Hyperflight blaster 3 User manual

Blaster 3 Assembly Guide
from
HyperFlight
Drybank Farm, Fosse Way, Ettington
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
C 37 7PD, United Kingdom
www.HyperFlight.co.uk
[email protected]
Tel: [phone]
Int: + 44 1789 336166
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HyperFlight Blaster 3 Assembly Guide
Warning, this is not a toy!
If you are new to the hobby of flying RC odel airplanes, DO NOT atte pt to fly this
odel by yourself! There are hundreds of BMFA (British Model Flying Association)
clubs in the UK. Ask your local hobby shop for the location of the nearest club in your
area, or check out the www.b fa.org.uk (or your national odelling organisations) web
site. Many clubs often have qualified instructors to teach you how to fly. If you are an
acco plished pilot then you should have no proble in flying this odel. However the
Blaster 3 can fly very fast, and is potentially a lethal object. Do fly responsibly, and
ake sure your third party liability (eg BMFA) insurance is valid.
Limit of Liability
All Vladi ir’s Models products are constructed to the highest standard and ade
strong enough for reasonable usage by an experienced and responsible r/c aircraft
pilot. By keeping this odel you confir that the parts have not been structurally
da aged and are fit for purpose as received.
The crafts anship, attention to detail, and actions of the builder/flyer of this odel
airplane kit will ulti ately deter ine the airworthiness, flight perfor ance, and the
safety of the finished odel. You confir that you take full responsibility for the safe
usage, construction, and aintenance of the odel, and you will not hold
HyperFlight.co.uk or its owners, staff, agents, contractors, or helpers in any way
responsible for any da ages or injury that ay occur as a result of operating or flying
this odel. HyperFlight’s sole obligation shall be to replace those parts of the kit
proven to be defective or issing. If you are not willing to agree to this bindingcondition
of sale please return the odel in as-received condition to Hyperflight for a refund.
Acknowledgement
We would also like to thank Vladi ir Gavrylko for designing and building this odel to
such a high standard, for and anufacturing it at a reasonable cost, so that flyers all
over the world can enjoy this high perfor ance odel. We also pay our respects to Dr
Mark Drela, the designer of the DLG opti ised airfloils, and inspiration behind any of
the innovations that ake this odel so special.
Research
We reco end you do so e research before starting to build this plane. There is a
lot of great info about RC planes on the RCGroups.co Hand Launch foru and the
flyquiet.co.uk F3K foru . Get the latest info on batteries, r/c gear, building and flying
tips. There is often a “build thread” on www.RCGroups.co where you can see any
pictures your odel and read the questions/answers of other pilots that already built
one. (eg http://www.rcgroups.co /foru s/showthread.php?t=1321829 and
http://www.flyquiet.co.uk/s f/index.php?topic=2537.0 )
Make certain you check out www.HyperFlight.co.uk regularly for any product
infor ation updates.
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Parts and Materials List
The Blaster 3 kit includes the following parts:
1) Wing
2) Fuselage
3) Nose cone
4) Horizontal stabilizer
5) Launching peg
6) V- ount
7) Vertical stabilizer
8) Aileron control horns
9) Rudder control horn
10) Front wing ounting screw
М3х8 (2 pieces, 1 spare)
11) Rear wing ounting screw
М3х6 (2 pieces, 1 spare)
12) Horiz. Stabilizer washer (2
pieces, 1 spare)
13) Clevises
14) Aileron pushrods
15) Rudder & elevator pushrods
16) Pushrod sleeves (2 pieces)
Recommended Radio Equipment
S artLipo 450 or 650 battery or other 20g battery co patible with your receiver.
Micro receiver, eg Spektru AR6250, AR6255*, AR6100e, Futaba R6004FF, Jeti
Duplex R5, Schulze Alpha-535
Four 9 or 11 thick servos, eg Hyperion DS09-AMD or DS09-SCD or Futaba
S3156MG or Dy ond D47 or Rip ax SD150
Materials Needed to Assemble the Blaster 3
1) Thin and Mediu CA, CA kicker
2) Hobby knife
3) Masking tape
4) Pen and ruler
5) 240…320 grit sandpaper
6) Pliers
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Building the Blaster 3
Glue ailerons & rudder control horns
1) Using a hobby knife or Dre el wheel,
cut control horn slots in ailerons and
rudder, positioned as shown here.
2) Glue control horns with thin CA.
Position the rudder horn as shown
here.
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Install radio gear
1) Cut the lugs off your servos (Hyperion DS09-
AMD, DS11-AMD or Futaba S3156MG or
si ilar), and wrap the with asking tape.
Optionally, wind thin but strong thread (e.g.,
Kevlar) around the to stiffen the case.
2) If you opt for a non- ovable
rudder, place servos as shown in this
picture. If you would like to control
the rudder too, place the rudder
servo behind the battery.
Mount everything te porarily with
tape. Test fit the nosecone to ake
sure that it clears the servo ar s!!!
3) Glue servos with CA, but leave the
battery ounted with tape.
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Alternatively, if you want
a ovable rudder, four
servos can be fitted with
care.
Install aileron pushrods
1) Mount the wing with front М3х8
and rear М3х6 screws. Insert
aileron pushrods into their sleeves,
then slide the into the wing pylon.
Hook the aileron pushrods into the
control horns.
2) Glue the pushrod sleeves to the
pylon wherever possible.
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Install horizontal & vertical stabilizers
1) Tape the vertical stabilizer in
place, then install the horizontal
stabilizer on the V- ount and slide
the into position.
2) Mark the position of V- ount onto the
tail boo . To eli inate the gap, re ove
the V- ount and wind thin thread around
the boo .
3) Put the stabilizer/V- ount back on
the tail boo and align it with the wing.
Glue the V- ount with thin CA.
4) Install the vertical stabilizer as
shown, ensure that it is
perpendicular to the horizontal
stabilizer, and carefully glue it with
thin CA.
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Install elevator & rudder pushrods
1) Gather 2 pushrods with clevises and
heat shrink tubes.
2) Glue clevises to one side of the
pushrods with thin CA.
3) Slide heat shrink tube over the joint
and drop CA inside the tube. Shrink the
tube.
4) Cut the pushrod outer into 1c wide
guide sleeves. Glue these along the
boo at 40-50 (1.5-2”) distance.
If you have so e suitable piano wire use
that to hold the sleeves in position while
gluing – any CA that gets on the piano
wire will not stick to it as badly as to the
carbon pushrod.
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Glue the launching peg
Install the peg on the wing tip and glue it
with ediu CA. If you are a strong thrower
optionally drill a 3 hole through the
horizontal peg top, wing tip and botto ,
and pin with so e 3 carbon rod
or si ilar (not provided).
Setup the plane
We reco end progra ing your trans itter for 4 flight odes.
Make sure the C.G. is located at 80 (85…90 for experts) fro the leading
edge at the wing root.
In order not to da age the wing always co plete a full revolution before releasing.
Release the glider with it travelling horizontally, do not try to ake it start the cli b
before releasing.
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Flaperon Templates
Cut the te plates fro card and use the to position the flaperon for the following
flight odes.
1) CRUIS flight mode.
2) SP D flight mode for best wind penetration.
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3) Discus Launch mode.
4) Maximum TH RMAL flight mode.
The te plate can also be downloaded fro
www.hyperflight.co.uk/getfile.asp?code=BLASTER-2&code2=3
and printed directly onto card.
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