Hobby-Lobby Apache Princess User manual

Hobby-Lobbyispleased toannouncethe eRC B-25 Mitchell “Apache Princess”,the first

RC modelairplane initsclass toinclude scaleaction retractablelanding gearwith

sequenced geardoors, counterrotating propellers, and working position lights. Agreat

dealof the assemblyispre-done foryou. Thisisareceiverreadyairplane that only

requiressomesimpleassemblyand the installation of yourradioequipment and

batteriestobe readytofly.Pleaseread the assemblymanualcarefullytofamiliarizeyou

withall the stepsbeforestarting.

HobbyLobbyInternational, Inc.

5614 FranklinPikeCircle

Brentwood, TN37027

1-866-WE-FLY-RC

(1-866-933-5972)

www.hobby-lobby.com

Beforestarting, usethe contentslist totakean inventoryand makesureit iscomplete.

If anypartsaremissing orarenot of acceptablequality, contact Hobby-Lobby.com

support at 1-866-WE-FLY-RC (1-866-933-5972)

ContentsList

¨ Fuselage

¨ CanopyBatteryHatch

¨ 2-Engine Cowlsand MotorMounts

¨ Landing Gearand Wheels(pre-installed)

¨ 3Landing GearDoorSequencers(pre-installed)

¨ 2pairof 3-bladed propellers(2left, 2right)

¨ 2-Brushless OutrunnerMotors

¨ 2-20ASpeed Controls(pre-installed)

¨ WingswithNavigation lights(pre-installed)

¨ HorizontalTail and 2VerticalTails

¨ Scaledetail parts, guns, airscoops, radioantennas

Additional ItemsRequired

¨ 6-channelAircraft Radiow/ Receiver(minimum), Computerradiorecommended.

¨ 3-cell, 11.1VLipo Batteries(2500mAh)

¨ 5-minuteEpoxyGlue

¨ Small PhillipsScrewdriver

¨ NeedleNosePliersand HobbyKnife

1.Thismanualwill helpyou assembleyour

B-25 Mitchell. Let’sstart withthe

installation of the brushless motors. Plug

the three motorwiresintothe three ESC

wires. Donot worryabout the plug-in

order; wewill check motorrotation ina

laterstep.

2.Feed the ESCand motorwiresback into

the engine nacelleand slide the motor

ontoitsmotormount.

3.Tighten setscrewwith1.5mm hexwrench

toholdthe motorinposition.

4.Set the twoengine cowlsaside till alater

step.

5.Locatethe variousY-connectors. See

photoforidentification. The triple

connectorisforthe retracts(Ch. 5). The Y

that doesnot havethe signalwireisfor

the lights.

6.Photoshowsthe root end of awing panel

and identifiesthe variousconnectors.

7.Locatethe tripleconnectorand plug in

one leg tothe connectorlabeled “5”.

Pleasemakesuretocorrectlyorient the

signalwireon the connectors.

8.Afterplugging the wirestogether, tape the

connection withcleartape toprevent them

fromdisconnecting.

9.Locatethe fuselage and applyabead of

glue tothe inside of the mainwing

opening.

10.Applyglue tothe root end of one main

wing panel.

11.Feed wiresintothe fuselage at front of the

wing opening and insert the wing intothe

fuselage. Makesurethat the wing isfully

seated intothe opening. When the wing is

inthe correct position it will looklikethe

photo, the flap line will be adjacent tothe

fuselage.

12.Insert the wirewing stiffenersfromthe

otherside of fuselage and repeat the

gluing process forthe second mainwing.

13.Again, makesurethat the wing isfully

seated inthe opening asshowninthe

photo.

14.Locatethe foamrectanglethat creates

the wirecoverforthe bottomof the wing.

Applyabead of glue around the edge.

15.Install the wirecoverasshowninthe

photo.

16.Locatethe horizontalstabilizer. Please

notethe orientation of the bell cranks in

the photo.

17.Insert the rudderpushrod Z-bend intothe

outermost holeon the inboardbell crank

asshowninthe photo. Repeat forthe

oppositeside of the stabilizer.

18.Placethe stabilizerinposition on the

fuselage and screwintoposition withthe

long screwsasshown. Note: it isnot

necessarytoglue the stab inposition.

19.. Snug eachscrewinposition. Donot over

tighten.

20.Attachthe elevatorpushrod tothe control

horninthe outermost hole. Afterpowering

up the radiosystemand withyourcontrol

trimsinneutraladjust clevisessothat the

elevatorsareinneutral.

21.Install the twoverticalfinson the

horizontalstabilizer. Asmall amount of

glue can be used if desired.

22.Screwfinintoposition asshown.

23.Install the short rudderpushrodstothe

outerbell cranks asshowninthe photo.

24.Lightlyglue the rearscrewcoverinto

position on the bottomof the fuselage.

25.Temporarilyinstall propson the motors.

PLEASE NOTE: Bothleft and right hand

propsareprovided inthe kit. Werecommend

that the B-25 prop rotation be setup withthe

tipsof the propsrotating towardthe wingtips

at the top of theirrotation. Thismeansthat

fromthe pilotsseat the right engine isrotating

clockwiseand the left engine counter

clockwise. If eithermotorisnot turning inthe

correct direction, swap anytwoof the three

motorwirestoreverseitsdirection.

26.Afterremoving the props, install the

engine cowls. Three small black screws

areprovided foreachcowland wooden

cowlmounting blocks arepre-installed on

the nacelles.

27.Makesurethat the cowlincentered

correctlyand the motorshaft turnsfreely,

then screwintoposition.

28.Re-install the propellerswiththe right

hand rotation prop on the right motorand

the left hand rotation one on the left motor.

29.Useaflat washer, lock washerand anut

toholdeachprop.

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