Sebart Professional KatanaS 30E, Assembly Manual

Page 1: ...e big control surfaces give the KatanaS 30E an impressive thrust to weight ratio and crisp control authority at any airspeed and flight conditions that for this small class of airplane is revolutionary The KatanaS 30E can do it all unbelivable easy harriers torque rolls blenders waterfall and almost anything else you can dream up are waiting you the only aerobatic limit is your fantasy Specificati...

Page 2: ...aileron servo control horn installation 7 Section 4 rudder installation 9 Section 5 elevator installation 10 Section 6 tail wheel installation 12 Section 7 elevator rudder servo control horn installation 13 Section 8 landing gear wheels installation 14 Section 9 electric motor installation 15 Section 10 cowl installation 16 Section 11 final radio installation 18 Section 12 wings installation 18 Co...

Page 3: ...erius bodily harm and damage to property Fly only in open areas preferably in official flying sites following all instructions included with your radio and engine Before starting assembly Before starting the assebly of your KatanaS 30E remove each part from its bag and protection for a prior ispection Closely inspect the fuselage wing panels rudder and stabilizer for damage If you find any damage ...

Page 4: ...ebArt s liability exceed the original cost of the purchased kit Further SebArt reserve the right to change or modify this warranty without notice In that SebArt has no control over the final assembly or material used for the final assembly no liability shall be assumed or accepted for any damage of the final user assembled product By the act of using the product the user accepts all resulting liab...

Page 5: ...um CA Use carefully the glue and hold away and clean from the zone of the contact the covering material that will be used to cover the zone step 2 Use carrefully the covering iron in a medium temperature to glue the cover in the zone of the fillet Use caution while working around areas where the cover material overlap to prevent separating the covers step 3 Repeat steps 1 through 2 for the remaini...

Page 6: ...e in the aileron the four hinges included in the hardware pack in their place and verify the correct position and alignment of the aileron with the wing panel step 2 Carefully glue with some drops of thin CA each of the four hinges in the aileron ...

Page 7: ...ing panel step 4 Work the aileron up and down some times to work the hinges and check for proper movement step 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the remaining wing panel Section 3 aileron servo control horn installation step 1 With the hobby knife open the place for the servo into the wing ...

Page 8: ...ware pack one servo extension 100mm long and the servo step 3 Install the servo hardware gommets and eyelets included with the servo Install the servo and control horn into the wing panel as follow step 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the remaining wing panel ...

Page 9: ...o the fuselage Than place the rudder in his place into the fuselage check for a correct alignment and than glue it with some drops of thin CA step 2 Place in the rudder in their place the tree hinges included in the hardware pack and verify the correct position and alignment Carefully glue the hinges with some drops of thin CA ...

Page 10: ...the correct position and alignment of the elevator with the stabilizer Than carefully glue the hinges with some drops of thin CA in the elevator only step 2 Insert carefully the elevator before and right after insert the stabiliser into fuselage space step 3 With the hobby knife open the place for the carbon tube extension and wing pin ...

Page 11: ...ion and check the alignment with the stabilizer step 5 Carefully place the hinges in their place and glue the hinges with some drops of thin CA step 6 Once satisfied with the alignment glue with some drops of thin CA the stabilizer at the fuselage ...

Page 12: ...el installation step 1 Locate the items included in the hardware pack as follow step 2 With the hobby knife cut a groove of 20mm length into the rudder step 3 Install the tail wheel and apply some drops of thin CA as follow ...

Page 13: ...included in the hardware pack servo extension 300mm long and the servo Install the servo hardware gommets and eyelets included with the servo step 2 Install the elevator servo and control horn into the fuselage as follow step 3 Install the rudder servo and control horn into the fuselage as follow ...

Page 14: ... in the hardware pack step 2 Locate all the necessary items for installing wheel and wheel pants Than install all the items as follow and fix the wheel pant with some drops of thin CA at the landing gear step 3 Glue with medium CA the landing gear fillet as follow step 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other side of the landing gear ...

Page 15: ...roller APC 13 x 6 5 E Hacker A30 14L X40 controller APC 14 x 7 E step 1 Open the hole in the motor mounting plate to clear the C clip on the motor using a tapered reamer to remove enough material to allow the C clip to clear the surrounding wood and rotate freely step 2 Locate the engine mount on the fuselage and glue it with medium CA ...

Page 16: ...e the engine and fix it with the four screws included in the engine hardware pack and right after locate the controller as follow Section 10 cowl installation step 1 Apply a piece of masking tape on the line were you have to make the holes for the cowl fixing screws right after mark the position as follow ...

Page 17: ... the back plate and the cowl Than apply an other piece of masking tape on the same line of the one applied before Drill the location for the four self tapping screw using a 1 5mm drill bit step 3 Attach the cowl using the four self tapping screws included in hardware pack and a Phillips screwdriver step 4 Fix carefully prop and spinner ...

Page 18: ...ON we raccomand the following throws Low rate 20 up 20 down Expo 40 3D rate 45 up 45 down Expo 80 For the ELEVATOR we raccomand the following throws Low rate 20 up 20 down Expo 25 3D rate 50 up 50 down Expo 80 For the RUDDER we raccomand the following throws Low rate 30 left 30 right Expo 30 3D rate 50 left 50 right Expo 60 Note the Expo is for JR systems and for Futaba systems ...

Page 19: ...Center of Gravity location is 115mm behind the leading edge of the wing against the fuselage exactly in center of the wings carbon tube 110mm is good for pattern flying 120mm is good for 3D flying Use the battery pack moving it forward or backward to achieve the correct balance Range test your radio step 1 Before fly be sure to range check your radio as manufacturer s instruction manual of you rad...