Lanier R/C Stinger .60 ARF User manual

Lanier R/C Stinger .60 ARF
Stinger .60 ARF
Instructions
WARNING! THIS IS NOT A TOY!
THIS IS NOT A BEGINNERS AIRPLANE
This R/C kit and the model you will build from it is not a toy! It is capable of serious bodily
harm and property damage. It is your responsibility, and yours alone - to build this kit
correctly, properly install all R/C. components and flying gear (engine, tank, radio, pushrods, etc.
and to test the model and fly it only with experienced, competent help, using common sense and
in accordance with all safety standards as set forth in the Academy of Model Aeronautics Safety
Code. It is suggested that you join the AMA and become properly insured before attempting to fly
this model. If you are just starting R/C modeling, consult your local hobby dealer or write to the
Academy of Model Aeronautics to find an experienced instructor in your area.
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buyers request, any parts or material shown to the company's satisfaction to have been
defective in workmanship or material at the time of purchase.
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purchasing only a component kit from which the buyer will himself construct a finished
flying model airplane. The company is neither the manufacturer of such a flying model
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personal or property damage or injury arising out of the buyers use of the components or
the finished flying model airplane, whenever any such damage or injury shall occur.
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Wing Assembly
Locate the 1/4" x 1-3/8"x 117/8" dihedral
brace and trial fit it into the slot in the wing.
Align the hole for the hold down dowel in
one half with the hole in the wing. If it
does not line up perfectly try turning the
brace end for end or flip it over. When the
holes are aligned slip a dowel or a pencil in
the holes and put the other wing half in
place. When satisfied with the fit, take the
wing apart, remove the dihedral brace and
mark it so you can put in back in the same
direction.
Apply a liberal amount of 30-minute epoxy
in the slot on both wings, coat the mating
surfaces of both wing panels, and coat the
dihedral brace. Put the dihedral brace in
one wing panel, apply epoxy in the dowel
holes, and insert the 9mm wing hold
dowels in the hole to keep it in alignment
and slide the other wing panel in place. Let
the wing hold down dowels extend 1/2" out
in the
front.
Use 4 pieces of masking tape about 2 feet
long and pull them across the center span
wise. Use two on top and two on bottom.
Use alcohol and paper towels and clean off
all the excess epoxy before the glue dries.
Set the assembly aside to cure.
Stab and Fin Mounting
Remove the elevator from the stab and
slide it into the slot on the rear of the
fuselage. Measure from the fuselage side to
the tip on both sides and move the stab till
it is the same.
Measure from the tip of the stab to the
front edge of the turtle deck on both sides
and move the stab till both sides are the
same.
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This should have the stab centered up in
the fuse and the trailing edge of the stab
perpendicular to the centerline of the fuse.
Mark the stab along the sides of the
fuselage top and bottom on both sides.
Remove the stab and very carefully cut the
covering 1/16" inside the line. Don't cut so
deep that you cut the wood, as this would
weaken the stab.
Remove the covering on top and bottom of
the stab between the lines. You can now
reinstall the stab in the fuselage. Carefully
realign the stab on the marks you made.
Now set the wing in place and viewing the
plane from the rear make sure the stab is
parallel to the wing. You can move the stab
a small amount without removing any wood
from the opening in the fuselage. It should
not take more than this to align the stab.
When satisfied with the alignment, glue in
place. You can use medium CA or epoxy
here.
Slip the vertical fin in place in the slot on
the top of the fuselage, and check that it is
square to the stab. You can move it a small
amount without removing any wood. When
satisfied with the alignment glue in place.
Landing Gear
Locate the landing gear, the three
5mmx16mm bolts and the three flat
washers. Use locktite and bolt the gear in
place on the fuselage. The blind nuts are
already installed.
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Locate the two axels, two washers, and
two aircraft lock nuts.
Attach the axel to the gear.
Locate the wheel pants and the two 3mm
x10 mm screws and blind nuts. Using one
of the screws and a washer set the blind nut
into the mounting plate on the inside of the
wheel pant.
Remove the 3mm screw and glue the blind
nut in place with medium CA. Be careful
not to get glue into the threads of the blind
nut. Install one of the wheel collars on the
axel on each side. Slide the wheel pant over
the axel and put the wheel in place on the
inside and then install the outer wheel
collar.
This is easiest done with the wheel pant
flipped upside down. You can now rotate
the wheel pant into position and install the
3mm screw through the landing gear to
hold it in place. Use locktite on the screw.
Locate the tail wheel bracket and align it
on the bottom of the fuse with the tiller wire
flush against the rear of the fuselage.
Make sure the wire is in the center of the
fuselage and aligned vertically.
Mark the location of the three mounting
holes and drill a # 55 (.052) pilot hole for
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the mounting screws. Mount the bracket
using the three 3mmx20mm screws.
Control Horns
Locate 3 of the nylon control horns, three
nylon nut plates and 6 of the 2mm screws.
Locate the control horns on the bottom of
the elevator as close to the inside edge as
possible (stay on the flat part of the
elevator, not where the corners are rounded
off). Align the holes for the clevis in the
control horn so they will be directly over
the hinge line. Mark the location of the
holes and drill a # 48 (.076) hole for the
mount screws. Insert the screws through the
control horn and elevator and screw into the
plate on top.
Locate the rudder and remove the covering
from the slot at the bottom of the leading
edge where the tail wheel tiller will be
installed. Place the control horn on the
rudder with the center of the horn 7/8"
from the bottom of the rudder and the holes
for the clevis aligned over the hinge line.
Mark the hole location and drill with the
#48 drill(.076). Insert the screws and install
with nut plate on opposite side.
Stab, Ailerons, and rudder
hinges.
Check the hinges in the elevator, ailerons,
and rudder and make sure they are
approximately half way in the control
surface.
You can now install the elevator on the
stab. Push the elevator against the stab and
then deflect it 45 degrees down. You can
now put one drop of thin CA on each hinge.
Turn the plane over and deflect the stab 45
degrees again and put one drop of CA on
each hinge. Repeat for the other elevator.
Use the same procedure and hinge both
ailerons.
To hinge the rudder, take a strip of wax
paper 1-1/2" square and slip behind the tail
wheel bracket wire.
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Make sure hinges are centered in the rudder
and apply epoxy in the hole and slot where
the rudder tiller fits. Install the rudder on
the plane and deflect all the way to one side
against the elevator half. Put one drop of
thin CA on each hinge.
Deflect the rudder in the other direction
and apply one drop of CA to the other side
of all hinges. When the epoxy has cured
you can remove the wax paper.
Engine Mounting
Locate the two engine mounts, four blind
nuts, four 4mm x 20 bolts, four 4mm x
25mm bolts, four aircraft locknuts, and 8
flat washers.
Determine where on the motor mounts your
engine will fit. A four stroke will have to be
mounted further out than a two stroke. Most
two strokes will be approximately 4-1/2"
from the firewall to the back of the prop
shaft. You would not want it to be much
shorter than this. The cowl will slide in and
out to accommodate a large range of engine
sizes. When you have determined where to
mount the engine on the mounts, drill #22
(.157) holes in the mounts to match your
engine.
Mount the engine to the mounts using the
four 4mm x20 mm bolts and aircraft lock
nuts.
Draw a centerline on the fuselage vertically.
If you are going to use right thrust, measure
over 1/8" to the left side of the fuselage and
draw another vertical line. Measure 3"
from the bottom of the fuselage and draw a
line horizontally. Center the engine up on
these lines and mark for the blind nuts. Drill
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the firewall and set the blind nuts with one
of the 4mm bolts.
Bolt the engine in place using two washers
under the left side of the motor mount for
the right thrust. Use Locktite on the bolts.
Drill a 5/32" hole in the firewall directly in
line with the throttle arm on the engine.
Take the 1/16" wire with the plastic sleeve
and solder a clevis on the end. Insert this
through the hole in the firewall and connect
the clevis to the throttle arm using a piece
of fuel tubing over the clevis.
Tank assembly.
Locate the tank and its hardware.
Assembly the tank stopper, with the small
washer on the inside and the large one on
the outside. Take the longest piece of
tubing and bend it into an L shape being
careful not to kink it. Keep a 1" radius in
the corner. Insert it and one of the short
pieces of tubing into the holes in the tank
cap. Put the piece of fuel tubing on the
short piece and install the clunk on the end
of the tubing.
Install the assembly in the tank. The clunk
on the end of the tubing should be 1/4"
from the rear of the tank when held
vertically. The vent tube should be turned
to the top of the tank and be 1/8" off the
top. When lined up properly tighten the
screw.
Install the tank in the fuselage with the cap
fitting in the hole in the firewall.
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You can connect a piece of fuel tubing(not
supplied) from the vent tube to the muffler
and another from the pickup line to the
carburetor. Using foam rubber, pad the tank
on all sides inside the fuselage.
Cowl Mounting
Trial fit the cowling in place after making
the cut out for the engine head and muffler.
Install the spinner back plate and align the
cowl with it leaving 1/8" clearence between
them. Drill a 1/8" hole in the cowl on the
top center so the screw will go into the
firewall. Install the 3mm screw to hold
cowl in place. Install another screw in each
lower corner of the firewall on both sides of
the cowl. Using the spacer blocks on each
side, install another screw in the cheek cowl
area.
Those 5 screws will be enough to hold the
cowl firmly in place.
Flying Wires
The flying wires on the tail are functional
and must not be left off. Locate the four
wires with clevises, the three 2mmx20mm
bolts and nuts, the aluminum mounting
plate and the 2mmx8mm screw.
Mount the aluminum bracket on the bottom
of the fuselage directly in front of the tail
wheel bracket using the 2mm x 8mm screw.
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Using the 2mm x 20mm bolts and nuts, bolt
the two long flying wires to the fin in the
pre drilled holes.
Insert the bolts through the tab on the
other end of the wire and insert into the
stab. Turn the plane over and attach the
short flying wire to the bolt on the
bottom side of the stab. Attach the clevis
on the other end of the short flying wire
to the aluminum bracket. Adjust the
tension on the flying wires by removing
the clevis on one end and turning. Be
careful not to warp, bow, or twist the
stab and fin when adjusting the tension.
When adjustments are correct tighten the
lock nuts in place.
Hatch Mounting
Remove the covering from the screw
holes on the rear of the wing and install
the 4mmx20mm bolts.
Bolt the wing in place and fit the hatch
into the dowel holes in F2. Take a
marking pen and mark along the sides of
the hatch from 2 to 3 inches in front of
the trailing edge.
Remove the hatch and measure over
3/16" from the mark you made and make
another line. Locate the 3/8"x 11/16"x 1"
hardwood blocks and position them on
the inside mark at the front edge of the
bolt reinforcement plate.
Mark around the block then remove the
covering where they will glue down. Use
epoxy and glue in place. Use a small
piece of tri stock(3/8"x1") on the back
side to reinforce the part. Remove the
covering under it and epoxy in place.
Mark the location of the block on the
hatch cover.
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Measure up from the bottom edge of the
hatch 3/8" and make a mark. Fit the
hatch in place and drill a 3/32" hole on
this mark into the block inside. remove
the hatch and open the hole on the hatch
up to 9/64". Put the hatch back in place
and install a #6x3/4" sheet metal screw
with a washer to hold the hatch in place.
Repeat for the other side.
Finish the interior of the cockpit with
pilot and instrument panel if desired(not
included). Cut the clear canopy to the
scribe line and apply a bead of canopy
glue around the inside edge about 1/4"
wide.
Carefully put the canopy in place and
use masking tape to hold down till the
glue has dried. The ZAP canopy glue
can be cleaned up with water while wet
and will dry clear.
Installing Radio
Locate the two wooden pushrod and the
five 2mm rods threaded on one end.
Take two of the treaded rods and bend
90 degrees at 7-1/4" and cut the bent end
at 1/8" long.
Locate the wooden dowel with two holes
in one end.
Insert the 1/8" end into the holes, wrap
with thread, and glue with thin CA.
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Bend the wire at the end of the wooden
push rod out on each side 1-1/4" so the
two clevises are 2-1/2" inches apart.
Take the piece of wire you cut off and
bend the end at 1/4". Insert this into the
other end of the pushrod and wrap and
glue it. This completes the elevator push
rod.
Now take another 2mm wire and clevis
and cut it at 7-1/2", bend a 1/4" leg on
the opposite end from the clevis and
attach it to the other wooded dowel.
Use the piece of wire you cut off, bend
a 1/4" leg in it and attach to the other
end of the wooded pushrod. This
completes the rudder pushrod.
Locate the pushrod exits in the fuselage
at the rear. With a sharp knife remove
the covering from the slot of both the
upper slots for the elevators and the one
lower slot on the right side for the
rudder. Insert the pushrod through the
holes and install the clevises and
keepers.
Install the servos in the tray with the
elevator servo all the way against the left
side with the arm turned forward and the
throttle servo against the right side with
the arm turned forward. Mount the
rudder servo against the throttle servo
with the arm turned to the rear. Install
servo arms, center them up with the
radio on, and bend the end of the
pushrod up at 90 degrees with the bend
over the center of the hole. Cut the end
off leaving 1/4" and install the swing in
nylon keeper. Do this for the rudder and
elevator. Install the e-z connector on the
throttle arm and install the throttle
pushrod with the nylon sleeve. You will
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need to drill a hole in the firewall in line
with the throttle area.
Install a clevis on the end and solder it in
place. Connect to throttle arm and install
fuel tubing keeper.
Install the aileron servos using
extensions to get the wires out the center
of the wing.
There is a string installed in the servo
cavity to use to pull the wire through the
hole. Install the servo arm and mark the
location of the control horn on the
aileron straight back from the hole in the
servo horn so the pushrod will be
perpendicular to the hinge line.
Install the control horn using the two
screws and the nylon plate on top. Take
the aileron control rod with clevises on
both ends and attach to the control horn.
With the arm centered with the radio on
install on servo arm. Adjust rod with
clevises till aileron is level and tighten
the jam nuts. Put a drop of locktite on
the nuts. Do this to the other aileron
being sure to put both pushrods on the
outboard side of the servo.
Install the switch on the left side of the
plane just in front of the servo tray.
Wrap the receiver and battery pack in
foam and install in the opening between
the tank and servo tray.
Getting your model
ready to fly.
Assemble the plane using the two 4mm
x20mm bolts on the wing. Install the
cockpit cover and accurately mark the
balance point on the bottom of the wing,
on both sides, next to the fuselage The
CG should be between 4" and 4-1/2"
behind the leading edge. All components
should be in the model and it should be
ready to fly when balancing, the fuel
tank should be empty. Pick the model up
on the CG marks and it should hang nose
down about 10 degrees.
The control throws on low rate should be
3/8" up and down on the ailerons, 3/4"
up and down on the elevators, and 3" left
and right on the rudder.
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Double check all servos and make sure
the servo arms are secure and that all
clevis are secured with a retainer.
Make sure the control surfaces move in
the proper direction and the throttle is
not reversed.
We hope you enjoy your Stinger 60.
Thanks
Parts list
Fuselage
Left wing panel
Right wing panel
Dihedral brace
Stab
Left elevator
Right elevator
Fin
Rudder
Left wheel pant
Right wheel pant
Cowl
Cowl mount blocks
Wing cover
Wing cover mount blocks
Clear canopy
Landing gear
Two wheels
Two axels with nuts
Three 4mm bolts
Two 3mm bolts with washers and blind
nuts
Four Wheel collars
Fuel tank
Rubber stopper
Front and rear washer with screw
Klunk
Aluminum tubes (3)
Tail wheel bracket
Tail wheel
Wheel collar
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Two 3mm screws
Two motor mounts
Four 4mmx20mm screws
Four 4mmx15mm screws
Four blind nuts
Eight washers
Two wooden pushrods for rudder and
elevators
Five 2mmx12" threaded rods
One throttle rod 1/16"x17-1/2"
One plastic tube for throttle rod
Two aileron pushrods with clevis
Two long flying wires with hardware
Two short flying wires with hardware
Three 2mmx 17mm bolts
Three 2mm nuts
One aluminum bracket
One 3mm screw
Five nylon control horns with plates
Ten 2mm x17mm screws
Two nylon swing in keepers
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Additional Equipment
needed to complete
your Stinger .60.
.61 to .90 2-Stroke or 4-stroke engine
Propeller for your engine.
Four channel radio with 5 servos.
Two 12 inch servo extension leads
Fuel line.
2-1/2" spinner
Adhesives
Thin CA (cyanoacrylate) glue
Medium CA (cyanoacrylate) glue
30 minute epoxy
Z-42 threadlock
Zap canopy glue
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