Harbor Freight Tools 94774 Set Up And Operating Instructions Manual

REMOTE CONTROLLED

EASY FLY AIRPLANE

94774

SET UP AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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IMPORTANT!

Warranty does not apply to crash damage.
Read this material before using this product.
Failure to do so can result in serious injury.
SAVE THIS MANUAL.

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contained herein may be reproduced in any shape or form without the express written consent of Harbor Freight
Tools. Diagrams within this manual may not be drawn proportionally. Due to continuing improvements, actual
product may differ slightly from the product described herein. Tools required for assembly and service may not
be included.

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Revised Manual 08i, 09k

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Keep this manual for the safety warnings and precautions, assembly, operating, in­spection, maintenance and cleaning procedures. Write the product’s serial number in the
back of the manual near the assembly diagram (or month and year of purchase if product
has no number). Keep this manual and the receipt in a safe and dry place for future refer­ence.

SPECIFICATIONS

Material ABS plastic, EPP Foam
Plane Battery NiMH 8.4 V, 1300 mAh
Radio 3 Channel, 6 Frequencies
Wing Span 54-15/16” L X 7-7/8” W
Length 34-15/16” L
Range 1,640’
Approximate Fly Time 20-30 minutes
Remote Batteries Required 8 “AA” (not included)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!

Read all instRuctions befoRe using this pRoduct!

SAFETY WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: When using product, basic safety precautions should always be followed to

reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to equipment.

Read all instructions before using this product!

Keep work area clean. 1. Cluttered areas invite injuries.

Observe work area conditions. 2. Keep work area well lit. Keep work area uncluttered

and free of debris. Cluttered areas invite injury.

Check for damaged parts. 3. Before using any product, any part that appears dam-

aged should be carefully checked to determine that it will operate properly and per-

form its intended function. Check for any broken, loose or damaged parts and any

other conditions that may affect its operation. Replace or repair damaged or worn

parts immediately.

Replacement parts and accessories. 4. When servicing, use only identical replace-

ment parts. Use of any other parts will void the warranty.

For ages 16 and over. Do not let children use the Airplane without adult supervi-5.

sion. Failure to do so could result in personal injury and/or property damage.

Wear ANSI-approved impact safety goggles when assembling this product.6.

Maintain products with care. 7. Keep the Airplane in a dry location. Do not expose it

to prolonged moisture.

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Store idle equipment. 8. When not in use always lock up the Airplane.

Dress properly. 9. Wear restrictive hair covering to contain long hair.

Use the right Airplane for the job. 10. Do not attempt to force a small Airplane to do the

work of a larger Airplane. There are certain applications for which this Airplane was

designed. Do not modify this Airplane and do not use this Airplane for a purpose for

which it was not intended.

Do not use or assemble the Airplane if under the inuence of alcohol or drugs. 11.

Read warning labels on prescriptions to determine if your judgement or reexes are

impaired while taking drugs. If there is any doubt, do not assemble or use the Air-

plane.

Do not pick up the Airplane while it is in motion.12.

Use only batteries of the type recommended and do not mix old and new batter-13.

ies.

Do not incinerate batteries. 14. Batteries may burst, causing personal injury and/or

property damage.

Remove batteries if the Airplane is not used for a long period of time.15.

Do not recharge non-rechargeable batteries.16.

Use the Airplane in a large area free from interference from trees, electrical 17.

power lines and other obstacles. Do not y near buildings, cars or busy streets and

do not y at or near people or animals.

Airplane and Charger should always be used with adult supervision.18.

Do not y the Airplane if wind speeds are above 10 MPH.19.

Do not allow children to use glue without adult supervision. 20. Store glue out of

reach of children and animals.

If two airplanes with the same frequency are used (both with the same numbers 21.

on the transmitter and/or receiver) they must be at least 1,640 feet away from

one another.

Before ying, perform a distance check to be certain that you can maintain radio 22.

control at least 25 feet from the transmitter to the Airplane with the antenna col-

lapsed.

Do not trim the Airplane’s antenna. 23. Trimming the antenna will affect radio range.

People with pacemakers should consult their physician(s) before use. 24. Electro-

magnetic elds in close proximity to heart pacemaker could cause pacemaker interfer-

ence or pacemaker failure.

The warnings, cautions, and instructions discussed in this instruction manual 25.

cannot cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. It must be

understood by the operator that common sense and caution are factors which cannot

be built into this product, but must be supplied by the operator.

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ASSEMBLY

Your Radio Controlled Airplane will require complete assembly. It is important that you
read the entire manual to become familiar with the product BEFORE you assemble and use
the Airplane. Before assembling the Airplane be sure that you have all parts described in
the Parts List and Assembly Diagram located on page 8 of this manual.

Figure 1

Landing
Gear (5)

Motor (12)

Figure 2

Propeller (9)

shaft

1. Insert the Landing Gear (5) up into the slot beneath the fuselage by pinching it and

sliding it into place - see Figure 1.

Using Hex Wrench (19), remove the Hex Nut from the end of the shaft on the Motor 2.

(12). Slide the Propeller (9) onto the shaft. Thread the Hex Nut back onto the end

of the shaft to secure the Propeller (9) in place-see Figure 2. Please note and make

certain of correct directional setting for the Propeller once it is installed.

Figure 3

Reinforced Tube (2)

Main Wing Assembly (1)

3. Insert the Reinforced Tube (2) into one Main Wing (1). Insert the free end of the Rein-

forced Tube (2) through the hole in the fuselage and into the second Main Wing, thus

connecting both Main Wings together as seen in Figure 3 and the Assembly Diagram.

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Button to open
Canopy (4)

Canopy (4)

Battery Pack (10)

Figure 4-Opening Canopy for Battery Pack

4. Open the Canopy (4) by sliding down the button located on the front of the Canopy (4)

Figure 4a Figure 5a Figure 6a

and lifting the Canopy (4). Connect the Battery Pack (10) to the socket located inside

the Fuselage (3) - see Figure 4. Once the Battery Pack (10) is in place, close the

Canopy.

Tail Assembly

1. Remove all the protection paper at the bottom of the Vertical Fin/Rudder (6a) and

Level Stabilizer (6b). Attach Vertical Fin to Level Stabilizer.

Remove the protection paper in the tail of the Fuselage (3) as shown in Figure 4a.2.

Insert Wing Assembly (6) to Fuselage (3). Make sure the position is correct and it is 3.

tightened by the protection paper.

Connect the Pushrods (8) to the Rudder (6a) and Level Stabilizer/Elevator (6b) as 4.

shown in Figure 5a.

Adjust the clips to level both the Rudder (6a) and Elevator (6b) as shown in Figure 6a.5.

Plug the Charger (11) into a 120 V~ electrical outlet. Place the battery on a reproof 1.

surface. Plug the Battery Pack (10) into the Charger (11).

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Charging the Battery Pack

Allow up to 5 hours for initial charge and all following charges. The length of time for 2.

charging the Battery Pack (10) will depend on the status of the current charge existing

in the Battery Pack.

Setting up/Operating the Radio Transmitter

Figure 5-Transmitter

Battery Level Indicator

Control Stick
Motor Speed
Function 3

Elevator Trim

Control Stick
Functions 1/2

Rudder Trim

On/Off Switch

Reverse/Normal Switches

1. The Transmitter uses 8 “AA” batteries (not included). Remove the battery compart-

ment cover. Insert the batteries into the battery compartment making certain to line up

the batteries with the polarity indicated in the battery compartment. Press the battery

compartment cover back into place.

The Radio Transmitter (18) transmits a signal to the Airplane’s receiver.2.

The Transmitter is turned ON and OFF with the On/Off Switch located on the bottom 3.

right side of the Transmitter-see Figure 5.

The Transmitter has 3 key functions used to control the Airplane-see Figure 5. Func-4.

tion 1 is controlled by the Main Control and turns the Airplane left or right. Move the

Control Stick to the right to make the Airplane go right, and left to go left. Remember

that when the Airplane is heading toward you the controls will be reversed.

Function 2 controls ying up or down. Moving the Control Stick forward will cause the

Airplane to descend, moving the Control Stick back will cause the Airplane to ascend.

Function 3 is used for speeding up or slowing down the Airplane Motors.

Attach the Ribbon (17) to the Transmitter Antenna.5.

The Transmitter has a Reverse setting that is used to change the direction of the 6.

controls. For example, moving the Control Stick to the right turns the Airplane left if the

Reverse setting is engaged.

The trims are used to ne tune the function of the control stick. Before ying, set the 7.

Trims (elevator and rudder) to the center position. The trims will likely require addi-

tional adjustment in ight to allow the plane to y properly.

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FLYING THE AIRPLANE

Choose a day when the wind is light. 1. The Ribbon (17) attached to the Transmitter

antenna should be blowing slightly (not greater than 30 degrees) and not be blowing

straight out. Find a wide-open eld.

Turn ON the Radio Transmitter. To avoid interference, always turn on the Trans-2.

mitter before turning on the Airplane. Turn on the airplane.

Two people should work together to hand launch the Airplane. One should control the 3.

Remote Control and one will launch the Airplane.

Face the Airplane into the wind. Move the left hand control stick all the way up. Then 4.

the person should carefully keep their hands away from the propeller while pressing

the red button* on the airplane. The motor should now be is running at full power.

With the Airplane tilted at about 10 degrees, propel and release it into the wind. 5.

Let the Airplane climb to and y at about 50 to 300 feet.6.

To steer the Airplane, move the Control Stick (Functions 1 and 2) to the left to steer to 7.

the left, and right to steer it right. Move the elevator and rudder trims slightly to adjust

for minor changes in direction and tilt of the Airplane.

Note: Letting go of the Control Sticks will automatically bring them to a center position.

This will cause the Airplane to resume normal ight if the trims are adjusted properly.

Normal ight time for one full charge is about 20-30 minutes. When the battery begins 8.

to reach the end of its power, the red LED light on the Transmitter will light up, indicat-

ing low transmitter power. When this occurs, IMMEDIATELY LAND THE AIRPLANE.

Important: If damage is caused due to a crash; your warranty is void.

9. To bring in the Airplane for landing, glide the Airplane down against the wind. Move

the left Control Stick toward the center to slow the Propellers. Move the right Control

Stick to adjust for direction. Continue to decrease the Propeller speed and direction

until you bring them to a stop and land the Airplane.

Turn OFF the Airplane and then turn OFF the Transmitter.10.

INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING

Inspection, maintenance, and cleaning should be performed only by an adult. Turn off 1.

the Airplane and Transmitter before inspection, adjustment, maintenance or cleaning.

Do not use solvents or liquid cleaners to clean the Airplane. Use of solvents or liquid 2.

cleaners will damage the material. Use only a dry, soft cloth for cleaning.

Before each use check for loose screws, misalignment or binding of moving parts, 3.

cracked or broken parts, damaged housing, damaged wiring, loose wheels and any

other condition that may affect its safe operation. Do not use a damaged Airplane.

* The red button is a safety device to prevent the plane from starting accidentally. It must be pushed before the propel-

ler can start.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Transmitter does not seem to work or Airplane does not receive signal.1.

Make certain that the 8 batteries in the Transmitter are fresh.a.

Make certain that the Battery Pack (10) is fully charged.b.

Test your distance from the Airplane. Verify that you can maintain control of the Air-c.
plane from a distance of at least 25 Feet.

Make certain you have not trimmed the Antenna. Trimming the Antenna will affect d.
radio range.

Red LED light on Transmitter is ashing2. .

This indicates that the batteries have reached the end of their power. Replace with

new batteries.

The Airplane is ying unevenly.3.

Check that the Push Rods (8), Rudder (6a) and Level Stabilizer/Elevator (6b) are a.
intact and have been correctly assembled-see Figure 5a.

Move the Sub-Trim (see Figure 5) slightly. Adjust the Control Stick-Functions 1/2 until b.

the Airplane is ying evenly.

The Airplane is climbing too slow.4.

Pull the Sub-Trim (see Figure 5) slightly to the left. If this does not fully correct the

problem, move the Control Stick down slightly.

The Airplane is ying erratically with “waves.”5.

Move the Sub-Trim (see Figure 5) slightly. If still not corrected, move the left Control

Stick up slightly. Continue to adjust the Control Sticks until the Airplane is ying at a

constant level.

The Airplane does not take-off.6.

Make certain that the Propeller is installed with the correct directional setting-see a.
Figure 2.

There may be too much wind. b. Choose a day when the wind is light. The Ribbon (17)
attached to the Transmitter antenna should be blowing slightly (not greater than 30°)
and not be blowing straight out.

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PARTS LIST

Part Description Q’ty

1 Main Wing Assembly 1
2 Reinforced Tube 1
3 Fuselage 1
4 Canopy 1
5 Landing Gear 1
6 Tail Wing Set 1
7 Shaft Adapter 1
8 Push Rod 2
9 Propeller 2

10 Battery Pack 1

ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM

Part Description Q’ty

11 Charger 1
12 Motor 1
13 Servo 2
14 Speed Controller 1
15 Receiver 1
16 Crystals (pair) 1
17 Ribbon 1
18 Transmitter 1
19 Hex Wrench 1

Note: Part 19 Hex
Wrench not shown

Note: Some parts are listed and shown for illustration purposes only and are not available

individually as replacement parts.

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