Airflow JR-DLG1 User manual

▋JRDLG1

ThankyouforpurchasingthisJRproduct.TheJRDiscusLaunchGlider(DLG)'AirFlow'istheﬁrstinourJRgliderseries.

Thismodelistheﬁrst'plugandﬂy'(PNF)DLGonthemarket.HighqualityJRservos(DS319HV)arealreadyinstalled,

andservolinkagesarealreadyinplace.Onlyafewsimplestepsarerequiredbeforethemodelcanbeﬂownandenjoyed.

JAPANREMOTECONTROLCo.,Ltd

▋CAUTION

TheAirFlowhasbeendesignedandmanufacturedwithhighperformanceastheﬁrstpriority.Thewingandfuselage

aremoldedfromlightweightFRPusingaslittleresinaspossible.Occasionallytherewillbesomeslightsurface

defectsintheresin-thiswillnotaﬀectﬂightperformance,andisanindicationofthelighteststructurepossible.

WhenstoringandtransportingyourAirFlow,pleaseavoidareasofhightemperatureandhumidity,andavoid

pressureonthewingorfuselage.

Evenacommercialstandmayallowthefuselagetodeform-sopleasepayattentiontothis.

NEM-B72A

Assemblymanual

Tobecomefamiliarwith yourAir Flow

DLG,pleasereadthismanualthroughly

beforeassembly.Thencontinuetoreferto

thismanualduringtheassemblyprocess.

JR's Medium Size Discus Launch Glider

▋SafetyPrecautions

Donotassembleorﬂythisgliderwithoutseekingexpertassistance.Be

guidedbyyourdealer,shopowner,orR/Cﬂightschoolinstructorwho

isexperiencedwithmodelﬂying.Thepersonhelpingyouisrequested

toobservenotonlytheinstructionsandprecautionsinthismanual,

butalsotheguidelinesforsafeﬂight.Inordertopreventﬁreorinjury

alwaysobservetheprecautions,warningsanddangersrefereedtoin

thismanual.

▋BeGuidedByYourDealer,HobbyShoporanAdvancedPilot-

thisgliderisnotatoy.

IfyouareabeginnerwithR/Cgliders,donottrytoassembleorﬂythis

modelbyyourself.Ifyoucannotcompletetheassemblybyyourself,

takeguidancefromyourdealeroranadvancedpilot.Seekappropriate

guidancefromyourdealeroranadvancedpilotsothatyoucanhave

successandenjoymentfromyourﬂying.Whenyouﬁrstﬂythemodel,

besuretoaskforassistance.Paycloseattentiontothecareanduseof

peripheralequipmentincludingthebattery,charger,etc.

▋BuyaRadioControlInsurancePolicy

Pleasebesure topurchasea"radiocontrolinsurance policy".For

details,pleaseinquirewith ourdistributor,dealer,oraninsurance

agent.Becarefulwhenhandlingpartssuchasthebatteryorcharger.

Improperhandlingmayresultinelectricshock,burn,explosion,or

fire.Please follow theguidance fromrelatedinstructionmanuals

whi le using this product. When not f ly ing, please u nplug the

batteryconnectors.Whilestoringormovingthebattery,pleaseuse

specialbatterycases.Donotstorebatteriesinahightemperature

environmentsuchasacartrunk.

▋PrecautionsforHandling

•Accessoriessuchasthebatteryandelectricalpartsshouldbehandled

withcare.Iftheinsulationistornoraconnectorisshorted,youcould

beburntorinjured.Readtheinstructionsforallaccessoriesbefore

handling.

•Unnecessarydisassemblyormodiﬁcationofanycomponentisstrictly

prohibited.

•Neglectofthiscouldresultinafaultand/oraccident.

▋PrecautionsforSafeFlight

•Tosuccessfullyﬂythisglider,itisﬁrstnecessarytolearnbasicskills

forﬂight.

•Receiveguidance from our dealer oran experienced pilot, and

operateundertheirinstruction.

•Ifyounoticeanabnormalitybeforeﬂight,besuretoeliminatethe

causebeforeﬂying.

•IftwoormoreFMorPCMradiodevicesareusedsimultaneously

onthesamefrequency,youcannotoperatethegliderbecauseof

interference.

Ifsomeoneelseisusingthesamefrequency,operationmaystop.

Ifthere isinterference despiteno oneusing the samefrequency,

anothersourceofinterferenceexists.Neverﬂyuntilthisinterference

hasbeencleared.

•Whenlaunching thisgliderusingthe'discus launch method',be

carefulofyoursurroundings.Donotlaunchtheglidertowardpeople

(especiallychildren),property,etc.

•Thisgliderrequirestheuseofatransmitterwhichallowsappropriate

gliderfunctionssuchasﬂaperonmixing,cambertrim,ﬂightmodes,

etc.SuitabletransmittersincludetheJRXG6,XG8orXG11.

▋FlyingSiteandRange

1)Thecontrollable range ofthe glider willvarydependingonthe

receiveryouareusing.Fullrangereceiverswillallowcontrolofthe

glideratagreatdistance.However,thetruerangeislimitedtowhere

youcanconﬁrmthebehaviorsofthegliderwithyourowneyes.

2)Neveroperatethegliderinaplacewhereyoumaylosesightofit,or

theradiosignalfromyourtransmitterfailstoreachit-acrashis

verylikely.

3)Trytounderstandyoursurroundingsatalltimesandneverﬂyin

badweathersuchasstrongwindorrain,atnight,orinlowvisibility.

4)Neverﬂyinaplacewheretherearepeople,cars,schools,hospitals,

otherbuildingsorobstacles,orbyariverorontheseashore;always

ﬂyatanexclusiveairﬁeldforradiocontrolledmodels.

5)Donotflynearroads,tracks,electriclines,high-tensionlinesor

otherobjectsdetermineddangerous.

6)Observetheserulesforsafeﬂightwithyourglider.

▋PrecautionsfortheOperator

1)Thefollowingpersonsorthoseinthefollowingstatesshouldnever

operatethisglider:



Infants,children,orotherpersons whohave noknowledgeor

experienceofr/cgliders



Pregnantwoman;



Whenyouaretired,ill,undertheinﬂuenceofmedicineoralcohol

andcannotmakeproperjudgmentsinsafeoperation;



Whenyouareabeginnerorborrowsomeone'sradiocontrolglider

andhave nottakensufficientsafetyguidanceontheoperating

methods;



Thosewhoarebelievedtobeincapableofflyingaradiocontrol

glider.

2)Weareasy-to-moveclothes.



Wearclotheswhoseedgesorhemscannotcomeintocontactwith

thewingsoftheglider,theantennaorcontrolsonthetransmitter.



Itisverydangerousifaccessoriessuchasrings,bracelets,etc.are

caughtbythegliderorthetransmitter.Removethemandbundle

longhairsothatitwillnotbecaught.



In order toprotectyourfeet, wearsolid, easy-to-move shoes,

avoidingsandalsorhigh-heelshoes.



Wearacap,gloves,sunglassesorgogglesasrequired.

3)Donotﬂythegliderinanunnaturalposture.



Avoidstandinginanunstableorslipperyposition.



Donotﬂywhilelookingbackward,sittingorlying.



Donotbringtheglidertooclosetotheoperatororsurrounding

people(iftherearebystanders,makesurethattheyarebehindthe

operator).

4)Takebreaksbetweenﬂights.



An excessively long f lig ht ma kes t he oper ator lose his/her

concentrationduetofatigue,leadingtoaccidents.



Takeadequatebreaksbetweenﬂights.

▋PrecautionsforFlight

1)Makesurethewingsareproperlysecuredtothefuselage.

2)Checkallscrewstoconﬁrmtheyareproperlytightened.Tightenany

loosescrews.

3)Keeptheairﬁeldasneatandtidyaspossibleandplacethegliderina

stableplace.

4)Makesurethatthebatteriesinthetransmitterandthereceiverare

fullycharged.

5)Alwaysturnonthetransmitterﬁrst.

6)Conduct a distance (range) test of the transmitter. Follow the

directionsofyourtransmittermanufacturer.Movethecontrolsand

conﬁrmmovementoftheGliderservos.Iftheydonotmoveproperly,

checkthecauseandhaveitrepairedasnecessary.

7)Extendthetransmitter'santennatoitsfulllength.Putthereceiver

antennathroughanantennatubeandmakesurethatitcaneasily

receivetheradiosignal,ensuringitcannotbecaughtbymoving

parts.Donotbendorbundletheantenna.

8)Whenusinga2.4GHztransmitterset,pleaseadjusttheantennaas

directedinthemanualsuppliedwiththetransmitter.

▋PrecautionsduringFlight

1)Ifyounoteanabnormalitysuchasunusualnoise,etc.duringﬂight,

swiftlylandthegliderinasafeplaceandeliminatethecauseprior

toﬂyingagain.

2)Neverlookawayfromthegliderduringﬂight.Ifyoudosoevenfora

shortperiodoftime,itmaychangeitspostureoryoumaylosesight

ofit,andloosecontrol.Alwaysassumetheworst-casescenarioand

allcareshouldbetakentopreventacrash.

3)Neverallowthepowerofthetransmitterortheglidertorunlow(set

thetransmittertimer,etcasaprecautionarymeasure).

▋InspectionafterFlight

1)Aftereach flightinspectthefollowing:Checkwingsandcontrol

surfaces.

2)Wipeoﬀdirtandwaterdropsfromtheglider(ifdirtonthemovable

partsisleftuncleanedforalongtime,theymaymovelesssmoothly,

havingabadeﬀectonﬂightperformance).

3)Whenstoringthegliderforalongperiodoftime,cleanitbefore

storage.



Storeitinadry,safeplacebeyondthereachofinfantsorchildren.



Ifthereisdamageorotherissuesrepairorreplacecomponentsas

necessarybeforestorage.

4)Checkwhetherornotthereceiverandservosareﬁrmlysecured,and

freefromproblems.

5)Checkthereceiverantennawirefromtimetotimebecauseitscore

maybecomebroken.Thismaynotbeimmediatelyapparent,sohave

itcheckedperiodicallybythemanufacturer.

▋Assembly

Carefullycarryoutthefollowingassemblyprocedures.

1)Drilla3mmholeatthetipofthemainwingwhere

marked.Positionthecarbonreinforcementplateand

carbonﬁberpeg(shaft)asshownbelow.Attachthepeg

andplateusing30minuteepoxyglue.Besuretoplace

thepegdependingonyourhanddominance.Ifyouare

righthanded,placethepegontheleftwingtip.Ifyou

arelefthanded,placethepegontherightwingtip.

Caution:

※ ThemainwingstructureincludesfoamwhichCyanoacrylate

(CA)gluemaydeteriorate-werecommendnotusingCAglue.

※ Donotusetoomuchglueasitwillincreasetheglider

weight.

CarbonPeg

CarbonReinforcementPlate

2)Attach the main wing to the fuselage using t he

includedhexbolts.

Caution:

※ Becarefulnottoovertightentheboltsasthewing

structuremaybedamaged.Donotattachtheaileron

linkageatthisstage.

3)Slideoffthecanopyasshowninthediagram.First

slidethecanopyforward,releasingthewireattherear

ofthecanopy.Nextmovethecanopybackwardtaking

carenottoscratchthefuselagewiththewire.

Note:

※ Installthecanopyfollowingthisprocedureinreverse.

4)Connect the receiver and battery using the JST

connectoradapterincludedinthekit.

Warning:

※ Donotinsertthebatterydirectlyintothereceiver.

Areverseconnectionwillimmediatelydamagethe

receiver.

5)Inserttheservoconnectorsintothereceiver.From

backtofront,theservoscontrolrudder,leftaileron,

elevatorandrightaileron.

Note:

※ The visibleservoleadlengthgivesahintastothe

servotheleadisconnectedto.Theshortestleadisthe

rudder,thelongestleadistherightaileron.

6)Priortoconnectingtheaileronlinkages,besurethe

aileronservosarecorrectlyconnectedtothereceiver.

Insertthebentpianowirelinkagesintothecontrol

hornouterhole.

7)Adjustthecontrolsurfaceneutrals,travel,mixing,

etcusingthefunctionsinyourtransmitter.Detailed

transmitterprogramingisexplainedontheDLG1page

ontheJRPROPOwebsite.

8)Temporally fit thereceiver andbattery asshown

below.ChecktheCenterofGravity(CG)asdescribedin

(9).Usefoamordoublesidedtapetoholdthereceiver

andbatteryinposition.

Note:

※ Tosaveweight,noreceiverswitchharnessisused.

Simply plugin and unplug thebattery at the JST

batteryconnectortoturnthereceiveronandoﬀ.

Donotovertighten!

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JSTbatteryadapter

a b c d

IfusingaJRXG6,XG8,etctransmitter

inglidermode,theservosshouldbe

pluggedintothereceiverasfollows:

Servo Receiverposition

a.Rightaileron → Aileron

b.Elevator → Elevator

c.LeftAileron → Throttle

d.Rudder → Rudder

Battery

JSTbatteryconnector

Receiver

1 2 3

▋Radiosetup

Fordetails,pleasevisitthefollowingwebsite....

http://www.jrpropo.co.jp/english/propo/dmss/xg8_hlg.html

HereyouwillﬁndashortvideoexplainingradiosetupforyourAirFlow!

▋PriortoFlight

Besuretofullychargethebatteryandbeawareofits

stateofchargeduringﬂight.

Firstmakeaglidetestbythrowingtheglidergentlyby

holdingthefuselage(notadiscusslaunch).

Adjustthetransmittersothegliderﬂiescorrectly.Carry

outthesetestsoversoftgroundsuchasagrassfieldto

avoiddamagingtheglider.

▋RepairandService

Forrepairandquestions,pleasecontactyourlocal

dealerorJRdistributorinyourcountry.

【RepairpartsList】

󱾀No.30002 Complete f uselage with hori zonta l

stabilizerandlinkage(noservos)

󱾀No.30003 Mainwingsetincludingcarbonpegand

carbonreinforcementplate

󱾀No.30004 Horizontalstabilizer

󱾀No.30005 Verticalstabilizer

󱾀No.30006 Mainwingﬁxingbolts

󱾀No.30007 Canopy(canopywithpianowire)

󱾀No.30008 JSTbatteryconnector

󱾀No.30009 JRDLG1AIRFLOWdecal

󱾀No.00216 DS319HVservo

※ Parts such as “piano wire” for linkages can be

purchasedatahobbyshop.

Speciﬁcations

 Recommendedequipment

┃Radiosystem(XG6orequivalent)

┃Receiverbattery(2cellLi-Po/180mA）

Construction

AdditionalItemsRequired

┃Length：820㎜

┃WingSpan：1000㎜

┃FlyingWeight：155-165g

┃

OperationVoltage

：6.0-8.5V

┃Wing：GFRP+CFRP&formcoreusingtheMIC

 (metalmoldedinnercore)method

┃Fuselage：GFRP

┃TailBoom：CFRP

┃Tail：Filmcoveredbalsa

Thisproductandthecontentsoftheseinstructionsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

9)SettheCGasshownbelow.Itshouldbe70mmfrom

theleadingedgeofthewing.Adjustmentcanbemade

bymoving thebattery,receiver, or theadditionof

ballastweight(leadﬁshingweight,etc).

10)AttachtheJRstickers.Weusedthelocationsshown

below.

70mm

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