AeroPlus YAK 55M User manual

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YAK55M60”

ItemNo：A‐G030010

Specifications

WINGSPAN:60"(1520mm)

LENGTH:58.5"(1490mm)

WINGAREA:738sq.in.(47.6sq.dm.)

FLYINGWEIGHT:5‐5.5lbs(2300‐2500g)

Electric:Brushlessoutrunner8Oz.PROPAPC16x10E‐17x8ELI‐POLY5‐6S3800‐5000mAh

Glow:.46‐.522C.52‐.824C

RADIO:4CH/5Sor4s1ESC（70A)

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Description

CarbonFibre:  Wingtube,landinggear,tailgear;

Fiberglassservoarmsandhorn;

Lightweightwheels

ball‐linkhardware

PoweredbyElectricorGlow

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2Colourschemes

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Unpacking

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Carefullyunpackthemodelmakingsurethatifyouuseasharpknifetoopenbags,nottocutanycoveringonthe

model.Inspecteachitemtomakesurenotransitdamagehashappened.Ifyouarenothappywithanypartor

areunsurepleasecontacttheDealerthatyoupurchasedfrom.

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Covering

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Duetothemodelspendingtimeindifferentclimateszonesfromthefactoryonitswaytoyou,someofthe

coveringmayhavewrinkles.Wehighlyrecommendthatyoutaketimetore‐sealallcoveringedgeswithaniron

andtouseaheatguntoremoveanywrinklesandre‐tightenthecovering.Itisbesttodothisnowwhiletheplane

isnotassembled,remembertonotletanyheatgetnearanypartslikethecanopyorcowlasthismaycause

damage.

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AssemblyTips

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Wealsorecommendthatyougooveralltheaccessiblejointswithcyanoglue.Wickglueintoareasofhighstress

aroundtheU/Cplateandmotorbox.

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UseNutlockonallmetaltometaljoints.Evenifyouareusingelectricwithlowvibrationlevelsitwillmakesure

thatthingsdonotdropoffyourairplane!!

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LandingGearAssembly

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 Pusheachaxlethroughthewhellholes,andtightenupwith1xselflockingnutand1xblindnut.Thenaxlethoughtheholeoflandinggear,and

tightenupwith1xselflockingnut

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 TheU/Crakesforwardsousethecorrectwheelpantperside,andusingafinedrill,drillholesforthescrews.

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 Nowlineupthewheelinthecentreofthewheelpantopeningandtightenthecollets.Remembertousenutlockandtomakesurethewheelcan

movefreely.

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RearStab

 Removetheelevatorsandhingesfromtherearstabandplaceitintheopening.

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Itisimportantthatcareistakenwhenaligningtherearstab.Measureeachsidetomakesurethatanequalamountshowsoneachside.

 FittheCFwingtubeandlookingfromthefrontandbackcheckthattheelevatorplateisinhorizontalalignmenttotherearstab.Ifitisnotthentrim

theopeningsothatitisequal.

 Fitthewingsandmeasurefromtheendofthewingtotheelevatorstabtomakesurethatbothsidesareequal

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 Glueing–Onceyouthinkyouarereadytoglue,measureagain.Werecommend2methodsforgluing.Eitherremovethecoveringontheareathatis

coveredbythefuselageandgluewithepoxyorleavethecoveringonandgluewiththincyno.Wickinginthinfirst,ifalargegapisvisiblethenuse

mediumorthick.Remembertowickinsmallamountsatatimekeepingtheplanelevel,thiswillensurethegluestayswhereitneedstobe.

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 Dependingonifyouarefitting1or2elevatorservo’syoumayneedtofittheelevatorjoiningbar.

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 Workouthowmuchofthejoinerbarneedtogointotheelevatorhalfbylayingthebaroverthehalvesandsettingthesamelengthastherearstab.

 Openupthecoveringattheinsideofeachoftheelevatorhavesandmarktheareaofwoodthatneedstoberemoved.

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 Cuttheareaofwoodawaywithasharpknife

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 Testfitthejoinerbar

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 Ironbackdownthecovering

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 Coverthejoinerbarleavingtheglueareaexposed

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 Cuttheareaforthejoinerbarontheotherelevatorhalf,irondownthecoveringandtestfit.

 Gluethejoinerbarinto1oftheelevatorhalveswithepoxy.

 Nowwecanhingeoneoftheelevatorswiththejoinerbargluedin.

 Apply‘vaseline’tothehingepointonthehingesandusing30minuteepoxytogluetheseintotheboththestabandelevatorhalf.Wipeoffexcess

gluebeforeitsets.

 Dryfittheotherelevatorhalfwiththehingesandmakesurethatbothhalvesaligntothestab.Trimwherethejoinerbarsitsifrequired.

 Gluethehingesinbothstabandelevatoragainwith30minuteepoxy.Whilegluingusetapetokeepitinalignment

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 Completedelevator

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 Removethecoveringfortheelevatorservo

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 Removethecoveringwheretheelevatorhornsfit,useeitherasolderingironorasharpknife.

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 Testfitthehorns

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 Theareaonthehornsthatgoesinsidetheelevatorneedstoberoughedupwithsandpaper.Thisallowsabettergluejoint.

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 Gluethehornsinplacewithepoxyglue.Putaboltthroughtheballjointholetomakesurethatthehornsstayinalignmentwhiledrying.

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 Beforefittingtheelevatorservofixanextensionleadsothatthewirecanberoutedthroughthecardboardtubewireholderinthefuselage.Onthe

servoleadjointaddaservoplugclip.

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 FittheElevatorServoservoandusingafinedrill,drillholesfortheservoscrews.Removetheservoanddropthincynointoall4holes.

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 Re‐fittheelevatorservoandsecureitinwithservoscrews.

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 CentretheservousingyourTX,andfitaservoarm.Useeitheranaftermarketarmorattachthearmsthatweresuppliedtoaservohead.Screwball

jointsontothepushrod(useplierstoholdpushrod)andboltinplacewithsuppliedbolts.Centreofservoshouldalignwithelevatorflattothestab.

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 Ifyouareusingdualelevatorservosthenrepeattheprocessontheotherside.

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Rudder

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 Assembletherudderhorns

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 Gluetherudderhingesintoboththerudderandfinusingepoxyglue.Remembertousevaselineonthehingejoint.Whiledryingusetapetokeepit

inalignment.

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 Drilltherudderscrewstofittherudderhronontherudder.Dothistobothsides.

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 Assembletherudderservocontrolarmasbelow,drillholesforscrewsandusecynotostopthenutsfromcomingloose.

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 Fittherudderservoanddrillholesusingafinedrillfortheservoscrews,dropthincynointotheholestostrengthenthewood.

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 Usingservoscrewsfixtheservoinplace,notethesplineistowardsthefrontoftheplane

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 Theclosedloopwiresareassembledintheplane;attachtherearballjointstotherudder.Dothistobothsides.

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 Fitthearmontotherudderservoandcrimpthewirestoatauttension

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TailGear

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 Locateallpartsasinpicture,whenassemblingremembertonutlockallparts

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 AssembletheGearasperphoto

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 Attherearofthefuselageyouwillfindaplywoodarea,laytheCFgearonthisandmarkthe3holes.Takingcaretomakesureitisstraight.

 Drilleachholewithafinedrillanddropthincynointotheholestostrengthenthewood.

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 ScrewtheCFgearonwiththethreesuppliedselftapingscrews.

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 Drillaholeinthebaseoftherudderfortheruddersteeringguide.

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 Beforegluingwithcyano,placeitoverthethinrod.

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AileronServos

 Theaileronsonthewingsarepre‐glued.Checkeachonebygentlypullingtomakesurethattheyaresecure

 Removethecoveringwheretheaileronhornsaregluedinplace.Useeitherasolderingironorasharpknife

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 Usingsandpaperroughtheareathatwillbegluedintotheaileron.

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 Gluebothhornsinwithepoxyglue,useaboltthroughthehornswhengluingtomakesurethealignmentiscorrect.

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 Fittheaileronservoanddrillfineholeswheretheservoscrewswillfit.Thenapplythincyanotostrengthentheholes.

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 Ifrequiredinstallaservoextensionleadontotheservo,remembertouseaservoplugclip.

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 Fittheservoandcentretheservoarm.

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 Usingthepushrodsuppliedscrewballjointsontoeachend.Thecorrectlengthwillleavetheaileronlineduptotheinnerpartstillattachedtothe

wing.

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 Usingsuppliedboltsattachthepushrodatbothends.Checktoseeyouhavesufficientmovementoftheaileron.Ifnotadjust.

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 Carryoutthesameprocedureontheotherwing.

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Electric

 Assemblethesuppliedelectricmotorboxandbolttotheenginebulkhead.

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 Dependingonthelengthofyourmotoryoumayneedtousethesuppliedroundplywoodspacerstoachievethecorrectlengthforthemotor.

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 MounttheESCinairflowonthesideoftheelectricmotormount,usingavelcostrap.

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 Withtheremovalofthefueltankitleavesalargeareawherethebatteriescanbemounted.

 Thecowlisfixedin4places,2atthetopand2atthebottom.Placemaskingtapeoverthebottom2andpiercewheretheblindnutholeis.

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 Refitthecowlanddrillwherethemarkedholewas.

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Switch

 Oneachsideofthefuselagenearthecanopyboltsareareasforswitchestobemounted.

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RX

 AconvienientplacetomounttheRXisjustinfrontoftherudderservo.Ensurethatitismountedonvelcoandstrappeddown.

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Set‐up

Wehighlyrecommendtheuseofbothdualratesandexponential.Thiswillallowthemodeltoflybothprecisionand3Dattheflickofaswitch.

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LowRates ExponentialHighRate Exponential

Elevator15‐20deg 15‐20% 35‐45deg 45‐60%

Ailerons15‐20deg 15‐20% 35‐45deg 45‐60%

Rudder25‐30deg 15‐20% 35‐45deg 45‐60%

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Fortestflightsalwaysuselowrates,rememberthat+and–exponentialisdifferentpermanufacturer,checkyourTXmanual.

Alwayschecktherangeonyourmodelbeforethemaidenflight.Carryoutashortflightthengoovereverythingtomakesurenothinghascomeloose.

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