Flitework Midi EDGE 540 User manual

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...live to fly!
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Midi EDGE 540

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·Wing span 1030 mm
·Length 990 mm
·Take off weight 750 g
with 3s 1300 and
Flitework motor set

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Dear Customer!
Congratulations for purchasing the Flitework Midi Edge 540. We say thanks for your trust and we wish you a lot of happy
flights with your new Midi Edge 540.
ATTENTION PLEASE!
Remote controlled model planes are not a toy! For assembling, flying and servicing such models, you need a high grade
of technical comprehension and liability.
Careless assembling and operation may cause personal and material damage.
Because the Flitework GmbH has no influence on assembly, RC installation, operation and servicing of the flight device,
any liability is rejected under explicit advice to these dangers.
Recommended accessories:
1 x Motorset FW 2840 order no.: 0800-001
4 x Servos order no.: 007-2412
1 x Lipo-Akku 3s 1300 mAh 20C order no.: 018-1303
1 x 5-6 channel receiver
4 x Servo cable extensions
Before assembling, please check the completeness and the accuracy of the model kit. Partially built models are
excluded from the right of replacement.
For the purposes of quality improvement we reserve ourselves changes of the technical implementation without any
announcement.
The current instruction manual should be support for the assembling of the model. The shown pictures and hints are
without any commitment. Legal effects cannot be deducted from this manual.
·Hobby knife
·Philips screw driver
·Drill 1.2 and 5 mm
·Adhesive tape
·10 min epoxy glue
·CA glue
·PVA glue
·Set of wrenches

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Glue the hinges into the slots in wing and aileron, using CA
or PVA glue. The glue should be very liquid for better
glueing results.
Mount the aileron servo as shown in the picture with 2
screws. Search the center position with servo tester or RC
and attach the servo lever parallel to the aileron.
During assembly, look for correct angles and position of
the aileron. If the aileron is in neutral position, the servo
lever and the linkage should include an angel of 90 de-
grees.
Before glueing the flap lever to the flap, renove the film
carefully from the balsa wood. Use 10 min. Epoxy glue for
mounting the levers.
Left wing, lower side Right wing, lower side After assembly of all aileron linkages, look for the correct
center position of aileron and adjust it if necessary. If
position is ok, lock all screws, which blue locking agent.
Lets begin...

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For testing all matchings put all elevator parts into the
section of the fuselage.
Take care for a symmetric position of the elevator and
mark along the fuselage, using a fine and non permanent
marker.
Glue the hinges into the slots in wing and aileron, using CA
or PVA glue. The glue should be very liquid for better
gluing results.
Remove this film along the marks. Be careful and do not
hurt the balsa wood below the film.
Glue the elevator in absolut symmetric position in the section of
fuselage. Dont forget to put the elevator together with the
steel linkage bracket for elevator flaps into the section of the
fuselage.
Stick the hinges into the elevator using CA or PVA glue. After-
wards glue the flaps to the linkage (epoxy) and hinges (CA or
PVA). Take care, that the flaps are not distorted!!
Mount the rudder rectangular to the elevator and mark with
a fine and non permanent marker along the fuselage.
Remove the covering film along this marks, using a sharp
hobby knife.
Be carefully and dont hurt the balsa wood below the film.
Glue the rudder with 10 min. Epoxy into the slot of body.

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Glue the hinges with CA- or PVA glue into the rudder and
rudder flaps.
Look for easy movement!!
Feel out the frame for rudder servo and open the frame,
using a sharp hobby knife. Fix the servo like shown in the
picture with servo lever pointing down.
Find the correct highness of rudder lever and mark position. Remove covering film under the rudder lever basement
carefully. Glue the rudder lever with epoxy glue to the
rudder. If epoxy is hardened, mount the rudder linkage and
lock screws with blue locking agent.
Feel out the servo frame for elevator servo and open with
hobby knife carefully. Mount the servo with screws, the
servo lever is pointing up.
Find the correct position of the rudder lever and mark it
with a fine and non permanent marker.

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Remove the covering film along the mark. Then glue the
lever to the elevator flap, using epoxy glue. If glue is dry,
finish the linkage and lock the screws with blue locking
agent.
The tail plane is ready now.
Look for all parts which belong to the landing gear! Assemble the landing gear as shown in the picture.
Mount the wheel pant in a position, parallel to the fuselage.
Fix the pant with the attached screw.
Additional to the screw, you can fix the wheel pants with
silicone glue towards the aluminium legs.
At least insert the left and right landing gear into the slot of
the fuselage and fix with M3 screws.
Dont forget locking agent.

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Remove the two wood tongues from the motor dome,
using a sharp knife.
Put epoxy glue to the motor dome and hook it into the
firewall rib. Additional put the two small triangular balsa
wood rails to the right and left side of the motor dome.
Countersink the four 3 mm holes with a 5 mm drill Screw the motor to the motor dome, using M3x8 counter-
sunk screws.
Find the correct position of the cowling and fix it with
adhesive tape. Drill two or three 1.2 mm holes through the
cowling and the wood below.
Mount the canopy with the attached 2 mm woodscrews.
You can reinforce the thread in the wood with super liquid
CA glue.

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The propeller, not included in the kit should be balanced
as good as possible.
Assemble prop and spinner. The best result for balancing
you can get, if you have the possibility to balance the
propeller together with the spinner.
Mount the propeller unit to the motor shaft with the 2 M3
setscrews. Lock with blue locking agent.
You can make a little flat spot onto the motor shaft at the
position of one setscrew. So you can get more stability.
During mounting the spinner cap do not tighten the screws
to strong, because the thread could be damaged.
Use the attached velcro tape, to fix the battery inside the
body. Fasten the battery, using Fliteworks battery tape
(order no.: 008-501).
To fix the receiver, you can use double sided adhesive
tape. Please consider the references of your Rx-manual
This assembly of RC components shows only a possible
sample.

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The centre of gravity is 65 mm behind the leading edge of the wings.
Spare parts of Midi EDGE 540
1 Order #: 004-011 pair of wings, including wing tube
2 Order #: 004-021 Fuselage with elevator, rudder, motor dome, accessory parts
3 Order #: 004-031 landing gear complete
4 Order #: 004-041 Cowling
5 Order #: 004-051 Spinner
6 Order #: 004-061 Canopy
Ailerons Elevator Rudder
Standard
flight
20° 20° 30°
3D
flight
40° 45° 50°
Work angel of flaps

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Place for personal notes

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4713 Gallspach
Austria / Europe
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