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1 150cc YAK 54 ARF-QB (Quick Build) ASSEMBLY MANUAL AEROWORKS 401 Laredo St. Unit “D” - Aurora, CO. 80011 www.aero-works.net ...

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Aeroworks Contact Information …………………………………………………………………………. 3 Introduction / Warranty……………………………………………...

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3 401 Laredo Unit D Aurora, CO 80011 Phone: (303) 366-4205 Fax: (303) 366-4203 Website: www.aero-works.net E-mail: [email protected] Thank you for choosing the Aeroworks 150cc Yak 54 ARF-QB. We put great effort into maki...

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4 INTRODUCTION Your new 150cc Yak 54 ARF-QB is a highly aerobatic airplane. It is capable of both preci- sion and 3-D maneuvers. The aircraft builds easily, quickly, and precisely due to its state of the art CAD design, LASER cut techn...

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5 KIT CONTENTS 150cc Yak 54 ARF-QB Basic Aircraft Parts: Fuselage - vertical fin installed – covered, engine box & firewall installed - fuel-proofed - pre installed can- ister mount - pre drilled for mounting of the tail wheel as...

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6 (2) Aluminum anti-rotation dowels - installed pre- drilled hole for cotter pin installation (11) pin point hinges installed (glued) Read to fly (2) Aileron servo pull strings installed Horizontal Stabilizer with elevator asse...

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7 (1) 180x120x6 mm foam - Fuel tank (1) 160x 100x6mm foam - Smoke tank (3) 300x80x8mm foam - Receiver and battery (8) 8x450mm Nylon ties - fuel line (10) 3x150mm Nylon ties - fuel tank (6) 356x12.5 Velcro one wrap strap - Recei...

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8 Hardware: ITEMS NEEDED TO COMPLETE • 150cc gas engine with ignition, mufflers or headers, with canisters or pipes, and all engine mounting bolts, lock nuts, and washers. • 5” Spinner and propeller of your choice • 6 x ailer...

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9 1. Open your kit slowly and take care not to dam- age any parts of the kit. Remove all parts from their plastic protective covers for inspection. Before doing any assembly or installation of any decals it is very important to re-shrink or...

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10 1. Go over all seams and color overlaps with your sealing iron. Note: Even if your models covering has no wrin- kles out of the box it is still very important to go over all seams and overlaps to make certain they are sealed securely...

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11 Aileron Servo Installation 1. The ailerons have been pre-hinged and glued to the wing panels and are ready for flight. No other steps are necessary for hinging. Clear Covering is supplied for sealing the hinge gaps if desired. Howev...

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12 5. Secure with tape so that the string pulls from the front end of the connector to assist in drawing the servo wire through the wing without hanging up inside the wing. 6. Pull both servo leads through the root end of the wing. 7. ...

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13 9. Plug the male ends of the 24” and 36” exten- sion into the female ends of one Y harness. Next plug the male end of this Y harness into the female end of the other Y harness. 10. Secure all Y harness connections with safety wir...

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14 13. Repeat mounting steps for other servos so that all three aileron servos are mounted in bottom of wing as shown. Note: Servo output shaft should face towards the wing leading edge. Servo arms should point towards the wing...

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15 4. Install the servo arms facing toward the wing tip as shown. 5. Align the control horns over the factory drilled holes. Note: Control horns have been set at a slight offset to allow for maximum torque at full defle...

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16 Carbon Reinforcement Tube Installation 1. Gather the supplied carbon tube for reinforcing the aileron pushrods. 8. Plug the servos into the receiver and turn on. Ensure servos are centered and the servo arms are para...

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17 5. Remove the 4-40 ball link from the control horn. 4. Using a Dremel cut off wheel cut the carbon tube to correct length. Note: Seal ends of carbon tube with thin CA to help prevent ends from splitting. 6. Remove the 4-4...

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18 8. Final pushrod assembly shown below. 9. Repeat all the above steps for installing the aileron servos into the other wing panel. ...

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19 Elevator Servo Installation 1. The elevators have been pre-hinged and glued to the stabs and are ready for flight. No other steps are necessary for hinging. Clear covering has been provided for sealing of the hinge gaps if desired. ...

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20 6. Secure the servo connectors with safety wire, string, tape, or other method. Ensure the con- nectors will not come apart from vibration or light tension. Secure excess wire from Y har- ness and extensions inside the stab root rib usin...

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21 10. Correct installation of ball link, flat washer and brass spacer to servo arm shown below. 11. Align the control horns over the factory drilled holes. Note: Control horns have been set at a slight offset to allow ...

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22 15. Plug the Y harness into the female end of the 48” extension and plug the 12” extension into the 48” extension to make extension long enough to reach to the radio floor of the fuse- lage. Secure the servo connectors with safety wi...

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23 4. Using a Dremel cut off wheel cut the carbon tube to correct length. Note: Seal ends of carbon tube with thin CA to help prevent ends from splitting. 3. Mark cut location onto carbon tube. Carbon tube should fit between 4-...

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24 8. Final pushrod assembly shown below. 9. Repeat all the above steps for installing the elevator servos into the other stab. 7. Slide carbon reinforcing tube over the 4-40 push- rod and reassemble ball link to pushrod end. ...

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25 Rudder Installation 1. Gather the rudder, hinges, epoxy, Vaseline, stir sticks, mixing cup and alcohol as shown. Use 15-30 minute epoxy to ensure adequate working and cleanup time. RUDDER AND RUDDER SERVOS INSTALLATION 2. Prep all h...

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26 5. Mix epoxy in mixing cup and use a tapered stick to apply the epoxy inside the pre-drilled holes in the leading edge of the rudder. Apply epoxy onto each hinge. 6. Carefully slide the rudder onto each hinge and against the traili...

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27 2. Assemble the ball links between the control horns as shown. Secure with nylon lock nut. Note: Mount ball link to bottom control horn hole to obtain full rudder deflection 4. Use thick CA on each screw prior to installing to...

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28 6. Gather the rudder servos (min 180 in./oz.) 3” to 3 1/2” Double out put servo arms and a 11” Y harness as shown below. Note: If using higher Torque (min 300 in./oz.) Digital, Metal Geared servo, only two servos ...

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29 10. Install the aft rudder servo with the output shaft forward. Pull the servo lead and Y harness up through the forward servo cutout. Attach the Y harness to the forward rudder servo lead and secure with safety wire, string, tape, or ...

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30 14. Tie off or tape rudder cables to keep them from pulling into fuse. 15. Pull the rudder cables from the fuse tail to the rudder servo tray. 16. Insert rudder cable through the brass swage tube as shown. 17. Thread cable through the ...

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31 18. Loop the cable back through the brass swage tube and pull tight as shown. 19. Crimp the brass tube with a crimping tool or pli- ers. 20. Cut off excess cable as shown. 21. A drop of thin CA may be applied to the swage tube t...

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32 22. Thread a 4-40 ball link half way onto the threaded coupler. 23. Repeat above steps for the other side rudder ca- ble. 24. Attach the ball links to the aft rudder servo arm using the supplied brass spacers, 4-40 bolts, flat wash...

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33 27. Remove ball link from rudder control horn 28. Screw threaded coupler halfway into ball link 29. Reinstall the ball link onto the rudder control horn. Note: Do not secure with lock nut at this time. This will make final ad...

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34 31. Loop the cable back through the brass swage tube as shown. 32. Pull cable until tight. 33. Crimp the brass tube with a crimping tool or pli- ers. 34. Cut off excess cable as shown. ...

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35 35. A drop of thin CA may be applied to the swage tube to help secure the cable. Repeat above steps for opposite side rudder cable. 36. After final adjustment of cables is complete se- cure ball links with 4-40 lock nut. Rudder Ser...

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36 3. Slide the carbon sleeve over the threaded rod as shown. 4. Screw the remaining ball link onto the threaded rod as shown. Repeat above steps for the other rudder arm coupler rod. 5. Attach the two rudder coupler rods to both rud-...

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37 Tail Wheel Installation 1. Tape the rudder balance tab to the top leading edge of the vertical fin in the neutral position as shown. This ensures the rudder is straight when the tail wheel steering springs are installed. 2. Gather ...

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38 5. Mount the tail wheel steering tiller using two wood screws. 6. Place tail wheel strut over the pre-drilled holes in the bottom rear of the fuse. 7. Place a drop of thick CA on tail wheel strut mounting screws before inserting in...

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39 9. Attach the steering spring to one side of the rud- der tiller. Center the spring between the rudder and tail wheel tillers. 11. Use pliers to twist spring ends closed around the tail wheel tiller. Cut off excess spring wire as shown. ...

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40 Main Landing Gear Installation 1. Gather the landing gear parts as shown below. (2) landing gear struts, (2) wheels, (2) axle as- semblies, (4) wheel collars, (2) wheel pants and landing gear mounting hardware. MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WH...

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41 6. Assemble the landing gear bolts with lock washer and flat washer. Use a drop of blue Loc- tite on landing gear bolts before attaching the landing gear. 7. Bolt landing gear strut to fuse with (4) 4-40 bolts and washers. Ensure tap...

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42 10. Install the inner wheel collar on the axle. Use a drop of blue Loctite on the wheel collar set screw and tighten the wheel collar in place. 11. Install the wheel and outer wheel collar. Use blue Loctite on the wheel collar set scre...

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43 14. Repeat above steps for other wheel and wheel pant. 15. Reinstall the landing gear cover. Repeat installation steps for other gear cover. 16. Reinstall landing gear cover bolt with Loctite and fasten firmly. 17. Final gear assem...

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44 Engine Installation 1. The 150cc Yak 54 will accept a wide range of engine types. Illustrations for a DA-150 installation are provided below. Gather the en- gine, mounting hardware and supplied DA 150 hardwood mounting spacer bl...

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45 5. Remove the engine box hatch cover. 6. Align mounting template with firewall and tape in place. 7. Use a 1/4 drill bit to drill the engine mounting holes in firewall. 8. Using the provided DA150 wooden spacer mounting block. Inst...

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46 9. Test fit engine to firewall. The required distance from the front of the firewall to the front of the prop mount on the engine is 8 5/8” as shown below. 10. Insert the (4) bolts through the engine mount and spacer. Insert...

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47 3. If standard style muffler cans are to be used, in- stall the standard muffler cans to the engine cyl- inder heads as shown. Attach the throttle push- rod to the engine throttle arm as shown. Layout the location of the throttle servo and...

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48 7. Mark and use a 1/16” drill bit for the servo mounting screws. 8. Mount the throttle servo using servo mounting screws. Note: Place a drop of CA glue on the throttle servo mounting screws from inside the engine...

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49 11. Cut the throttle pushrod to the proper length. 12. Gather the soldering tools as shown below. Note: For best results we recommend a high quality Silver Solder like “Sta-Brite” silver solder. 13. Solder the threa...

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50 2. Attach 4-40 ball link and threaded rod to throt- tle servo arm. 3. Cut 4-40 rod and carbon rod to correct length Slip the carbon rod over the 4-40 threaded pushrod. 1. A none soldering method of attaching throttle pushrod is ...

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51 Standard Muffler Installation 1. Gather the standard muffler parts as shown: Shown: DA150-C (Compact muffler set) Also fits: DA150 (Standard muffler set) 2. Use a drop of blue Loctite on muffler bolts be- fore installatio...

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52 2. Gather the included pre cut balsa pipe tunnel sheeting, lite-ply pipe mounting brackets, pre cut silicone tubing and mounting hardware as shown below. 2 x Pre cut balsa tunnel sheeting 2 x lite-ply pipe mounting brackets ...

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53 6. Remove tunnel hatch cover from fuse bottom. 7. Dry fit the pre cut front tunnel balsa floor sheet- ing and trim as necessary. Apply medium CA glue to sheeting and install. 8. Front tunnel sheeting installed shown below. 9. Dry f...

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54 10. Rear tunnel sheeting installed shown below. 11. Insert the pre-cut pieces of silicon tubing into the plywood cutouts in the pipe mounting formers. 12. Mount front bracket to former with 4-40 mount- ing bolts, flat washers and lock w...

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55 14. Remove mounting screws and radio floor from fuselage. 15. Slide rear mounting bracket into position next to fuse former. 16. Mount rear bracket to former with 4-40 mount- ing bolts, flat washers and lock washers. Apply blue Loctit...

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56 18. Using twisting motion insert pipes into fuselage. 19. If necessary cut standard length headers to cor- rect length. Check with header and pipe manu- facturers for proper recommend header length. Insuring correct header length for your...

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57 22. Make final adjustments and secure Teflon cou- plers with clamps. 23. Position bottom tunnel hatch into place at bot- tom of fuse. 24. Apply blue Loctite to hatch mounting bolts. 25. Assemble hatch to bottom of fuse. ...

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58 26. Final Greves pipe installation with hot air exits slots cut out. 27. Front view of final pipe installation shown be- low. Canister Muffler Installation 1. Gather the header and canister parts as shown: 1 - 70mm drop flex hea...

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59 3. Use a sealing iron to ensure the covering is bonded to the bottom of the fuse frame around the pre cut hot air exit holes. 4. Use a hobby knife to remove the covering from the six canister tunnel pre cut hot air exit holes. ...

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60 7. Covering removed from the hot air exit holes and fuse canister hatch cover removed. 8. Dry fit the pre cut front tunnel balsa floor sheet- ing and trim as necessary. Apply medium CA glue to sheeting and install. 9. Front tunnel s...

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61 11. Rear tunnel sheeting installed shown below. 12. Insert the eight pieces of silicon tubing into the plywood cutouts in the pre-installed canister mounting former. 13. Insert first canister from front of fuse through the canister moun...

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62 15. Assemble the canisters to the headers with the Teflon couplers and clamps in accordance with manufactures instructions. 16. Use blue Loctite to secure header pipe bolts to engine. Remember to always use the engine manufacturers su...

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63 19. Apply blue Loctite to hatch mounting bolts. 20. Assemble hatch to bottom of fuse. 21. Final canister installation with hot air exits slots cut out 22. Dry fit both sides of the aft canister tunnel sheet- ing to fit behin...

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64 23. Both halves of the aft rear tunnel sheeting glued in place behind the former. Ignition module Installation 1. Gather the supplied mounting hardware to be used. Included in the kit are large and small ny- lon ties, One Wrap Velcro...

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65 4. Use a 1/4” drill bit to drill the nylon tie mount- ing holes as shown. 5. Roll the supplied foam rubber to make a 4 layer pad as shown. Make the pad slightly larger than the ignition module. 6. Install the ignition modul...

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66 8. Thread ignition connector through firewall and connect ignition timing connectors with safety wire, string, tape, or other method. Ensure the connectors will not come apart from vibration or light tension. 9. Final ignition setu...

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67 Fuel Tank Assembly 1. Gather the fuel tank parts as shown below. There are two tanks provided, 1500cc (50oz) for your fuel system and 1000cc (34oz) for your smoke system if used. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION 2. Locate the (4)...

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68 5. Final assembly of rubber fuel stopper with fuel pick up tube shown below. 6. Install air vent tube into rubber stopper and bend upward. Air vent tube should rest as close to the top of fuel tank as possible. Without touching the t...

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69 9. Secure the rubber stopper with set screw. Take care not to strip threads by over tightening set screw 10. If using both the fuel and smoke tanks position them side by side as shown below. Fuel Tank Installation 1. Gather the f...

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70 3. Use a 1/4” drill bit to drill the tank nylon tie mounting holes. 4. Install a short piece of fuel line and the fuel “T” to the fuel pick up tube. Note: Using a heat gun and or soapy water solu- tion to soften the fuel...

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71 8. Install foam rubber pad for fuel tank to rest on. Foam rubber will help prevent fuel from foam- ing or getting air bubbles from engine vibration. 9. Cinch the nylon ties securely to hold the tank against the foam on the fuel tank fl...

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72 12. Determine which side of fuse you will mount the fuel filler dot. Mark the wing leading edge loca- tion to prevent interference with the wing when installing the filler dot. 14. Mark the location of the fuel filler dot. Note: The...

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73 16. Final installation of Fuel filler dot shown below. 17. Fuel tank shown with fuel filler dot, fuel filter and engine fuel line installed. 18. Route the vent line on top of the fuel tank and secure with small nylon ties as shown. This...

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74 Radio Installation 1. Gather the supplied mounting hardware to be used. Included in the kit are large and small ny- lon ties, One Wrap Velcro ties, and foam rubber pads as shown, 2. Gather the ignition battery, switch and voltage r...

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75 4. Fit the wing to the fuselage and check that the switch location will not interfere with the mounting of the wing. Mark the location of the wing leading edge on the fuse to avoid conflict with the switch mounting location. 5. Mark t...

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76 8. Roll the supplied foam rubber to make a 4 layer pad as shown. Make the pad slightly larger than the ignition battery as shown. 10. Gather the receivers, batteries, switches and regulators as shown below. 9. A typical ignition inst...

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77 12. Typical switch mounting location shown below. 13. A typical radio installation shown below. Secure the batteries using the supplied one wrap Velcro ties and mount the regulators to the fuse floor using manufactures suggested ins...

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78 16. Apply baby powder or corn starch to antenna wires to assist getting antennas into their guide tubes. 17. Push receiver antennas all the way into the pre installed receiver antenna guide tubes. 18. Tape the receiver antenna wires to th...

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79 20. Typical radio, ignition and fuel tank installation shown below. Cowl Preparation for Standard Mufflers 1. Gather the cowl and provided standard muffler exhaust stack exit hole template material as shown below. 2. Test fit t...

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80 4. Lift the template material so that it contacts the bottom of the muffler exhaust stacks. Trace the location of the exhaust stack exit holes. Note: Mark the template “Cowl Side” for easy reference when fitting to cowl. 5...

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81 8. Re attach template to cowl and mark cut loca- tions for exhaust stack exit holes. Note: Take care and test painted areas prior to using any type of paint remover, rubbing alcohols or cleaners to remove any pen lines 9. U...

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82 12. Attach top portion of cowl using the pre installed mounting tabs and slots. Note: Paten pending interlocking cowl design 14. Finished cowl with top and bottom section aligned shown below. 15. Mount top inside section of cowl using...

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83 16. Finished cowl installation shown below 17. Secure front section of cowl using (2) T2.6x10mm flat head screws. Cowl Installation with Greves Pipes 1. If using Greves pipes use the same cowl mount- ing steps ...

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84 Manual Choke Pushrod Installation 1. Gather the choke pushrod and ball link assembly shown below. Measure the length of the choke pushrod required to extend out of the front of the cowl when the choke control arm is fully pushed aft. C...

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85 1. Gather the (4) 8-32 wing mounting bolts, (4) #8 large rubber backed washers and (4) hair pins. Note: Always check wing attachment bolts are securely tightened. We recommend using hair pins through the aluminum anti-rotation...

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86 5. Gather the (10) 4-40 cowl mounting bolts and (10) #6 small rubber backed washers. Mount the cowl using the cowl mounting bolts and rubber backed washers. The rubber backed washers are to prevent the fiberglass cowl from cracking a...

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87 9. Secure front section of cowl using (2) T2.6x10mm flat head screws. 10. Gather the (4) 4-40 hatch mounting bolts and (4) #6 small rubber backed washers. Note: It is highly recommended you apply thin CA gl...

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88 1. Decals supplied with the kit may vary from the photos below. Decal application steps will be similar. Gather supplied decals, transfer tape, ruler, scis- sors, hobby knife, plastic squeegee or credit card, Windex or Application f...

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89 5. Cut transfer tape to accommodate decal size. Note: Transfer tape will be reused. DO NOT throw away any transfer tape until decal placement is complete. Decals supplied with the kit may vary from the photos below. Dec...

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90 8. Press transfer tape to top of decal. 9. Peel backing from decal. 10. Spray model surface with application fluid, Windex or soapy water solution. 11. Spray back side of decal with application fluid, Windex or soapy water sol...

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91 12. Position decal in proper location. Application fluid will allow decal to be moved slightly. 13. Using a plastic squeegee or credit card. Spread de- cal smooth and remove all excess application fluid. Let decal set until dry enough to ...

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92 Center of Gravity Warning, DO NOT skip this step! 1. The recommended CG is (4 1/2” to 4 3/4”) back from the wing leading edge at the wing tip as shown. Note: During the test flights we found 4 ...

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93 2. Elevator throw measured in inches at the widest point of the elevator 3. Rudder throw measured in inches from the rud- der boost tab. 4. Use the supplied flight control deflection meter to measure the throws in degrees . It is ...

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94 6. Aileron throw measured in degrees at widest point of the aileron. 8. Slide the throw meter under the rudder boost tab. Center the throw meter on the rudder using the centering marks on the meter to aid with align- ment. Note:...

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95 10. Secure the tabs to the fin using scotch tape. As shown below Control Throw Deflection Table Low Rate High Rate Aileron 3 1/4” or 25˚ up 4” or 30˚ up 3 1/4” or 25˚ down 4” or 30˚ down Rudder 2 1/2�...

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96 Preflight Check List Center of Gravity: Check CG is set properly. Engine: The engine should run smoothly at all throttle settings with smooth transition from idle to full throttle without stalling hesitation. Do not fly an unreli...

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97 Aerobatics The 150cc Yak 54 QB is capable of any aerobatic maneuver. After you gain some confidence and little experience flying the airplane you can cut loose and perform any maneuver you can think of. Here is a list of some of the ...

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