Wild Hare R/C Cap 232, Assembly Manual

Page 1: ...tact Wild Hare R C 6508 Cardinal Drive Flower Mound Texas 75022 817 430 0107 Fax 817 490 1279 Email support wildharerc com Copyright 2006 by Wild Hare Hobbies Inc All rights reserved Preliminary edition rev 1 01 March 6 2006 please report errors to tom wildharerc com ...

Page 2: ...ny damage resulting from the use by user of the final user assembled prod uct By the act of using the user assembled product the user accepts all resulting liability If the buyer is not prepared to accept the liability associated with the use of this product the buyer is advised to return this kit immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase While this kit has been flight teste...

Page 3: ...Single or dual radio battery packs at least 2100 mah total preferably high current output cells Total capacity will be based on how much flight time is required Switch es for receiver batteries 2 or 3 Miscellaneous servo extensions 2x24 4x12 2x18 typical The kit includes lightweight foam wheels and axles These are light duty and may not last more than a few flights stronger wheels and axles are in...

Page 4: ...ellaneous small parts such as nuts washers horns springs etc Spinner The Cap 232 requires a 4 spinner Wild Hare normally keeps Dave Brown Vortec spinners in stock they are cut to fit a large prop such as a 22 10 Menz and are normally available drilled for a DA 50 and a 6 bolt pattern as is used on 3w Evolution etc Switches The Cap 232 has holes laser cut in the fuse sides to accept the Maxx produc...

Page 5: ... Mount the wings 13 Check and adjust balance 14 Control throw adjustment These Items require user supplied materials and creativity These steps as sume that the user will be installing mounts retainers and other assemblies to suit his particular building style For example no servo mount is supplied for the throttle we have no way of knowing what type of engine you will use or what is the best loca...

Page 6: ... to go over the whole plane and fix any cosmetic flaws Some cosmetic flaws are to be expected this fact is reflected in the price Known issues and improvements There are a few areas where at this unassembled stage you can improve the final results of your assembly project There are many items that cannot be addressed on the assembly line due to cost and possibly because not every improvement would...

Page 7: ...this Firewall reinforcement First be sure the firewall is properly glued this is one weak spot of assembly line construction Set the fuselage on its side on an angle with the nose down Put something under it glue may drip Dribble thin CA into the joint between the firewall and the motorbox side Let it dry then repeat until the wood will no longer absorb any Ca Turn the fuse over and repeat Next do...

Page 8: ...on their mo tor mount plate on the firewall others have too much weight in the cylinder and will fall over If yours falls you will need some method of keeping the engine sitting on its mounting lugs with out falling over In the photo at the right we are showing an en gine with its cylinder removed we do not suggest this method but it sure does make it easy A simpler solution to the problem is to p...

Page 9: ...actual mounting holes in the firewall The final step is to install the engine using either blind nuts behind the firewall or as we show with a DA 50 bolts through the back of the firewall into the standoffs supplied with the engine or which you have made or bought elsewhere Fine adjust the engine spacing so that the spinner back plate fits perfectly by leaving the standoffs a little short and usin...

Page 10: ...The photos on this page show a different airplane but the idea is the same ...

Page 11: ... foams up slightly and fills the gaps between the hinge and the mounting hole Check hinge operation every few minutes as the glues sets wipe off any excess that oozes from the glue joint Using Gorilla glue here is the procedure for hinging 1 Iron down the covering on the hinge line so there are no loose edges or seams 2 Put a piece of 2 wide masking tape across each hinge hole so the hole is cente...

Page 12: ...eat steps 1 through 5 on the other surface 10 Join the two surfaces by pushing the exposed hinge ends into the other surfaces 11 Allow to dry for 4 hours 12 At this point you should be able to flex the surface back and forth You can now remove the masking tape 13 Clean off any residue from the hinge and put a drop of 3 in 1 oil on the knuckle The sur face should move freely ...

Page 13: ...e blind nut and redrill the hole in the hatch tab to 3 16 Tap the 3 16 hole with a 1 4 20 tap Harden the threads with thin CA Re tap the threads after the CA is fully hardened Drill the hole in the fuse side out to 1 4 You can paint a 1 4 nylon screw head to match your plane s covering Trim the canopy to fit the hatch Leave a small lip in the front it makes the attachment more secure Attach the ca...

Page 14: ... cut out the rudder servo covering yet Slide the spar through the fuse and slide the stabilizers onto the tubes from each side Retain the stab to the fuse with two 4 40 screws washers and lock washers supplied with the kit I advise you to use washers and lock washers or a little red RTV or blue loctite on the threads Don t use a lot and don t use red loctite or you won t be able to get the screws ...

Page 15: ...hard point in the rudder with the 9 64 drill Countersink the drilled holes in elevators and ailerons on the top On ailerons and elevators install the 8 32 stud from the top screw it all the way in until it is snug Install the rest of the horn assembly from the bottom Or Another way to do it does not allow anything to show on top Very carefully and slowly drill from the bottom side with a 9 64 dril...

Page 16: ...The stud should be tight in the hole if it is loose you should add a nut and washer on each side to secure the stud After the tiller bar is installed if you need to adjust the position you can do this without damaging it by double nutting two 8 32 nuts and use a wrench to turn the stud into the hard point Now install the horns exactly the same distance from the rudder surface If using the DuBro ho...

Page 17: ...through the hole and pull the servo pigtail through Be sure the extension is long enough to reach the receiver Also be sure the servo extension is securely attached to the servo lead If you bought our hardware kit there are small plastic retainer clips included for this purpose The 85 wings are open bay simply cut away the covering around the servo tray and install the servo and extension I have f...

Page 18: ... the throttle control system It is impossible for us to an ticipate every potential throt tle layout for every engine so I have included photos of two typical installations The one above is for a DA 50 with rear carb but presumably could apply to any rear carb engine Notice that all we did is add two lite ply supports behind the mo tor box Another installation is shown below this is a G62 which ha...

Page 19: ... bracket and mount the landing gear with 4mm screws and lock nuts Then use the landing gear as a template and drill the remaining holes as well and use 4mm screws and locknuts there also Keep the front edge of the gear parallel with the front former To mount the wheel pants you simply drill through the back of the landing gear and through the wood backing plate Install a 4 40 blind nut in that woo...

Page 20: ...sily cut with a razor knife If you do cut into the fuse side for any reason do not cut the 1 4 balsa stringers at the top and bottom of each side 2 The fuel tank can be mounted on the tray beneath the wing tube Putting it there minimizes changes in balance as the engine burns off fuel 3 There is a tray which is meant to hold the receiver battery pack s and one or two rud der servos if a pull pull ...

Page 21: ...d and some 4 40 nuts All this hardware is included in our optional hardware kit First set up your linkage using the clevises and the 4 40 all thread cut to the proper length You can make all your pushrods at once so get all those rods set to the right length If you use a metal clevis be sure the pushrod goes all the way into the threaded section plus a little to allow a range of adjustment With pl...

Page 22: ...n awkward location On my test planes I installed a stud in one wing To assemble the plane I first put on the wing that used the screw inserted the nylon screw and used a long screwdriver straight through the fuse from the other side to tighten it Then I put on the wing with the stud and used a wing nut to retain that wing You can also drill the antirotation dowels to accept hairpins for safety see...

Page 23: ...int but this is a good safe starting point When making CG changes always do it a little at a time or you could find yourself flying a plane that cannot be landed Control Throws We set the control throws as follows on planes in test Please keep in mind the high rates speci fied here are for 3d not for just faster response The elevator in particular at these rates will cause instant stalling tumblin...