Black Horse Model Spitfire 40 User 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 : 1,390mm. 54.75 in.
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Length : 1,220 mm. 48in.
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Weight : 2.4kg. 5.28lbs.
PartsListingrequired(not included).
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Glow Engine : 40-46 cu.in. 2 stroke.
52 cu.in. 4 stroke.

SPITFIRE 40.
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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 SPITFIRE 40. 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
proceduresdesignedtohelpthenew pilotonhiswaytosuccessfulR/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,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
aircraftand toprotect thetable. Keepa couple
of jars or bowls handy to hold the small parts
after you open the bag.
Pleasetrialfitalltheparts. Makesureyouhave
the correct parts and that they fit and are
alignedproperly beforegluing!Thiswillassure
proper assembly. SPITFIRE 40 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-
installedelevator halves.
SUGGESTION.
NOTE.

INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
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1) Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.
INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS.
+ 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 clipmustbesecurely 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.
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.
REPLACEMENT LARGE PARTS
B. Right wing panel.
D. Fuselage.
E. Horizontal stabilizer.
F. Vertical stabilizer.
C. Left wing panel.
A. Cowling.
A
C E
D
F
REPLACEMENT SMALL PARTS
G. Decal sheet.
B
G
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.

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INSTALLING THEAILERON CONTROLHORN.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
Wing.
Servo tray.
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.
5) Install servo tray with aileron servo into
the wing as same as picture below.
Servowire.
Control horn of aileron.
3x40mm.
Nilon control clasp.
M3locknut.
2)Drill 1,5mmpilotholesthroughthe block
of wood for each of the four mounting screws
providedwiththeservo.Installservointoaileron
servo tray as same as picture below:
3) Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering at possition show below.
Aileronservotray.
Top of wing.
Remove the covering.
C/Aglue.

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1) Using a ruler & pen to draw a straight
line as below picture.
Straitghline.
Servo arm.
. 3 Install aileron control horn as same as
picture below.
 2. Drill through 6mm (diameter) the ai-
leron using the control horn as a guide and
screw the control horn in place.
Aileron control.

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Bottom side.
6.Insertthe 90degree bend down through
the hole in the servo arm. Install one nylon
snap keeper over the wire to secure it to the
arm. Installthe servoarm retainingscrew and
remove the masking tape from the aileron.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
M2clevis.
Snapkeeper.
5.Usingpliers, carefullymake a90 degree
bend down at the mark made. Cut off the ex-
cess wire, leaving about 4mm beyond the
bend.
Bend and cut after.
3. Plug the aileron servo into the receiver
andcentertheservo.Installthe servoarmonto
the servo. The servo arm should be perpen-
dicular to the servo and point toward the mid-
dle of the wing.
1. Working with the aileron linkage for
now, thread one clevis onto one of the
threaded wires.
2. Attach the clevis to the outer hole in the
control horn. Install a silicone tube on the
clevis.
Repeat the procedure for the other wing
half.
control horn .
INSTALLING THE AILERON
LINKAGES.
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.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.

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1) Insert the 90º bend of one main gear
wire into the predrilled hole in one mounting
slot.
2) The landing gear wire is held in place
using two nylon landing gear straps and four
3mm x 12mm wood screws.
The straps should be located equal distance
from the inside and outside ends of the wire.
Remove covering.
INSTALLING THE LANDINGGREAR.
3x12mm.
NilonStrap.
4) Remove the two straps and the gear
wire. Drillfour1.5mm pilotholes intothe wing
for the wood screws. Be careful not to drill
through the top of the wing!
3) Usingthe twolandinggear strapsas a
guide, mark the locations of the four 3mm x
12mm mounting screws onto the wing sur-
face.
5) Reinstall the gear wire and install the
straps using the four 3mm x 12mm wood
screws. Tighten the screws completely to
secure the gear wire in place.
7) Slide one 60mm diameter wheel onto
eachaxle andpushthemupagainst thewheel
collars. Slidethe remainingwheel collarswith
4.3mm x 6mm set screws onto the axles.
Push them up against the wheels and tighten
the set screws. The wheels should spin free
andnotbindinanyway. Ifthey dobind,loosen
the set screws in the outer wheel collars and
move the collars out a small amount. Re-
tighten the set screws.
6) Slide one wheel collar with 4.3mm x
6mm set screw onto each axle. Push the
wheel collars on as far as they will go and
tighten the set screws.
Be careful not to overtighten the set screws.
Overtighteningmay causethe threadsto strip.

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Aluminiumbrace.
JOINING THE WING HALVES.
1) Location the aluminium wing dihedral
brace.
2) Testfitthedihedralbrace intoeach wing
haft. The brace should slide in easily.
Apply epoxy to
theseareas.
Aluminium wing dihedral brace.
INSTALLING THE ENGINE MOUNT.
THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS:
1. ELECTRIC MOTOR
2. ENGINE MOUNT.
1. OPTION 1: ELECTRIC MOTOR.
Maskingtape.
Apply masking tape.
3X15mm
3X15mm
Electric mounting

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C/Aglue.
Epoxyglue.
Secure
Secure
Trim

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Tie wrap

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2. OPTION 2: ENGINE MOUNT.
4x25mm
3.Carefully bendthe secondnylon tubeup
ata 45degreeangle (usinga cigarettelighter).
This tube will be the vent tube to the muffler.
INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY
1.Thestopper hasbeen pre-assembledat
the factory.
2.Using amodeling knife,cut onelength of
siliconfuelline (thelength ofsilicon fuel lineis
calculated by how the weighted clunk should
restabout 8mmawayfromtherearofthe tank
andmove freelyinside thetank). Connectone
end of the line to the weighted clunk and the
other end to the nylon pick up tube in the
stopper.
FUEL TANK.
4.Carefully bendthe thirdnylon tubedown
ata 45degreeangle (usinga cigarettelighter).
This tubewill bevent tubeto thefueling valve.
When the stopper assembly is installed in the
tank, the top of the vent tube should rest just
belowthe topsurfaceof thetank. Itshould not
touch the top of the tank.
Vent tube Fuel pick- up tube
Fuelfilltube
place. Push the fuel tank as far forward as
possible,the frontofthetankshould justabout
touch the back of the firewall.
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.
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.
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
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
the tank, where it exits the fuselage behind
theengine mountingbox andto therearofthe
tank at the forward bulkhead.

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INSTALLING THE ENGINE-THROTTLE.
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.
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.
105mm.
Rubber band
Pushrod wire.
Markpoint
3 x 20mm.

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Trimandcut.
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.
Trimandcut.
C/Aglue. 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.
2) While keeping the back edge of the
cowl flush with the marks, align the front of
thecowlwiththecrankshaftoftheengine. 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.

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Machinescrew.
Install the spinner backplate, propeller
andspinner cone. Thespinnercone isheld in
place using two 3mm x 15mm wood screws.
INSTALLING THE SPINNER.
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER INSTALLA-
TION.
Remove covering.
Left side.
1. Using amodeling knife, cut awaythe
covering from the fuselage for the stabilizer
and remove it.
2) 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
thismarkdown theback ofthe trailingedgeof
the stabilizer.
See picture below.
SERVO INSTALLATION.
Elevator servo.

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C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
Bottom side.
Top side.
Top side.

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4) 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.
5) Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines
youjustdrew asa guide,carefully removethe
coveringfrom betweenthem usingamodeling
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
balsastructure mayweaken it.Thiscouldlead
to possible failure during flight
Top side.
Bottom
side.
Centre line.
3) Slidethe stabilizerintoplace inthepre-
cut slot in the rear of the fuselage. The stabi-
lizer should be pushed firmly against the front
of the slot.
6) 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.
7) When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount
ofFlash 30Minute Epoxy. Applyathinlayer to
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.
Remove covering.

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8) After the epoxy has fully cured, re-
move
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.
3mm x 40mm.
Nilon
control clasp. M3 lock nut.
Drill 1 hole with 6 mm diameter.
Control horn of elevator.
Control horn of elevator.
Elevator control horn install as same as the
way of aileron control horn. Please see pic-
tures below.
C/Aglue.
ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN INSTALLA-
TION.

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C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
Secure.
Elevator servo
 Elevatorpushrod installas sameas theway
of aileron pushrod.
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION.
Remove
covering

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VERTICAL STABILIZER
INSTALLATION.
Hinge.
C/Aglue.
Cut.
Secure.
Cut.

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C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
C/Aglue.
Hingeslot.
1) Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering from over the precut hinge slot cut
intothe lowerrearportion ofthefuselage. This
slot accepts the lower rudder hinge.
Hingeslot.
C/A glue.