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Assembly Manual For
Dolphin Jet
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing
our Dolphin Jet. we strive to
achieve the real Quick Builded
and ARF aircraf .
It just requires the least
about of assembly of any kit
that almost finished in factory.
To obtain the perfect
performance, both the design
and manufacturing have been
taken care with the highest
quality from any hardware,
covering ,wood and glue in
the construction as well. By
optimal weight and reliable
construction, you will find this
plane is really ideal for
relaxing.
So we hope every effort and
service we offer will make you
feel easy and have a wonderful
time in the pleasure of flying.
More information on website
www.pilot-rc.com
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WARRANTY
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All Pilot-RC products are guaranteed against
defects for 30 days of receiving your airplane. This
warranty is limited to construction or productions defects
in both material and workmanship , doesn't cover any
component parts damaged by use or modification .
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The manufacture can't supervise the assembly ,
operation and maintenance ,and can't ensure your radio
system is in good condition. Therefore ,we are not
responsible for any damage occurring during the use
of a radio controlled model. It is impossible to
determine for certain whether crash damage was the
result of a radio system failure or pilot error even
improper installation of our products. Model airplane
owner is using it on his own responsibility.
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Pilot-RC will not be liable for any costs, unless agreed
and proved beyond doubt the failure was due to faulty
materials or fabrication. Any agreed cost will not exceed
the cost of the airframe and not include engine, radio
equipment or third party claims.
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No matter what reason you wish to return this
airplane , all shipping cost will be paid by costumer.If
some parts require replacement from us ,the original
parts’ return is at costumer' expense.
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ATTENTION
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You should not regard this plane as toy!
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To ensure safety,please read the instruction
manual thoroughly before assembly .
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Building and operating model plane require
diligent practicing and correct guidance. Any
neglect,carelessness and missing experience can
cause serious bodily harm and property damage.
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Seek the assistant of a experienced person or
airplane model clubs in assembly ,operation and
maintenance to ensure quick and successful learning
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Fly only in proven model airfield
that AMA
(Academy of Model Areonautics) approved
Pilot-RC has the right to change to this plane
,instruction and limited warranty without notice.
If you have any problems and questions ,please
contact pilot –RC
Email: [email protected] , [email protected]
Cellphone:+86 760 88781293
FAX: +86 760 88780293
Address: No.34, Chengnan Er Road , Zhongshan city, 528400, Guangdong
Province, China
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Retract Landing Gear Installation
Landing Gear Assembly
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Landing Gear Assembly
1, Install the servo to the nose
landing gear.
2. Install the servo arm and push
rod. Adjust to make the plane can go
straight approx. You still can adjust
by radio after install it.
4. The other items connect as the
photo shows. These items was put
under the canopy. You need to check
the tube length before you cut it.
Please note the connection from the
retract valve to the cylinder. Three
cylinder orange tubes must connect
to the orange tubes in the valve.
Three cylinder green tubes must
connect to the green tubes in the
valve.
3. Connect the air tube to the retract
gear as the photo shows. Note to use
the different color tube. Red for brake,
green and orange for the retract gear.
Check valve
Brake valve
Connect to brake
wheel
retract valve
Air Pressure Guage
Connect to the
orange tube in
retract cylinder.
Connect to the
green tube in
retract cylinder.
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Landing Gear Assembly
6. Install the check valve, brake valve,
retract valve, fuel dot, air pressure
guage as the photo show. Install the
servo for brake and retract valve.
Fuel dot
Air pressure guage
Check valve
Brake valve
Retract valve
7. Install the nose retract gear to the
fuselage.
5. Install the air throttle as the photo
shows.
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Landing Gear Assembly
9. Put the retract gear air tube
through the hole.
8. Find the hole between the flap
servo bay and the retract gear bay.
10. This photo shows how the air
tube go through the wing.
9. Put the retract gear air tube from
the flap servo bay to the root of the
wing . There is a tunnel under the
covering as the photo shows.
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Landing Gear Assembly
11. Screw the retract gear to the
retract gear bay in the wing. Fix the
brake air tube as photos shows.
12. Get the plastic landing gear cover.
13. Cut the covering around the
retract gear bay.
14. Apply the 30 minutes epoxy on
the bottom of the retract gear bay.
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Landing Gear Assembly
15. Put the retract gear plastic cover
into the retract gear bay.
16. Apply the instant adhesive to glue
the plastic cover to the wing.
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Aileron/falps Control Horns
1. Tear off the cover on the horns
and locking plates
2. Trace around the locking plate
with kinfe and cut off the cover
below.Then the pre-cut slots appear
3. Scuff the horns with a piece of
sand paper for good glue bond.Then
clean up the surface
Wing Servo Assembly
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4. Apply the 30 minutes epoxy
inside the pre-cut slot for horn ,and
coat the horn with epoxy as shown
5. Slide the horn into slot slightly
and Mount the locking plate in
place.Wipe away excess epoxy
with rubbing alcohol
Servo Installation
Wing Servo Assembly
1. Cut out the cover for servo
location carefully .Tape the lead to
pull-string tightly. In order to ensure
the servo wire can be pulled out
without hanging up inside wing
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3 Then put the extention lead
through the root of wing
5. Find four sets of servo mounting
plate.
Wing Servo Assembly
2. Lock the connector with the
provided safety clip against vibration
and loosened tension as shown
6. Glue two piece of wood to the
servo mounting plate as shown
Note: Be sure to glue it strong enough.
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7. Use 1mm bit to drill the mounting
holes. Then screw four bolts to fix
the servo to the servo mounting.
8. Install servo arm.
Wing Servo Assembly
8. Install the servo arms facing
toward the wing edge and adjust
pushrod in proper length to keep the
aileron panel on the neutral position
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Elevator Control Horns
1. Tear off the cover on the horns
and locking plates
2. Trace around the locking plate
with kinfe and cut off the cover
below.Then the pre-cut slots appear
3. Scuff the horns with a piece of
sand paper for good glue bond.Then
clean up the surface
Elevator Servo Assembly
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4. Apply the 30 minutes epoxy
inside the pre-cut slots, and coat the
horn with epoxy as shown
5. Slide the horns into slots slightly
and Mount the locking plate in
place. Align the right and left sides
before epoxy has cured.Wipe away
excess epoxy with rubbing alcohol
Servo Installation
Elevator Servo Assembly
1. Cut off the cover on the pre-cut
slot
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2. Install servos with mounting
screws. Face the brand toward the
rear of fuse.
Elevator Servo Assembly
3. Install the servo arm with mounting
screw and make it vertical with
ground. Adjust pushrod in proper
length to keep the aileron panel on the
neutral position
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7. Repeat all the step above for the
other stabilizer
Elevator Servo Assembly
6. Install the stab with mounting
bolts and washers
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Rudder Control Horns
1. Tear off the cover on the horns
and locking plates
2. Trace around the locking plate
with kinfe and cut off the cover
below.Then the pre-cut slots appear
3. Scuff the horns with a piece of
sand paper for good glue bond.Then
clean up the surface
Rudder Servo Assembly
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4. Apply the 30 minutes epoxy
inside the pre-cut slot for horn ,and
coat the horn with epoxy as shown
5. Slide the horn into slot slightly
and Mount the locking plate in
place.Wipe away excess epoxy
with rubbing alcohol
Servo Installation
Rudder Servo Assembly
1. Cut out the cover for servo
location carefully .Tape the lead to
pull-string tightly. In order to ensure
the servo wire can be pulled out
without hanging up inside wing
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3 Then put the extention lead
through the root of rudder
5. Find four sets of servo mounting
plate.
Rudder Servo Assembly
2. Lock the connector with the
provided safety clip against vibration
and loosened tension as shown
6. Glue two piece of wood to the
servo mounting plate as shown
Note: Be sure to glue it strong enough.
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7. Use 1mm bit to drill the mounting
holes. Then screw four bolts to fix
the servo to the servo mounting.
8. Install servo arm.
Rudder Servo Assembly
8. Install the servo arms facing
toward the rudder edge and adjust
pushrod in proper length to keep the
aileron panel on the neutral position
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Fin accembly
1, Glue the fin to the fuselage with the
30 minutes epoxy.
Note: Must be sure the fin is vertical
with the stabilizer.
Apply the 30 minutes epoxy
Connect the rudder servo wire
Glue the fin to the fuselage.
2, There some small piece of covering
to seal the gap between the fin and
the fuselage.
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Tail pipe Installation
1, Find the tail pipe fixing wood.
Fix to the tail of the fuselage
by six bolt.
Not Include
Fuselage Assembly
2, Fix the front of the tail pipe to
the fuselage by four bolt.
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The wing servo wire and retract air
tube go through the bottom of the fuel
tank. Show and the photos.
Fuselage Assembly
There are precut hole on the
fuselage for all the wire . Show as
the following photo.
Wing retract air tube and
servo wire
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Fuselage Assembly
Mount the turbine to the fuselage.
Please note the gap should be 2cm
as the photo shows.
Screw two set of wood to the 2nd
floor understand the canopy. Install
the battery, receiver as the photo
shows.
Install the air tank, flow air trap tank,
fuel pump on the first floor under the
canopy as the photo show.
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Cockpit Assembly
The Dolphin jet come with the
cockpit . It does not preinstall in
factory so you can put the pilot and
instrument board in the cockpit.
Put the cockpit into the canopy. Apply
the instant adhesive to glue it.
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Navigate Light Assembly
Note: Navigate Light sell separately,
Not come with the plane. You can
Email Tony ([email protected]) to by
it.
Total 7 LED light as shown below
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Navigate Light Assembly
The LED light connect as shown.
Note:
1, the LED light only use 7.4V
battery.
2, The LED light can work without
radio control switch. It will power on
once you connect the power to the
LED light.
3, If you want to use the switch by
radio control. You must power on
the receiver at the first, then
connect the LED light power. Or the
switch can not control the LED light.
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Navigate Light Assembly
Tail LED light :
Rudder LED light :
Nose landing gear LED light :
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Navigate Light Assembly
Fuselage bottom LED light :
Nose landing gear LED light :
Fuselage top LED light :
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CG And Control Throws
■ After you set the given control
throws up and have a few flights under
you belt, you can change the amounts
as well as moving the CG as you like.
Elevator: 25 Degrees on High rate
12 Degrees on Low rate
Aileron: 25 Degrees on High rate
12 Degrees on Low rate
Rudder: 40 Degrees on High rate
20 Degrees on Low rate
Throttle: Adjust idle –full
The First Flight set up Center Of Gravity
The center of gravity is marked
on the root of the wing. Near to
the wing tube as shown.
Your balance at the CG will
determine batteries final mounting
location .
Take off flaps setting:
Flaps: 18 Degrees down
Elevator: 2 Degrees up
Landing flaps setting:
Flaps: 39 Degrees down
Elevator: 5 Degrees up
■ We suggest you do not use the flaps
to take off for the maiden flight. And
check both high rate and low rate flaps
setting in the sky before landing.
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■ Make sure you have the right model programmed into your
transmitter
■ Check the direction of each surface not and also right before
you take off .
■ Remember nothing wrong on the ground ever improves in
the air
■ Check the air plane with the engine running and do a range
check with
■ your body between you and the plane at 150 feet.
■ Check your battery voltage after each flight in case one
servo is draining your battery
■ Recheck all screws ,horns and linkages for slop after your
maiden fight and check for damage if you made a bad landing
you first time
■ Have an experienced pilot fly it for you the first time if you
have any doubts in your mind about the maiden flight
■ Take a break after you first flight and let the adrenaline
burned off by bragging to your fellow members how good it
flies
■ Fly low and at a medium speed on your first few flight
■ Listen to your engine run and have an observer with you to
remember what you talked about during the flight or if you get
into trouble . Always balance your props, vibration is a killer.
■ Remember nose heavy airplanes fly all the time, tail heavy
airplanes fly only once. Be on the CG!
■ Flying two mistakes: high in the beginning and not close to
people, planes or runways. Being a center of the runway hog
does not endear you to many modelers.
Flight Preperation
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