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1 150cc EXTRA 260 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 EXTRA 260 ARF-QB. We put great ef- fort into ...

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4 INTRODUCTION Your new 150cc EXTRA 260 ARF-QB is a highly aerobatic airplane. It is capable of both precision and 3-D maneuvers. The aircraft builds easily, quickly, and precisely due to its state of the art CAD design, LASER cut tech...

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5 KIT CONTENTS 150cc EXTRA 260 ARF-QB Basic Aircraft Parts: Fuselage - vertical fin installed – covered, engine box & firewall installed - fuel-proofed - pre drilled for mounting of the tail wheel assembly. (4) 8-32 blind nuts i...

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6 Horizontal Stabilizer with elevator assembly—covered (12) six per elevator, pin point hinges (glued) - Ready to fly Elevators Pre-drilled for the mounting of the control horns Rudder with (8) pin point hinges (no...

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7 #10: Ultracote™ (1) 600x300mm Midnight Blue #885 - Small repairs (1) 300x300mm True Red #866- Small repairs (1) 300x300mm White #870 - Small repairs (1) 300x300mm Silver #881 - Small repairs (1) 600x300mm Transparent covering -...

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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 1. In order to complete this step you will need: Clear covering, Covering Iron, Scissors, Rubbing Alcohol, and Paper towel. APPLYING CLEAR COVERING TO THE LEADING EDGE OF WINGS AND STABS 2. Clean the leading edge of eac...

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12 5. Cut the covering even with the wing tip being careful not to cut it to short. 6. Save the excess covering from both wings in order to seal the leading edge of the horizontal stabs later. 7. Remove the clear backing from the cov...

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13 9. Using the same method as step 8 tack the cover- ing to the tip of the wing once again keeping it centered on the leading edge. 10. Once the covering has been tacked in place work from the center out to secure the cover- ing to the l...

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14 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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15 5. Fasten the pull string from the outboard servo hole to the male connector of the servo exten- sion. 6. Secure with tape so that the string pulls from the front end of the connector to assist in drawing the servo wire through the ...

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16 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 next Y harness. Last plug the male end of the inboard servo into the rem...

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17 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. Aileron Control Linkage Installation 1. ...

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18 4. Install the servo arms facing toward the wing tip as shown. 5. Align the control horns over the factory drilled holes. 6. Use thick CA on each screw prior to installing to lock screws in place Note: CA glues have ...

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19 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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20 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 4-40 ...

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21 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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22 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 cover- ing has been provided for sealing of the hinge gaps if desired. ...

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23 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 usi...

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24 10. Correct installation of ball link and brass spacer to servo arm shown below. 11. Align the control horns over the factory drilled holes. 9. You may mount the ball links into any of the three control horn holes. However, it i...

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25 14. Plug the Y harness into the female end of the 48” extension and secure the servo connectors with safety wire, string, tape, or other method. Ensure the connectors will not come apart from vibration or light tension. 15. Plug t...

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26 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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27 8. Final pushrod assembly shown below. 9. Repeat the all the above steps for installing the elevator servos into the other stab. 7. Slide carbon reinforcing tube over the 4-40 pushrod and reassemble ball link to pushrod end....

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28 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 , RUDDER SERVOS AND TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY 2. Pr...

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29 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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30 2. Attach the Y harness to aft rudder servo leads and secure with safety wire, string, tape, or other method. Ensure the connectors will not come apart from vibration or light tension. 4. Install the forward rudder servo with the ou...

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31 6. Install rudder servos with servo screws. Rudder Servo Arm Coupler 1. Gather the rudder servo arm coupler hardware as shown below. There are (4) 4-40 ball links with hardware, (2) 4-40 all thread rods, and (2) car- bon sleeves...

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32 4. Screw the remaining ball link onto the threaded rod as shown. Repeat above steps for the remaining rudder arm coupler rod. 5. Attach the two rudder coupler rods to both rud- der servo double output arms using the 4-40 ball link sp...

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33 2. Feed the rudder cable through the pre installed cable exit tube in the tail of the fuse toward the front. Repeat on other side. 3. Pull the rudder cables from the fuse tail to the rudder servo tray. 4. Insert rudder cable through...

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34 6. Tighten the second loop through the brass swage tube and crimp the brass tube with a crimping tool or pliers. Cut off excess cable as shown. 7. A drop of thin CA may be applied to the swage tube to help secure the cable. 8. ...

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35 11. Connect rudder servo output arms and rudder cables as shown below. Rudder Control Horn Installation 1. Gather the rudder control horn parts as shown below. (2) 4-40 ball link assemblies and (2) left and (2) right side control ...

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36 4. Align the left and right sides of the control horns to the mounting holes and mount using six wood screws as shown. 5. Remove the ball link from the rudder control horn. 6. Screw threaded coupler halfway into ball link and reinst...

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37 8. 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 cables are attached. 9. Slide brass swage onto rudder cable. Next, thread the ...

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38 12. Crimp the brass tube with a crimping tool or pliers. 13. Hint: If additional crimping is needed a small C-Clamp may be used for additional crimping pressure. 14. Cut off excess cable as shown. 15. A drop of thin CA may be ap...

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39 16. Re-attach the ball link and cable to the rudder control horn as necessary. 17. Repeat above steps for opposite side rudder cable. 18. Adjust rudder pull-pull cables to desired tension by screwing in or out on the threaded cou...

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40 3. Mount the tail wheel steering tiller using two wood screws. 4. Place a drop of thick CA on tail wheel strut mounting screws before inserting in the pre- drilled mounting holes on the bottom rear of the fuse. 5. Mount the tail whee...

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41 7. Use pliers to twist spring ends closed around the rudder tiller. 8. Slightly stretch the spring and insert through the tail wheel tiller. 9. Use pliers to twist spring ends closed around the tail wheel tiller. 10. Cut off exce...

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42 12. Tail wheel final assembly is complete. ...

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43 Main Landing Gear Installation 1. Gather the landing gear parts as shown below. (1) landing gear strut, (2) strut cuffs, (2) wheels, (2) axle assemblies, (2) wheel pants and landing gear mounting hardware. MAIN LANDING GEAR, GEAR CUFF...

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44 5. Note that the trailing edge of the landing gear strut is tapered. The tapered edge goes toward the rear of the fuse. 6. Assemble the landing gear bolts with lock washer and flat washer. Use a drop of blue Loctite on landing gear ...

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45 9. Use a drop of blue Loctite on the landing gear cover bolts before attaching the cover. 10. Reinstall both landing gear cover bolts with Loctite and fasten firmly. 11. Gather the landing gear cuffs, mounting bolt, flat washers, and...

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46 13. Landing gear cuff installed on the correct side and fitting correctly to fuse. 14. Landing gear cuff on wrong side showing incorrect fit. If this is what you see, install the cuff on the other side of the landing gear strut fo...

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47 17. Final gear assembly with cuff installed. Wheels and Wheel Pants Installation 1. Gather the wheel and wheel pant parts as shown below. (2) wheels, (2) axle assemblies, (2) wheel pants (4) mounting bolts (4) flat washers and (4) ...

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48 4. Align the flat sides of the axle bolt vertical and snug the lock nut against the landing gear strut. Do not tighten securely yet. Then align the wheel pant slot over the axle bolt as shown below. 5. Install and tighten the whee...

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49 8. Remove the wheel pant from the landing gear strut. 9. Use two wrenches to permanently tighten the axle to the gear strut. Note: Ensure flat sides of axle bolt are still vertical and aligned with wheel pant. 10. Install the ...

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50 12. Slide the lock washer then the flat washer on the wheel pant mounting bolts. Use blue Loctite on the bolts before final tightening. 13. Final installation of wheel pant with two mounting bolts. 14. Repeat above steps for o...

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51 Engine Installation 1. The 150cc Extra 260 will accept a wide range of engine types. Illustrations for a DA-150 installation are provided below. Note: Engine mounting hardware is Not Supplied ENGINE, MUFFLER OR CANISTER AND...

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52 5. Use a 1/4 drill bit to drill the engine mounting holes. 6. Remove the 4 screws from the top of the en- gine box cover and remove the engine box top cover. 7. Machined (6mm) aluminum spacers are in- cluded to set the proper stand of...

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53 9. The required distance from the front of the firewall to the front of the prop mount on the engine is 8 1/4” as shown below. 10. Insert the (4) bolts through the engine mount, spacers and washers. Use flat fender washers ...

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54 2. Locate the supplied servo mounting trays, push- rods, ball links, threaded coupler and hardware as shown below. Note: Servo mounting trays have been supplied for your convenience. However, we have chosen to mount the throttle servo...

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55 6. Use a rotary cutting tool to cut out the throttle servo mounting hole. Note: Cover engine with a towel or cloth or use masking tape to protect from any debris getting into the carburetor or cylinders. 7. Insert the thrott...

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56 10. Thread a 4-40 ball link half way onto the threaded coupler as shown. 11. With the servo arm centered and the throttle arm of the carburetor at half throttle, measure and mark the end of the throttle pushrod wire that will be ins...

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57 15. Attach the throttle pushrod with the 4/40 ball links and secure. Power up the receiver and throttle servo and adjust pushrod for proper operation. Ensure the servo or rod does not bind or jam at closed or full open positions. 16....

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58 18. Cut 4-40 rod and carbon rod to correct length Slip the carbon rod over the 4-40 threaded pushrod. 19. Install the throttle pushrod to the engine throttle arm as shown. 20. Place the bottom engine box cover over the push...

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59 22. Dry fit the engine box bottom cover to ensure there is no binding of the pushrod from full closed to full open throttle position. Trim the exit slot as necessary. 23. Reinstall the bottom engine cover with the 4 screws as sh...

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60 2. Use a drop of blue Loctite on muffler bolts before installation. 3. Install muffler cans using the supplied gasket or high temp silicon gasket material and securely bolt to cylinder heads as shown. 4. Side view of standard muf...

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

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62 6. Covering removed from the air exit holes and bottom fuse bay for canister installation. 7. Gather the included pre cut balsa canister tun- nel baffles, lite-ply canister mounts, and sili- cone tubing as shown below. 8. Dry fit the...

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63 10. Dry fit the smaller front tunnel balsa floor baffle for proper fit. Apply medium CA glue to baffle and install. 11. Install the front tunnel balsa floor baffle as shown. 12. Gather the two supplied silicon tubes for ...

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64 14. Insert the pieces of silicon tubing into the plywood cutouts in the pre-cut canister mounting formers. 15. Dry fit the aft canister mounting former to fit behind the first former behind the air exit holes. Apply thick CA o...

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65 18. Front canister mounting former in place. 19. Ensure both canister mounting formers are flush with the inside of the fuse sides as shown. 20. Insert canisters from rear through the canister mounting formers. 21. Rotate cani...

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66 22. Slightly lift the center brace between the air exit holes to clear the stinger exhaust pipes when rotating the canister to the proper position. 23. Canisters properly inserted through both canister mounting formers with t...

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67 26. Rotate the headers for proper alignment to the exhaust ports on the cylinders as shown. 27. Install the header pipes to the engine using blue Loctite as shown. Note: Use a gasket to ensure good seal 28. Firmly tighten the he...

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68 30. Proper alignment of canisters and headers from rear view. 31. Proper alignment of canisters and headers from front view. 32. Dry fit both sides of the aft canister tunnel baffle to fit behind the former just aft of the canister...

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69 34. Both halves of the aft rear tunnel baffle glued in place behind the former. 35. Use supplied covering material to recover the access hole in the bottom of the fuse as shown. 36. Final installation of canister mufflers and headers...

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70 Fuel Tank Assembly 1. Gather the fuel tank parts as shown below. Fuel tank parts, fuel tubing, nylon ties and foam rubber. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION 2. Assemble the fuel tank as shown below. Secure the fuel tubi...

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71 2. If you have sheeted the underside of the tank floor for the canister tunnel, place the fuel tank on the tank floor and mark the position of the nylon ties for mounting the tank. Use a 1/4” drill bit to drill the tank nylon tie moun...

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72 6. Install the fuel tubing as shown securing with small nylon ties. You will need an after market fuel “T” and fuel filling dot. We recommend looping the vent line to the rear of the fuel tank as shown to prevent fuel spilli...

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73 10. Connect the fuel line to the engine carburetor intake nipple and secure with small nylon tie. ...

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74 1. Gather the supplied mounting hardware to be used. Included in the kit are large and small nylon ties, One Wrap Velcro strips, and foam rubber pads as shown, IGNITION AND RADIO INSTALLATION Ignition Module Installation 2. Gather t...

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75 5. Use a 1/4” drill bit to drill the nylon tie mounting holes as shown. 6. Roll the supplied foam rubber to make a 4 layer pad as shown. Make the pad slightly larger than the ignition module as shown. 7. Install the igniti...

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76 9. Use thick CA glue on the engine box hatch screws prior to installing. 10. Install the engine box hatch screws as shown. Switch Installation 1. Gather the switches to be mounted as shown below. We used one switch for the ignitio...

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77 3. We chose to mount the ignition switch below the one radio switch on the left side. Mark the location for ignition and radio switches using the switch mounting plate for a template. 4. Use a rotary cutting tool or a hobby kni...

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78 8. Radio and ignition switches mounted on the left side. Ignition Battery and Regulator 1. Gather the ignition battery and regulator if used as shown. 2. Roll the supplied foam rubber to make a 4 layer pad as shown. Make the pad ...

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79 4. Wrap the Velcro tie wraps around the ignition battery and foam pad and secure to fuse floor as shown. 5. Trim excess Velcro tie wrap as shown. 6. Ignition battery secure to fuse. 3. Insert the Velcro tie wraps under the fuse flo...

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80 8. A typical ignition installation shown below. Secure the regulator to the fuse floor using manufactures suggestion instructions. Radio Installation 1. Gather the receivers, batteries, and regulators as shown below. 2. Mount the...

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81 4. Tape the receiver antenna wire to the end of the antenna guide tube as shown. This will prevent the antenna wire from vibrating back out. 5. Tape the remaining receiver antenna wire to the radio mounting tray as shown. This will p...

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82 1. The 150cc EXTRA 260 cowl has baffling molded into the upper and lower halves as shown. This baffling should provide adequate cooling for your engine. However, a wide range of engines may be used, you may want to add addit...

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83 2. Apply clear tape to the edge of the folder template as shown. 4. Mark the center of the blind nut in the lower cowl mounting tabs from the top down with a T-pin. 3. Tape the template to the bottom of the fuse with the back ed...

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84 6. Insert two cowl mounting bolts with rubber backed washers through the template from the bottom up. 7. Mount the template to the bottom of the cowl mounting tabs with two cowl mounting bolts and rubber backed washers as shown. 8. Li...

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85 10. Remove the template. Extend holes towards fuse former by drawing a 2 1/2” long hole. This will allow the cowling to slip over the stacks. 11. Allow a 1/4” clearance around the outside edge of the exhaust stack tubes. 12. ...

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86 14. Mount the template to the bottom of the cowl as shown. Mark the cutout locations onto the cowl as shown. Note: Take care and test painted areas prior to using any type of paint remover, rubbing alcohols or cleaners to ...

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87 18. Remove template and draw a hot air exit hole. This hole should be a minimum of four times the size of the air inlet holes at the front of the cowling. 19. Using a hobby knife cut out the hot air exit hole. 20. Mark the hot air e...

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88 22. Cooling holes in bottom of cowl for standard mufflers. Note: Take care and test painted areas prior to using any type of paint remover, rubbing alcohols or cleaners to remove any pen lines 23 Typical cut out for standard...

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89 3. Use a rotary cutting tool, files, and sandpaper to cut out and smooth the edges of the cooling openings in the bottom of the cowl as shown. Note: Take care not to cut or scratch the cowl. Note: Take care and test painted ar...

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90 3. Use a hobby knife or small drill to drill the exit hole for the choke pushrod as shown. 4. 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. 5. ...

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91 Final Cowl Assembly 1. Use a drop of blue Loctite on each cowl screw prior to assembly. 2. Firmly tighten each cowl screw through the top and bottom of the cowl and to the fuse as shown. ...

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92 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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93 5. Gather the (8) 4-40 cowl mounting bolts and (8) #6 small rubber backed washers. 6. Mount the cowl using the cowl mounting bolts and rubber backed washers. The rubber backed washers are to prevent the fiberglass cowl from cr...

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94 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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95 4. Factory placement of decals shown. ...

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96 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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97 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, Winde...

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98 12. Position decal in proper location. Applica- tion fluid will allow decal to be moved slightly. 13. Using a plastic squeegee or credit card. Spread decal smooth and remove all excess application fluid. Let decal set until dry eno...

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99 16. Repeat installation process of bottom decal for top decal installation. Use application fluid for easier installation 17. Place top decal over bottom decal. Position evenly and centered on bottom decal. Press top decal onto bottom d...

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100 Center of Gravity Warning, DO NOT skip this step! 1. The recommended CG is (4 1/4”) back from the wing leading edge at the wing tip as shown. CENTER OF GRAVITY - CONTROL THROWS 2. Balance the EXTRA 260 without fuel in...