Sonic Modell Mini Skyhunter V2 User manual

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Assembly Instruc for:
SONICMODELL Mini Skyhunter V2

Thank you for purchasing the SONICMODELL Mini Skyhunter V2!
It is important to read the manual in its en ety before your maiden flight. This model is intended
to be a short to
medium range FPV aircr , but it can be lots of fun for line of sight as well .
The Mini Sky Hunter V2 is easy to operate with excellent flight characteris s, but we do not
unless helped by an experienced pilot .
Please obey all current laws and use common sense for safety when oper g.
Most importantly, have fun!
Note: We reserve the right to modify infor presented and cannot be held liable for errors
within.
Required to operate:
Required for assembly:
Contact Cement, Medium CA, or personal choice of glue
Blue thread lock
Small Phillips screw driver
3mm hex tool
Hobby Knife
Servo CenteringTool
recommend it as a beginner airframe for FPV
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Motor – 2217 1250KV (Included in PNP)
Propeller – 8x4E (Included in PNP)
ESC – 40A w/ 5V 3A BEC (Included in PNP)
Servos – 9gx3pcs (Included in PNP)
Ba ery – 2200-5000mah 3s-4s (May vary dependingon addional gear)
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Package Contents: ( KIT version Shown)
Fuselage
Hardware Package
o
Elevator Servo Extension
o
o Wing Bolts (2 long, 2 short)
o Tail screws and nuts (8 each)
o Hook and Loop Tape
Main Wings
Main Spar
Tail Booms and Tail Anchors
Elevator
Rudders
Decal Sheet
FRP
W
ing reinforcements
(1)

Assembly
1. Locate Servo Extension and feed it through the le tail boom. Note correct
Male/Female orientaon.
2. Connect elevator servo wires. You may wish to secure the connecon with tape
or servo clip for added security.
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3. Locate 4x small screws and nuts from hardware bag and secure horizontal
stabilizer to tail boom anchors.
a. Use blue thread lock to help secure the nuts. Be careful to not get any
thread locker onto the plasc bracket as it can cause it to weaken.
4. Repeat this process for the rudders
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5. Locate main wings and spar as shown. Insert spar into wing halves and push
wings together.
6. Carefully feed elevator cable into the boom housing on the main wing. You will
see a small space for the servo connector to pass through.
a. You can now carefully insert the tail booms into the housings.
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7. Carefully pull the connector through the opening with a small pair of pliersss.
8.
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I
n order to reinforce the main wing, we suggest you to install the FRP win
g
reinforcements
as below:
1- Cut the foam according to the reinforcements sheet
2- Locate the reinforcements sheet and glue into place
3- Put the original foam back and glue into place
Attention: By doing this, the main wing will be reinforced, but the main wing cannot b
e
disassembled any more.

9. Locate the M3x10 screws and M3 nuts and install them into the main wing
boom anchors, but do not en them fully yet.
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10. Depending on where you plan to mount your RC receiver, you may wish to
install it at this me if you need access to where the wings will be covering.
11. Locate main wing bolts and screw into place. Noce that the short bolts go
towards the tail of the airframe.
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12. You can now ghten all 4 tail boom clamps.
a. Important! Make sure you have proper alignment by measuring the
boom lengths and looking at the main wing/tail from different angles.
b. Important! If the surfaces are skewed in relaonship to the main wing, it
can negavely affect flight characteriscs.
13. Locate prop adapter, propeller, and adapter rings. Install onto motor sha and
ghten completely.
a. It is always best to balance the propeller before flying.
b. Note proper direcon. The “leers” printed on the prop always face the
front.
c. Also ensure that motor screws are fully seated from the factory.
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14. Oponal – If you are not planning on using the equipment cut-outs located
under each wing, you will want to glue or tape them in place before flying.
15. Seng up the Mini Skyhunter V2 for
maiden flight:
a. Aer you have successfully bound your radio and receiver, verify that all
channels are operang on the correct controller input and in the correct
direcon for flight.
b. Set the elevator throw to 60% -
The Mini Skyhunter V2
does not need
elevator travel. Too much travel and it can roll out of a hard loop.
c. Ailerons are okay to leave at 100% - For ghter rolls; you may wish to
extend the throws to 125%.
d. Center of Gravity (CG) is achieved directly on the wing spar (Green Line).
For your maiden flight, we recommend slightly forward of this posion
(Blue Line).
e. Without FPV gear installed, we fly with an 4200 3s baery in the
full forward posion.
f. While the Mini Skyhunter V2 is an easy plane to hand launch, we
recommend having a qualified person to launch for the maiden flight.
much
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Center of Gravity:
Finished the Mini Skyunter V2 :
Enjoy your Mini Skyhunter V2! Please fly responsibly.
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