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Assembly Manual / Airframe – 42" Slick 540
Thank you for purchasing this 3DHobbyShop ARF RC aircraft. If you have any issues,
questions, concerns or problems during assembly, please contact our tech department at:
Info@3DHobbyShop.com or 717-814-5316 10am-4pm Eastern Monday thru Thursday.
SAFETY in Assembly
During assembly of this aircraft, you will be asked to use sharp knives and hobby adhesives.
Please follow all safety procedures recommended by the manufacturers of the products you use,
and always follow these important guidelines:
ALWAYS protect your eyes when working with adhesives, knives, or tools, especially power tools.
Safety glasses are the best way to protect your eyes.
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ALWAYS protect your body, especially your hands and fingers when using adhesives,
knives, or tools, especially power tools. Do not cut toward exposed skin with hobby
knives. Do not place hobby knives on tables or benches where they can roll off or be
knocked off.
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ALWAYS have a first-aid kit handy when working with adhesives, knives, or tools,
especially power tools.
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ALWAYS keep hobby equipment and supplies out of the reach of children.
SAFETY in Flying
This is NOT a toy! It is a very high-performance RC airplane capable of high speeds and
extreme maneuvers. It should only be operated by a competent pilot in a safe area with proper
supervision.
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ONLY fly your aircraft in a safe, open area, away from spectators and vehicles and
where it is legal to fly. NEVER fly over an unsafe area, such as a road or street.
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NEVER fly near overhead power or utility lines. If your airplane ever becomes stuck in
a line or a tree DO NOT attempt to retrieve it yourself. Contact the authorities for
assistance in retrieving your aircraft. Power lines are DANGEROUS and falls from
ladders and trees CAN KILL!
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Never fly too close to yourself or spectators.
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Spinning propellers are DANGEROUS!
Never run your motor inside a house or building with the propeller attached Remove the
prop for safety. Always fly within your control.
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Always follow manufacturers instructions for your radio system.
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Always preform a pre-flight check of your aircraft to be certain of the aircraft's
airworthiness.
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A lways obtain proper insurance before flying. Always fly model aircraft in accordance
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Summary of Contents for 3D Hobby Shop SLICK 540
- Page 1 Assembly Manual / Airframe – 42" Slick 540 Thank you for purchasing this 3DHobbyShop ARF RC aircraft. If you have any issues, questions, concerns or problems during assembly, please contact our tech department at: Info@3DHobbyShop.com or 717-814-5316 10am-4pm Eastern Monday thru Thursday.
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Page 2: Limits Of Responsibility
3D Hobby Shop provides high-quality aircraft and components to it's customers and end users. These aircraft and components are assembled by the end user to produce a flying model. It is beyond 3D Hobby Shop's control to monitor the end user's completed aircraft. Therefore, 3D Hobby Shop in no way accepts or assumes responsibility or liability for damages resulting from the end user assembled product. -
Page 3: Let's Get Started
notice some wrinkles now; more likely, you will notice a few in a day or two or the first time you take the plane out to the flying field. These wrinkles are the result of wood shrinkage and/or expansion. Balsa wood changes size and shape slightly as it is exposed to varying humidity in the air. This is a natural property of balsa wood. - Page 4 ASSEMBLY Locate the wheels, wheel axles and axle nuts, wheel collars, and wheel pants. Fit the wheel onto the axle. Install the wheel collar to retain the wheel onto the axle, as shown. Slide the wheel/axle assembly into the wheel pant. Use the axle nut to affix the wheel/axle/pant assembly onto the gear leg, as shown.
- Page 5 Install the gear cover plate with CA glue or clear. Remove the covering on both sides of the fuselage as shown, for the wing spar tube, aileron wire access, wing retaining screw, and anti-rotation pin. Use either a sharp hobby knife or hot soldering iron to cut the covering away.
- Page 6 Using a generous amount of thick or medium CA glue in the slot, install the vertical stabilizer onto the fuselage. Slide elevators into slot in fuselage as shown. Flip elevators right-side-up, and slide horizontal stabilizer into the slot as shown.
- Page 7 Slide the elevators into the horizontal stabilizer. Make sure the elevators will flex easily at least 45 degrees up and down, and glue the hinges by placing a few drops of thin CA glue on each hinge as shown.
- Page 8 Locate the carbon wing-spar tube. Slide it into the fuselage and slide the wings on as shown. Measure as shown with a tape measure or yardstick to ensure that the stabilizer is straight. Both sides should measure exactly the same. Apply thin CA glue to the joint of the horizontal stabilizer and fuselage.
- Page 9 Using your hobby knife, remove the covering on the bottom of the rudder over the tailwheel wire slot. Using the end of a small screwdriver, or a small drill bit, make the necessary hole for the bent-portion of the tailwheel wire so that the pivot of the tailwheel is exactly in-line with the rudder hinges. Glue the tailwheel wire into the rudder with thick CA as shown.
- Page 10 that there is no friction or binding of the rudder. Take THIN CA glue and go over the motor mount assembly, applying a small amount of glue to all the seams. This is the highest-stress area of the airframe, and we want to make it as strong as possible. Your airplane includes a pre-drilled firewall with pre-installed blind nuts that fit Omega, Torque, Reaper, Hacker, and other popular brands of brushless motors.
- Page 11 Install motor with the longer 3mm screws as shown. Please note that the motor is installed IN FRONT of the firewall. NOTE: Your kit contains 4 plastic motor mount spacers. They may be used as shown to space the motor away from the firewall as needed for cowl clearance.
- Page 12 PULL-PULL Cable and rudder servo installation. Remove the covering over the control horn slot in the rudder in the location shown and install the double- sided pull-pull control horn in the rudder with medium or thick CA glue. The cables are already in-place in the fuselage.
- Page 13 When attaching the servo connectors to the arm, do not tighten the nut fully, but leave it a bit loose so the connectors can rotate freely. Use a drop of CA glue on the nut to prevent it from loosening in flight. Start by attaching the cables to the pull-wire end on the rudder end.
- Page 14 Mount the rudder servo as shown. Install the rudder servo arm, and spend time to find the exact correct length of the pull-pull wires before attaching the pull wire ends at the front. The system provides approximately .25 inch of adjustment on each wire, so your assembly must be accurate.
- Page 15 Open the covering over the elevator servo hole and the elevator control horn slot, and install the elevator servo and pushrod as shown. The elevator uses the longest pushrod in the kit. Glue the control horn into the slot with medium or thick CA glue. Attach the pushrod to the horn with a 2mm screw, washer, and nut.
- Page 16 Install the servo as shown, and use medium or thick CA glue to install the aileron horn into the aileron as shown. Assemble aileron pushrod onto servo arm, exactly as you assembled the elevator control system. Be sure the 2mm nut on the control horn is locked in place with CA glue.
- Page 17 Remove the covering over two of the open bays in the bottom of the fuselage for battery/motor cooling. Mount the receiver either to the fuselage side or to the balsa piece marked “Rx” and glue into fuselage. Mount the lipo battery to the battery tray using the included Velcro strip and Velcro “seatbelt” strap. Plug your servos and ESC into your receiver, attach your battery and test your radio system.
- Page 18 building with the prop installed. Check for correct servo direction, reverse as necessary. Center all control surfaces and tighten pushrod adjusters securely. Center of Gravity Measure the center of gravity at the root of the wing where it joins the fuselage, measuring from the leading edge of the wing.