OMPHOBBY EDGE 540 User manual

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InstallationManual
OMPHOBBY106”Edge540KevlarReinforced
BalsaAirplane
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OMPHobby106”Edge540BalsaAirplane
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Options:Threecolorsforchoosing:
Orange-White,Green-Black,Red-White
Unboxing-What’sintheBox?

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LandinggearAssembly
LandingGearInstallation
4. Unscrewhexagonscrewsonthelandinggearplate,
applythreadlockertohexagonscrews,useittosecure
thecarbonfiberlandinggeartolandinggearplate.
1. Landinggearparts
2. Installwheels,securewheelswithgasketandscrew.(Apply
threadlockertoscrews)
3. Putthecuffthroughthelandgearbeforeinstallthewheel
5. Putlandinggearcoverplateintoaslotandstickitwith
transparenttape.

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TailwheelAssembly
Installthetailwheelassemblyusingwashersandsockethead
screws.PleaseapplyanaerobicadhesiveandlockthreeM3
fixingscrewsbeforeinstallation.
TailWheelInstallation
LandinggearAssembly
6. Securethecuffswithscrews.Becarefultonotbreakthe
screws.Ifthescrewseemstobedifficulttoinsertuseadrill
toopenupthehole.(Somepeoplehavefoundtheyprefera
dobofsiliconeinsidethecuffholdthemsecure.)

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ControlHornsAssembly
1. Carefullylocatetheslotswhichhavebeenmadeonelevators,
ailerons,rudder,lightlycutthroughthecoveringbutnotinto
thebalsasheeting.
2. Usesandpapertoscufftherootofcontrolhornsforagoodglue
bond.Trytoinsertitintothemountingslotstoadjustthe
positionfirst.
3. Putthecontrolhornsreinforcingpiece,dropthehornsinthe
holes,positionedcorrectlywhenthehornsaredirectlyabove
thehingeline,thenstickmaskingtapearoundthereinforcing
pieceasshowninthepicture,cutabout1mminsidewithaknife
andremovethecovering,belowtoexposethepre‐cutslots.

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ControlHornsAssembly
4. Applyepoxyinsidethepre‐cutslots,andcoatthehornswith
epoxyasshown.
5. Fitthehornsintothelockingplateandtheninsertthemintothe
pre‐cutslots.Aligntherightandleftsidesbeforetheepoxy
cures.Wipeawayexcessepoxywithrubbingalcohol.

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ServoAssembly
ElevatorServoAssembly
Installservosasshownwiththeservolabelfacingtowardtherear
ofthefuselage.
Installtheservoarmintheverticalposition.Adjustthepushrod
lengthsothattheservoandelevatorarebothintheneutral
position.

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Engineandthethrottleservoinstallation
Measurethelengthoftheenginefromthefirewalltotheprop
thrustwasher.Measurethedistancerequiredforthepropthrust
washertoclearthefrontofthecowlby¼”to½”thenmarkthe
firewallpositionontheenginemount.
Orusetheenginemountingholeboardfromsparepartsbagto
markanddrilltheholes.
Cutoutfrompaperboardorcardboardasatemplateforventhole

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Beforeinstallingtheairdeflector,pleaseclampthecowlto
determinethegapwiththecylinderandtrimit,thenuseepoxyglue
tofix
Engineandthethrottleservoinstallation

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Useanelectricsolderingirontoopenthecoveringoverthevent
holes
Oilcircuitinstallationdiagram
Engineandthethrottleservoinstallation

RecommendedSettingsofDualRatesand
ExponentialsofControlSurfaces
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Lowrate Lowrateexp Highrate Highrateexp
Aileronservo 10-20° 30-50% 35-40° 60-70%
Elevator 15-25° 30-50% 45-55° 60-70%
Rudder 30-40° 35-55% 40-55° 65-75%
ThepreferredCGforthisplaneisat170mmbackfromtheleading
measuredatthewingtip

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contactOhioModelProductsinOhio.
Tel:+1‐614‐733‐9488(9am‐5pm,ET)
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DisclaimerandSafety
Thisproductisnotatoy.Itisnotrecommendedforchildrenunderage14.
Flytheairplanebyabidingbylocallawsandrules.
Flytheairplaneinadesignatedlocation,andalwaysmaintainvisualcontactoftheaircra
ft.
Avoidflyingdirectlyoverunprotectedpeople,movingvehicles,andoccupiedstructures.
ReadthesafecodeofAMAbeforeflight.Theguidelinecanbedownloadedfromthefoll
owinglink:www.modelaircraft.org/files/100.pdf
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