Black Horse Model Space Walker BH65 Owner's manual

Instruction Manual book
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RecommendedR.C:4channelswith
4-5 servos.
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Propeller : 13 x 6.
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Speed Control: 60A.
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ElectricMotor: AXI 2826/10.
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Battery:4-5Cells-Li-Poly-14.8-18.5v- 5.000mAh-20c.
SPECIFICATION
MadeinVietnam.
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Wingspan : 1,550mm. 61.02 in.
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Length : 1,180 mm. 46.46in.
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Weight : 2.5kg. 5.50lbs.
PartsListingrequired(not included).
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Radio : 4 channels.
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Servo : 5 servos.
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Glow Engine : 40-46 cu.in. 2 stroke.

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This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this
manualthoroughlybeforestartingassemblyofyour SPACE WALKER.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 the newpilotonhiswayto successfulR/Cflight.Theywillalso beable
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,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-
craftand toprotect thetable. Keep acouple of
jars or bowls handy to hold the small parts af-
ter you open the bag.
Pleasetrialfitall the parts.Makesureyouhave
the correct parts and that they fit and are
alignedproperlybefore gluing!Thiswill assure
properassembly.SPACE WALKER ARFishand
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:paintthinner,C/Aglueaccelerator,C/Aglue
debonderandacetone.Donot let thesechemi-
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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+ 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.
+Theglow plug clipmust besecurely attached
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.
Donot standin linewith theside of thepropel-
ler.
+ Make engine adjustments from behind the
propeller only. Do not reach around the spin-
ningpropeller.
SAFETY PRECAUTION.
 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.
INSTALLING THEAILERON SERVOS.
REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
B. Wing panel.
C. Fuselage.
A.Cowling.
D . Horizon stabilizer.
F. Aluminium wing dihedral brace.
E. Vertical stabilizer
REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
A.
B.
C.
B.
D.
E.
F.
Bottom side
Aileron
Bottom side
C/Aglue

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C/Aglue
Bottom side
Bottom side
C/Aglue
 2.Using a modelingknife, remove the cov-
ering servo tray.
Bottom side
C/Aglue
Bottom side
Bottom side
Removecovering
 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.
Thread
 5. Instal servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
Secure
Servo tray

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Electric wire
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
2 x 10 mm.
INSTALLINGTHEAILERON CONTROLHORN.
Nilon control clasp. M3lock nut.
3x35mm.
ControlhornofAileron
1. Using a ruler & pen to draw a straight
line as below picture.
 3. Drillthrough 6mm(diameter) theaileron
using the control horn as a guide and screw
the control horn in place.
2. Locate nylon control horn, nylon con-
trol horn backplates .
Bottom side
Drillahole
6mmdiameter.
Bottom side
Markpoint

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 4. Install control horn as same as picture
below.  1. Working with the aileron linkage for
now, thread one clevis onto one of the
threaded wires.
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
 2. Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the
control horn.
 3. Plug the aileron servo into the receiver
andcentertheservo. Installthe servoarm onto
the servo. The servo arm should be perpen-
dicular to the servo and point toward the mid-
dle of the wing.
M2lock nut.
M2clevis.
Snapkeeper.
Bendandcutafter
 4. Locate one nylon servo arm, and using
wire cutters,remove all but one of the arms.
Using a 2mm drill bit, enlarge the third hole
out from the center of the arm to accommo-
date the aileron pushrod wire.
 5.Using pliers, carefullymake a90 degree
bend down at the mark made. Cut off the ex-
cess wire, leaving about 4mm beyond the
bend.

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 6. Insert the90degree bend down through
the hole in the servo arm. Install one nylon
snap keeper over the wire to secure it to the
arm. Installtheservo armretaining screwand
remove the masking tape from the aileron.
Bottom side
Bottom side
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Top side
Top side
JOINING THE WING HALVES.
 1. Locate the aluminium wing dihedral
brace.
 2.Using a modelingknife, remove the cov-
ering wing.
 3. Test fit the dihedral brace into each wing
half. The brace should slide in easily.
Remove covering
Top side
Epoxyglue
Bottom side
Bottom side

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INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS:
1. ELECTRIC MOTOR
2. ENGINE MOUNT.
Maskingtape.
Maskingtape.
1. OPTION 1: ELECTRIC MOTOR.
C/Aglue
3 x 15mm 3x 15mm
Epoxyglue
Secure
C/Aglue
Bottom side

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Secure
Left side
Bottom side
Left side
Tie wrap
4 x 25mm
2. OPTION 2: ENGINE MOUNT.

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INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK.
 1. The stopper has been pre-assembled at
the factory.
 2. Usinga modelingknife, cutonelength of
siliconfuel line(the lengthof siliconfuel lineis
calculated by how the weighted clunk should
restabout 8mmaway fromtherear ofthe tank
andmove freelyinside the tank).Connect one
end of the line to the weighted clunk and the
otherend tothe nylonpick uptubein thestop-
per.
 4. Carefullybend thethird nylontube down
ata45 degreeangle(using a cigarettelighter).
This tubewill beventtube tothefueling valve.
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
amodeling knife. Ifflashing is present, make
sure none of it falls into the tank.
Vent tube
Fuelfill tube
Fuel pick- up tube
 3. Carefullybend thesecond nylontube up
ata45 degreeangle(using a cigarettelighter).
This tube will be the vent tube to the muffler.
 6. When satisfied with the alignment of the
stopper assembly tighten the 3mm x 20mm
machine screw until the rubber stopper ex-
pandsandseals thetankopening. Donotover
tighten the assembly as this could cause the
tank to split.
 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,thefront ofthetank shouldjustabout
touch the back of the firewall.
 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.

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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, whereitexits thefuselagebehind the
enginemountingboxandto therear ofthe tank
at the forward bulkhead.
Secure
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.
Fueltank
Martpoint
110mm
Locate the long piece of wire used for the
throttlepushrod. One endofthe wirehasbeen
pre-bend in to a “Z” bend at the factory. This
“Z” bend should be inserted into the throttle
armoftheenginewhenthe engineis fitted onto
theengine mount.Fit theengine tothe engine
mount using the screws provided.
INSTALLING THE ENGINE.

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Left side
Right side
Bottom side
Pushrodwire
Secure
Right side
Drill a hole 2mm
3 x 20mm
Left side
Pushrod wire
Pushrod wire

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COWLING.
 1. Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en-
gineand lineupthe backedgeof thecowlwith
the marks you made on the fuselage.
Right side
2. While keeping the back edge of the
cowl flush with the marks, align the front of
thecowlwith the crankshaftoftheengine. 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.
Bottom side
Trim and cut
Right side
Trim and cut
Right side
Bottom side
4. Installthemufflerandmufflerextension
onto the engine and make the cutout in the
cowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fuel
and pressure lines to the carburetor, muffler
andfuel fillervalve.
3. Slide the cowl back over the engine
andsecure itin placeusingfour woodscrews.
See picture below.
Machine screw.
Right side.
3 x 10mm

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INSTALLING THE SPINNER.
Installthespinner backplate,propellerand
spinner cone. The spinner cone is held in
place using two 3mm x 12mm wood screws.
Secure
MAIN GEAR INSTALATION.
PARTSREQUIRED
3 x 12mm
3 x 12mm
Font view
Left side.
Secure
2. Adrop of C/Aglue on the wheel collar
screwswill helpkeep them fromcoming lose
duringoperation.
Repeat the process for the other wheel.
Markpoint
1. Assemble and mounting the wheel
pants as shown in the following pictures.

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Secure
MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL
BRACKET.
 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-
derhingelineand thetailwheelbracketshould
be centered on the plywood plate.
3 x 12mm
Markpoint
Secure
 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.
 3. Secure the tail wheel bracket in place
using three 3mm x 12mm wood screws. Be
careful not to overtighten the screws.
INSTALLING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.
3. Using the hardware provided, mount
the main landing gear to the fuselage.
1. The blind nuts are already mounted
inside the fuselage.
2. The holes in the landing gear should
be to accept the mounting bolts.

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Throttleservo
Secure
Cut
INSTALLING THE THROTTLE PUSHROD.
 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.
Servoarm
Connector.
Elevator pushod
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
See pictures below:
 1. Draw a center line onto the horizontal
stabilizer. Then slide the horizontal into the
fuselage.
SERVO INSTALLATION.
ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.
 2. Mount the servo to the tray using the
mountingscrewsprovided withyourradio sys-
tem.
 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
colletsinto the elevatorservo.Test fittheservo
into the servo tray.
Center line

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 2 Using a modeling knife, cut away the
covering from the fuselage for the stabilizer
and remove it.
Removecovering
 3. Markthe shapeof thevertical onthe left
and right sides onto the horizontal stabilizer
using a felt-tip pen
Markline.
Top side
Bottom side
When cutting through the cover-
ingto remove it,cutwith only enoughpres-
sure 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
Removecovering
 5. When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount
of 30 minute epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the
topand bottomof thestabilizer mountingarea
and to the stabilizer mounting platform sides
inthefuselage. Slide thestabilizerinplace 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.
 4. Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines
youjust drewas aguide, carefullyremove the
coveringfrom betweenthemusing amodeling
knife. Epoxyglue

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Drill a hole
6 mm diameter.
6.After the 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.
Bottom side
C/Aglue
Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Niloncontrolclasp.
M3lock nut.
3x35mm.

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Elevator
pushrod Elevator
pushrod
Cut
Secure
Elevatorservo
Elevator
pushrod
Cut

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VERTICAL INSTALLATION.
Rudder servo install as same as method of
elevator servo. See picture below:
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
C/Aglue
 1) Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering from the top of the fuselage and the
covering from over the precut hinge slot cut
intothe lowerrear portionof thefuselage This
slot accepts the lower vertical.
Removecovering
Elevator
servo
Elevator pushrod
Control clasp.