Ripmax Trainer 40 User manual

Trainer40InstructionManual

Introduction

Trainer40Instructions

ThankyouforpurchasingtheTrainer40,

andwelcometothedynamicworldof

modelaviation!Perhapsmoresothanany

otherbranchofmodelOperation,model

aircraftpresenta uniquesetofchallenges

Trainer40willhelpyouto

masterthese,enablingyouto

becomea proficientandsafepilot.

YourTrainer40instructionmanual

willtakeyoustepbystepthrough

thebuilding,installationand

Operationofeveryaspect

ofa modernand

sophisticated

trainingaircraft.

Followinga logicalbuildingsequence,

illustratedwithbothphotographs

anddetaileddescriptions,

theTrainer40will

assemblewith

easeandin

theminimum

oftime.

Tohelpyouchoosethemost

suitableaccessoriesforyourmodel,a

completelistofrecommendedhardwareis

includedtogetherwithbasictooland

adhesiverequirements.

Completed,yourTrainer40willequipyou

withthebestavailableairframewithwhich

tomasterthechallengeofmodelflying.Itis

stronglyrecommendedthata localclubis

joinedwhosememberscancheckthe

modelover,carryouttheinitialtestand

trimmingflightsandthenteachthefledgling

pilottheintricaciesofmodelflying,allwithin

asafeandcontrolledenvironment.

Oncesoloandcompetent,theStudentwill

beabletoexplorethemoreadvancedflying

capabilitiesoftheTrainer40,suchasloops,

rollsandstallturns.These,andother

manoeuvres,arepossiblefromthesame

basicairframeandwillequiptheStudent

withanunderstandingofall

thingsaerodynamic.

Beforestarting

Righthandwingpanel

Lefthand

wingpanel

Fin

Fuselage

Removetheprotectivewrappingandidentifytheairframecomponents.Thewingpanelsincludetheaileronshingedand

Thetailplaneincludestheelevatorhingedandfitted.Thefinincludestherudderhingedandfitted.Thefuselageincludes

mountandnoselegbracketfittedandthecontrolpushrods.

OpenthelargeaccessorybagandidentifytheContents.

Keepthesmallerbagssealeduntiltheirpartsarerequired

foruse,thiswillpreventlosinganyitem.

fitted.

theengine

AFueltankwithaccessoriesand

foampacking

BNosewheelandpairof

mainwheels

CSelectionofsparewoodforany

minorrepairs

DEngineSpinnerandsecuring

screws

EVariousmountinghardwareand

mouldedcomponents

FWingretainingelasticbands

GMainundercarriagelegs

HNosewheelundercarriageleg

JAileronpushrods

KSeifadhesivecoveringrepair

strip

LAileronservomountingtray

andbearers

Furtheritemsandtoolsrequired

InordertobuildyourTrainer40modela selectionofhand

toolsandadhesiveswillberequired.

Theseinclude:

Steelruler

Cyanoacrylateadhesivemediumviscosity

5minuteepoxyadhesive

30minuteepoxyadhesive

Pliers

Sidecutters

Modellingknife

Smallfile

Smallallenkey

Feittippen

Ballpointpen

Maskingtape

Pinchuckwith1.5mmand2mmdrills

Smallcrosspointscrewdriver

Trainer40Instructions

Joiningthewingpanels

1.Locatethewingjoinerandslideitintotheslotofthelefthandwingpanel.Ifrequired,carefullyfiletheopeningoftheslotto

allowthejoinertopassfreelyintothewing.Usinga pen,markontothejoinerthecentrelineposition.Trimawaythecoveringatthe

aileronservoopeningsonthewingunderside.

1.1Correctorientationofthewingjoiner

4fc^r

1.2Markthewingjoinerwiththewing

centreline1.3Trimawaythecoveringattheaileron

servoopenings

2.Followingtheadhesive'sinstructions,mixupsufficientfiveminuteepoxyandspreadtheadhesiveevenlyontoallsidesofone

halfofthewingjoiner.Makingsurethejoineristhecorrectwayup,pushthejoinerintothelefthandwingpaneluptothecentre

linemark,wipingoffanyexcessadhesive.Allowepoxytoset.

2.1Applyingepoxytoonehalfofjoiner2.2Pushinlefthandwingpanel2.3Wipingoffexcessadhesive

3.Trialfittherighthandpanelbyslidingitovertheprotrudingjoiner,checkingthatthetwowingpanelfacesmeetwithoutan

excessivegap.Notethatthewingisnotflatbuthasa slightbend,calleddihedral.Thisisbuiltinautomaticallyusingthejoinerand

panelfaces.WhensatisfiedapplyPLENTYofepoxytothejoinerandpanelface,slidingthejoinerintotherighthandwingpaneland

bringingthetwowinghalvestogether.Toensuresufficientworkingtimeuse30minor1 hourepoxy.Wipeoffanyexcessadhesive

andusemaskingtapetoholdthepanelsalignedtogether.Allowtheepoxytosetandremovethetape.

3.1Applyingepoxytothejoiner

andpanelface

4.Approximatelysixmillimetresfrom

thewingjoin,applymaskingtapeto

eachpanelallaroundthewing.Usinga

pieceofcardorthinwood,scrape

fiveminuteepoxyintothejoinbetween

thetwomaskingtaperuns.Remove

thetapeandallowtheepoxytoset.

3.2Pushingtherighthandpanelover

thejoiner3.3Usingmaskingtapetoholdthe

panelsalignedtogether

4.1Maskingtapeappliedallaround

wingjoin4.2Scrapingepoxyintothejoin

Trainer40Instructions

:ittingtheaileronservc

5.Positiontheaileronservomountingtraycentrallyoverthecut-outinthewingunderside.Usinga Sharpmodellingknifescore

aroundthetraybeingcarefuionlytocutthroughthecoveringandnotthewingsheetingbeneath.Removethecoveringandgluethe

trayinplaceusingmediumcyanoacrylateadhesive.Dependantuponthedepthoftheservo,itmaybenecessarytogluethetwo

servospacerstothetraytoraisetheservotoclearthewing.T

5.1Aileronservotrayandservospacers5.2Scoringaroundaileronservotray5.3Traygluedtowingandspacers

gluedtotray

6.Followingthemanufacturer'sinstructions,fittherubberservomountinggrommetsandbrassferrulessuppliedwiththeradio

enuipmenttotheaileronservoandlocatetheservointhetray.Drill1.5mmpilotholesforthefoursecuringscrewssuppliedwiththe

andscrewtheservoinplace,orientatingtheservoleadtothefrontofthemodel.

6.1Installingaileronservo6.2Drillingpilotholes6.3Screwingservoinplace

7.Centretheaileronservobyswitchingontheradioequipmentwiththestickscentralisedandtrimleversatneutral.Switchoffand

disconnecttheaileronservo.Trimoffthetwounusedarmsfromtheservoarm.Withtheservoarmplacedparallelwiththe

wingspan,pushthearmontotheservo.Usinga 2mmdrill,openouttheholesintheservoarmscorrespondingtoapproximately

11mmeachsideofcentre.

7.1Trimmingofftheunusedservoarms7.2Aileronservocentredwith

armattached7.3Drillingouttheservoarmto2mm

8.Identifythehardwareusedinthe

aileronlinkageasshowninthe

photograph.Screwinplacethetwoaileron

torquerodhornstoanequaldistanceof

25mmfromthewingunderside

8.1Ailerondrivehardware8.2Ailerontorquerodhornsinplace

Trainer40Instructions

9.Threada plasticcleviskeeperontoeachofthetwoclevises.Holdingthethreadedpushrodsusingpliersscrewthetwonylon

clevisesontotheendsofthepushrods.Opentheclevisesandsnapthemintothetorquerodhorns.

9.1Threadingcleviskeeperontoa clevis9.2Screwingtheclevisesto

thepushrods9.3Connectingtheclevisestothe

torquerodhorns

10.Holdinginturneachaileroncentredwiththewing,markthepositionwherethepushrodcrossesthe2mmholeintheservoarm

witha felttippen.Usinga pairofpliers,bendthepushrodupthrough90degreesatthispointandcutofftheexcesslength,

leaving6mmofpushrodafterthebend.

10.1Markingthepushrodbendposition10.2Bendingthepushrodat90degrees10.3Trimmingofftheexcesslength

11.Threadthepushrodsintotheseholesfollowedbya swingkeeperontothepushrods,snappingthekeepersintoplace

onthepushrods.

11.1Pushrodthreadedthroughservo

armhole11.2Swingkeeperthreaded

ontopushrod11.3Swingkeepersnapped%&

ontopushrod

12.Reconnecttheservotothereceiverandcheckthattheaileronsarecentredatneutral.Theclevisescanbeundippedfromthe

torquerodhornsandwoundinorouttoachievethis.Securethearmtotheservousingthemanufacturer'sscrew.Finally,pushthe

cleviskeepersclosertothetorquerodhorns.Notethatoneaileronwillriseandonewillfall- thisiscorrectandis

necessarytoeffecta turn.

12.1Securingarmtoservo12.2Cleviskeepersinfinalposition12.3Completedaileron

servoinstallation

Trainer40Instructions

Fittingtheundercarriagelegsandwingretainingdowels

13.Identifytheundercarriagecomponentsasshowninthephotograph.

Theseinclude:threewheels,sixwheelretainingcollets,a noseleg,nose

legsteeringarm,twomainundercarriagelegs,twomainundercarriage

clampsandfourclampretainingscrews.

13.1Undercarriagehardware

14.Ontheundersideoffuselage,locatetheslotforthemainundercarriage,cuttingthroughandremovingthecoveringmaterial.

Insertthetwoundercarriagelegsintotheholesinthemountingblocksandsecurethelegswiththetwoundercarriageclampsand

fourretainingscrews.

14.1Cuttingawaythecoveringoverthe

mainundercarriageslot14.2Insertingthemainundercarriagelegs14.3Completedmain

undercarriagefixing

15.Connectthenoselegsteeringarmtothelowerwirepushrodinthefrontofthefuselageandengageitintotheslotofthenose

legmoulding.Passthenoselegthroughthenoselegmouldingandintothesteeringarm.Notethatthegrooveinthelegshould

facethefrontofthemodelandwillengagewiththescrewinthesteeringarm.Tightenthescrewofthesteeringarmonto

thenoseleg.

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15.1Noselegsteeringarmlocatedinto

noselegmoulding15.2Fittingthenoselegtothenose

legmoulding15.3Tighteningthesteeringarmscrew

16.Fita wheelcollettoeachofthe

threeundercarriagelegsina position

justoutsidethebendoftheaxles.Add

thewheelsandretainthemwiththree

furthercolletsensuringthewheelscan

rotatefreely.Securelytightenthe

colletscrews.

16.1Fittingtheinboardcollets16.2Fittingthewheelsandsecuring

withtheoutboardcollets

Trainer40Instructions

17.Usinga finger,locatethetwowingdowelholesbelowthewingseatingoneachsideofthefuselageside.Cutawayandremove

thecoveringmaterialatthesepointsandinsertthetwowingdowelsthroughtheholes.Measurethedowelstoensuretheyare

protrudinganequalamountandapplya smallamountofmediumcyanoacrylatetosecurethem.

17.1Cuttingawaythecovering17.2Insertingthedowels17.3Securewitha dropofmedii

cyanoacrylate

•ittingthetailsurfaces

18.Usingtheslotedgesasa guide,cut

throughandremovethecovering

materialfromthefinandtailplaneslots

attherearofthefuselage.

18.1Carefullycutthroughandremovethe18.2Repeatforthetailplaneslot

coveringatthefinslotposition

19.Assemblethewingcentrallytothefuselageandsecureitusingtwowingelasticbands.Trialfitthetailplanebyslidingitfullyin

placeintothetailplaneslot.Alignit to thefuselageby checkingthemeasurementsshownthediagram.Usingthewingsas a

reference,checkthatitsitsperpendiculartothefuselagebyviewingfromtherear.

c=ci

19.1Trialfittingthetailplane19.2Tailplanealignmentmeasurements

BB1

20.Usinga felttippen,markontothetailplaneupperandlowersurfacesthefuselageshape.Removetailplanefromfuselage.

20.1Markingthefuselageshapeonto

thetailplaneuppersurface20.2....andontothelowersurface20.3Markedlinesontailplane

Trainer40Instructions

21.Usinga modellingknifeandrulercarefullycutthroughONLYthecoveringmaterialinsideofthemarkedlines.

Removethecoveringmaterialandcleanoffanytraceofpenmarks.

21.1Cuttingthroughonlythe

coveringmaterial21.2Coveringremovedfromupperand

lowersurfaces21.3Cleaningoffanytraceofpen

22.Mixsufficient30minuteepoxyand

applyplentytotheexposedupperand

lowersurfacesjustformed.Slidethe

tailplanebackintoplacewipingclearany

excessadhesive,includingwithinthefin

slg^Oncemorecheckthatthetailplaneis

afljwedtothefuselageandleavetocure.

22.1Onehourepoxyappliedtoboth

sidesofthetailplane22.2Cleaningoffexcessadhesive

23.Slidethefinintotheslotintherearofthefuselageabovethetailplane,checkingthatitisstandingperpendiculartothetailplane

by viewingfromtherear.Usinga felttippen,marktheshapeof thefuselageontobothsidesof thefin.Removethefinand,in a

similarwaytothetailplane,cutcarefullythroughONLYthecoveringmaterialinsideofthemarkedlines.Removecoveringmaterial.

231 Markingthefuselageshapeonto

£sidesofthefin23.2Cuttingthroughonlythe

coveringmaterial23.3Coveringremovedfrombothsides

ofthefin

24.Applyplentyof30minuteepoxytobothsidesoftheexposed lowerpartofthefinandslideitinplaceintothefuselage.Wipe

clearanyexcessadhesive,checkingoncemorethatit is alignedperpendicularto thetailplane.Leaveto cure.

24.130minuteepoxyappliedtoboth

sidesoffin24.2....andtotheundersideofthe

finstrake24.3Fininplaceandperpendicular

Trainer40Instructions

Fittingthefueltank

25.Identifythefueltankandits

hardware.Followingthediagrams

included,assemblethefueltank

ensuringthattheclunkisfreetomove

fromsidetosideandupanddown.This

willensurethatfuelisdelivered

totheengineregardlessofthemodel's

attitude.Tightenthebungscrewto

sealthefueltank.25.1Fueltankandclunkassembly25.2Sealingthefueltankbytightening

thebungscrew

26.Passthefueltankthroughthewingopeninginthefuselageandintothenoseofthemodel,theneckofthetankprotrudinginto

theopeningatthecentreofthemetalengine mount.Usingthefoampackingsuppliedwiththefueltank,supportthetankby

packingitaroundthetankbay.

26.1Passthetankintothefuselage

Installingtheengi

26.2Fueltankneckprotrudingthrough

enginemountformer26.3Supportthefueltankusingthe

foampackingsupplied

27.WerecommendtheMDS40PRO

twostrokeengineforpoweringthe

Trainer40.Thispowerful,easytohandle,

quietenginewillgivemanyhoursof

troublefree,smoothrunning.

Identifytheenginemountinghardware

consistingoftwometalclamping

plates,fourmountingscrews,fourshake

proofwashersandeightnuts.27.1MDS40PROengineusedin

theprototype27.2Enginemountinghardware

28.Connecttoeachofthefueltankoutletsa 100mmlengthoffueltubing.Theirfreeendscanbetapedtothetopofthefuselage

tokeepthemtemporarilyoutoftheway.Withitscarburettorremoved,placetheengineintheenginemount.Theengine's

mountinglugsshouldsitoverthegripsmouldedintothemount.

28.1Fueltubingconnectedtofuel28.2Fueltubingfreeendstemporarily28.3MDS40PROengineinpositionon

tankoutletstapedoutofthewayenginemounts

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