ARF
Construction
R30/50 v1
last updated 5-15-2004
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ARF
Construction |
| Check every ball link. Some have reported finding links that don't fit the rod tight and can be pulled off with a little pressure. Also check for brittle links that have hairline cracks. This is important to check because you obviously would not want them to fail in flight!!! Tip provided by Reidar Otto |
| Step 1 | Click <here> for building tips. |
Step 2 |
Click <here>
and go to the 2nd paragraph. For the old type support rod like in the picture on the left, you will need to cut the tips off the screws that hold the tailboom support rods to the frames and horizontal fin mount. The screws are too long when using the pinched style rods and would touch the fuel tank and tail boom. Use a little CA on the tip of the screws when you install them. This will act like loctite does to screws in metel thread. |
| Step 3 | Install the tailboom. Click <here> |
| Step 4 | Servo installation: <here> |
| Step 5 | Radio setup: <here> |
| Step 6 - main blades | You really need to reinforce the blade roots. It's simple and doesn't take much time. Follow the directions at the companies website: ACEHOBBY then click on Raptor Blade Modification you will need Adobe Acrobat viewer. Bolt the main and tail rotor blades on. The thick end of the blades is the leading edge, the thin part is the trailing edge. The main blades turn clockwise as viewed from above the helicopter and the tail rotor spins counter-clockwise as viewed from the right side of the helicopter. In other words the leading edge of the front tail rotor blade should travel upward into the downwash of the main blades. |
| Step 7 - checks | Go to the <New pilot mistakes> |