top surface ofthe tank. It shouldnot
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
amodelingknife. Ifflashing 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
expands 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 tank compartment. Air should flow
througheasily.
9. To secure the fuel tank in place, apply a
bead of silicon sealer to the forward area of
thetank,whereitexitsthe fuselage behind the
enginemountingbox and totherearofthetank
at the forward bulkhead.
Do not secure the tank into place
permanentlyuntilafter balancing theairplane.
You may need to remove the tank to mount
the battery in the fuel tank compartment
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.
INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY
1.The stopper hasbeen pre-assembled at
the factory.
2.Usinga modeling knife, cut onelengthof
siliconfuel line (thelength of siliconfuel line is
calculated by how the weighted clunk should
restabout8mm away from therear of the tank
andmovefreely inside the tank).Connectone
end of the line to the weighted clunk and the
other end to the nylon pick up tube in the
stopper.
3.Carefully bend the secondnylontube up
ata45degreeangle(usingacigarettelighter).
This tube will be the vent tube to the muffler.
4.Carefully bend the thirdnylontube down
ata45degreeangle(usingacigarettelighter).
This tubewillbevent tube to the fueling valve.
FUEL TANK

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INTALLING THE ENGINE-THROTTLE
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.
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.
Fueltank.
Pushrodwire.
Trimandcut.

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4) Installthemufflerand mufflerextension
onto the engine and make the cutout in the
cowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fuel
and pressure lines to the carburetor, muffler
andfuel filler valve.
2) While keeping the back edge of the
cowl flush with the marks, align the front of
thecowlwiththecrankshaftof 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.See picture below.
Machinescrew.
See picture below
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSTALLA-
TION
Rudder servo.
Elevator servo. Throttle servo.
SERVO INSTALLATION
Install the spinner backplate, propeller
andspinner cone. The spinner coneis held in
place using two 3mm x 12mm wood screws.
INSTALLING THE SPINNER
Bottom side.

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C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
A+B Epoxy Plus
glue.
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue
AB
C/Aglue.

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C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
1) Using a ruler and a pen, locate the
centerlineofthehorizontalstabilizer,atthetrail-
ing edge, and place a mark. Use a triangle
and extend this mark, from back to front,
across the top of the stabilizer. Also extend
thismark down theback of the trailingedge of
the stabilizer.
2) Slidethestabilizerintoplaceinthe pre-
cut slot in the rear of the fuselage. The stabi-
lizer should be pushed firmly against the front
of the slot.
Check to mark sure the wing and stabi-
lizer are paralell. If they are not, lightly sand
theopening in the fuselagefor the stabilizer
until the stabilizer is paralell to the wing.
3) With the stabilizer held firmly in place,
use a pen and draw lines onto the stabilizer
where it and the fuselage sides meet. Do this
on both the right and left sides and top and
bottom of the stabilizer.
Pen.
Bottom side.
Centerline.
Top side.

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VERTICAL STABILIZER
INSTALLATION
Hinge.
4) Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines
youjust drew asaguide, carefully removethe
coveringfrombetweenthemusinga 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
balsastructuremayweakenit. This could lead
to possible failure during flight
5) Using a modeling knife, carefully re-
move the covering that overlaps the stabilizer
mounting platform sides in the fuselage. Re-
move the covering from both the top and the
bottom of the platform sides.
6) When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount
ofFlash30MinuteEpoxy. Applyathinlayerto
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 realign. Double check all of your
measurements once more before the epoxy
cures. Hold the stabilizer in place with T-pins
or masking tape and remove any excess ep-
oxy using a paper towel and rubbing alcohol.
Removecovering.
7) Afterthe epoxy has fully cured, remove
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
rubbingalcohol.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.

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When cutting through the covering to re-
move it, cut with only enough pressure
toonly cut through the coveringitself. Cutting
into the balsa structure may weaken it.
5) Slide the vertical stabilizer back in
place. Using a triangle, check to ensure that
thevertical stabilizer is aligned90º to thehori-
zontal stabilizer.
6) When you are sure that everything is
alignedcorrectly,mixupagenerousamountof
Flash30MinuteEpoxy. Applyathinlayertothe
mounting slot in the top of the fuselage and to
the sides and bottom of the vertical stabilizer
90º
Vertical
Stabilizer.
Horizontal
Stabilizer.
Tailstrut.
3) While holding the vertical stabilizer
firmly in place, use a pen and draw a line on
each side of the vertical stabilizer where it
meets the top of the fuselage.
4) Remove the stabilizer. Using a mod-
eling knife, remove the covering from below
the lines you drew. Also remove the covering
from the bottom edge of the stabilizer and the
bottomandtopedgesofthefillerblock. Leave
the covering in place on the sides of the filler
block.
Pen.
Removecovering.
Hinge.
Hingeslot.
2) Slidethe vertical stabilizer intothe slot
in the top of the fuselage. The rear edge of
thestabilizer shouldbeflushwiththerear edge
of the fuselage and the lower rudder hinge
should engage the precut hinge slot in the
lowerfuselage. The bottom edgeofthe stabi-
lizer should also be firmly pushed against the
top of the horizontal stabilizer.
1) Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering from over the precut hinge slot cut
intothelowerrearportionofthe fuselage. This
slot accepts the lower rudder hinge.
C/Aglue.

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CONTROL HORN INSTALLTION
1) Locate the two nylon control horns, two
nylon control horn backplates and four M2 x
12mm machine screws.
 2) Position the elevator horn on the bot-
tom side of elevator. The clevis attachment
holesshouldbepositionedoverthehingeline.
ControlHorn
MountingScrews Mounting Plate
mountingarea. Applyepoxytothebottomand
top edges of the filler block and to the lower
hinge also. Set the stabilizer in place and re-
align. Double check all of your measurements
once more before the epoxy cures. Hold the
stabilizer in place with T-pins or masking tape
and remove any excess epoxy using a paper
towel and rubbing alcohol. Allow the epoxy to
fully cure before proceeding.
Thread two nylon clevises onto the threaded
wires at least 10 turns.Attach the clevises to
the elevator and rudder control horns. You
may find it necessary to make slight bends in
the wires so they will align with the control
horns without binding.
PUSHROD INSTALLATION
Controlclasp.
Controlclasp.

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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 rudder
hinge line and the tail wheel bracket should
be centered on the plywood plate.


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.
1) Install one adjustable metal connector
through the third hole out from the center of
oneservoarm,enlargethe hole in the servo
arm using a 2mm drill bit to accommodate
the servo connector. Remove the excess
material from the arm.
After installing the adjustable metal
connector apply a small drop of thin C/A to
thebottomnut.This will prevent theconnector
from loosening during flight.
Servo arm.
Coloa.
MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL BRACKET
INSTALLING THE THROTTLE PUSHROD
Throttleservo.
Snapkeeper.

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

3) Secure the tail wheel bracket in place
using three 3mm x 12mm wood screws. Be
careful not to overtighten the screws.
WHEEL PAN INSTALATION
PARTSREQUIRED
1)Assembleandmountingthewheelpants
as shown in the following pictures.
2) A drop of C/A glue on the wheel collar
screws will help keep them from coming lose
duringoperation.
Repeat the process for the other wheel.
INSTALLING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR
1) The blind nuts are already mounted in-
side the fuselage.
2)The holes inthe landing gear should be
to accept the mounting bolts.
Secure.
Landinggear.

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

3) Position the battery pack and receiver
behindthefueltank.Usethetwo light plywood
pieces, placed over the battery and receiver
and glue to the fuselage sides to hold the
battery and receiver securely in place. Use
15mm triangle pieces glued between the
fuselage sides and the plywood pieces to
reinforce the joints.


1) Plug the servo leads and the switch
leadintothe 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
vibration. Use a rubber band or masking tape
to hold the foam in place.
3) Using the hardware provided, mount
the main landing gear to the fuselage.


1)Cut out the switchholeusing 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.
Seepicture wingattach tofuselage.
Installing the canopy hatch as same as picture
below.
Switch.
Wingbolt.
Installingthe bellypan assame aspicture below.
Do not permanently secure the receiver and
battery until after balancing the model.


4) Usinga 2mm drillbit, drill a hole through
the side of the fuselage, near the receiver, for
the antenna to exit.
INSTALLING THE SWITCH
WING ATTACHMENT
INSTALLINGTHE RECEIVERANDBATTERY

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

2) Turn the airplane upside down. Place
yourfingersonthe masking tape and carefully
lift the plane .
Ailerons : 15mm up 15mm down
Elevator : 15mm up 15mm down
Rudder : 20mm right 20mm left


1) We highly recommend setting up a
plane using the control throws listed.
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2) The control throws should be
measured at the widest point of each control
surface.
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3) Check to be sure the control surfaces
move in the correct directions.
CONTROL THROWS
CG
105MM
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1)Itiscriticalthatyourairplanebebalanced
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.
BALANCING
AileronsControl


1) Completely charge your transmitter and
receiver batteries before your first day of
flying.
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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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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.
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6) Properly balance the propeller.
Wewishyou enjoy.
PRE-FLIGHT CHECK