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SPECIFICATION

Made in Vietnam.

Wingspan : 1,537 mm 60.5 in Wing Area: 38.9 dm2 603 sq.in Length : 1,480mm 58.3in Weight : 2,700 gr 5.94 lbs Engine : 46 cu.in 2 stroke

52 cu.in 4 stroke Radio : 4 channels Servo : 5 servos

Instruction Manual book

GLADIATOR. Instruction Manual

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This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read thismanual thoroughly before starting assembly of your GLADIATOR. Use the parts listing below toidentify all parts.

WARNING

Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it iscapable of causing injury to people or property. WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOUASSUME ALL RISK & RESPONSIBILITY.If you are inexperienced with basic R/C flight we strongly recommend you contact your R/C supplierand join your local R/C Model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of trainingprocedures designed to help the new pilot on his way to successful R/C flight. They will also be ableto advise on any insurance and safety regulations that may apply.

TOOLS & SUPPLIES NEEDED

Thick cyanoacrylate glue.30 minute epoxy.5 minute epoxy.Hand or electric drill.Assorted drill bits.Modelling knife.Straight edge ruler.2mm ball driver.Phillips head screwdriver.220 grit sandpaper.90° square or builder’s triangle.Wire cutters.Masking tape & T-pins.Thread-lock.Paper towels.

Some more parts.

HARDWARE PACK

COWLING.Landing gear.....

To avoid scratching your new airplane, do notunwrap the pieces until they are needed forassembly. Cover your workbench with an oldtowel or brown paper, both to protect theaircraft and to protect the table. Keep a coupleof jars or bowls handy to hold the small partsafter you open the bag.

Please trial fit all the parts. Make sure you havethe correct parts and that they fit and arealigned properly before gluing! This will assureproper assembly. GLADIATOR ARF is handmade from natural materials, every plane isunique and minor adjustments may have tobe made. However, you should find the fitsuperior and assembly simple.The painted and plastic parts used in this kitare fuel proof. However, they are not tolerantof many harsh chemicals including thefollowing: paint thinner, C/A glue accelerator,C/A glue debonder and acetone. Do not letthese chemicals come in contact with thecolors on the covering and the plastic parts.

PARTS LISTING

FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY(1) Fuselage.

WING ASSEMBLY

(1) Right wing half with pre-installedaileron.(1) Left wing half with pre-installedaileron.

Tail section assembly

(1) Vertical stabilizer with pre-installed rudder.(1) Horizontal stabilizer with pre-installed elevator halves.

SUGGESTION

NOTE

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+ This is not a toy + Be sure that no other flyers are using yourradio frequency. + Do not smoke near fuel + Store fuel in a cool, dry place, away fromchildren and pets. + Wear safety glasses. +The glow plug clip must be securely attachedto the glow plug. + Do not flip the propeller with your fingers. + Keep loose clothing and wires away fromthe propeller. + Do not start the engine if people are near.Do not stand in line with the side of thepropeller. + Make engine adjustments from behind thepropeller only. Do not reach around thespinning propeller.

SAFETY PRECAUTION

INSTALLING THE AILERON SERVOS

1) Install the rubber grommets and brasseyelets onto the aileron servo.

4) Using the thread as a guide and usingmasking tape, tape the servo lead to the endof the thread: carefully pull the thread out.When you have pulled the servo lead out,remove the masking tape and the servo leadfrom the thread.

2) Drill 1,5mm pilot holes through the blockof wood for each of the four mounting screwsprovided with the servo. Install servo into aileronservo tray as same as picture below:

3) Using a modeling knife, remove thecovering at possition show below.

Aileron servo tray.

Top of wing.

Remove the covering.

Servo wire.

Repeat the procedure for the other winghalf.

5) Instal servo tray with aileron servo intothe wing as same as picture below.

Wing.

Servo tray.


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1) Using a ruler & pen to draw a straightline as below picture.

INSTALLING THE AILERON CONTROL HORN

2MM x 20MM

2) Locate nylon control horns, nylon con-trol horn backplates and 2 machine screws.

Straitgh line.

Servo arm.

3) Position the aileron horn on the bottomside of aileron. The clevis attachment holesshould be positioned over the hinge line asshown below.

4) Using a 1mm drill bit and the controlhorns as a guide, drill the mounting holesthrough the aileron halves.

5) Mount the control horns by inserting thescrews through the control horn bases andaileron halves, then into the mountingbackplates.

Do not overtighten the screws or thebackplates may crush the wood.

6) Thread one clevis control horn onto eachaileron torque rod. Thread the clevis on untilthey are flush with the ends of the torque rods.

Control Horn

Mounting Screws Mounting Plate

Aileron torque rod.

Clevis.


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Repeat the procedure for the other winghalf.

JOINING THE WING HALVES

1. Locate the aluminium wing dihedralbrace.

2. Test fit the dihedral brace into eachwing half. The brace should slide in easily . Ifnot, use 220 grit sandpaper with a sandingblock and sand down the edges and ends ofthe brace until it fits properly.

INTALLING THE ENGINE MOUTH

M4.

Cut.

Dowel.

Alumium brace.

Dowel brace.

Servo electric wire.


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When the stopper assembly is installed in thetank, the top of the vent tube should rest justbelow the top surface of the tank. It should nottouch the top of the tank.

5. Test fit the stopper assembly into thetank. It may be necessary to remove some ofthe flashing around the tank opening usinga modeling knife. If flashing is present, makesure none of it falls into the tank.

6. When satisfied with the alignment of thestopper assembly tighten the 3mm x 20mmmachine screw until the rubber stopperexpands and seals the tank opening. Do notover tighten the assembly as this could causethe tank to split.

7. Using a modeling knife, cut 3 lengths offuel line 150mm long. Connect 2 lines to the 2vent tubes and 1 line to the fuel pickup tube inthe stopper.

Blow through one of the lines to ensurethe fuel lines have not become kinked insidethe fuel tank compartment. Air should flowthrough easily.

9. To secure the fuel tank in place, apply abead of silicon sealer to the forward area ofthe tank, where it exits the fuselage behind theengine mounting box and to the rear of the tankat the forward bulkhead.

Do not secure the tank into placepermanently until after balancing the airplane.You may need to remove the tank to mountthe battery in the fuel tank compartment

8. Feed three lines through the fuel tankcompartment and through the pre-drilled holein the firewall. Pull the lines out from behindthe engine, while guiding the fuel tank intoplace. Push the fuel tank as far forward aspossible, the front of the tank should just abouttouch the back of the firewall.

INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY

1. The stopper has been pre-assembled at the factory.

2. Using a modeling knife, cut one length ofsilicon fuel line (the length of silicon fuel line iscalculated by how the weighted clunk shouldrest about 8mm away from the rear of the tankand move freely inside the tank). Connect oneend of the line to the weighted clunk and theother end to the nylon pick up tube in thestopper.

3. Carefully bend the second nylon tube upat a 45 degree angle (using a cigarette lighter).This tube will be the vent tube to the muffler.

4. Carefully bend the third nylon tube downat a 45 degree angle (using a cigarette lighter).This tube will be vent tube to the fueling valve.

FUEL TANK


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INTALLING THE ENGINE-THROTTLE

Locate the long piece of wire used for thethrottle pushrod. One end of the wire hasbeen pre-bend in to a “Z” bend at the factory.This “Z” bend should be inserted into thethrottle arm of the engine when the engine isfitted onto the engine mount. Fit the engineto the engine mount using the screwsprovided.

COWLING 1) Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en-

gine and line up the back edge of the cowlwith the marks you made on the fuselage.

Fuel tank.

Pushrod wire.

Trim and cut.


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4) Install the muffler and muffler extensiononto the engine and make the cutout in thecowl for muffler clearance. Connect the fueland pressure lines to the carburetor, mufflerand fuel filler valve.

Install the spinner backplate, propellerand spinner cone. The spinner cone is held inplace using two 3mm x 12mm wood screws.

2) While keeping the back edge of thecowl flush with the marks, align the front ofthe cowl with the crankshaft of the engine. Thefront of the cowl should be positioned so thecrankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowlopening. Hold the cowl firmly in place usingpieces of masking tape.

3) Slide the cowl back over the engineand secure it in place using four woodscrews.See picture below.

INSTALLING THE SPINNER

Machine screw.

See picture below

SERVO INSTALLATION

Rudder servo.

Elevator servo.Throttle servo.


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5) Using a modeling knife, carefully re-move the covering that overlaps the stabilizermounting platform sides in the fuselage. Re-move the covering from both the top and thebottom of the platform sides.

6) When you are sure that everything isaligned correctly, mix up a generous amountof Flash 30 Minute Epoxy. Apply a thin layer tothe top and bottom of the stabilizer mountingarea and to the stabilizer mounting platformsides in the fuselage. Slide the stabilizer inplace and realign. Double check all of yourmeasurements once more before the epoxycures. Hold the stabilizer in place with T-pinsor masking tape and remove any excess ep-oxy using a paper towel and rubbing alcohol.

7) After the epoxy has fully cured, removethe masking tape or T-pins used to hold thestabilizer in place and carefully inspect theglue joints. Use more epoxy to fill in anygaps that were not filled previously andclean up the excess using a paper towel andrubbing alcohol.

1) Using a ruler and a pen, locate thecenterline of the horizontal stabilizer, at the trail-ing edge, and place a mark. Use a triangleand extend this mark, from back to front,across the top of the stabilizer. Also extendthis mark down the back of the trailing edge ofthe stabilizer.

HORIZONTAL STABILIZERINSTALLATION

4) Remove the stabilizer. Using the linesyou just drew as a guide, carefully remove thecovering from between them using a modelingknife.

When cutting through the covering to removeit, cut with only enough pressure to only cutthrough the covering it’s self. Cutting into thebalsa structure may weaken it. This could leadto possible failure during flight

3) With the stabilizer held firmly in place,use a pen and draw lines onto the stabilizerwhere it and the fuselage sides meet. Do thison both the right and left sides and top andbottom of the stabilizer.

2) Slide the stabilizer into place in the pre-cut slot in the rear of the fuselage. The stabi-lizer should be pushed firmly against the frontof the slot.

Center line.

Pen.

Remove covering.


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When cutting through the covering to re-move it, cut with only enough pressure

to only cut through the covering itself. Cuttinginto the balsa structure may weaken it.

5) Slide the vertical stabilizer back inplace. Using a triangle, check to ensure thatthe vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º to the hori-zontal stabilizer.

6) When you are sure that everything isaligned correctly, mix up a generous amount ofFlash 30 Minute Epoxy. Apply a thin layer to themounting slot in the top of the fuselage and tothe sides and bottom of the vertical stabilizer

90º

VerticalStabilizer.Horizontal

Stabilizer.

Tail strut.

3) While holding the vertical stabilizerfirmly in place, use a pen and draw a line oneach side of the vertical stabilizer where itmeets the top of the fuselage.

4) Remove the stabilizer. Using a mod-eling knife, remove the covering from belowthe lines you drew. Also remove the coveringfrom the bottom edge of the stabilizer and thebottom and top edges of the filler block. Leavethe covering in place on the sides of the fillerblock.

Hinge slot.

2) Slide the vertical stabilizer into the slotin the top of the fuselage. The rear edge ofthe stabilizer should be flush with the rear edgeof the fuselage and the lower rudder hingeshould engage the precut hinge slot in thelower fuselage. The bottom edge of the stabi-lizer should also be firmly pushed against thetop of the horizontal stabilizer.

VERTICAL STABILIZERINSTALLATION

1) Using a modeling knife, remove thecovering from over the precut hinge slot cutinto the lower rear portion of the fuselage. Thisslot accepts the lower rudder hinge.

Hinge.

Remove covering.

Hinge.

Pen.


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CONTROL HORN INSTALLTION

1) Locate the two nylon control horns, twonylon control horn backplates and four M2 x12mm machine screws.

2) Position the elevator horn on the bot-tom side of elevator. The clevis attachmentholes should be positioned over the hinge line.

Control Horn

Mounting Screws Mounting Plate

mounting area. Apply epoxy to the bottom andtop edges of the filler block and to the lowerhinge also. Set the stabilizer in place and re-align. Double check all of your measurementsonce more before the epoxy cures. Hold thestabilizer in place with T-pins or masking tapeand remove any excess epoxy using a papertowel and rubbing alcohol. Allow the epoxy tofully cure before proceeding.

Thread two nylon clevises onto the threadedwires at least 10 turns. Attach the clevises tothe elevator and rudder control horns. Youmay find it necessary to make slight bends inthe wires so they will align with the controlhorns without binding.

PUSHROD INSTALLATION

Control clasp.

Control clasp.


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1) Set the tail wheel assembly in place onthe plywood plate. The pivot point of the tailwheel wire should be even with the rudderhinge line and the tail wheel bracket shouldbe centered on the plywood plate.

2) Using a pen, mark the locations of thetwo mounting screws. Remove the tail wheelbracket and drill 1mm pilot holes at the loca-tions marked.

1) Install one adjustable metal connectorthrough the third hole out from the center ofone servo arm, enlarge the hole in the servoarm using a 2mm drill bit to accommodatethe servo connector. Remove the excessmaterial from the arm.

After installing the adjustable metalconnector apply a small drop of thin C/A tothe bottom nut. This will prevent the connectorfrom loosening during flight.

Servo arm.

Coloa.

MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL BRACKET

INSTALLING THE THROTTLE PUSHROD

Snap keeper.

Throttle servo.


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3) Secure the tail wheel bracket in placeusing three 3mm x 15mm wood screws. Becareful not to overtighten the screws.

WHEEL PAN INSTALATIONPARTS REQUIRED

1) Assemble and mounting the wheel pantsas shown in the following pictures.

Landing gear.


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3) Position the battery pack and receiverbehind the fuel tank. Use the two light plywoodpieces, placed over the battery and receiverand glue to the fuselage sides to hold thebattery and receiver securely in place. Use15mm triangle pieces glued between thefuselage sides and the plywood pieces toreinforce the joints.

INSTALLING THE RECEIVER AND BATTERY

1) Plug the servo leads and the switchlead into the receiver. You may want to plugan aileron extension into the receiver to makeplugging in the aileron servo lead easierwhen you are installing the wing . Plug thebattery pack lead into the switch.

2) Wrap the receiver and battery pack inthe protective foam to protect them fromvibration. Use a rubber band or masking tapeto hold the foam in place.

2) A drop of C/A glue on the wheel collarscrews will help keep them from coming loseduring operation.Repeat the process for the other wheel.

INSTALLING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR

1) The blind nuts are already mounted in-side the fuselage.

2) The holes in the landing gear should beto accept the mounting bolts.

3) Using the hardware provided, mountthe main landing gear to the fuselage.

1) Cut out the switch hole using a modelingknife. Use a 2mm drill bit and drill out the twomounting holes through the fuselage side.

2) Secure the switch in place using thetwo machine screws provided with the radiosystem.

See picture wing attach to fuselage.

Installing the belly pan as same as picture below.

Do not permanently secure the receiver andbattery until after balancing the model.

4) Using a 2mm drill bit, drill a hole throughthe side of the fuselage, near the receiver, forthe antenna to exit.

INSTALLING THE SWITCH

WING ATTACHMENT

Switch.

Wing bolt.


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2) Turn the airplane upside down. Placeyour fingers on the masking tape and carefullylift the plane .

Ailerons : 15mm up 15mm down Elevator : 15mm up 15mm down Rudder : 20mm right 20mm left

1) We highly recommend setting up aplane using the control throws listed.

2) The control throws should bemeasured at the widest point of each controlsurface.

3) Check to be sure the control surfacesmove in the correct directions.

CONTROL THROWS

CG10-11 MM

1) Completely charge your transmitter andreceiver batteries before your first day offlying.

2) Check every bolt and every glue joint inyour plane to ensure that everything is tightand well bonded.

3) Double check the balance of theairplane.

4) Check the control surface.

5) Check the receiver antenna . It shouldbe fully extended and not coiled up inside thefuselage.

6) Properly balance the propeller.

We wish you enjoy.

Ailerons Control

Installing the canopy hatch as same as picturebelow.

1) It is critical that your airplane be balancedcorrectly. Improper balance will cause yourplane to lose control and crash.

THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS LOCATED10-11mm BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGEOF THE WING.

BALANCING

PRE-FLIGHT CHECK

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