Millennium MicroSSX User manual

Dimensions: 21 ½” wing span
Flying Weight: 4 ½ -5 ¼ oz.
(with recommended setup)
Millennium RC presents..
Assembly Instructions
The MicroSSX is a miniature version of the Millennium R/C Slow Stick X™Electric Park Flyer. It is a fun-
to-fly fully aerobatic electric R/C airplane that can be taken anywhere! Fly it indoors or out!! This kit
includes practically everything, except the power plant and servos. *
Adult supervision recommended for children 15 and under. R/C Airplanes should be flown following
safety guidelines provided by the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics).
CAUTION: This is not a toy!
Recommendations:
1. Read through each step before starting assembly.
2. After removing all the pieces from packaging, inspect to make sure there are no broken or
missing parts.
3. CAUTION: When removing masking tape from covered parts, always do so by pulling tape
onto itself, rather than straight off, in order to prevent damage to covering.
4. Check off each completed step to help keep from losing your place.

List of Provided Kit Parts:
1. Fully covered, balsa wood Micro SSX wing
2. Set of 2 covered balsa wood ailerons
3. Covered balsa wood vertical stabilizer and
rudder
4. Covered balsa wood horizontal stabilizer
and elevator
5. Pre-shaped wire landing gear
6. Set of two wheels
7. Set of two pre-shaped wire aileron push
rods
8. Set of two pre-shaped wire rudder and
elevator push rods
9. Set of four micro-control horns
10. Set of two micro-wheel retainers
11. 6 -#0 x ¼” black anodized Phillip’s head
screws for mounting servos.
12. 2 -#1 x ¼” black anodized Phillip’s head
screws for mounting motor.
13. Micro SSX decal
14. 15” long wrapped carbon fuselage stick
15. Set of two plywood motor mount pieces
16. Four-piece plywood servo mount kit
17. Three-piece plywood battery holder kit
18. Five-piece plywood tail mount kit
19. Plywood push rod guide
20. Plywood rear wing saddle
21. Four-piece plywood landing gear mount
22. Small Velcro strap to attach battery.
Additional Items Required:
1. Cyanoacrylate or CA Glue (thin and thick)
2. Hobby knife
3. 80-grit and 100-grit sandpaper
4. Sanding block
5. Hinge tape (recommend 3M Scotch ™ ¾”
Transparent Tape)
6. Double-sided servo tape
7. Ruler
8. Square
9. Razor saw
10. Hand drill or small drill with #56 (.046”) drill
bit.
11. 1/16” drill bit.
12. Micro screwdriver set
13. Micro-receiver (recommend Castle
Creations Berg)
14. *Motor (recommend Hacker A10-12S
brushless outrunner motor, 2900 Kv)
15. *Speed control (recommend Hacker X-5, 5
amps, or equivalent)
16. *Propeller (as recommended by motor
manufacturer)
17. *Three servos (less than 7 grams each,
recommended. Ideal is 4 grams)
18. *Battery (recommend 2-cell lithium polymer
battery, 300-480 mAh) Please adhere to
manufacturer’s safety guidelines.
* These components are included in
MicroSSX Combos which are available
either with or without a battery.
IMPORTANT : DO NOT GLUE UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO
DO SO
DISCLAIMER:
Millennium R/C assumes no responsibility for any accident or injury to persons or damage to property.
Refer to our website for updates on instructions
www.millenniumrc.com

Assembly of the control surfaces
1. Start by removing the horizontal stabilizer
and vertical stabilizer from the packing
bags. Remove the four pieces of masking
tape holding the elevator to the stabilizer.
2. Tape a length of Scotch tape™ along the
rear trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer
and secure with your finger (either side is
fine). Now, flip the stabilizer and place on a
work surface. See diagram below:
3. Now, take the elevator. You will see that the
elevator has a ‘beveled’ edge. This is
important in creating the hinge. Ensure that
the beveled edge is pointing up, and while
holding at a 45° angle, place up against the
trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer and
secure the hinge tape to the elevator with
your finger. See diagrams below:
4. Turn the stabilizer assembly over, and
carefully fold the elevator back onto the
stabilizer.
5. Tape another length of Scotch tape™ along
the bottom hinge line and secure with your
finger.
6. Fold the elevator back to normal position.
Test the hinge by pulling gently on the
control surface. Cut offany excess tape
overhanging the stabilizer sides.
7. Repeat the steps 1. thru 6. for the rudder
and ailerons.
8. Install the control horns by pushing the
horns through the holeslocated in the
vertical and horizontal stabilizers. The
vertical stabilizer control horn must be
installed on the opposite side of the beveled
edge. The horizontal stabilizer horn will be
installed through the top on the opposite
side of the vertical stabilizer horn. Secure
the control hornswith thick CA glue.
Assembly of the plywood hardware
9. Open the bag containing the plywood
pieces carefully. The hardware bag contains
many small items that can get misplaced
easily. Remove the parts for the tail support
bracket. And assemble with thick CA glue
as shown in the diagram below. Ensure that
no excess glue travels into the holes for the
fuselage. The small square cross pieces are
installed with one located at the leading
edge of the mount and other centered on
the tail skid slot. Refer to the diagram
below:
10. Build two servo mounts with the parts
provided using thick CA glue. Ensure that
no excess glue travels into the holes for the
fuselage. Refer to the picture below:

11. Assemble the battery mount pieces with
thick CA Glue. Ensure that no excess glue
travels into the holes for the fuselage. Refer
to the picture below:
Main Wing & Fuselage Construction
12. Carefully trim the covering from the servo
mount on the top center of the wing, being
careful not to tear the covering. Trim the
servo mount if necessary. Feed the servo
wire through the hole and install the servo.
Use provided #0 -1/4 black screws to mount
the servo.
13. Take the fuselage carbon stick and slide the
servo mounts previously assembled in #11
onto the fuselage. If necessary, shave a
little material around the holes off the
mounts so that they fit onto the fuselage.
DO NOT sand or lubricate the fuselage
stick.
14. Mount the servos as shown in the diagram
below. Use provided #0 -1/4 black screws to
mount the servo. DO NOT glue the mounts
to the fuselage stick until instructed to do
so. The servo mounts will accommodate
servos up to 7 grams.
15. Slide the fuselage and servo assembly
through the front wing saddle, carving any
excess from the hole ONLY if necessary.
Feed servo wires through the holes in the
center spar towards the front of the wing.
Refer to the picture below:
16. Slide the rear wing saddle onto the fuselage
stick. Position it just in front of the trailing
edge balsa strip. Using thick C.A glue,
secure it to the WING ONLY. DO NOT
GLUE TO THE FUSELAGE. Refer to the
pictures below:
(Below) Installed rear wing saddle

Main Assembly
17. Return to the horizontal stabilizer,
previously assembled in sections 1. thru 8.
Depending on which side you chose to
install the control horn, depends on which
side you install the tail support bracket.
WITH THE CONTROL HORN ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE STABILIZER
carefully cut the covering away from the
slots in the stabilizer by using a sharp
modeling knife. Install the mount into the
horizontal stabilizer using thick, or slow
drying CA glue. The three circles of the tail
support bracket should point to the leading
edge of the stabilizer.
18. Now, slide the fuselage stick into the tail
mount support bracket, and secure using
thin CA glue. REAR TAIL MOUNT
SHOULD BE 3/8TH” PAST THE END OF
THE FUSELAGE STICK.
19. Locate the tail skid slot on the tail mount
bracket. Using a micro drill bit, drill a small
hole through the fuselage stick at the front
of the tail skid slot. Install the tail skid into
the drilled hole and locate in the slot.
Secure with thick CA glue. See next picture:
Drill hole to accept tail skid
Install tail skid into the tail support bracket
And secure with thick CA glue

20. Assemble the two motor mounts by gluing
the two pieces together with thick CA.
These will be glued onto the battery support
previously assembled in #11later in these
directions. Refer to the following diagram:
21. The landing gear consists of 4 plywood
pieces. Locate these and assemble using
thick C.A glue as shown in the diagrams
below. Some light sanding of the internal
landing gear mounting pieces may be
required to maintain alignment.
22. Slide the landing gear onto the fuselage as
shown in the diagram below. Using thick
C.A glue, secure the landing gear bracket
onto the front wing saddle and leading edge
of the wing. DO NOT glue to the fuselage
stick yet. Attach the wheels with the
provided plastic collars.
23. Install the pushrod guide on the fuselage
stick. It is located half way down the
fuselage between the trailing edge of the
wing and the leading edge of the horizontal
stabilizer.
24. Slide the battery mount onto the front of the
fuselage. Again DO NOT glue the battery
mount to the fuselage.
Balancing & final fuselage assembly.
In order to balance this model, a ‘dry’ assembly of
the fuselage is performed. The model is then
balanced and finally secured with C.A glue. Follow
the steps below to balance the model and finish
assembly.
25. Position the wing so that the front of the
landing gear mount is approximately 2 1/8”
from the front of the fuselage tube and lined
up with the leading edge of the wing. The

distance between the aileron trailing edge
and the leading edge of the horizontal stab
should be approximately 5-1/4”. Do not glue
the wing to the fuselage.
26. Setup motor and speed control as per
manufactures recommendations. Fit battery
and power unit to model so that wires are as
short as possible. This is a light model and
every little bit of extra weight counts.
27. Temporarily attach propeller, receiver,
antenna, motor, speed control, and battery
(using narrow Velcro strap) before
balancing. The receiver is typically strapped
or taped to the fuselage and a micro
antenna is used for this model.
28. The CG for this model is 1/8”inch to the rear
of the main spar. Balance the plane at the
CG by holding wings with your fingertips as
shown in the image below.Try to maintain
the distance from the front fuselage to the
leading edge of the wing at 2 1/8” by
adjusting positions of your hardware first. If
necessary, change position of your wing to
balance.
29. Once aircraft is balanced, adjust the
horizontal stabilizer so it is parallel to the
wing. Then glue the front and rear wing
saddles to the fuselage stick.
30. Position servo, battery and motor mounts.
The motor should have 2 ° of right and 2 °
of down thrust. This can be achieved by
shimming the motor or by offsetting the
motor mount during gluing. Glue the motor
mount to the fuselage and battery mount
using thick CA glue.
31. Square the vertical stabilizer to the
horizontal stabilizer. Glue the vertical
stabilizer to the horizontal stabilizer by
bleeding thin CA into the mount.
32. Install the control linkage. The E-Z
connectors are for the aileron servo arm.
The aileron control horns must be mounted
through the top of the control surface at this
time and glued at the same angle as aileron
push rods. Feed the rudder and elevator
pushrods through the rear pushrod guide
before attaching to servos. Use Z bends for
rudder and elevator servos. Be sure to
center your servos first.
33. Glue the motor mount to the front of the
battery holder. See picture below:
34. Permanently install receiver, motor and
speed control. Make sure your antenna
does not touch the carbon fiber fuselage or
any metal. Use double stick foam tape to
mount speed control to the top of battery
mount.
Control throws
Control throws are as follows:
Use Exponential if your radio has it the facility.
Elevator: 45 ° up and down 20° low rate
Rudder: 45 ° left and right
Ailerons: 45 ° up and down 20° low rate

Motor & Battery Setup
1. Use the provided Hacker aluminum motor
mount. Trim the motor mount so that it does
not extend beyond the plywood mount.
2. Keep wire leads as short as possible. Every
little bit of weight counts.
3. Use the provided double-sided foam tape to
secure the ESC to the plywood battery
holder.
4. Use the provided sticky back Velcro to
mount the battery to the plywood battery
holder. Place the hook side on the plywood
holder and the loop side on the battery. This
will hold the battery in place while you
secure the battery with the red Velcro strap.
Servo/Radio Setup Tips
•Use the small arms for all servos.
•Connect pushrods at outermost hole of
control horns and servo arms.
•Micro servo cases are typically press fit.
The bottom can easily be pulled apart and if
you don’t put it back correctly, you can ruin
the servo. I recommend using a piece of
clear tape and placing it so that it straddles
the bottom of the servo. This will keep the
bottom from falling off.
•Use a micro receiver such as the Berg 4L or
Micro Spectrum receiver.
•The spectrum receivers can easily be
placed inside the wing between the center
ribs.
•The Berg 4L can be secured to the fuselage
with a Velcro strap or tape.
•Use a Micro antenna with the Berg 4L
receiver, if possible.
•Do not allow your antenna to touch the
fuselage or pushrods during flight. This can
reduce the range of your receiver. The
fuselage of the Micro SSX is carbon fiber,
carbon is a conductor.
•Tip: Run servos for several cycles before
first flight. This will improve centering.
Main Wing Decal
1. Cut excess material from decal before
removing the backing.
2. Remove the protective backing to expose
the adhesive.
3. Add about 3 drops of dish soap to 2 pints of
clean water. Put it in a spray bottle and
spray the back of the decal.
4. Slide the decal into position and squeegee
the excess water from under the decal.
5. Allow the decal to dry overnight.
Enjoy Your New Millennium R/C MicroSSX!
Contact Details
If you need to contact Millennium RC regarding
damaged or missing parts, or have any questions
about assembly, please contact us at the following
address.
Millennium R/C,
12859 Lower River Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32828
Phone : [phone]
Fax : [phone]
E-mail : [email protected]
You may also refer to the build thread
on RCGroups.com for additional tips
and updates.