The Wings Maker SkyNova User manual

It is designed for maximum performance. Please seek advice if one is not familiar with this kind
of electric powered precision model. Operating this model without prior preparation may cause
injuries. Remember, safety is the most important thing. Always keep this instruction manual at
hand for quick reference.
Warning ! This model is not a toy.
THE WINGS MAKER
FACTORY PRE-FABRICATED
ALMOST-READY-TO-FLY (ARF) SERIES
MADE IN CHINA
* Specifications are subject to change without notice.*
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SpecificationsSpecifications
Before commencing assembly please read these instructions thoroughly, .
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Wing Span: 62.9 in / 1600 mm ( Polyhedral Wings
)
48.8 in / 1240 mm (
Aileron Wings
)
Wing Area: 428 sq in / 27.6 sq dm ( Polyhedral Wings
)
338 sq in / 21.8 sq dm (
Aileron Wings
)
Flying Weight: 25.8 oz / 730 g
Fuselage Length: 33.8 in / 858 mm
Requires: 3-channel radio w/ 3 mini servos (
Polyhedral Wings
)
4-channel radio w/ 5 mini servos ( Aileron Wings
)
Outrunner Motor KM28251025 w/ Propeller Adaptor
HW2340100 20A Brushless ESC,9x6 Propeller,
3 cells 11.1V 1800 mAh Li-Po battery & charger.
(GM080)
(
Aileron Wings
)
(
Polyhedral Wings
)
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Check all parts. If you find any defective or missing parts contact your local dealer. Please
DRY FIT and check for defects for all parts that will require CA or Epoxy for final assembly.
Any parts you find to be defective after the gluing process may be difficult to remove for
warranty replacement. The manufacturer will replace any defective parts, but will not extend
to the parts that are good before gluing to defective parts during assembly. Warranty will
not cover any parts modified by customer. For pre-assembled kits, please check proper
functions of all servos on the ground before flying. Servo gears could be damaged when
control surfaces are hit during transportation of models. The manufacturer will replace any
servos due to manufacturer`s defect, but will not cover plane crashes due to damaged
servos not detected before flying.
Symbols used throughout this instruction manual comprise of the following :-
Read through the manual before you begin, so you will have an overall idea of what to do.
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2
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INDEX
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
PARTS LIST
ASSEMBLY
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
P.1
P.2
P.3-P.24
P.16 / P.25
P.1
Cut off shaded portion.
Ensure smooth non-binding
movement while assembling.
Apply instant glue
(C.A.glue, super glue.)
Assemble left and right
sides the same way.
Peel off shaded portion
covering film.
Pay close attention here!
Apply epoxy glue.
Must be purchased separately !
Drill holes with the specified
diameter (here: 3mm). Pierce the shaded portion
covering film.
3mm
Do not overlook this symbol !
Warning!
Apply thread locker
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P.2
Parts List
1.DECALS:
POLYHEDRAL WINGS -- 1 pair
AILERON WINGS -- 1 pair
STABILIZER -- 1 set
FUSELAGE -- 1 set
3.VERTICAL FIN & RUDDER -- 1 set
4.DECALS FOR RUDDER - 1 set
6.FUEL TUBE D2xD4x4mm -- 2 pcs
CLEVIS PL4112105 --1 pc.
STRAPER PL4112106 -- 1 pc.
PUSHROD Ø1.4x45mm w/ Threads (For Rudder) -- 1 pc.
8.FUEL TUBE D2xD4x4mm -- 2 pcs
CLEVIS PL4112105 --1 pc.
STRAPER PL4112106 -- 1 pc.
PUSHROD Ø1.4x60mm w/ Threads (For Elevator) -- 1 pc.
9.TAIL LANDING GEAR PL3410030 --1 set
SCREW PA2x8mm -- 1 pc.
10.MAIN LANDING GEAR Ø2.5mm -- 1 set
SCREW PA2.3x8mm -- 1 pc.
PLYWOOD 21x26x2.5mm (For Main Landing Gear) -- 1 pc.
13.WMT6 (6 Channel Transmitter) -- 1 set
14. BATTERY -- 1 pc.
16. EX CONNECTOR PULLER -- 1 pc.
BATTERY CHARGE -- 1 pc.
17. WING TUBE Ø6x715mm -- 1 pc.
NYLON BOLT M3x20mm -- 2 pcs
18. BATTERY COVER -- 1 pc.
FOR SKYNOVA 2 :
15. 180mm Y-CORD -- 1 pc.
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Aileron wings
Fuselage
Stabilizer
Polyhedral wings
P.3
Decals
1
BottomView
Top View
Cut out decal sheet, peel off backing sheet and
apply on fuselage, stabilizer and wings. Decal
BottomView
Top View
LeftView
RightView
BottomView
Top View
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P.4
Stabilizer & Elevator
2
Vertical Fin & Rudder
3
Decals for Rudder
4
Hinge Setting
Hinge
Section View Completed
Bottom View
Hinge
Right View
Hinge
Hinge Setting
Hinge
Section View Completed
Transparent decals to
reinforce stabilizer.
Apply decal sheets on both sides to fasten rudder. Make sure no decal sheet cover the hinge gap. Check free movement of rudder
before hooking up with rudder pushrod.
For pre-assembled version, the hinges are factory glued.
For pre-assembled version, the hinges are factory glued.
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P.5
Elevator Servo & Horn
7
Rudder Servo & Horn
5
Servo wire
Plastic Bracket
Horn
Horn
Rudder Pushrod
6
Clevis
Pushrod
Ø1.4x45mm
Horn
Fuel Tube
d2xD4x4mm
Servo wire
Plastic Bracket
Plastic Stand
Straper
Fuel Tube
d2xD4x4mm
For pre-assembled version, the horn is factory
glued and servo installed.
For pre-assembled version, the horn is factory glued and servo installed.
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P.6
Elevator Pushrod
8
Tail Landing Gear
9
Main Landing Gear
10
Wheel Ø23mm
PA2x8mm Plastic
Collar
1.2mm
Clevis
Pushrod
Ø1.4x60mm
Horn
Fuel Tube
d2xD4x4mm
PA2x8mm Screw
2
PA2.3x8mm Screw
1
Bottom View
10
0
Landing Gear
Fuselage
M3x3mm
Set Screw
3.1mm CollarWheel Ø40mm
Landing Gear
PA2.3x8mm
Plywood
21x26x2.5mm
Plastic Stand
Straper
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P.7
Radio
12
Motor & ESC
11
4
d3xD7mm Washer
4
M3x8mm Socket Head Screw
SolderSolder
TWM
KP0011310
ESC Motor
Brushless ESC
EZ Connector
2-Pin EZ Connector
d3xD7mm Washer
M3x8mm
1
2
3
4
5
6
IDSET
Rudder Servo
Receiver
Elevator Servo
ESC
Plug in the Rudder Servo wire to channel 1
Plug in the Elevator Servo wire to channel 2
Plug in the ESC Throttle wire to channel 3
Receiver Tie 130mm
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P.8
Battery & Motor Setting
14
Radio
13
Install battery
Elevator ElevatorThrottle
Aileron
Mode 1 Mode 2
Mode 1 Mode 2
Mode 1 Mode 2
Switch on radio
The power LED should turn on
Aileron
Pull throttle
stick all the
way back.
Plug in battery wait a few
seconds for the transmiter
and receiver to bind.
1
2
Advance throttle stick, the motor should start running,
check motor shaft for rotating direction. The motor should be turning counter-clock wise. If rotating direction is not
correct, unplug the 3-pin plug connecting the motor and ESC, swivel 180°and plug back, the rotation will be reversed.
3
Solder Solder ESC
Battery
TWM
KP0011210
Battery Tie 200mm
Battery Mat
Red
Black
Red
Black
Plug in with red+ / black- reversed will damage the ESC.
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P.9
Servos Setting
15
Pull back Elevator stick Pull back Elevator stickElevator should move up, plane will pull up when
flying.
Push foward Elevator stick Push foward Elevator stick
Elevator should move down, plane will dive down
when flying.
Move aileron stick to
right side Move aileron stick to right side
The rudder should move to right, the plane will bank
right and turn to right when flying.
Move aileron stick to
left side Move aileron stick to left side
The rudder should move to left, the plane will bank
left and turn to left when flying.
Mode 1 Mode 2
Mode 1 Mode 2
Mode 1 Mode 2
Mode 1 Mode 2
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P.10
Propeller
16
Main Wing
17
Unplug battery
1Switch off transmiter 2
Charge battery
3
The battery is ready for use when
all the lights turn from red to green.
Insert carben fiber wing tube into right wing, align the anchor holes and apply the nylon bolt.
Insert the right wing into the Fuselage. Inset the left wing onto the carbon wing tube, press
the wings against the fuselage align the anchor holes and apply the nylon bolt.
* Make sure you have unplugged the battery before
working on the propeller.
Install the propeller
4
PA1.7x8mm
Ø36mm Spinner
M5 Nut
9x6 Propeller PL6314050
PM2x12mm
PropellerAdaptor
(d3xD5) HW2340100
Nylon Bolt M3x20mm
Nylon Bolt M3x20mm
Wing Tube
Ø6x715mm
TWM HW3111400
PROPELLERADAPTORWRENCH
EZ Connector Puller
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P.11
C.G.
18
Install battery onto the battery tray. Don`t plug in the battery yet. Put on the battery check C.G. mark underneath wings.
Support the model by two fingers on the C.G. mark, move battery position if necessary to balance the model on the
C.G. marks.
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P.12
Get Ready to fly
19
1Turn on transwitter, throttle stick at low position.
2Plug in battery.
3Wait a few seconds for the receiver to bind with transmitter.
4Make sure the propeller is cleared of any object.
5Check movement of Elevator and Rudder by moving the Aileron and Elevator sticks, as shown in step 14.
Advance throttle stick
slowly to check totation
of propeller.
Mode 1 Mode 2
Mode 1 Mode 2
Red
Black
Red
Black
Plug in with red+ / black- reversed will damage the ESC.
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P.13
Flying
20
1Fine tune Elevator and Rudder with sub-trim tab.
2Taxiing practice
Move Elevator Sub-trim tab up or down to bring elevator in a straight line with horizontal stabilizer.
Move Aileron Sub-trim tab left or right to bring rudder in a straight line with vertical stabilizer.
Find a large flying field, at least the size of two football courts, ideally with a paved runway. Put the model on the ground. Slowly
advance the throttle until the model starts to taxi on the ground. Maintain the throttle, and taxi the model on the ground with a
figure eight turn. If the model is moving too fast, throttle back, if too slow, push throttle. Move the aileron stick to right for right
turn and left for left turn. This is to train your coordination of your controls on the throttle and turning. Do this for at least 10
rounds until you are familiar with the response of the sticks. After you feel confident in doing figure 8 turns, try doing oval rounds,
counterclockwise and then clockwise. Make sure you get the feeling of turning control when the plane is going towards you. If
you have spent a lot of time on taxiing, re-charge your battery before flying.
Try to get an experienced flyer to check through your installation before flying. Ask him/her to do
the first flight for you. He/she can trim out the control surfaces for you so the model can fly straight
and level with control sticks in neutral positions and throttle stick about half throttle. You will get a
much higher successful rate with the help from an experienced flyer.
If you learning to fly by yourself, try to follow the steps below.
Mode 1 Mode 2
Mode 1 Mode 2
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P.14
3Flying
Now it is time to take off. Don't fly if the wind is more than 5 miles per hour. Wind is good for take off and landing, but if it is
too windy, it will be very difficult to control the plane. It is much better to wait for calm weather than crashing your beautiful
plane. Check that there is no one at the field. If you have someone with you at the flying field, ask them to stay behind you.
Check the wind direction. Taxi the plane against the wind direction. You can take off from left to right. Taking off and landing
against the wind is the rule of thumb. Advance the throttle gradually and see the plane increase in taxiing speed. By the time
you reach full throttle, the plane should be lifted off the ground. If the plane is not taking off, pull back the elevator slightly and
the plane should lift off. Maintain a 15° climb and turn left before you reach the end of the field. Turn big circle, the plane will
lose air speed when turning small circle and will drop the nose, pull up elevator a bit to bring back the climb angle.
When you reach 10 storey height, you can throttle back to about half throttle and try to fly in a level course. Try to do the figure
8 turn as you have practiced on the ground. Try to do big circle turns, and when you see the plane drops during turning, pull
back elevator slightly and throttle up a bit to maintain the plane at the same level. Practice the figure 8 turn for the next 5
minutes. When you are OK with the figure 8 turn, try to do the counter clockwise turn. Always try to fly the plane with the
fuselage in a level manner. If you find the plane always wants to dive, pull the trimming tab towards your body to trim up the
elevator. If you find the plane always wants to climb, push the trimming tab away from your body to trim down the elevator. The
goal is to fine trim the elevator so you can have a level flight at about half throttle. With the elevator properly trimmed, you will
find that when you throttle up, the plane will go up, and when you throttle down, the plane will descend. When you get the plane
under control, it is time for landing.
Wind
15°
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P.15
5Control
The most common problem for novice flyer is over control of the sticks. Do not push or pull the aileron or elevator stick all
the way. Gradually move the stick and when you see the plane starts to show response to your stick input, release the stick
to its neutral position, the plane will continue to move in that direction for a while. If you need more movement, move the stick
again. Push the stick all the way too long will cause the plane to spiral and spin out of control.
4Landing
Turn the plane against the wind, line up with the runway and throttle back. The plane will be losing air speed and descending
gradually. Use the elevator to keep the plane in a level manner. If you allow the plane to nose up, the plane will lose air speed
too soon and will lose lift ( stall ) and falls to the ground. If you want the plane to touch down further down the runway, throttle
up a bit to increase the air speed of the plane. Never pull up elevator to pull up the nose of the plane thinking that will make it
touch down further down the runway, it will stall the plane at that spot and crash.
6Emergency
If at anytime during flying you think you are losing control of the plane, or you don't know what to do next, throttle back, and let
go of your fingers on the control stick. If the plane is flying high enough, it will recover to a level manner and descend, give you
more time to re-gain control from the panicking situation. If the plane is flying too low, throttling back will reduce the damage
done to the plane by reducing the speed of the plane, and could likely save you a broken propeller. Again, throttle back and
hands off could be your best action, if you don't know what to do. Good luck!
Wind
Keep the plane in a level manner.
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P.16
Important Safety Precautions
# First time flyer should never fly by himself / herself. Assistance from experienced flyer
is absolutely necessary.
# Pre-flight adjustment must be done before flying, it is very dangerous to fly a badly
pre-adjusted aircraft.
# is specially designed to be powered by KM28251025 Outrunner Motor.
# Make sure the air field is spacious, never fly the plane too close to people and never get
too close to a running propeller. Extreme caution should be exercised when working with
electric powered models. Make sure the propeller is cleared of all objects, especially your
hands before connecting the battery to the model. Make sure you understand the
operation of the ESC (Electronic Speed Control) by studying the ESC manual. Once you
plug in the battery for electric powered model, always treat the propeller as a rotating one,
as accidental movement of the throttle stick will spin the propeller and could cause injuries.
# Check and re-tighten up all factory assembled screws, use thread locker if necessary.
Warning!
Ready for the SkyNova 2 ?
Go to next section.
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P.17
Aileron Pushrod
13
Clevis
Pushrod
Ø1.4x65mm Horn
Fuel Tube
d2xD4x4mm
Plastic Stand
Straper
FuelTube
d2xD4x4mm
Bottom View
15°
For Step 1 to Step 11, please refer to previous section.
Aileron Servo & Horn
12
Horn
Servo wire
Plastic Bracket
Hinge Setting
Hinge
Section View Completed
Bottom View
Hinge
Bottom View
For pre-assembled version, the hinges and horn are pre-glued, and servo installed.
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P.18
Main Wing
14
Insert carben fiber wing tube into right wing, align the anchor holes and apply the nylon bolt.
Insert the right wing into the Fuselage. Inset the left wing onto the carbon wing tube, press
the wings against the fuselage align the anchor holes and apply the nylon bolt.
Nylon Bolt M3x20mm
Nylon Bolt M3x20mm
Servo wire
Wing Tube Ø6x715mm
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P.19
Radio
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
IDSET
Aileron Servo (L)
180mm Y-Cord
Aileron Servo (R)
Rudder Servo
Receiver
Elevator Servo
ESC
Plug in the Aileron Servos wire to channel 1
Plug in the Elevator Servo wire to channel 2
Plug in the ESC Throttle wire to channel 3
Plug in the Rudder Servo wire to channel 4
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