Great Planes Super Chipmunk Manual
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® READ THROUGH THIS MANUAL BEFORE STARTING CONSTRUCTION. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS CONCERNING THE ASSEMBLY AND USE OF THIS MODEL. Wingspan: 38 in 965mm Wing Area: 242 in 2 15.6dm 2 Weight: 23-25 oz 650-710g Wing Loading: 13.7-14.8 oz/ft 2 42-45 g/dm 2 Length: 28 in 710mm Radio: 4-Channel with four micro servos Electric Motor: RimFire ™ 400 (28-30-950kV) ESC: 25A brushless WARRANTY Great Planes ® Model Manufacturing Co.
Guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship at the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover any component parts damaged by use or modifi cation. In no case shall Great Planes’ liability exceed the original cost of the purchased kit. Further, Great Planes reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice. In that Great Planes has no control over the fi nal assembly or material used for fi nal assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the fi nal user-assembled product. By the act of using the user-assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability.
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Wingspan: 38 in 965mm Wing Area: 242 in 2 15.6dm 2 Weight: 23-25 oz 650-710g Wing Loading: 13.7-14.8 oz/ft 2 42-45 g/dm 2 Length: 28 in 710mm Radio: 4-Channel with four micro servos Electric Motor: RimFire ™ 400 (28-30-950kV) ESC: 25A brushless WARRANTY Great Planes ® Model Manufacturing Co ® guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and.
. ® Wingspan: 38 in 965mm Wingspan: 38 in 965mm Wing Area: 242 in Wing Area: 242 in 15.6dm 15.6dm Weight: 23-25 oz 650-710g Weight: 23-25 oz 650-710g Wing Loading: 13.7-14.8 oz/ft Wing Loading: 13.7-14.8 oz/ft 42-45 g/dm 42-45 g/dm Length: 28 in 710mm Length: 28 in 710mm Radio: 4-Channel with four micro servos Radio: 4-Channel with four micro servos. TABLE OF CONTENTS ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED RADIO SYSTEM ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED.2 The Chipmunk 400 ARF requires a four-channel radio with a Radio System.2 small receiver that will fi t into available space in the fuselage Batteries and Charger.2 not already occupied by the battery. ™ Great Planes 8x6 Power Flow Slo-Flyer Elec Prop (pkg. Of 2, GPMQ6610) ® (1 pkg) Great Planes adhesive-back Velcro PREPARATION (GPMQ4480) Double-sided foam mounting tape (GPMQ4440) 1. Lay three or four Stick-on segmented lead weights (GPMQ4485) paper towels over each Great Planes 3/8'x3'.
ASSEMBLE THE WINGS JOIN THE AILERONS AND MOUNT THE SERVOS 4. Connect a 6' 150mm servo extension to one of your aileron servos. Use a piece of Great Planes 3/8' x 3' 10 x 80mm heat shrink tubing (GPMM1060, not included) cut in half (or tape or other suitable clips intended for this purpose) to secure the servo plugs so they cannot accidentally become disconnected. the aileron pushrod wire will fi t. Drill 5/64” 2mm (or 3/32” 7. Mount your other aileron servo in the other wing the 2.4mm) holes through the aileron for the horn mounting same way. Screws and hook up the aileron as shown—note in the photo HOOK UP THE AILERONS that the horn is located on the aileron so the pushrod will be perpendicular to the wing trailing edge and the servo arm.
MOUNT THE WHEELS AND LANDING GEAR 1. Insert the right and left main landing gear wires into the wing so they will be angled forward. 3/32' 2mm 3/32' 2mm 2.
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Without using any glue, test fi t the wing halves together with the plywood wing joiner. Now you can mount the wheel pants 1.
Use a hobby knife with a sharp blade to cut the covering from the fuselage over the exit slot for the elevator pushrod 5. Use a hobby knife to chamfer the top of the hole on the guide tube (located just under the leading edge of the slot inside of both wheel pants so it will fi. Once the stab is centered, stick pins into the trailing edge tightly to both sides of the fuselage, holding the trailing 4.
Test fi t the joiner wire and make sure it goes all the way edge in place. Into both elevators.
along the string until the arrow aligns with one end of the ink with a few of your paper towel squares dampened with stab. Swing the string over to the same spot on the other side denatured alcohol. Of the stab to see if the distances are equal as shown in the sketch.
HINGE THE ELEVATORS AND RUDDER as shown. Once you get the gear up into position through the slot in the horizontal stab turn it around the other way as shown. The same as was done for the horizontal stabilizer, fi t the vertical stabilizer (fi. the rudder the same way the horns were mounted to the ailerons (by drilling 5/64' 2mm or 3/32' 2.4mm holes for the screws and mounting the horn with two 2 x 10mm machine-thread Phillips screws and the horn mounting plate on the other side). Connect the servos to your receiver and power up the system with the trims on the transmitter centered. Fit the servo arms on the servos so they will be as close to 90 2.
Fit, then glue the plywood ESC mounting plate degrees as possible to the pushrods (but they don’t have to into position. so in the correct direction when you advance the throttle stick. If necessary, reverse the servo direction for the throttle channel (to get the motor to turn when you advance the throttle).
If the motor turns, but in the wrong direction, switch any two motor wires with each other connected to the ESC. MOUNT THE BATTERY AND RECEIVER 4-1/2' 110mm 1' “HOOK” SIDE 25mm 3-1/2' 90mm “LOOP” SIDE 3. Connect the servo wires and a dual aileron extension wire to the receiver. Use double-sided foam mounting tape to mount the receiver where desired. If your receiver is small 1. Drill 1/16' 1.6mm holes through the bot- tom of the pilot 1-1/8' 29mm apart to align with the holes in the bottom of the cockpit fl oor for the pilot mount- ing screws. Use the transmitter to move the elevator up and move the ruler forward so it will still be touching the trailing edge.
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BALANCE AND MOUNT THE PROPELLER 1. If using a Great Planes C.G.
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Machine to balance the Chipmunk, set the rulers to 2.5' 63mm. If not using a C.G. For optimum performance and motor effi ciency, Machine, use a fi ne-point felt-tip pen to draw short lines balance the propeller using a Top Flite Precision Magnetic marking the balance point on the top of the wing 2.5'.
FLYING The Carl Goldberg Chipmunk 400 ARF is a great-fl ying model that fl ies smoothly and predictably. The Chipmunk does not, however, possess the self-recovery characteristics of a primary R/C trainer and should be fl own only by R/C pilots who have some experience.
FLIGHT One fi nal note about fl ying your Chipmunk. Have a goal or fl ight plan in mind for every fl ight. This can be learning a new Continue to fl y around for a minute while getting used to how maneuver(s), improving a maneuver(s) you already know, the Chipmunk responds.
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