Black Horse Model MKII Owner's manual

SPECIFICATION
Instruction Manual book
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 Wingspan : 1,400 mm 55.12 in.
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 Length : 1,350 mm 53.15 in.
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 Weight : 3.7 kg 8.14 Lbs.
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 Radio : 09 channels.
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 Servo : 08 mini servos
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 EDF : 90mm 6 BLADE with OUTRUNER MOTOR
3553-1750 KV 1500W
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 Battery: 6S-LIPO-22.2V-5500mAh
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 Speed control: 70A
Electric gear retracts and nose gear retract 10Lb(5kg).
Not including electric gears (only including oleo struts).
Made in Vietnam.
Item code:BH133

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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 Viper Jet MKII. 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
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.Viper Jet MKII 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 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: 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.
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.
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.
+ Wear safety glasses.
+ The glow plug clip must be securely attached to the glow plug.
+ Do not start the EDF if people are near.
SAFETY PRECAUTION.

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REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
D2.Carbon tube horizontal stabilizer.
B. Wing panel.
A. Fuselage.
C.Horizontal stabilizer.
REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
2.Oleo struts landing gear.
1.Oleo strut nose gear.
5.Plywood of nose gear
6.Plastic parts of bottom tail fuselage.
B.
A.
B.
D 1.
C. C.
D 2.
3.Plywood of vertical stabilizer
4.Plastic part of tail fuselage.
2.
5.
4.
6.
1.
3.
G.
G. Decal sheet
D1. Carbon tube wing

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1) Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servos.
2. Using a modeling knife, remove the cov-
ering servo tray.
4. 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.
Bottom side
Aileron
Thread
Electric wire
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.
Secure.
Servo tray.
servo tray.
I. AILERON.
1.INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS.

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Aileron control horn
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue
AB
INSTALLINGTHEAILERONCONTROLHORN.
Installing the aileron linkages as pictures
below.
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
2x10mm.
Secure
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue
Control horn
the aileron.
Aileron.
M2 lock nut
M2
47 mm

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II. FLAP SERVO.
1.INSTALLING THE FLAP SERVOS.
Electric wire
Secure.
Flap control horn
2.INSTALLING THE FLAP CONTROL HORN.
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue
Installing the flap linkages as pictures
below.
3. INSTALLING THE FLAP
LINKAGES.
Flap control
horn.
2x10mm.
Flap.
M2 lock nut
M2
47 mm

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Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
PARTSREQUIRED
Bottom side.
Aileron.
Flap
Secure.
3x15mm.
3x15mm.
3x15mm.
Electric retract
(not included)
INSTALLING OLEOSTRUTS LANDINGGEAR.

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Secure.
Secure.
Bottom side.
See pictures below:
Repeat the procedure for the other gear.
INSTALLINGELECTRICEDF-90MM.
(Notincluded)
Cut & trim a rectangle 4x8mm through
plastic for mounting of electric wire lead
out.
4 x 8 mm

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Open
3x15mm
Secure.
Secure.

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See picture below.
INSTALLING THE ELEVATOR SERVOS.
Elevator
Servo
2x10mm.
Secure.
Bottom side.
Repeat the procedure for the
other elevator half.
.Plastic parts of tail fuselage.
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue

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Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
Elevator control horn.
 Elevator pushrod install as same as the way
of aileron pushrod.
Elevator
control horn.
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue
ELEVATOR CONTROLHORN INSTALLATION.
Elevator
pushrod
35mm
Bottom side.
350 mm
Carbon tube 8mm
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
INSTALLATION.

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Push.
Epoxy
glue.
C/A glue.
Epoxy glue.

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Rudder servo install as same as method of
elevator servo.
See picture below:
servo tray.
Rudder servo
servo wire.
2x10mm.
Top side.
C/A glue.
Bottom side.
VERTICAL STABILIZER INSTALLA-
TION.

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Secure.
Rudder control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
Control horn of Rudder.
RUDDER CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Control horn
Rudder.
Rudder
pushrod
Rudder pushrod
RUDDER PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
 Rudder pushrod install as same as the way
of aileron pushrod.
35mm.
ESC
INSTALLING ESC.
3x12mm
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue

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Secure.
3x15mm
See picture below:
wire cable.
wire cable.
INSTALLING SERVO NOSE GEAR.
Servo
nose gear
See picture below:
Secure.
INSTALLING OLEO STRUT NOSE GEAR.

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Ply wood nose gear.
C/A glue.
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3. Position the battery pack and receiver
is as picture below.
Do not permanently secure the receiver and
battery until after balancing the model.
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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.
INSTALLINGTHERECEIVERANDBATTERY.
Tie wrap.
UBEC
Battery of receiver.
Servo
nose gear
Nose cable wire.

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INSTALLING THEFUSELAGE TOPHATCH.
Battery of
EDF.
receiver
ESC
Push.
Locate the carbon tube wing dihedral brace.
480mm
Carbon 12mm tube
WINGATTACHMENT.
C/A glue.
Secure.
Bottom side.
Right wing.

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Secure.
Left wing.
Left wing.
Secure.
Plastic parts bottom tail fuselage.
Plywood of vertical stabilizer.
A+B Epoxy
PLUS glue

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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
141 MM BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE WING.
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2) Mount the wing to the fuselage. Using a
couple of pieces of masking tape, place them
on the top side of the wing 141 mm back from
the leading edge, at the fuselage sides.
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3. Turn the airplane up side down. Place
your fingers on the masking tape and care-
fully lift the plane .
Accurately mark the balance point on the top
of the wing on both sides of the fuselage. The
balance point is located 141 mm back from
the leading edge. This is the balance point at
which your model should balance for your first
flights. Later, you may wish to experiment by
shifting the balance up to 10mm forward or
back to change the flying characteristics. Mov-
ing the balance forward may improve the
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. Mov-
ing the balance aft makes the model more agile
with a lighter and snappier ”feel”. In any case,
please start at the location we recommend .
 With the wing attached to the fuselage, all
parts of the model installed ( ready to fly), and
empty fuel tanks, hold the model at the
marked balance point with the stabilizer 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.
*If possible, first attempt to balance the model
by changing the position of the receiver bat-
tery and receiver. If you are unable to obtain
good balance by doing so, then it will be nec-
essary to add weight to the nose or tail to
achieve the proper balance point.
BALANCING.