WattAge Hyper Wing, Instructions For Final Assembly

Page 1: ... Required 8Cell 800Mah 5 4AAA NiMH INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY Awesome That s what everyone is saying about the Hyper Wing from WattAge Flies great in wind flies great in the calm will fly just about anywhere because of its wide speed range And you ll get it to the field quick too because the Hyper wing is super easy to finish The Wattage Hyper Wing 400 EP is distributed exclusively by Global ...

Page 2: ...the final user assembled product By the act of using the final user assembled product the user accepts all resulting liability FOR YOUR INFORMATION To make your modeling experience totally enjoyable we recommend that you get experienced knowledgeable help with assembly and during your first flights Your local hobby shop has information about flying clubs in your area whose membership includes qual...

Page 3: ...xpect There are check boxes next to each procedure After you complete a procedure check off the box This will help prevent you from losing your place Cover your work table with brown paper or a soft cloth both to protect the table and to protect the parts Keep a couple of small bowls or jars handy to put the small parts in after you open the accessory bags We re all excited to get a new airplane i...

Page 4: ...e the receiver s overall size and weight If you do remove the case from your receiver we strongly suggest wrapping the receiver with heat shrink material to protect the internal components IMPORTANT Please be aware that the Cirrus MRX 4 Micro receiver and the Hitec Feather Micro receiver have a usable range of approximately 1000 feet IMPORTANT If you use the Hitec Focus III AM radio system you can...

Page 5: ...Hitec crystal QTY 1 443526 Cirrus MRX 4 Micro Receiver Neg Shift Hitec Futaba Hitec Single Conversion FM RX Crystal QTY 2 444035 Cirrus CS 6 2 Micro Servos QTY 1 128484 Wattage IC 15A Micro Electronic Speed Control QTY 1 128538 Wattage 8 Cell 800Mah 5 4AAA NiMH Flight Battery QTY 1 130108 Wattage PF 12 AC DC Park Flyer Charger 3M 3 4 Wide Clear Plastic Tape Available at Most Hardware Stores INFORM...

Page 6: ...ervices 18480 Bandilier Circle Fountain Valley CA 92708 Phone 714 963 0329 Fax 714 964 6236 Email service globalhobby net On the Web http globalservices globalhobby com If you find any parts missing or damaged please contact us at WARNING The Hyper Wing 400 EP is constructed of foam It is very important that you use no solvents Cyanoacrylate C A glue or paint that can damage foam If any of these c...

Page 7: ... motor for another 3 5 minutes After 3 5 minutes remove the battery pack from the motor and spray the brushes clean with Motor Spray Apply a couple of drops of Break In Drops to the bushings and wipe the motor clean using a paper towel Now that you ve completed breaking in the motor remove the wires from the motor and set it aside for installation later Carefully solder two wires not included to t...

Page 8: ...ass dowel with the root end of the wing panel and carefully push the dowel into the channel Remove any excess epoxy using a paper towel and rubbing alcohol and use pieces of masking tape to hold the dowel in place until the epoxy sets up IMPORTANT When gluing the dowel into place it s very important that the dowel be glued securely into the channel and that the wing panel be perfectly flat during ...

Page 9: ...skin to the wing panel without introducing any wrinkles bubbles or creases After you have applied the bottom skin carefully trim away the excess using a modeling knife being careful not to cut into the foam Repeat the previous procedures to apply one top skin to the top of the wing panel making sure that the skin wraps around both the leading and trailing edges and overlaps the bottom of the wing ...

Page 10: ...as completely set up carefully cut a shallow groove across the bottom of the wing just large enough to install the short fiberglass dowel The groove should be located 3 7 8 in front of the trailing edge of the wing at the centerline and it should be perpendicular to the centerline of the wing too Test fit the short fiberglass dowel into the groove When satisfied with the fit glue the dowel into th...

Page 11: ...nd a pencil draw a vertical centerline on one side of the fiberglass motor plate as shown IMPORTANT In the next procedure you will glue the three plywood motor rails onto the fiberglass motor plate These rails will cradle the motor and give a solid base to secure the motor to These instructions show the motor rails spaced to fit the stock 380 direct drive motor If you are using a different motor a...

Page 12: ...g material from the gluing surfaces and to lightly sand the fiberglass so that the epoxy sticks to it IMPORTANT The back edge of the motor plate will over hang the trailing edge of the wing slightly This is normal Test fit the motor plate assembly to the bottom of the wing The fiberglass motor plate should fit firmly up against the surface of the wing and the mounting rails should fit firmly withi...

Page 13: ... YOU LL NEED THE FOLLOWING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES Connect your radio system and plug one servo into the aileron slot in your receiver and one servo into the elevator slot in your receiver Make sure that your radio transmitter is in elevon mode then center both servos by double checking that the aileron and elevator trim levers on your transmitter are centered IMPORTANT If your radio transmitter does n...

Page 14: ... horn is 5 16 out from the end of the aileron at the hinge line and that it is angled slightly toward the servo horn IMPORTANT When installing the control horn make sure that the flat portion of the control horn backplate faces away from the aileron and make sure to push the backplate until you hear it click firmly into place Thread one nylon clevis onto one M1 5 x 150mm threaded wire and carefull...

Page 15: ... as possible using a small piece of double sided foam tape If your ESC features an on off switch like ours you can mount that to the edge of the molded radio bay using a small piece of double sided foam tape IMPORTANT The ESC must be mounted as far back as possible to allow room for the flight battery to be installed Plug one servo lead into the aileron slot in your receiver and the other servo le...

Page 16: ...nch Fairing 1 White Plastic Mounting Board 2 Parts 2 M2 x 10mm Flange Head Wood Screws 1 5 x 2 5 Nylon Propeller 1 Propeller Adapter w Washer Nut Grub Screw Pencil Masking Tape 220 Grit Sandpaper w Sanding Block Paper Towels Rubbing Alcohol NHP Epoxy Mixing Sticks NHP Epoxy Mixing Cups YOU LL NEED THE FOLLOWING PARTS FROM THE KIT YOU LL NEED THE FOLLOWING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES Using a pair of scissor...

Page 17: ...ANT If the hatch cover does not fit flush against the top of the wing it may be because the wiring under the hatch cover is preventing it If so rearrange the wiring to fit Also don t forget that you need to cut out the small molded triangle shape in the back of the hatch cover to allow room for the motor wires to pass through Remove the hatch cover and use a modeling knife to cut a narrow slot fro...

Page 18: ...ng should be aligned with the centerline of the wing and the back edge of the fairing should be pushed up against the front edge of the fiberglass motor plate Also note that the taller portion of the fairing is toward the back of the wing IMPORTANT Before gluing the fairing into place don t forget to remove any covering material from the gluing surfaces and to roughen the gluing surfaces of the pl...

Page 19: ...ation 6 1 8 back from the leading edge of the wing measured at the centerline of the wing WARNING This is the recommended C G location Because there is little margin of error when locating the C G of a flying wing we suggest not attempting to move the C G forward or aft from its initial location Doing so can result in very erratic flight characteristics Balance the Hyper Wing 400 EP with the fligh...

Page 20: ...eiver on unless the transmitter is turned on first Always turn the transmitter on first Never allow hands or clothing to get in the way of the propeller when the radio is turned on Sudden unwanted radio signals or turning the radio on with the throttle stick set at full throttle can turn the motor on unintentionally Always make sure that the throttle control stick is set to idle before turning on ...

Page 21: ...e motor is installed in a pusher configuration the motor should be wired backwards and the propeller should be installed backwards If not there will be limited forward thrust produced by the power system and the airplane will not fly PREFLIGHT CHECK SAFETY CONTINUED SECTION 12 HAND LAUNCHING THE HYPER WING 400 EP IMPORTANT Before your first flight take a moment to double check the following points...

Page 22: ...r directly from us at the address shown below Global Services 18480 Bandilier Circle Fountain Valley CA 92708 Phone 714 963 0329 Fax 714 964 6236 On the Web http globalservices globalhobby com Wattage Hyper Wing 400 EP 128445 Wattage Hyper Wing 400 EP w Battery ESC 128446 Instruction Manual 144983 Molded Hatch Cover Hand Launch Fairing 144984 Wing Tip Fence Set 2 144985 Wing Panel Set 2 144986 Fib...

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