Seagull Models Extra 300 Assembly Manual

Kit features.

• Ready-made—minimal assembly & finishing required.

• Ready-covered covering.

• Photo-illustrated step-by-step Assembly Manual.

Made in Vietnam.

Specifications

Wing Span ------------------------------- 43 in --------------------- 109cm.
Wing Area ------------------------------- 367 sq in ---------- 23.7 sq dm.
Weight ------------------------------------ 20-21 oz ------------ 566-595 g.
Length ------------------------------------ 38.4 in ------------------- 97.5cm.
Radio ------------------------------- 4 channel with 4 sub-micro servos.
Motor size ---------------------------- Park 450 to Park 480 Outrunner.
Need to Complete
Speed Control: 35A to 40A Brushless
Recommended Battery 3-cell 11.1V 1320mAh to 2100mAh Li-Po.

ASSEMBL Y MANUAL

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INTRODUCTION.

Thank you for choosing the EP EXTRA 300 ARTF by SEAGULL EP. The EP EXTRA 300 was
designed with the intermediate/advanced sport flyer in mind. It is a semi scale airplane which is
easy to fly and quick to assemble. The airframe is conventionally built using balsa, plywood to make
it stronger than the average ARTF , yet the design allows the aeroplane to be kept light. You will find
that most of the work has been done for you already.Flying the EP EXTRA 300 is simply a joy.

This instruction manual is designed to help you build a great flying aeroplane. Please read this
manual thoroughly before starting assembly of your EP EXTRA 300. Use the parts listing below to
identify all parts.

WARNING.

Please be aware that this aeroplane is not a toy and if assembled or used incorrectly it is
capable of causing injury to people or property. WHEN YOU FLY THIS AEROPLANE YOU
ASSUME ALL RISK & RESPONSIBILITY.

If you are inexperienced with basic R/C flight we strongly recommend you contact your R/C
supplier and join your local R/C Model Flying Club. R/C Model Flying Clubs offer a variety of training
procedures designed to help the new pilot on his way to successful R/C flight. They will also be able
to advise on any insurance and safety regulations that may apply.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED.

! Motor:Park 450 to Park 480

Outrunner.

! Computer radio with four sub-

micro servos ( S75 7.5gram (
EFLRS75)) .

! Propeller 10x4.7 electric.

! Speed control: 35A to 40 A

brushless.

! Battery: 3 cell 11.1 V / 1320 -

2100mAh Li-Po.

Park 480 outrunner 910KV (EFLM1510)

40-Amp Brushless ESC (EFLA312B).

-3Cell.1 1.1V1320mAh Li-po ( THP1320SPL)

-3Cell, 1 1.1V1900mAh Li-po (THP19003S).

-3Cell,1 1.1V2100mAh Li-po(THP21003SPL)

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PARTS LISTING.

FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY

! (1) Fuselage.
! (1) Canopy hatch.

WING ASSEMBLY

! (1) Right wing half/ aileron.
! (1) Left wing half/ aileron.
! (1) Aluminium dihedral brace.

Tail section assembly

! (1) Horizontal stabilizer/ elevator

halves.

! (1) Rudder halves.

Some more parts.

HARDWARE PACK

COWLING

Landing gear.....

NOTE: To avoid scratching your new aero-

plane we suggest that you cover your
workbench with an old towel. Keep a
couple of jars or bowls handy to hold
the small parts after you open the
bags.

Please trial fit all parts. Make sure you
have the correct parts and that they
fit and are aligned properly before
gluing! This will ensure proper as­sembly as the EP EXTRA 300 is
made from natural materials and
minor adjustments may have to be
made.

The paint and plastic parts used in
this kit are fuel proof. However, they
are not tolerant of many harsh chemi­cals including the following: paint
thinner, cyano-acrylate glue accel­erator, cyanoacrylate glue de-bonder
and acetone. Do not let these chemi­cals come in contact with the colours
on the covering and the plastic parts.

TOOLS & SUPPLIES NEEDED.

! Thick cyanoacrylate glue.
! 30 minute epoxy.
! 5 minute epoxy.
! Hand or electric drill.
! Assorted drill bits.
! Modelling knife.
! Straight edge ruler.
! 2mm ball driver.
! Phillips head screwdriver.
! 220 grit sandpaper.
! 90° square or builder’s triangle.
! Wire cutters.
! Masking tape & T-pins.
! Thread-lock.
! Paper towels.

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! 1) Carefully remove the aileron from one
of the wing panels. Note the position of the
hinges.

! 2) Remove each hinge from the wing panel
and aileron and place a T-pin in the center of
each hinge. Slide each hinge into the wing
panel until the T-pin is snug against the wing
panel. This will help ensure an equal amount
of hinge is on either side of the hinge line when
the aileron is mounted to the aileron.

HINGING THE AILERONS.

! 3) Slide the wing panel on the aileron until
there is only a slight gap. The hinge is now
centered on the wing panel and aileron.
Remove the T-pins and snug the aileron
against the wing panel. A gap of 1/64” or less
should be maintained between the wing panel
and aileron.

! 4)Deflect the aileron and completely
saturate each hinge with thin C/A glue. The
ailerons front surface should lightly contact the
wing during this procedure. Ideally , when the

! 5) Turn the wing p anel over and deflect the
aileron in the opposite direction from the
opposite side. Apply thin C/A glue to each
hinge, making sure that the C/A penetrates into
both the aileron and wing panel.

The hinge is constructed of a special
material that allows the C/A to wick or
penetrate and distribute throughout the
hinge, securely bonding it to the wood
structure of the wing panel and aileron.

hinges are glued in place, a 1/64” gap or less
will be maintained throughout the lengh of the
aileron to the wing panel hinge line.

Note:

T-pin.

Hinge.

T-pin.

Hinge.

T-pin.

T-pin.

C/A glue.

The control surfaces, including the
ailerons, elevators, and rudder, are
prehinged with hinges installed, but the
hinges are not glued in place. It is
imperative that you properly adhere the
hinges in place per the steps that follow
using a high-quality thin C/A glue.

Note:

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Work the aileron up and down several
times to “work in” the hinges and check
for proper movement.

HINGING THE ELEVATORS.

Note:

! 8) After both ailerons are securely hinged,
firmly grasp the wing panel and aileron to
make sure the hinges are securely glued and
cannot be pulled out. Do this by carefully
applying medium pressure, trying to separate
the aileron from the wing panel. Use caution
not to crush the wing structure.

! 7) Repeat this process with the other wing
panel, securely hinging the aileron in place.

! 6) Using C/A remover/debonder and a paper
towel, remove any excess C/A glue that may
have accumulated on the wing or in the aileron
hinge area.

HINGING THE RUDDER.

Glue the elevator hinges in place using the
same tectniques used to hinge the ailerons.

Glue the rudder hinges in place using the
same tectniques used to hinge the ailerons.

C/A glue.

! 1) Assemble and mounting the wheel pants
as shown in the following pictures.

WHEEL AND WHEEL PANTS.

C/A glue.

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C/A glue.

C/A glue.

!1) Using the hardware provided, mount the
main landing gear to the fuselage.

INST ALLING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

A drop of C/A glue on the wheel collar
screws will help keep them from coming lose
during operation.

Repeat the process for the other wheel.

C/A glue.

3 X 12mm.

INSTALLING ELECTRIC MOTOR.

Park 450 to Park 480

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C/A glue.

Front view.

COWLING INST ALLA TION.

! 1) Slide the fiberglass cowl over the en­gine and line up the back edge of the cowl with
the marks you made on the fuselage then trim
and cut.

Rotor shaft.

Motor.

Blind nut.

Trim and cut.

3x10mm.

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Because the size of servos differ, you
may need to adjust the size of the precut open­ing in the mount. The notch in the sides of
the mount allow the servo lead to pass through.

Install the rubber grommets and brass
collets onto the aileron servo. Test fit the
servo into the aileron servo mount.

!1) Install the rubber grommets and brass
eyelets onto the aileron servo.

!2) Install the metal connector onto servo
arm.

!3) Turn the wing p anel right side up. Using
a modeling knife, remove the covering at servo
tray .

! 2) While keeping the back edge of the
cowl flush with the marks, align the front of
the cowl with the crankshaft of the motor . The
front of the cowl should be positioned so the
crankshaft is in nearly the middle of the cowl
opening. Use the spinner backplate as a guide.
Hold the cowl firmly in place using pieces of
masking tape.

3x10mm.

! 3) Slide the cowl back over the motor.

The propeller should not touch any part
of the spinner cone. If it does, use a sharp
modeling knife and carefully trim away the
spinner cone where the propeller comes in
contact with it.

AILERON SERVOS - LINKAGES.

Servo(2pcs).

Small weight.

Thread.

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Aileron control horn.

Using a small weight (Weighted fuel pick-up

works well) and thread, feed the string through

the wing as indicated.
Attach the string to the servo lead and

carefully thread it though the wing. Once you
have thread the lead throught the wing, remove
the string so it can use for the other servo
lead. T ape the servo lead to the wing to prevent
it from falling back into the wing.

Secure the servos with the screws pro­vided with your radio system.

Straigh line.

!4) Using a ruler & pen to draw a straight
line as pictures below

Pen.

!5) Insert aileron control horn to the aileron.

Attach the micro control connector to the

servo arms. Be sure to use the lock tie but it
could free rotation .

Wing bottom.

M2x12mm.

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! 2) Install the rubber grommets and brass
collets onto the elevator servo. Test fit the
servo into the elevator servo mount.

! 3) Secure the servos with the screws pro­vided with your radio system.

Because the size of servos differ, you
may need to adjust the size of the precut open­ing in the mount. The notch in the sides of the
mount allow the servo lead to pass through.

INSTALLING THE SWITCH.

Install the switch into the precut hole in the

side, in the fuselage.

Right side.

Elevator servo.

Left side.

Rudder servo.

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

!1) Using a ruler and a pen, locate the
centerline of the horizontal stabilizer , at the trail­ing edge, and place a mark. Use a triangle
and extend this mark, from back to front,
across the top of the stabilizer. Also extend
this mark down the back of the trailing edge of
the stabilizer.

Remove covering.

Switch.

Center line.

Repeat the procedure for orther wing

haft.

! 1) Locate and cut out the covering film from
the servo holes in both sides of fuselage.

FUSELAGE SERVO INSTALLATION.

Right side.

Remove
covering.

Repeat the procedure for rudder servo.

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! 2) Using a modeling knife, carefully remove
the covering at mounting slot of horizontal sta­bilizer ( both side of fuselage).

! 3) Slide the stabilizer into place in the pre­cut slot in the rear of the fuselage. The stabi­lizer should be pushed firmly against the front
of the slot.

! 7) When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly , apply C/A glue to the top and
bottom of the stabilizer mounting area and to
the stabilizer mounting platform sides.

! 5) Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines
you just drew as a guide, carefully remove the
covering from between them using a model­ing knife.

When cutting through the covering to
remove it, cut with only enough pressure to
only cut through the covering itself. Cutting
into the balsa structure may weaken it.

! 6) Using a modeling knife, carefully re­move the covering that overlaps the stabilizer
mounting platform sides in the fuselage. Re­move the covering from both the top and the
bottom of the platform sides.

! 4) With the stabilizer held firmly in place,
use a pen and draw lines onto the stabilizer
where it and the fuselage sides meet. Do this
on both the right and left sides and top and
bottom of the stabilizer.

Pen.

Remove covering.

! 1) Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering from over the precut hinge slot cut
into the lower rear portion of the fuselage. This
slot accepts the lower rudder hinge.

VERTICAL STABILIZER INSTALLATION.

Hinge.

Hinge slot.

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! 3) While holding the vertical stabilizer
firmly in place, use a pen and draw a line on
each side of the vertical stabilizer where it
meets the top of the fuselage.

! 4) Remove the stabilizer. Using a mod-
eling knife, remove the covering from below
the lines you drew . Also remove the covering
from the bottom edge of the stabilizer and the
bottom and top edges of the filler block. Leave
the covering in place on the sides of the filler
block.

When cutting through the covering to re­move it, cut with only enough pressure to only
cut through the covering itself. Cutting into
the balsa structure may weaken it.

! 5) Slide the vertical stabilizer back in
place. Using a triangle, check to ensure that
the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º to the hori­zontal stabilizer.

90º

Vertical

Stabilizer.

Horizontal

Stabilizer.

Pen.

C/A glue.

! 2) Slide the vertical stabilizer into the slot
in the top of the fuselage. The rear edge of
the stabilizer should be flush with the rear edge
of the fuselage and the lower rudder hinge
should engage the precut hinge slot in the
lower fuselage. The bottom edge of the stabi­lizer should also be firmly pushed against the
top of the horizontal stabilizer .

! 6) When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly , apply C/A glue to fix them.

Remove
covering.

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Control horn install as same as method of
aileron wing. See pictures below.

Rudder control horn.

Elevator control horn.

PUSHROD INSTALLATION.

Pushrod install as same as method of
pushrod wing. See pictures below.

Pushrod.

Rudder

servo.

Elevator

servo.

MOUNTING THE TAIL WHEEL BRACKET.

See pictures below:

2x12mm.

CONTROL HORN INSTALLATION.

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Insert two wing panels as pictures below:

ATTACHMENT WING-FUSELAGE.

Attach the aluminium tube into fuselage.

INSTALLING THE BATTERY-RECEIVER.

Battery.

Receiver.

See pictures below.

Battery tray

Tie wrap.

M2x8mm.

Tie wrap or rubber band.

Expoy glue.

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BALANCING.

!1) It is critical that your airplane be bal­anced correctly . Improper balance will cause
your plane to lose control and crash. The cen-

ter of gravity is locate

7-8cm back from the

leading edge of the wing, measured at wing
tip.

!2) If the nose of the plane falls, the plane
is nose heavy. To correct this first move the
battery pack further back in the fuselage. If
this is not possible or does not correct it, stick
small amounts of lead weight on the fuselage

! 3) When the elevator, rudder and aileron
control surfaces are centered, use a ruler and
check the amount of the control throw in each
surface. The control throws should be

measured at the widest point of each sur­face!

sides under the horizontal stabilizer . If the tail
of the plane falls, the plane is tail heavy. To
correct this, move the battery and receiver for­ward orif this is not possible, stick weight onto
the firewall or use a brass heavy hub spinner
hub, similar to those offered by Harry Higley.
When balanced correctly, the airplane should
sit level or slightly nose down when you lift it
up with your fingers.

!2) Turn on the radio system, and with the
trim tabs on the transmitter in neutral, center
the control surfaces by making adjustments
to the clevises or adjustable servo connectors.
The servo arms should be centered also.

CONTROL THROWS.

!1) We highly recommend setting up the

EP EXTRA 300 using the control throws listed
at right. We have listed control throws for both
Low Rate (initial test flying/sport flying) and
High Rate (aerobatic flying).

INITIAL FLYING/SPORT FLYING

Do not use the aerobatic settings for
initial test flying or sport flying.

Ailerons: 5/8” up 1/2” down
Elevator: 3/4” up 3/4” down

Rudder: 2 1/2” right and left

AEROBA TIC FLYING

Ailerons: 1” up 7/8” down
Elevator: 1 1/4” up 1 1/4”down
Rudder: 3 1/2” right and left

! 4) By moving the position of the adjust­able control horn out from the control surface,
you will decrease the amount of throw of that
control surface. Moving the adjustable con­trol horn toward the control surface will in­crease the amount of throw.

Wing bolt.

Wing bolt.

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FLIGHT PREPARATION.

! A) Check the operation and direction of
the elevator, rudder, ailerons and throttle.

! B) Plug in your radio system per the
manufacturer's instructions and turn every­thing on.

! E)Check the throttle.

! D) Check the rudder. Looking from be­hind the airplane, move the rudder stick to the
right. The rudder should move to the right. If it
does not, flip the servo reversing switch on
your transmitter to change the direction.

! C) Check the elevator first. Pull back on
the elevator stick. The elevator halves should
move up. If it they do not, flip the servo re­versing switch on your transmitter to change
the direction.

! F)From behind the airplane, look at the
aileron on the right wing half. Move the aileron
stick to the right. The right aileron should move
up and the other aileron should move down. If
it does not, flip the servo reversing switch on
your transmitter to change the direction.

!5) If your radio transmitter is equipped
with dual rate switches double check that they
are on the low rate setting for your first few
flights.

!6) Check to ensure the control surfaces
are moving the proper amount for both low
and high rate settings.

!8) Properly balance the propeller. An out
of balance propeller will cause excessive vi­bration which could lead to engine and/or air­frame failure.

We wish you many safe and enjoyable
flights with your EP EXTRA 300.

!7) Check the receiver antenna. It should
be fully extended and not coiled up inside the
fuselage.

PREFLIGHT CHECK.

!1) Completely charge your transmitter
and receiver batteries before your first day of
flying.

!2) Check every bolt and every glue joint
in the EP EXTRA 300 to ensure that every­thing is tight and well bonded.

!3) Double check the balance of the air­plane. Do this with the fuel tank empty.

!4) Check the control surfaces. All should
move in the correct direction and not bind in
any way .