Pilatus PC-9 User manual

Pilatus PC-9
Specification:
Length: 1936mm(76＂)
Wing span: 2024mm(80＂)
Wing area: 64sq.dm(6.9sq.ft)
Wing loading: 106.3g/sq.dm(34.9oz/sq.ft)
Flying weight: 6.8kg(17.3bs)
Radio: 6ch & 8servos
Engine: 120 4-cycle
30cc gasoline engine
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
First-time builders should seek advice from people having building
experience.If misused or abused,it can cause serious bodily injury
and damage to property.
Fly only in open areas and preferably at a dedicated R/C flying site.
We suggest having a qualified instructor carefully inspect your
airplane before its first flight.Please carefully read and follow all
instructions included with this airplane,your radio control system
and any other components purchased separately.
(The people under 18 years old is forbidden from flying this model)
This R/C airplane is not a toy!

: 120 - 4cycle
15"x7
4" Spinner nut
6
(with 9 servos),
6
6
6 channel radio for aiplane is highly recommended for this model.
Warning
Remove the covering with proper
pressure to cut through only the covering itself.Otherwise,
cutting down into the balsa structure may weaken the
model part and cause accident.
The pre-covered film on ARF kits may wrinkle due to
variations of temperature.Smooth out as explained right.
Apply epoxy glue.
Pre-cover the covering with clean cloth!
Start at low setting. Increase the setting if
necessary.If it is too high,you may damage
the film.
Iow setting
with cover(cloth)

6
Pin hinge(24x24mm)
Make sure hinges are
mounted in the same line.
1mm
Aileron
Tailing
edge
Make sure they are in
the right position while
installing.
Securely glue together. If coming off during flights, you 'll
lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!
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6
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
Clevis
Rod (2x300mm)
Retainer
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
Wooden Block (20x20x8mm)
Servo tray(68.5x56.5x2mm)
Pin hinge(24x24mm)
Screw (3x35mm)
Washer(3x15mm)
2
Washer(3x15mm)
Lock Nut (3mm )
Clevis
Retainer
Rod (2x300mm)
Screw (2x10mm)
Install the nylon control horn and connect the linkage.
Install the servo as the illustration below.
Assemble the aileron to main wing with instant type
CA glue.
Keep some space about 1mm width between aileron
and trailing edge.
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.
Apply instant type CA glue to aileron and pin hinge.
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2
3
4
5
1

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
1.5mm
3mm
Rod (2x300mm)
Clevis
Washer(3x15mm)
Washer
Lock Nut (3mm )
Screw (3x35mm)
Screw (2x10mm)
4
2
Wooden Block(20x20x8mm)
Servo tray(68.5x56.5x2mm)
8
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
1
Rib template (2mm ply)
4
Wood dowel (6x30mm)
Main wing joiner
2
Fix the flap servo to the servo tray with epoxy.
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
8
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
Assemble the flap servo to the main wing with screws.
1.5mm
According to the rib template drill holes in the outer
wings and epoxy wood dowel in them.
6mm
Rib template (2mm ply)
Main wing joiner
Wood dowel (6x30mm)
4
Wood dowel (6x30mm)
1
Rib template (2mm ply)
Main wing joiner
2
According to the rib template drill holes to the center wing.
6mm
Rib template (2mm ply)
Main wing joiner
Secure the servo.Install the nylon control horn and
connect the linkage.
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.
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7
9
8
2
10
ELEVATOR
Side View
25mm
25mm
Top view
Position for
right diagram.
Never fly before checking CG’s required position.
In order to obtain the CG specified reposition the
receiver and battery.
Right view
Side View
30mm
30mm
RUDDER
The centre of the Gravity.
110mm
Adjustment of the elevator to make sure they can
work perfectly.
Adjustment of the rudder to make sure it can
work perfectly.
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25mm
25mm
AILERON
Side View
30mm
FLAP
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
Wooden Block
TP Screw (3x20mm)
Collar (5mm)
Wooden supporter
Install the wheel to the fixed landing gear.
4
Wooden Block(25x15x13mm)
2
5
Collar (5mm)
Wheel (90mm)
Wooden supporter
(41.5x28x26mm)
Landing gear(5mm)
2
1
8
TP Screw (3x20mm )
Landing gear straps
2
Gear door
2
1
Landing gear (5mm)
1
Wheel (75mm)
Wooden supporter
(46x28x14mm) 1
4
TP Screw (3x20mm )
6
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
1
Aluminum part(60x6mm)
Collar (5mm)
Collar (5mm)
Collar (5mm)
Collar 5mm 3
FLAP
AILERON
Steel wire (0.5x1500mm)
Steel wire (0.5x1500mm)
Epoxy the fixed landing gear to the main wing.
Install the wheel to the fixed landing gear.
Epoxy the fixed landing gear to the fuselage.
Adjustment of the aileron and flap to make sure
they can work perfectly.
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70
71
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.
Epoxy main wings to the centre wing by main wing
joiners.
A A"
A = A"
Securely glue together. If coming off during flights, you 'll
lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!
B=B'
A=A'
A`
A
B`
B
The sketch when the wings assemble finished.
2
Steel wire (1.7x210mm)
2
2
2
2
2
2
Clevis
Rod (2x300mm)
Retainer
Screw (3x35mm)
Washer(3x15mm)
2
Washer(3x15mm)
Lock Nut (3mm )
10
Pin hinge(36x20x1mm)
2
Wood dowel (6x50mm)
Reinforcement Plate 1
2
2
Blind Nut (6mm)
Screw (6x50mm)
172o
Connect the two flaps with metal wire,keep some space
between them and epoxy the pinned hinges to the flaps
as below.
2mm
Keep some space
between the flaps.
2
Steel
wire (1.7x210mm)
Steel wire (1.7x210mm)
10
Pin hinge(24x24mm)
Flap
1mm
Make sure they are in
the right position while
installing.
Trailing
edge
Keep some space about 1mm width between
trailing edge and flap.
Epoxy the flaps to the wings as illustration.
Securely glue together. If coming off during flights, you 'll
lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!
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13
11
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Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

Screw(6x50mm)
6mm
2
Wood dowel (6x50mm)
80mm
Epoxy the dowel on the leading edge of wing.
Trim two holes to pull the servo extension
lines and fuel tube from the holes.
200mm
50mm
Center
line
Secure the servo.Install the nylon control horn
and connect the linkage.
3mm
Rod (2x300mm)
Clevis
Washer(3x15mm)
Washer
Lock Nut (3mm )
Screw (3x35mm)
Retainer
Drill holes in the fuselage for installing the wings.
Drill holes in the appropriate position through the wing
to fuselage,set blind nut in the fuselage.
Put the reinforcement plate on the holes and fix the
wings to the fuselage with screws as illustration.
80mm
6mm
7.2mm
Blind Nut
30mm 100mm
2
Blind Nut (6mm)
2
Screw(6x50mm)
Reinforcement Plate 1
4
21
20
19
16
18
17
1.5mm
4
TP Screw (2.3x8mm)
Ply (15x15x3mm) 4
TP Screw (2.3x8mm)
Epoxy plies under the canopy and assemble the
canopy to fuselage with screw.
Epoxy the plies under the cowing in fuselage and assemble
the cowing to fuselage with TP screw.
Trim the canopy along the shaded line.
Epoxy the exhaust to the cowling from lnner.
1.5mm
6
TP Screw (2.3x8mm)
Ply (15x15x3mm) 6
TP Screw (2.3x8mm)
Epoxy the PVC decoration parts to appropriate position
between the fuselage an s illustration.
Epoxy the decoration parts to appropriate position in the
fuselage as below.
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65
67
64
66
68

Cut away the film on the position for the air retract
landing and epoxy the wheel house to relevant position.
LockNut(4mm)
inside
Note:rubber wheels oleo struts
and retracts are optional.
Appropriate
position
Assemble the wheel and the baffle to the landing gear.
Cut off the surplus PVC part carefully along
the shaded line
Trim the shaded portion covering off the mid wing carefully.
2
Wheel (90mm)
2
PVC
2
PVC
2
Pin hinge (36x20x1mm)
4
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
TP Screw(3x20mm) 8
2
Screw (2x10mm)
Washer (2x5mm) 4
2
Nut (2mm )
Glue the decoration PVC part around the wheel well.
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25
26
24
23
22
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.
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TP Screw (2.3x8mm)
1
Canopy
Ply (15x15x3mm) 10
2
Exhaust
1
Decoration
1
Decoration
4
4
Clevis
Copper joiner
4
4
Screw (2x10mm)
Nut (2mm )
4
Washer(2x5mm)
Steel wire
Copper joiner
Lock Nut (2mm )
Screw (2x10mm)
Ball joint
Washer(2x5mm)
Throttle servo
Nose wheel servo
Trim the cowling along the shaded line.
Install the rudder servo.
Assemble the rudder servo to appropriate position
in the fuselage.
Mount the receiver and the battery in the fuselage.
The sketch map when the servos install completion.
Elevator servo
Rudder servo
Receiver
Connect the electric retract & receiver as illustration below.
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61 63
59
60
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

2mm
Screw (2x10mm)
Washer (2x5mm)
Nut (2mm )
Washer (2x5mm)
2
Screw (2x10mm)
Washer (2x5mm) 4
2
Nut (2mm )
Assemble one part of the pin hinge to
the baffle with screw as illustration.
1.5mm
1.5mm
4
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
TP Screw(3x20mm) 8
TP Screw(3x20mm)
TP Screw (2.3x12mm)
Assemble another part of the pin hinge to the mid wing
and assemble the retract to the mid wing with screw.
3
Pin hinge(2.5x48mm)
Apply instant type CA glue to elevator and pin hinge.
1mm
Elevator
Tailing
edge
Make sure they are in
the right position while
installing.
Keep some space about 1mm width between
elevator and tailing edge.
Make sure hinges are
mounted in the same line.
4
Pin hinge(24x24mm)
4
Pin hinge(24x24mm)
Glue the elevator to the stabilizer by CA and epoxy.
2
Pin hinge (36x20x1mm)
3
Pivot & round hinges
6
31
30
29
27
28
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.
3mm
Rod (2x200mm)
Clevis
Washer(3x15mm)
Washer
Lock Nut (3mm )
Screw (3x35mm)
Linkage Stopper
Washer (2mm)
Washer (2mm)
Nut (2mm)
Set screw (3x4mm)
Washer (
2mm )
Set screw (3x4mm)
1
1
1
1
2
Steel wire (0.5x3000mm)
2
2
2
Clevis
Washer(3x15mm)
Lock Nut (3mm )
1
Screw (3x80mm)
2
Copper joiner
Washer(3x15mm)
Screw (3x80mm)
Lock Nut (3mm )
Clevis
Aluminum tube
Steel wire
The sketch map after the rudder shaft assemble finished.
30mm
10mm
100mm
3mm
2
Plastical tube(3x30mm)
Plastical tube(3x30mm)
Install the elevator servo.
Assemble the elevator servo to appropriate position
in the fuselage.
Drill small holes to appropriate position in the rudder and
the fuselage as below, epoxy the plastical tube to the hole
in the fuselage.
The sketch map after connect the rudder servo and the
rudder via the rudder shaft and the steel wires.
Connecting the elevator servo and the elevator.
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53
54
55
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2
Steel wire (0.5x1200mm)
2
2
2
Clevis
Copper joiner
Aluminum tube(3x6mm)
2
2
Screw (2x10mm)
Nut (2mm )
2
Washer(2x5mm)
Steel wire
Copper joiner
Aluminum tube Lock Nut (2mm )
Screw (2x10mm)
Ball joint
Washer(2x5mm)
Install the nose landing gear to appropriate
position in the fuselage.
Assemble the steeling fullarm around the landing gear.
Install the servo.
TP Screw (3x20mm)
4
TP Screw (3x20mm)
4
Washer(3x6mm)
Washer(3x6mm)
1.5mm
Collar (5mm) 2
1
Wheel (75 mm)
1
Steering fullarm (60x6mm)
2
Washer(4x8mm)
2
Screw (4x25mm)
1
Aluminum shaft(5x50mm)
Brass collar (5mm)
Brass collar (5mm)
Wheel (75 mm)
Aluminum shaft
Screw (4x25mm)
Screw (4x25mm)
Washer(4x8mm)
Washer(4x8mm)
Steering fullarm (60x6mm)
Assemble the nose wheel.
4
4
Copper joiner
Aluminum tube(3x6mm)
1
Matal tube (3x30mm) 2
Steel wire (0.5x3000mm)
2
Clevis
2
2
Screw (2x10mm)
Nut (2mm )
2
Washer(2x5mm)
Rod (2x300mm)
Rod (2x300mm)
200mm
1
Clevis
Heat-shrink Tube
1
(8x650mm)
2
2
Rod (2x300mm)
3
Clevis
Heat-shrink Tube
1
Matal tube(8x650mm)
2
2
Rod (2x300mm)
3
3
Washer(3x15mm)
1
Washer(3x15mm)
Lock Nut (3mm )
1
Screw (3x80mm)
1
Screw (3x35mm)
Assemble the linkage rods for elevator.
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51
48
49
50
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.
Engine mount (68x105mm)
Linkage Stopper
4
4
12
4
Washer(4x8mm)
Screw (4x35mm)
Spring Washer (4mm)
Nut (4mm)
2
4
Screw (4x25mm)
2
Fuel tank (550cc) 1
1
Rod (2x650mm)
A
A`
A`=A
3
2.5mm
Drill holes to appropriate position in the rudder and
epoxy the pin hinges in them
30mm
115mm
115mm
Make sure hinges are
mounted in the same line.
Rudder
Vertical
fin
Cut away the rubber tube when
the epoxy glue dried.
1mm
Make sure they are in
the right position while
installing.
keep some space about 1mm width between the
vertical fin and rudder
Drill holes to the relevant position in the tailing edge
and epoxy the rudder to them.
2.5mm
CC’
DD’
Make sure to glue securely.
If not properly glued, a failure in flight may occur.
Temporarily fasten down the main wing and
check its correct position.
Securely glue together.If coming off during flights,
you'll lose control of your airplane which leads
to accidents!
C=C'
D=D'
Assembly of the stabilizer.
Pivot & round hinges
Epoxy the stabilizer to the fuselage steadly.
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34
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Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

Set Screw (3x4mm)
Set Screw (2mm)
Rod (2x650mm)
Set Screw (2mm)
Washer (2mm)
Linkage Stopper
1
1
1
1
1
Washer (4x8mm)
4
Rod (2x650mm)
Set Screw (3x4mm)
5.2mm
Blind Nut
Screw (4x35mm)
Screw (4x35mm)
Washer (4x8mm)
Spring Washer (4mm)
Nut (4mm)
4
Blind Nut (4mm)
Assemble the throttle linkage.
Drill four holes at the diameters as shown for engine
mount.
Assemble the engine.
Washer (4x8mm)
Washer (4x8mm)
4mm
In case of 2-cycle & 4-cycle engine.
The front view of the engine install completion.
The side view when the engine install completion.
168 mm
The sketch map when the engine install completion.
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40
37
39 42
38
Fuel supply line
Fuel spray line
Air pressure line
Epoxy the fuel tank in the fuselage.
Assembly of the fuel tank.
Linkage Stopper
Washer (2mm)
Washer (2mm)
Nut (2mm)
Set screw (3x4mm)
Washer ( 2mm )
Set screw (3x4mm)
1
1
1
1
Install the switch and the throttle servo
Drill a small hole in appropriate position for throttle.
3mm
2
Steel wire (0.5x1500mm)
TP Screw (3x20mm) 4
1
Wheel (75 mm)
2
2
2
Clevis
Copper joiner
Aluminum tube(3x6mm)
2
2
Screw (2x10mm)
Nut (2mm )
2
Washer(2x5mm)
Assemble the throttle servo to the fuselage.
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43
45
Accessory list for the coming installation steps.
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