Black Horse Model SPACE WALKER Owner's manual

Instruction Manual book
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Propeller : 12 x 6.
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Speed Control: 60A.
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ElectricMotor: BL2826/06OUTRUNER.
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Battery:4Cells-Li-Poly-14.8v- 5,000mAh.
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(notincluded).
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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
proceduresdesignedtohelpthenewpilotonhiswaytosuccessfulR/Cflight.They willalsobeable
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 your newairplane, 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-
craftandtoprotect the table. Keep a couple of
jars or bowls handy to hold the small parts af-
ter you open the bag.
Pleasetrialfitalltheparts.Makesureyouhave
the correct parts and that they fit and are
alignedproperlybeforegluing! This will 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
debonderand acetone.Donotlet 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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 1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.
+ 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 plugclipmustbesecurelyattached
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.
Donotstandin line with the side ofthepropel-
ler.
+ Make engine adjustments from behind the
propeller only. Do not reach around the spin-
ningpropeller.
SAFETY PRECAUTION.
REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
B. Wing panel.
C. Fuselage.
A.Cowling.
D . Horizontal stabilizer.
F. Aluminium wing dihedral brace.
E. Vertical stabilizer
REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
INSTALLING THEAILERON SERVOS.
A.
B.
C.
B.
D.
E.
F.
Temporary pin to
keep hinge centered.
8.Spinner.
6. Fuel Tank.
7. Plastic - enginemount.
5.Electric motor ply of wood (A,B).
3x12mm
3x15mm
5x35mm
3x12mm
4.Wheels.
3.Tailgear.
Cutthe covering
awayfromtheslot.
Bottom side
Aileron
1.Aluminium landing gear.
2. Wheel pants.

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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.
5. Instal servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
Assemble then apply drops of thin
C/A to center of hinge,on both sides.
Bottom side
Bottom side
2.Usinga 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.
Removecovering
Secure
Servo tray
Thread
Electric wire
2 x 10 mm.

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Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
INSTALLING THEAILERONCONTROLHORN.
Installaileroncontrolhornassame
aspicturebelow.
Controlhorn of Aileron
2x16mm.
Bottom side
Markpoint
3. Drillthrough6mm (diameter) the aileron
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
Drilla hole
1.5mmdiameter.
4. Install control horn as same as picture
below.
Secure
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Control
Aileron

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6.Insertthe90degree bend down through
the hole in the servo arm. Install one nylon
snap keeper over the wire to secure it to the
arm.Installtheservoarmretainingscrewand
remove the masking tape from the aileron.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
1.Workingwiththe aileron linkage fornow,
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.Installtheservo armonto
the servo. The servo arm should be perpen-
dicular to the servo and point toward the mid-
dle of the wing.
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, carefully make a 90 degree
bend down at the mark made. Cut off the ex-
cess wire, leaving about 4mm beyond the
bend.
M2lock nut.
M2clevis.
Snapkeeper.
INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS:
1. ELECTRIC MOTOR
2. ENGINE MOUNT.
1. OPTION 1: ELECTRIC MOTOR.
3 x 15mm 3x 15mm
Bendandcutafter.
Bottom side
Cut.

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Secure
Epoxyglue
C/Aglue
4 x 25mm
2. OPTION 2: ENGINE MOUNT.
ESC
Battery

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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
siliconfuel line (the length ofsilicon fuel line is
calculated by how the weighted clunk should
restabout8mmaway from the rear of the tank
andmovefreelyinsidethetank).Connect one
end of the line to the weighted clunk and the
otherendtothe nylon pick up tube inthestop-
per.
4. Carefully bend the third nylon tube down
ata45degree angle (using acigarettelighter).
This tubewillbeventtubetothefuelingvalve.
3. Carefully bend the second nylon tube up
ata45degree angle (using acigarettelighter).
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-
pandsandsealsthe tank opening. Donotover
tighten the assembly as this could cause the
tank to split.
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.
5.Testfitthestopperassemblyinto thetank.
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.
Silicon tube not included
only use for glow fuel.

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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,thefrontofthe tank should just about
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.
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,whereitexitsthefuselagebehind the
enginemounting boxandtothe rearofthetank
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.
Secure
Fueltank
Locate the long piece of wire used for the
throttlepushrod.Oneendofthe wire has been
pre-bend in to a “Z” bend at the factory. This
“Z” bend should be inserted into the throttle
armof theenginewhentheengineisfittedonto
theenginemount. Fit the engine to theengine
mount using the screws provided.
INSTALLING THE ENGINE.
111mm
Martpoint

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3x 20mm
Drill a hole
2.5mm
diameter
Secure
Pushrod wire
Bottom side
Pushrodwire
Left side
Right side
Left side

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Right side
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.
Throttle servo
Secure.
Cut.
Throttle pushrod.
1. Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en-
gineandlineupthebackedgeofthecowlwith
the marks you made on the fuselage.
COWLING.

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Machine screw.
Right side.
2. While keeping the back edge of the
cowl flush with the marks, align the front of
thecowlwith thecrankshaftoftheengine. 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. Installthe mufflerandmuffler extension
onto the engine and make the cutout in the
cowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fuel
and pressure lines to the carburetor, muffler
andfuelfiller valve.
3. Slide the cowl back over the engine
andsecureitinplace using four wood screws.
See picture below.
Right side
Bottom side
Trim and cut
Right side
Trim and cut
Right side
Bottom side
Left side.
3 x 10mm

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Secure
Font view
Installthespinnerbackplate,propeller and
spinner cone. The spinner cone is held in
place using two 3mm x 12mm wood screws.
INSTALLING THE SPINNER.
3 x 12mm
MAIN GEAR INSTALATION.
PARTSREQUIRED
2. Adrop of C/Aglue on the wheel collar
screwswill help keep themfrom coming lose
duringoperation.
Repeat the process for the other wheel.
1. Assemble and mounting the wheel
pants as shown in the following pictures.
3 x 12mm
Markpoint
Secure.

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INSTALLINGTHEMAINLANDING 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.
Secure
Bottom side
SERVO INSTALLATION.
ELEVATOR INSTALLATION.
2. Mount the servo to the tray using the
mountingscrewsprovidedwithyour radio sys-
tem.
1. Install the rubber grommets and brass
colletsintotheelevatorservo.Testfittheservo
into the servo tray.
Elevator servo.
Elevator servo.
Landinggear.

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HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSTALLATION.
See pictures below:
Temporary pin to
keep hinge centered.
Assemble then apply drops of thin
C/A to center of hinge,on both sides.
Cutthe covering
awayfromtheslot.
2 Usingamodelingknife,cutawaythecov-
ering 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
See pictures below:
1. Draw a center line onto the horizontal
stabilizer. Then slide the horizontal into the
fuselage.
Removecovering
Top side
Bottom side
Center line
Markline.
Top side

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4. Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines
youjustdrew as a guide,carefullyremove the
coveringfrombetweenthemusingamodeling
knife.
Markline.
When cutting through the cover-
ingtoremove it, cut with 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
topandbottomof the stabilizer mounting area
and to the stabilizer mounting platform sides
inthefuselage. Slidethestabilizerinplace 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.
Top side
Bottom side.
Epoxyglue
Epoxyglue
Removecovering

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Top side
Bottom sie.
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.
Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
Control horn of elevator.
2x12mm
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
Drill a hole
1.5mm diameter.
1) Drill through1.5mm (diameter) the el-
evator using the control horn as a guide and
screw the control horn in place.
Secure.
C/Aglue

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2) Install control horn as same as picture
below.
 Elevatorpushrodinstallassameas the way
of aileron pushrod.
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
Control horn
of elevator.
Bottom side
Elevator
pushrod
Elevator
pushrod
Secure
bend
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.
M2 lock nut. M2
Cut.

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Cut
Elevator
pushrod
RUDDER SERVO INSTALLATION.
Rudder servo install as same as method of
elevator servo. See picture below:
Rudder servo
See picture below:
Cutthe covering
awayfromtheslot.
Temporary pin to
keep hinge centered.
Assemble then apply drops of thin
C/A to center of hinge,on both sides.
VERTICAL INSTALLATION.

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3. Mark the shape of the vertical on the left
and right side on the rudder using a felt-tip
pen.
2. Slide the rudder into the fuselage as
same as picture below.
4. Now, remove the rudder and using a
modeling knife, carefully cut just inside the
marked lines and remove the film of the rud-
der. Just as you did with the horizontal stabi-
lizer, make sure you only press hard enough
to cut the film, not the balsa rudder.
5. Putthe vertical stabilizer back in place.
Using a triangle, check to ensure that the
vertical stabilizer is aligned 90 degree to the
horizontal stabilizer.
6) When you are sure that everything is a
aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount
of 30 minute epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the
slot in the mounting platform and to the verti-
cal stabilizer mounting area. Apply epoxy to
the lower rudder hinge. Set the stabilizer in
place and re-align. Double check all of your
measurements once more before the epoxy
cures. Remove any excess epoxy using a
paper towel and rubbing alcohol and hold the
stabilizerin place withT-pins or masking tape.
Allow the epoxy to fully cure before proceed-
ing.
1) Usingamodelingknife, remove the cov-
eringfromthe top of the fuselageandthecov-
ering from over the precut hinge slot cut into
thelower rear portionof the fuselageThis slot
accepts the lower vertical.
Remove
covering
Hingeslot
Markline.
Remove
covering
90º
Vertical
Stabilizer.
Horizontal
Stabilizer.