Troy Built Models F-4u Corsair Instruction Manual

F - 4u Corsair

Specification:

Length :1470 mm(57.9") Wing Span :1885 mm(74.2") Wing Area :62.13 sq. dm

6.7 sq. ft Wing Loading :107.8 g/sq. dm

35.3 oz/sq. ft Flying Weight :6.7 kg(14.7 lbs) Radio :6ch&8 servos Engine :120 4-cycle

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

First-time builders should seek advice from people having building experience.If misused or abused,it can cause serious bodily injury and damage to property. Fly only in open areas and preferably at a dedicated R/C flying site. We suggest having a qualified instructor carefully inspect your airplane before its first flight.Please carefully read and follow all instructions included with this airplane,your radio control system and any other components purchased separately.

(The people under 18 years old is forbidden from flying this model)

This R/C airplane is not a toy!

ELEVATOR

Side View

20mm

Top view

Position for right diagram.

Never fly before checking CG’s required position. In order to obtain the CG specified reposition the

receiver and battery.

130mm

Air tank

Switch

Air inlet

3-way pressure inlet

The status when the gear up

Pull out length of 8mm to make gear down

Air valve

Make sure to assemble retracts as instructed below.

Two wheel retract system

Quick release connector

Pressure reduction inlet

Strut

3-way pressure inlet

3

Pressure reduction inlet

1

Air tank

1

Air inlet

2

1

Air line (3000mm)

2

Quick release connector

Strut

( 90 )

Switch

Clevis

Rod (2X300mm)

1

Retainer

TP Screw(2x14mm)

2

Ø1.7mm

Ø0.2mm

Pleas notice the inner diameter for each side of the pressure reduction inlet.

Please insure the sealing of the retract system before flight .

Adjustment.

The centre of the Gravity.

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73

14

: 120 - 4cycle

15"x7

Spinner nut

6

(with 8 servos),

6

6 channel radio for aiplane is highly recommended for this model.

Warning Remove the covering with proper pressure to cut through only the covering itself.Otherwise, cutting down into the balsa structure may weaken the model part and cause accident.

The pre-covered film on ARF kits may wrinkle due to variations of temperature.Smooth out as explained right.

Apply epoxy glue.

Pre-cover the covering with clean cloth! Start at low setting. Increase the setting if necessary.If it is too high,you may damage the film.

Iow setting

with cover(cloth)

Right view

Side View

30mm

RUDDER

25mm 25mm

AILERON

Side View

40mm

FLAP

AILERON

FLAP

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)

Wooden Block

TP Screw (2.6x14mm)

Collar (5mm)

Wooden supporter

7

TP Screw (2.3x6mm) Ply (15x15x6mm)

7

Wooden Block(43x28x26mm)

1

Gear door

2

4

Collar (5mm)

Wheel (100mm)

Landing gear

2 1

8

2

TP Screw (3x20mm )

Landing gear straps

(5mm)

4

TP Screw (2.6x14mm)

2

Wooden Block(25x15x13mm)

1.5mm

Epoxy the fixed landing gear to the main wing.

Adjustment.

Install the wheel to the fixed landing gear.

Epoxy plies under the canopy and assemble the canopy to fuselage with screw.

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71

69

70

67

68

Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

6

Pin hinge(24x24mm)

Make sure hinges are mounted in the same line.

1mm

Aileron

Tailing

edge

Make sure they are in the right position while installing.

Securely glue together. If coming off during flights, you 'll lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!

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6

2 2

2

4

2

Clevis

Rod (2x300mm)

Retainer

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)

Wooden Block(20x20x8mm)

Servo tray(68.5x56.5x2mm)

Pin hinge(24x24mm)

Screw (3x35mm)

Washer(3x15mm)

2

Washer(3x15mm)

Lock Nut (3mm )

Clevis

Retainer

Rod (2x300mm)

Screw (2x10mm)

Main wing joiner

2

4

Wood dowel (6x30mm)

1

Rib template (2mm ply)

Install the nylon control horn and connect the linkage.

Install the servo as the illustration below.

Assemble the aileron to main wing with instant type CA glue.

Keep some space about 1mm width between aileron and trailing edge.

Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

Apply instant type CA glue to aileron and pin hinge.

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2

3

4

5

1

150mm

TP Screw (3x20mm)

4

WssherTP (3x6mm)

Collar

7

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)

4

TP Screw (2.3x20mm)

7

TP Screw (2.3x6mm)

6

Canopy

Ply (15x15x3mm)

14

7

TP Screw (2.3x6mm)

Ply (15x15x3mm)

7

Wooden form

15

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)

Washer (3x6mm)

open a hole on the covering for ensuring assemble and demount the covering easily.

Collar (3mm)

2

1

Tail wheel (45mm)

1.8mm

Epoxy the wooden form to appropriate in the cowling.

Trim the cowling and canopy along the shaded line.

Assemble the tail wheel to tail landing gear.

Drill jholes to appropiate position in the wooden from.

Epoxy the plies to appropriate position under the tail landing gear covering and assemble the tail landing gear covering to thefuselage as below.

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65

64

66

62

63

Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

Add a rubber ring to the clevis for insuring safety

Throttle servo

Elevator servo

Rudder servo

switch servo

Air tank

Mount the receiver and the battery in the fuselage.

Install the servo of switch in the fuselage.

Install the servo of swith.

The sketch map when the servos install completion.

Assemble the elevator servo to appropriate position in the fuselage.

The sketch map of the servo wire in the fuselage.

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61

59

56

57

58

60

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)

Securely glue together. If coming off during flights, you 'll lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!

A A"

A = A"

Main wing joiner

2

Clevis

Rod (2x300mm)

Retainer

8

2

2 2

Metal wire (1.7x210mm)

2

Metal wire (1.7x220mm)

2

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)

48

TP Screw (2x10mm)

4

Wooden Block

(20x20x8mm)

2

Servo tray(72x58x2mm)

12

Ply

(20x16x2mm)

Hatch hinge

12

Clevis

Retainer

Rod (2x300mm)

125mm

30mm

Add a rubber ring to the clevis for insuring safety

Copper joiner

155º

Copper joiner

Washer (2x5mm)

3mm

1.5mm

Rod (2x300mm)

Clevis

Washer(3x15mm)

Washer

Lock Nut (3mm )

Screw (3x35mm)

Screw (2x10mm)

Ply (15x15x2mm)

12

4

Wood dowel (6x30mm)

1

Rib template (2mm ply)

6mm

Rib template (2mm ply)

Install the nylon control horn and connect the linkage.

Install the servo as the illustration below.

Secure the servo.Install the nylon control horn and connect the linkage.

Epoxy the wing to mid wing steadily.

Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

According to the rib template drill holes in the wings and mid wing and epoxy wood dowel in the wing holes.

6

7

8

9

2

10

Securely glue together. If coming off during flights, you 'll lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!

TP Screw (2x10mm)

TP Screw (2.3x12mm)

Drill proper size holes at revelant position for ensuring the linkage rod go smoothly through it !

72mm

Metal wire

metal wire

2

Metal wire (1.7x210mm)

Metal wire (1.7x220mm)

Metal wire (1.7x210mm)

2

Metal wire (1.7x220mm)

86mm

57mm

96mm

43mm

31mm

74mm

Add a rubber ring to the clevis for insuring safety

104mm

The teo sides of hatch hinges should be on the same level

48 48

TP Screw (2x10mm)

Washer (2x5mm)

60mm

40mm

150º

172º

3mm

1.5mm

Ply (15x15x2mm)

12

Ply (20x16x2mm)

12

Drill proper size holes at revelant position for ensuring the linkage rod go smoothly through it

Pleas notice the position before assemble each hatch hinges.

Cut the covering off from appropriate position and epoxy the plies in them.

Insert steel wire to inner and outer flaps for connection.

Assemble the flap to the main wing with TP screw.

Secure the servo.Install the nylon control horn and connect the linkage.

3

16

15

14

11

12

13

Linkage Stopper

Washer (2mm)

Nut (2mm)

Set screw (3x4mm)

Washer (

2mm

)

Set screw (3x4mm)

1

2

2 2

Clevis

Copper joiner

Aluminum tube(3x6mm)

2

Screw (2x10mm)

Nut (2mm )

2

Washer(2x5mm)

Steel wire

Copper joiner

Aluminum tube

Lock Nut (2mm )

Screw (2x10mm)

Ball joint

Washer(2x5mm)

2

2 2

Clevis

Copper joiner

Aluminum tube(3x6mm)

2

Screw (2x10mm)

Nut (2mm )

2

Washer(2x5mm)

Steel wire

Copper joiner

Aluminum tube

Lock Nut (2mm )

Screw (2x10mm)

Ball joint

Washer(2x5mm)

Install the rudder servo.

Install the elevator servo.

Install the throttle servo to appropriate position in the fuselage.

Assemble the rudder servo to appropriate position in the fuselage.

Install the switch and the throttle servo

Drill a smallhole in appropriate position for throttle.

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55

54

53

50

51

52

A A’

B B’

B=B'

A=A'

2

Wood dowel (6x50mm)

2 2

Blind Nut (6mm)

Screw (6x50mm)

1

Gear door

2

Wheel (100mm)

2

LockNut (4mm)

4

Bushing (8X4mm)

6

Ply(9mm)

2

Ply(3mm)

TP Screw (3x20mm)

TP Screw (2.3x8mm)

Retracts strut

LockNut(4mm)

Bushing (8X4mm)

Spring

2

Ply(3mm)

Pleas clear the appropiate position before epoxy the plies in it.

Bushing (8X4mm)

Screw (2x10mm)

TP Screw (2.x10mm)

Pin hinge(36x20x1mm)

Pin hinge

8mm

Note:rubber wheels oleo struts and retracts are optional.

Nut(2mm)

4

Nut (2mm )

12

Washer(2x5mm)

4

Screw (2x10mm)

55mm

50mm

Center line

1.5mm

8

TP Screw (3x20mm)

4

TP Screw (2x10mm)

2

Spring（3X20mm）

Assemble the gear doors and the wheels to the retracts.

Assemble the the retract.

Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

Epoxy the pliies to appropriate position for assembling the retracts

Assembly of the main wings

Drill two holes for pulling out the servo extension line.

4

21

20

19

17

18

Set Screw (3x4mm)

Set Screw (2mm)

Rod (2x400mm)

Set Screw (2mm)

Washer (2mm)

Linkage Stopper

1

4

Washer (4x8mm)

4

Rod (2x400mm)

Blind Nut (4mm)

Screw (4x25mm)

Set Screw (3x4mm)

Fuel supply line

Fuel spray line

Air pressure line

4

Blind Nut (4mm)

Washer (4x8mm)

Nut (4mm)

Spring Washer (4mm)

Washer (4x8mm)

Screw (4x35mm)

Washer (4x8mm)

Screw (4x25mm)

5.2mm

Blind Nut

4mm

Epoxy the fuel tank in the fuselage.

Assemble the throttle linkage.

The sketch map when the engine install completion.

Assembly of the fuel tank.

Drill four holes at the diameters as shown for engine mount.

Assemble the engine.

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49

48

47

44

45

46

80 mm

24 mm

2

Wood dowel (6x50mm)

24 mm

80 mm

2

Blind Nut (6mm)

Screw(6x50mm)

1

Stab joiner (16x280mm)

4

2 2

Pin hinge(24x24mm)

Pin hinge(2.5x48mm)

Steel wire (0.5x3000mm)

1

U-style wire (3mm)

Nose arm

1

4

Tail landing gear(3mm)

Tail landing gear

Collar (3mm)

Collar

Ply (6mm)

2 1

4

Ply (6mm)

1

Washer (3X6mm)

4

Screw (3x15mm)

Screw (3x6mm)

Collar

13mm

Blind Nut (3mm)

4

Screw (3X15mm)

Screw (3x15mm)

Washer(3x6mm)

6mm

6.2mm

Blind Nut

4

Matal douel (4x30mm)

1

Rib template (3mm ply)

Drill two holes to the appropriate in the middle wing and mount the dowels in them .

Drill two holes to relevant position in the fuselage

Mount the wings to the fuselage with screw .

Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

Assemble the tail landing gear to the wheel steeling mounts as below.

Fix the nose arm to the ply with TP screw as below.

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26

25

22

24

23

C C’

D

D’

Make sure to glue securely. If not properly glued, a failure in flight may occur.

Temporarily fasten down the main wing and check its correct position.

Securely glue together.If coming off during flights, you'll lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!

C=C' D=D'

4

Blind Nut (4mm)

Engine mount (68x105mm)

Linkage Stopper

4

12

4

Washer(4x8mm)

Screw (4x35mm)

Spring Washer (4mm)

Nut (4mm)

2

4

Screw (4x25mm)

2

Fuel tank (550cc)

1

2

Clevis

In case of 2-cycle & 4-cycle engine.

155 mm

4 4

4

Clevis

Copper joiner

Aluminum tube(3x6mm)

4 4

Screw (2x10mm)

Nut (2mm )

2x7mm

3mm

Securely glue together. If coming off during flights, you 'll lose control of your airplane which leads to accidents!

4

Washer(2x5mm)

Assembly of the stabilizer.

The side view when the engine install completion.

The front view of the engine install completion.

Drill holes to appropriate position in the stabilizer and epoxy it to the fuselahe as below.

Glue the elevator to the stabilizer by CA and epoxy.

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43

42

40

39

41

Accessory list for the coming installation steps.

4

Pin hinge(24x24mm)

Make sure hinges are mounted in the same line.

35mm

Before After

90º

48mm

85mm

2

Pin hinge(2.5x48mm)

Using rubber tubu cover the middle of the hinges before installation in case the epoxy glue get into.

Make sure hinges are mounted in the same line.

1mm

Rudder

Vertical fin

Cut away the rubber tube when the epoxy glue dried.

Make sure they are in the right position while installing.

3mm

2.5mm

Drill holes to appropriate position in the rudder and epoxy the ping hinges in them.

Bend the gear steel wire as below.

Epoxy the ply to appropriate position inside the tail of fuselage

Apply instant type CA glue to aileron and pin hinge.

Drill holes to the relevant position in the tailing edge and epoxy the rudder to them.

Keep some space about 1mm width between the vertical fin and rudder.

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32

31

30

27

29

28

Elevator

1mm

Tailing

edge

Make sure they are in the right position while installing.

2

1

Steel wire (0.5x3000mm)

U-style wire (3mm)

4mm

4

Wood dowel (4x30mm)

1

Rib template (3mm ply)

The sketh map of the steel wires in the fuselage

Set the U-style wire through the tail of fuselage as below.

connect the fullarm for elevator with steel wire as below.

Keep some space about 1mm width between the elevator and horizontal tail edge.

Drill two holes at the stabilizer root base on rib template and epexy the metal dowel in them.

A ccording to thr rib template drill holes to the tail of fuselage as below.

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