Hyperflight Blaster 2 User manual

Blaster 2 & 2e Assembly Guide
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Warwickshire, CV 7 7PD, UK
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Warning, this is not a toy!
If yo are new to the hobby of flying RC model airplanes, DO NOT attempt to fly this
model by yo rself! There are h ndreds of BMFA (British Model Flying Association)
cl bs in the UK. Ask yo r local hobby shop for the location of the nearest cl b in yo r
area, or check o t the www.bmfa.org. k (or yo r national modelling organisations) web
site. Many cl bs often have q alified instr ctors to teach yo how to fly. If yo are an
accomplished pilot then yo sho ld have no problem in flying this model. However the
Blaster 2 can fly very fast, and is potentially a lethal object. Do fly responsibly, and
make s re yo r third party liability (eg BMFA) ins rance is valid.
Limit of Liability
All Vladimir’s Models prod cts are constr cted to the highest standard and made
strong eno gh for reasonable sage by an experienced and responsible r/c aircraft
pilot. By keeping this model yo confirm that the parts have not been str ct rally
damaged and are fit for p rpose as received.
The craftsmanship, attention to detail, and actions of the b ilder/flyer of this model
airplane kit will ltimately determine the airworthiness, flight performance, and the
safety of the finished model. Yo confirm that yo take f ll responsibility for the safe
sage, constr ction, and maintenance of the model, and yo will not hold
HyperFlight.co. k or its owners, staff, agents, contractors, or helpers in any way
responsible for any damages or inj ry that may occ r as a res lt of operating or flying
this model. HyperFlight’s sole obligation shall be to replace those parts of the kit
proven to be defective or missing. If yo are not willing to agree to this binding
condition of sale please ret rn the model in as-received condition to Hyperflight for a
ref nd.
Acknowledgement
HyperFlight wo ld like to thank Martin Bell for kindly writing this helpf l assembly g ide
and taking the photos. We wo ld also like to thank Vladimir Gavrylko for designing and
b ilding this model to s ch a high standard, for and man fact ring it at a reasonable
cost, so that flyers all over the world can enjoy this high performance model. Finally we
pay o r respects to Dr Mark Drela, the designer of the DLG optimised airfloils, and
inspiration behind many of the innovations that make this model so special.
Research
We recommend yo do some homework before starting to b ild this plane. There is a
lot of great info abo t RC planes at RCGro ps.com and other websites. Get the latest
info on batteries, r/c gear, b ilding and flying tips. There is often a “b ild thread” on
www.RCGro ps.com where yo can see many pict res yo r model and read the
q estions/answers of other pilots that already b ilt one. Make certain yo check o t
www.HyperFlight.co. k reg larly for any prod ct information pdates.
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Parts List
Wing (1 or 2 pieces).
F selage pod & boom.
Nosecone.
AMT - horizontal stabiliser.
Fin/r dder - vertical stab.
0.7mm carbon p shrods
and PTFE o ters.
Accessories bag
containing the AMT V
mo nt, horns, and p shrod
parts shown opposite.
These Instr ctions.
R/C Functions
Left Aileron (Flaperon)
Right Aileron (Flaperon)
Elevator
R dder
To maximise the model's potential a comp ter radio is highly recommended.
Suggested R/C
Wing servos: Ripmax SD100, Ripmax SD150, HyperFlight DS57
Tail servos (glider): Ripmax SD100, Ripmax SD150, HyperFlight DS57
Tail servos (ele tri ): Ripmax SD100
Re eiver: Small 4/5 hannel re eiver
Battery: 250-350mAh NiMH or 2S LiPo with 5V regulator
(see the alarm regulators for sale on www.hyperflight. o.uk)
Model Specifications
Wingspan: 1.5m (59 in)
Wing Area: 24 dm2 (372 sq in)
Target Weight: From 290g (10.2 oz)
Wing Loading: 12.1g/dm2 (4.0 oz/sq ft)
Airfoils: Ag 45 ct-o2, Ag46 ct-02 , AG 47 ct-02
Note these instr ction are for a right handed la ncher, with the la nching winglet on
the left wing. For left handed la nchers (with winglets on the right tip) please reverse
any left/right instr ctions - the r dder horn sho ld be on the left side of the r dder.
Also please test to ens re that any cyano gl e sed does not melt the foam internal
str ct re when gl ing components.
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Blaster 2 Assembly Guide
by Martin Bell
AMT (All Moving Tail) & Fin/Rudder Assembly
Fix wing to f selage assembly sing 3mm set screws s pplied. Be caref l when
tightening these single slot head screws so as not to let the screwdriver slip off the
screw head as the wing can be easily damaged by a wandering screwdriver head!
HINT: Replacing the s pplied screws with cross-head or Allen key headed screws is
an option yo may like to consider if yo intend removing and re-fitting the wing panel
for transport of the model.
HINT: At this stage it is a good idea to make s re that the flaperons clear the tail boom
properly when they are moved downward. Any minor adj stment req ired is easily
done by elongation the holes in the wing pylon mo nt a tiny amo nt with a small ro nd
needle file.
Fix AMT (All Moving Tail-plane) to the V-mo nt sing the special screw s pplied.
Slide AMT / V-mo nt assembly on to tail boom and adj st position ntil rear of AMT is
approximately 5mm from front of fin slot in the boom AND perfectly horizontal in
relation the mo nted wing panel.
Very caref lly apply a very small amo nt of thin cyano adhesive to the V-Mo nt at the
boom joint. Be very caref l not to allow the cyano to r n p the V-mo nt and into the
precision bearing assembly that carries the tail-plane.
Remove the tail-plane and the wing panel and place to one side.
HINT: It is a good idea to keep all panels in their foam bags when not act ally working
on them. To make it MUCH easier to remove from and place in the foam bag, simply
place a small length of masking tape between the trailing edges of the flaperons at
their centre position.
Trial fit the fin / r dder assembly to the rear of the boom leaving 70mm of the fin below
the bottom of the tail boom. When happy with the positioning, tape or hold the fin at
precisely 90 degrees to the AMT and at 90 degrees to the top of the boom before
caref lly applying thin cyano or epoxy adhesive to the joint. If sing cyano make s re it
does not r n onto the inner foam section of the fin. When dry remove the AMT and
place to one side in its foam cover. To reinforce this area we recommend the boom
just in front of the fin is wrapped in several turns of kevlar (or other strong) thread.
HINT: If in do bt at all abo t sing cyano in any part of the assembly, 5 min te epoxy
is certainly an option, at the cost of a small amo nt of extra weight and the need the
hold components in place for 5 min tes when the adhesive sets.
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Rudder & AMT Controls Snakes
The c rrent preferred method of g iding the p shrods, is to keep the p shrods o tside
the boom and se 10mm long t bes (c t from the white o ter t be s pplied) to g ide
the 0.8mm carbon rod p shrod to the rear.
This is lighter, easier to constr ct, and
easier to maintain than internal p shrods.
The extra drag (if any) is more than offset by
the weight red ction. C t the white t be into
10mm lengths and place it on the carbon
p shrod (or some piano wire if available,
any slips with CA will be less problematic).
Then ro te the p shrod along the boom to
the r dder horn and towards the AMT V-
mo nt. Use the smallest drops of thick CA to
attach the g ide t bes to the boom every
approx 5cm. Don't se thin CA, and don't
se too m ch as the CA can easily wick into
the g ide t be and seize the p shrod.
(Original method, not recommended) If internal p shrods are preferred please b y
some of o r 1.4mm PTFE t be (as the white p shrod o ters s pplied by Vladimir's
Models are too short to allow internal p shrods) and proceed as follows. Wrap a layer
of masking tape aro nd the boom to cover an area approximately 70mm in front of the
front edge of the AMT V-mo nt. Mark a spot 55mm in front of the V-mo nt, exactly on
top of the boom in alignment with the AMT control horn. Similarly place some masking
tape aro nd the boom immediately behind the front RIGHT HAND side of the fin and
mark a spot on the boom abo t 3mm back from the front of the fin and at a position on
the boom exactly 90 degrees to the fin. CAREFULLY drill a 2.5mm hole at both
positions. Remove the masking tape, and then elongate each hole so that the o ter
t bes for the carbon control rods exit the boom at right angles to, and in direct
alignment with their respective control horns on the AMT V-mo nt and the r dder horn,
which is still to be fitted.When satisfied with the fit of the p sh rod t bes, fit them in
position, leaving short lengths of both t bes protr ding from the boom. When passing
the t bes down the inside of the boom, MAKE SURE that they exit in the correct place
in the nose of the model to fit in with yo r proposed servo installation. Caref lly sec re
the t bes in position with a cyano and then carve off the excess with a scalpel blade to
leave them fl sh with the s rface of the tail boom.
Place a piece of masking tape on the r dder in line with the centre of the tail boom and
mark the position of the r dder control horn. Caref lly c t a slot in the r dder at the
position marked with a sharp scalpel blade, then remove the masking tape and fix the
r dder horn in place sing a very small amo nt of epoxy adhesive or cyano. The next
step is to fit two of the fo r small steel p sh rod ends s pplied to the carbon p sh rods.
This can be done sing cyano, in which case it m st be done q ickly to ens re that the
carbon p sh rods fit right into the p sh rod ends before the cyano sets. Before
installing the p sh rods into their t bes, (from the rear of the boom), make 90 degree
bends in the thin solid section of the p sh rod ends ready to fit into their respective
control horns.
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Wing Panel Preparation and Servo Fitting
The aileron servos can be fitted in the pod and the ailerons act ated by long p shrods,
or the servos can be fitted in the wing. This man al describes the latter method, b t
Vladimir's Models now recommends all the servos are mo nted in the pod, mainly to
red ce the need for nose ballast for CG placement, and th s red ce the flying weight.
Don't be concerned that there isn't any visible carbon reinforcement for the aileron
horns when sing pod mo nted aileron servos.
Be very caref l when working on the Wing Panel not to damage the pper or lower
s rfaces. Always ens re that the wing is resting on a soft, resilient material, (s ch as
the foam bag that the wings came in), at all times. There is no do bt that the vast
majority of minor damage to this type of model occ rs d ring b ild and later thro gh
careless handling.
C t o t pre-defined servos access holes in nderside of wing sing a sharp scalpel
blade and steel straight edge. Make s re that yo leave a 3mm lip, which will enable
the servos covers to be fitted fl sh with the nderside of the wing when the servo
installation is complete. It is ALWAYS a good idea to place masking tape on any panel
before c tting as this helps prevent the tool being sed slipping o t of position and
damaging the s rro nding s rface.
Prepare yo r selected wing servos by removing the mo nting l gs and wrapping in two
layers of masking tape. Fit and adj st the servo o tp t arms to achieve req ired travel
and trial fit to ens re position of servos is correct relative to the re-enforced areas in
the flaperons that take the control horns. Also make s re that the servo o tp t arm
sweep is adeq ate. Ens re that servos are in their ne tral position before sec ring in
place with 5-min te epoxy. Make s re that the side of the servo b tts p against the
main spar. (This is to ens re that the main servo loads are transmitted into the spar
and not the wing skin.)
Use masking tape to cover the re-enforced areas on the flaperons, mark o t and c t
the slots for the control horns, exactly in line with the servo o tp t arms. Sec re the
control horns in place with epoxy adhesive. Make p control linkages by c tting the
long wire in half. Bend the halves into L shapes. Trim the carbon t be if necessary.
Centre the servo, test fit the linkage, and cyano the wire long L sides into the carbon
t be. Fix the linkage in place with keepers or short pieces of t bing cyanoed in place.
Ens re the nderside of wing/flaperons is perfectly in line in ne tral servos position.
Radio, Battery and Regulator Installation
There is so m ch room on the mo nting plate in the sheath nose and it is so
accessible, that a wide variation of installation possibilities exist, some of which are
shown in the photographs below. Whatever system or installation yo decide pon,
remember to try and arrange the component parts so that the minim m of nose weight
is req ired to balance the model at 78mm back from the leading edge of the wing
panel.
Use an appropriately short arm on the elevator servo so that is does not have to be
rated down. If this is not done a glitch co ld ca se extreme AMT p shrod deflection,
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which co ld break the 0.7mm carbon p shrod where the wire is attached. Ens re there
are no stress raisers in the p shrod/wire fixing. Make an opening in the bottom of the
wing for the servo wiring. Either se extension leads or solder p a wiring harness
sing a s itable pl g and socket – a Deans Micro 4 pin pl g in this case.
Two Piece Wing Fixing
To stop the o ter (right) wing sliding off d ring the disc s la nch it sho ld be attached
to the rest of the wing sing 50mm (2”) wide good q ality clear packing tape. This is
easily strong eno gh. The wing halves sho ld not be gl ed together.
Settings Guide
Centre of Gravity
DLG: 78mm-82mm from leading edge of wing nder pylon mo nt.
Electric: 73mm-79mm from wing leading (d e to shorter boom).
Elevator (AMT) Travel
12 mm p, 12mm down (at rear of AMT).
Initial setting height of AMT trailing edge above top of boom.
Cr ise 22.5 mm
La nch 22.0 mm
Rudder Travel
25 mm left & right
No r dder offset req ired on la nch
Ailerons (Flaperons)
Up +20 mm / down -9 mm (extreme throw for advanced ser, beginners se less)
Cr ise – Lower s rface of flaperons down 2 degrees
Speed – Lower s rface of flaperons down 0.5 degrees.
La nch – Lower s rface of flaperons reflexed p 0.5 degrees.
Thermal – Lower s rface of flaperons down 6 degrees.
Landing – Lower s rface of flaperons down 45 degrees. Mix in progressive down
elevator, approx 6mm at 20 deg, red cing to approx 4mm at 45 deg.
Use the enclosed templates to set p the flaperon positions acc rately.
Alternative faster settings recommended by Simon Jones (meas red in mm with a
straight edge nderneath the wing in line with the servo/control horn) are:
La nch & Speed = -3mm, Cr ise & Normal Thermal= -2mm, Weak Thermal = 0mm.
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Trimming
Check for long flat glide from a fast hand la nch in Launch Mode. Only very minor
AMT trim adj stment sho ld be needed. If the r dder and flaperons have been set as
above, then NO adj stment sho ld be req ired to these control s rfaces. Gradually
increase la nch speed to a hard “javelin” style la nch. Make minor adj stments to
AMT la nch trim as req ired ntil model climbs at abo t 30 to 40 deg from la nch. At
this stage it is safer to work towards a trim where the la nch angle grad ally increases
from la nch. ONLY NOW sho ld yo try the first Disc s la nch.
Need more information?
Try these Internet links and check o t the J ly 2008 iss e of Radio Control Model
World for the Blaster 2 DLG review.
144 more Blaster 2 DLG B ild Pict res - http://www.photobox. o.uk/album/7656081
59 more Blaster 2 DLG Flying Pict res - http://www.photobox. o.uk/album/7655756
38 more Blaster 2 E B ild Pict res - http://www.photobox. o.uk/album/7692097
Blaster 2 Thread on FlyQ iet For m - http://www.flyquiet. o.uk/smf/index.php?topi =1037.0
Blaster 2 Electric Thread - http://www.flyquiet. o.uk/smf/index.php?topi =1079.0
Blaster 2 Electric Flying Video 1 - http://www.youtube. om/wat h?v=Lg7wRCr_Xxk
Blaster 2 Electric Flying Video 2 - http://www.youtube. om/wat h?v=AnCUPFbePNQ
Blaster 2 – Man fact rers web site - http://airplane-model. om/blaster2.html
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A few b ild pict res to help yo on yo r way!
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Fitting Fin/R dder to Tail Boom
AMT Mo nt and P sh Rod T bes
Tape between Flaperon Halves
Fitting Fin/R dder to Tail Boom
C t o t pre defined servo accesses C t l gs off wing servos.
Servos wrapped and wing wiring Flaperon Links & Horn installed
Easiest way to c t slots for horns.
Possible Servo Installation 1
Possible Servo & Battery Position
Receiver & Reg lator Positions
Possible Servo / Reg lator Inst 2
Receiver on Underside of Mo nt.

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Flaperon Templates
C t the templates from card and se them to position the flaperon for the following
flight modes.
1) RUISE flight mode.
2) SPEED flight mode for best wind penetration.
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3) Discus Launch mode.
4) Maximum THERMAL flight mode.
The template can also be downloaded from
www.hyperflight.co. k/getfile.asp?code=BLASTER-2&code2=3
and printed directly onto card.
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Electric Blaster 2 Addendum
Tail Assembly & Servo Installation
B ild the wings j st like the Blaster 2 glider. Trial bolt the wings to the f selage. Bolt
the tailplane to the V mo nt and slip it onto the tail boom. Gl e the fin/r dder to the
r dder/servo mo nt. Trial fit the r dder/servo mo nt at the extreme rear of the boom,
and mark where the V mo nt sho ld fit for the tailplane to j st clear the fin. Remove
the r dder/servo mo nt and gl e the V mo nt in place sing epoxy or cyano. Ens re
the tailplane is horizontally aligned with the wing before the gl e sets. Remove the
wing and tailplane.
Extend the Ripmax SD100/Dymond D47 tail servo leads sing lightweight wire – old
PC mo se cables often have s itable lightweight flexible cores. Wrap the tail servos in
masking tape offset as in the photos. Use j st eno gh layers to make the servos a
good close fit in the r dder/servo mo nt. Remove the servo o tp t arms and position
the servos as a nit in the correct position in the r dder/servo mo nt. Then meas re
and mark o t, on the o tside of the mo nt, the position of the servo o tp t arms and
caref lly c t the req ired slots in the mo nt big eno gh to be able to insert the arms
from the o tside, after fixing the servos in place.
After do ble checking, remove the servos, spread a very small amo nt of 5 min te
epoxy on the masking tape wrapping and gl e the servos in place inside the
r dder/servo mo nt. (By sing masking tape it sho ld be possible to remove the
servos witho t too m ch diffic lty if this ever becomes necessary.) Connect the servos
to the receiver and ens re they are centered. Mane ver the servo o tp t arms into
position on their respective servos. It is then q ite easy to fit the servo arm retaining
screws from the nderside of the fin. Finally lightly gl e the fin/servo assembly into
place on the boom, ro ting the servo wires thro gh the boom to the receiver in the
pod. Before the gl e sets ens re the fin is at 90 degrees to the tailplane and wing.
See www.hyperflight.co. k for electric power train s ggestions. Note yo may have to
add ballast in the tail to obtain the correct center of gravity.
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