Light RC REBEL Z User manual

EPP 35” Magnum
EPP 35” Rebel Z
Instruction Manual

Hardware
Carbon
6mm x 1mm x 1000mm strip
(3)
3mm x 1mm x 500mm strip (1)
2mm x 1000mm rod (1)
1mm x 1000mm rod (2)
Poly Fiber Control Horn Card
Motor Mount Screws
Motor Mount Tubing
Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink
Tube
Wire For Z-bend
Formed Plastic Skids
This is how your kit will arrive
When cutting the hardware package open use caution. The contents are
semi-coiled to fit in the box. They will spring open very quickly. You also
want to avoid cutting or losing any of the parts in the bag. Safest
method is to slide the carbon out one at a time, leaving the bag coiled.
All kits come with motor mount tube and screws. A poly-card with the
needed control horns (and other poly parts if needed) Heat shrink tube
(self adhering) for control horns (do not use CA with this). Wire for z-
bends is also included. Ohh, and lots of carbon fiber.

Carbon Lengths
1mm rod lengths
(see pics later in manual)
(x4) 5.5"
4.75"
4.5"
4.0"
3.0"
Wing Main spar 6mm flat, 30.5"
Sub spar 3mm flat, 29.25"
Gear legs 9.0"
Tail skid 6mm flat, 6.5"
Aileron braces 2mm rod 3.5"
Build Order
(if you don’t want to follow the manual)
Wing -> Nose -> Wing
Main Spar 6mm
Sub Spar 3mm
Elevator Spar 3mm
Aileron Spars 2mm
Reinforce Hinges
Horizontal Mid -> Wings
Horizontal Tail -> Wings
Vertical top nose -> Vertical Tail
Test fit elevator servo ( then glue)
Vertical lower -> Wings
Gear Legs 6mm
Truss Work 1mm
Tail Skid 3mm
Wheel Pants
Skids
Vertical Upper
Vertical Support Truss 1mm

Suggested Setup
Electronics
Motor
Cobra 2208-34
Esc
Castle Creations Talon 15a
Servos
(4) Futaba s3114
Battery
500-800mAh 3s
Throw
Ailerons ±40°
Elevator ±50°
Rudder ±40°
Expo
Ailerons 30%
Elevator 35%
Rudder 35%
CG
8” From Nose of Plane (Foam)

Hardware
Carbon
6mm x 1mm x 1000mm strip
(2)
3mm x 1mm x 1000mm strip
(1)
2mm x 1000mm rod (1)
1mm x 1000mm rod (2)
Poly Fiber Control Horn Card
Motor Mount Screws
Motor Mount Tubing
Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink
Tube
Wire For Z-bend
Formed Plastic Skids
This is how your kit will arrive
When cutting the hardware package open use caution. The contents are
semi-coiled to fit in the box. They will spring open very quickly. You also
want to avoid cutting or losing any of the parts in the bag. Safest
method is to slide the carbon out one at a time, leaving the bag coiled.
All kits come with motor mount tube and screws. A poly-card with the
needed control horns (and other poly parts if needed) Heat shrink tube
(self adhering) for control horns (do not use CA with this). Wire for z-
bends is also included. Ohh, and lots of carbon fiber.

A simple and very effective
method to prevent epp hinge
failure is to glue in fishing line. A
shallow slot is cut across hinge
line and a piece of fishing line is
inserted. Do this at both ends of
the hinge and at control horn.
It is possible to use many other
filaments. Various threads work
well, nylon, kevlar, etc. If using CA
be careful to avoid the glue
wicking into the pivot. Filament
packing tape also works very well

The rectangular recess pockets are for
mounting servos. The servo arm should
pass through the corresponding slots.
This arrangement is to provide better
linkage geometry than previous designs.
Notches will help line up parts. Most
builders have a glue preference. Many
glues will work well for this.
Horizontal nose, midsection, wing panels
and elevator assemblies can all be glued
up with parts laying flat on build table.
Only thing to watch for is to not fill carbon
slots with glue.

Glue the Vertical Fuselage parts
together as shown.
Glue the Elevator
Carbon Strip 3mm
11⅝” into place
Glue the Aileron
counterbalance
braces (3½) in each
wingtip

Carbon can now be added
to horizontal assembly.
Wing carbons are 6mm x
1mm. Front wing carbon is
35 5/16”. Rear wing carbon
is 31 ½”. Test fit the carbon
after cutting to length, then
glue.
Aileron counterbalance
carbons are 2mm rod x 3 ½”
long. Elevator carbon is
3mm x 1mm x 15”.
Weighting the assembly to
hold assembly flat while all
glue dries can help insure a
flat build.

Glue lower side of vertical fuselage to bottom. Foam can be slightly stretched and
compressed to fit into notches. Glue a small area at a time while checking for square with
square scrap foam supplied with kit.
Be sure the assembly lies flat and does not lift off the table anywhere. If it does not lay flat,
move the lower until it will lay flat before gluing.