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SERENITY 2.5M

Assembly Manual

Kit Contents

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 - Fiberglass Fuselage Pod with Canopy

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 -  Tapered Carbon/Glass-composite Tail Boom

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 - Pre-sheeted and Shaped 4-segment Wing

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 - Pre-sheeted and Shaped V-tail halves w/hinged elevators

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 - Carbon Wing Tip Joiners 6 x 100mm (4)

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 - Wing Bolt M4 stainless (2)

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 - V-tail Mount Set (1)

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 - V-tail Mount Plate (1)

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 - Triangle Top V-tail Joiner (1)

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 - V-tail mounting screw M3  (2)

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 - Nylon retainers for the V-tail mounting screws (2)

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 - V-tail retaner -composite w/M3 nuts (1)

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 - V-tail Control Horns Set (2)

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 - Control Horns for the Ailerons and the Flaps (4)

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 - Pushrod wire for Aileron and Flap (2)

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 - Light weight Pushrod set for elevators (2)

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 - Fiberglass cloth.

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 - Glider Drawing

 

Recommended Tools and Supplies:

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 Hobby Knife (blade #11)

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 5 Minute Epoxy (#A0201).

      (use for joining the wing panels and tail)

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 20 Minute Finishing Epoxy (#A0209)

     (use for fiberglassing the joints)

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 CA adhesive (#A0101).

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 Masking tape

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 Pliers

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 Drill

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 Drill Bits: 2mm, 4mm, 6mm

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 Soldering Iron

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 1 meter ruler

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 Flexible metal ruler (Approximately 200mm long will be

       easiest to use)

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 Covering Trim to customize the color scheme.

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 2 x 24” and 2 x 36”servo wire extensions

     (#H00X24 & H00X36)
     or 100 Inches of Servo Wire to make your
     own extensions

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 Universal wing servo covers (#A0031)

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 Clear lacquer (DEFT)

Check the Items Needed, Tools and
Supplies, and Contents sections.
Verify the contents of the kit and
your supplies before continuing.
If you have any other problems or
questions, please contact customer

service in the U.S.A. at:

Customer Service

1122 Ginger Ave.

Billings, MT 59105

 (406) 545-4118

Email:

gliders@arthobby.com

Visit us at

w w w.arthobby.com

If this is your first model, please seek
the advice of other experienced
modelers prior to assembly and
flight. An internationally recog-
nized nonprofit sanctioning orga-
nization for modeling is the Acad-
emy of Model Aeronautics. They can
provide club, field, and liability in-
surance information. Contact them

for information at:

AMA

5151 East Memorial Drive

Muncie, IN 47302-9252

(800) 435-9262

Fax: (765) 289-4248

Internet:

www.modelaircraft.org

Serenity  v.11/2005

Summary of Contents for SERENITY 2.5M

Page 1: ...ing Iron 1 meter ruler Flexible metal ruler Approximately 200mm long will be easiest to use Covering Trim to customize the color scheme 2 x 24 and 2 x 36 servo wire extensions H00X24 H00X36 or 100 Inches of Servo Wire to make your own extensions Universal wing servo covers A0031 Clear lacquer DEFT Check the Items Needed Tools and Supplies and Contents sections Verify the contents of the kit and yo...

Page 2: ... in the outboard wing panels with the exposed ends projecting out 50mm PHOTO 4 PHOTO 2 4 Apply the 40mm wide gloss cloth strip to each panel face Use 20 Minute Finishing Epoxy to adhere the glass cloth strips to the panel face PHOTO 3 Do NOT use polyester resin as the resin will attack the foam core PHOTO 3 PHOTO 4 Joining the Wing Center Panels 1 Hold the wing center panels together with masking ...

Page 3: ...ing right center panel flat on the table Take the left wing center panel and join with its wing tip panel Hold down both center panels together at the rots and raise the left wing tip 80mm from the table surface FIG 1 80 mm Wing Root FIG 1 12 Mix a moderate portion of 20min epoxy and using a small paint brush or spreader stick apply the epoxy to the bottom of the joint 13 Lay prepared strips of gl...

Page 4: ...an exact cut in the bottom of the wing for the servos Align the servo so that the output arm is aligned with the aileron or flap 6 Run servo wire through the wing music wire can be used to help pull the wire through Hardwire the servo wire extension to the servo There is simply no room for the servo plug Be very careful to keep the polarity correct and each wire insulated 7 Connect the servos to t...

Page 5: ...between stabilizers PHOTO 15 5 Trial fit the plate to the boom and mark its position on the boom Clean the marked surface of the boom with sand paper PHOTO 13 6 Use 5 min epoxy and glue the plate to the boom PHOTO 14 10 Now mask the V tail and reinforce top and bottom of the joints with a strip of lightweight glass cloth using the 20 Minute Finishing Epoxy PHOTO16 PHOTO 12 PHOTO 13 PHOTO 14 12 Pla...

Page 6: ...Z bends in the pushrod wires ends then connect the pushrods to the servo arms Now mount the servos inside the pod 7 Before flight double check balance and control throw direction for free and proper movement 8 Try some hand launches and straight glides over a grass field before high launching the glider This is a good time to adjust con trol throws and final balance Starting control throws AILERON...

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