MinimumRC Spitfire User manual

Spitfire
Assembly Instructions
Important Instructions
1.The model is supplied with UFO and 502 glue. UFO is for bonding foam parts, and 502 for bonding
wood, carbon fiber and metal parts. 502 glue will cause serious corrosion to foam parts.
2.Please wait for the glue to dry and solidify in each installation step before the next installation.
3.Please avoid using flame to heat the heat shrinkable tube on the model. Electric iron shall be used
for heating.
4.Please use razor blade to remove the parts from the plate. Do not tear the parts by force.

1. Fuselage wooden frame parts.
2. Assemble the fuselage wooden frame.
3. Continue assembling the wooden frame and install the motor.

4. Install the servo as shown. (Top view of the parts)
5.
6. Install the servo as shown. (Bottom view of the parts)

7. Magnets and its supporting structures.
8. Install the magnet.
9. Install the assembled magnet-supporting structure onto the wooden frame at the
corresponding location.

10. The landing gear servo uses a cross-shaped arm.
11. Remove the two opposite arms of the cross-shaped arm (as shown in the diagram).
12. Install the arm onto the landing gear servo.

13. Connect the receiver to the servos, secure the receiver with Velcro, power it on, and
bind it to the transmitter to ensure that the servo arms return to their neutral positions.
Test if the servos are functioning correctly and install the servos and arms as shown in the
diagram. Note: This step is crucial; make sure the servos are powered, the arms are
centered, and follow the diagram precisely. Adjustments cannot be made after the model
is assembled.
14. Fuselage components.

15. Use a sharp tool (screwdriver) to score through the marked lines on the
fuselage.
16. Use adhesive to combine one side of the fuselage with the inner structure.
17. PS foam parts.

18. Press the fuselage inwards along the scored line and use adhesive to install bulkheads
and foam boards at the bottom of the tail section.
19. Use glue to secure the cockpit foam board.
20. Use glue to secure the nose filler plate.

21. Use glue to secure the front fuselage top plate.
22. Use glue to secure the fuselage bottom plate, do not apply glue to the red-lined
section.
23. Combine the fuselage.

24. Remove the propeller and apply the fuselage stickers.
25. Install magnets at the circular hole position of the battery compartment cover.
26. Seal the mounting holes with sticker.

27.
28. Bottom air intake component.
29. Install the side panel of the bottom air intake.

30. Install the bottom panel of the bottom air intake.
31. Apply the bottom air intake sticker.
32. Install the tailwheel in the corresponding slot on the bottom of the aircraft.

33. Apply stickers to the aircraft tailwheel.
34. Trim the excess portions of the vacuum-formed canopy as shown in the diagram. It is
advisable to make a conservative initial cut, place the canopy on the fuselage for
alignment, and then proceed with precise adjustments.

35. Trim to the finished size.
36. Glue the canopy onto the fuselage at the corresponding location.
37. Apply stickers to the canopy.

38. Install the propeller and spinner, using a small amount of glue to secure the spinner.
39. Use a sharp tool (screwdriver) to score through the marked lines on the bottom of the
horizontal stabilizer, allowing the elevator to move freely along the lines on both sides.

40. Use a sharp tool (screwdriver) to score through the marked lines on the bottom of the
vertical stabilizer, allowing the rudder to move freely along the lines on both sides.
41. Install the vertical stabilizer reinforcement.
42. Attach the vertical stabilizer to the horizontal stabilizer.

43. Attach the horizontal stabilizer to the corresponding location on the fuselage,
ensuring that the horizontal stabilizer is parallel to the wing spar.
44. Use stickers to conceal the vertical stabilizer reinforcement.

45. Use a sharp tool (screwdriver) to score along the wing's marked line, allowing the wing
to fold downward along the center longitudinal line to form the airfoil.
46. Use a sharp tool (screwdriver) to score along the aileron's marked line, allowing the
aileron to move up and down along the line.

47. Paste carbon fiber rods at the bottom of the wing to increase wing strength.
48. Install the wings.
49. Assemble the metal axle sleeve, wheel hub, and tire, and secure them in place with
glue.

50. Apply stickers to the hub.
51. Retract the components. The left and right landing gear bases are not symmetrical in
design and cannot be interchanged. Please pay attention to this differentiation..