Hangar 9 Extra Easy XE2 User manual

Specifications
• Wingspan: ................................................................................................................ 69in
• Length: ..................................................................................................................... 55in
• Wing Area: ....................................................................................................... 793 sq in
• Weight (approximate): ....................................................................................... 61/4–7 lb
• Engine Supplied: ........................................................... Evolution Trainer Power System
• Ready to fly in less than one hour
• Comes with engine, radio, and control linkages installed
• No glue required for assembly (no smell, no mess)
• Precovered and trimmed in genuine UltraCote®
• Two Fun options available: Sailplane Launch and Photo OP
(camera not included)
Additional items required to get the Xtra Easy 2 into the air:
• Hangar 9 Start-Up Field Pack, which includes glow plugs, fuel pump,
4-way wrench, glow plug igniter with charger,
Start Stick and tote box (HANSTART)
• Glow Fuel (10% or 15% nitro content recommended) (HAN3109–3115)
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Ver. 1.0
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Table of Contents
Small Parts
A. #64 Rubber Bands
B. Wing Dowels
C. Transmitter/Receiver Charger
D. Radio Frequency Identifiers
E. Servo Accessories
F. Tail and Landing Gear Hardware
G. Center Wing Tape
Small Parts Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Large Parts Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Assembly Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Section 1: Assemble the Wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Section 2: Install the Main Landing Gear and Wing Hold-Down Dowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 3: Install the Tail Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 4: Installing the Propeller on the Evolution Trainer Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Final Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Control Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Preflight Checks at the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Evolution Trainer Power System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting the Evolution Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Flying your Xtra Easy Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
AMA Safety Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Miscellaneous Package
A. #64 Rubber Bands
D. Radio Frequency
Identifiers
E. Servo Accessories
F. Tail and Landing Gear Hardware
G. Center
Wing Tape
C. Transmitter/
Receiver Charger
B. Wing Dowels

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Large Parts
1. Tail Assembly
2. Fuselage
3. Main Landing Gear
4. Engine (Evolution Trainer Power System)
5. Transmitter (JR 421EX)
6. Wings
7. Nose Gear
6. Wings 7. Nose Gear
3. Main Landing Gear2. Fuselage
4. Engine
(Evolution Trainer
Power System)1. Tail Assembly
5. Transmitter (JR 421EX)

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Assembly Diagram (For reference only)
Please carefully read through the entire instruction manual
before beginning assembly of your Xtra Easy 2™
Ready-To-Fly (RTF) kit.
1. Assemble the wing
2. Mount the main landing gear
Tape Strip
Short Screws

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3. Install the
tail surfaces
Rubber Bands (5 per side) to hold wing
Small Washers
Long Screws
Large Washers

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Section 1: Assemble the Wing
Carefully remove the contents of the Xtra Easy 2™ RTF kit. It is
recommended that you charge the transmitter and receiver bat-
teries for 24 hours prior to flying your model.
Step 1. Remove each wing from its protective plastic bag.
Remove the pieces of tape that hold the ailerons in place for
shipping. The hinges in the Xtra Easy 2 Trainer have already
been glued in place during manufacturing. Check the ailerons
for freedom of movement by flexing them up and down several
times.
Step 2. Locate the aluminum wing tube and carefully slide it
into the opening in one of the wing halves. The fit may be snug,
so use a twisting motion while inserting the tube. There is a
short metal pin located near the trailing edge that will key into
the opposite wing panel and keep the wing from rotating around
the wing tube. Carefully slide the other wing half onto the wing
tube. Align the metal pin with its hole and press the wing
panels together.
Step 3. Locate the wing joiner tape and apply it to the top and
bottom of the wing along the joint. Start at the top of the trailing
edge and wrap it around the front of the wing and to the bottom
trailing edge.
Step 4. The aileron servo lead has been tied around the link-
age for shipment. Untie the servo lead to free up the aileron
linkage. Note that the lead has been labeled with a piece of
tape; do not remove this tape. One of the aileron linkages has
already been connected to the aileron and secured with a small
piece of tubing (clevis keeper). This is done to prevent the
clevis from opening during flight.
Connect the other aileron linkage to the aileron and snap the
clevis in place. Slide the clevis keeper over the clevis to secure
the linkage to the aileron.
Step 1-3
Wrap supplied
clear tape around
the center joint.
Step 1-1
Remove shipping tape.
Step 1-2
Slide both wing panels onto
the metal tube.
Step 1-4
Attach clevis.
Bottom view of wing

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Section 2. Installing the Main Landing Gear and
Wing Hold-Down Dowels
Step 1. Locate the aluminum main landing gear. The wheels
have already been attached. You should have two screws
remaining from the hardware package. Apply a drop of thread-
lock to each screw. Then, insert them through the holes in the
landing gear and attach the landing gear to the fuselage.
Step 2. Locate the two wing hold-down dowels and insert
one into each of the two holes located in the fuselage, using
a careful twisting motion to install. The dowels should be
positioned so an equal amount is projecting from either side
of the fuselage.
Step 2-1
Mount landing gear to fuselage
with the two screws provided.
Apply threadlock to threads of the screws prior
mounting to landing gear.
Short Screw
Step 2-2

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Section 3: Installing the Tail Assembly
Locate the horizontal stabilizer and vertical stabilizer
assemblies. The rudder and elevator have been prehinged
at the factory and the control horns are also attached.
Remove the shipping tape holding the rudder and elevator
in place. Check both the rudder and elevator for freedom of
movement.
Step 1. The vertical stabilizer has threaded rods in the bottom
that secure it to the horizontal stabilizer. Insert the threaded
rods through the pre-drilled holes in the horizontal stabilizer.
Secure them together using the two large washers and two wing
nuts. Be sure to use a drop of threadlock on the threaded rods
before tightening the wing nuts.
Step 2. Slide the tail assembly into the slot in the rear of
the fuselage; making sure the rudder pushrod is on top of the
horizontal stabilizer. Use the two long screws and two small
washers to secure the tail assembly to the fuselage. There are
holes in the bottom of the fuselage to access the screw loca-
tions. Place a drop of threadlock on the screws before installing
the screws.
Hint: Use a magnetic screwdriver when installing
the screws.
Attach the vertical stabilizer to the
horizontal stabilizer using washer
and wing nut.
Apply threadlock
to the threaded
rods before
installing wing
nuts.
Large
Washer
Wing Nut
Large Washer
Wing Nut
Step 3-1
Slide tail assembly into slot
at fuselage rear.
Apply threadlock to the
screws before installing.
Step 3-2
Small Washer
Long Screw

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Section 4: Installing the Propeller on the
Evolution Trainer Engine
Step 3. Connect the rudder and elevator pushrod clevises to
the pre-installed control horns. Install the clevises into the hole
furthest away from the control surface (see illustration). Secure
each clevis to the control horn by snapping the clevis pin into
the hole. To prevent the clevises from accidentally opening in
flight make sure the clevis keeper is slid up onto the clevis.
Step 1. Remove the prop nut and washer from the Evolution
engine, noting the position of the washer and flywheel.
Step 2. Locate the spinner and three self-tapping screws
included in your Xtra Easy 2™ RTF kit.
Clevis Keeper
Clevis Keeper
Step 3-3
The rudder pushrod
is positioned above
the horizontal stabi-
lizer.

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Section 4: Installing the Propeller on the
Evolution Trainer Engine (continued)
Step 3. With the flywheel in place, install the spinner back
plate onto the engine as shown.
Note: The flywheel is keyed in place onto the engines
crankshaft and should be tight against the front engine
bearing.
Step 4. Slide the propeller onto the engine with the molded
“E” facing forward as shown.
Step 5. Install the prop washer and prop nut removed in
Step 1. Make sure to position the beveled edge of the washer
forward.
Step 6. Using an adjustable wrench, tighten the prop nut
while holding the propeller in place.
Warning: The propeller must be securely tightened
before attempting to run your evolution engine. Be sure
to check the security of the propeller before each flying
session.
Note: The propeller must be positioned to allow the
spinner cone to fit into the slots in the back plate. Test
fit the spinner cone before attempting to install the self-
tapping screws of the spinner.